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This week we talk about that Resident Evil game everyone seems to be interested in, and dive into the week’s biggest news stories. Oh, and, obviously, we talk about the week’s Top 7, in case you want to hear us blabber on about our most anticipated games of 2012. This …

Maybe it’s the cut of their jib, or their precise heroic jaw. Maybe it’s the fact they’re not actually SUPERheroes or they’re strangely self-righteous and a bit irritating. Maybe they accidentally dismembered a funfair full of people in the middle of a fight or maybe you’re actually a supervillain and …

At the beginning of Trainspotting , Ewan McGregor and Ewen Bremner are both seen barrelling down Princes Street in Edinburgh, a pair of security goons hot on their heels. Seconds later, McGregor’s Renton takes some steps down to Calton Road, a good half a mile away from where he was …

Dimensional dispute This match-up sees Justin Towell (1-0-0) battling on behalf of 3D fighters, while Lucas (0-1-0) sings the praises of 2D brawling. Which fighting game sub-genre is better? Its time for the great debate. Justin says: 3D allows for spectacular environmental traversal Justin: Just look at Dead or Alive …

Arcades are better in Japan. It’s that simple. Yes, there are some cherished video game hovels out here in the states, ones that have weathered a brutal storm against an increasingly shrinking market. New Jersey’s 8 on the Break was a personal favorite during my time at Rutgers, and fostered …

Senator Robert Kelly (X-Men) The Politician: Senator Robert Kelly (Bruce Davison), an anti-mutant politician who leads and brews up a fearful and hostile public attitude towards mutants. He proposes to ban mutant children from schools and supports the Mutant Registration Act. Slimiest Moment: When Magneto (Ian McKellen) uses a machine …

Resident Evil 4 could have been a colossal failure. Fraught with development difficulties and behind the scenes struggles, RE4 seemed like it would be left behind in the transition from the original PlayStation to the then-current generation. That the game ended up being playable at all, let alone one that …

Walk The Line (2005) The Movie: The rise, fall and redemption of the Man In Black himself, Johnny Cash. The Tech: Twitter. If there’s one thing Twitter does better than any other social network, it’s obliterating the mystique of previously interesting celebrities. If Johnny Cash had been endlessly tweeting nonsense …

Red State (2011) The Film: Kevin Smith takes on religious fundamentalism in his self-distributed Deep South slasher. Tarantino-Esque Elements: The whole endeavour feels like a late-Tarantino genre-bender, as Smith delivers a moral message through the medium of the slasher movie. Think of it as a coming of age movie meets …

Japan. Lovely, lovely Japan. How we can’t wait for your sweet gaming treats to flutter from the heavens, to touch our shoulder and fall to our feet, like the moment after a cherry blossom reaches full bloom. Oh, oh Japan. All of this is to say, the Tokyo Game Show’s …