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“I think it’s as good, if not better, than the book” The Hunger Games is the equally-awaited movie adaptation of Suzanne Collins’s book of the same name. Directed by Gary ( Pleasantville ) Ross, it’s out in the UK on 23 March. Every year in the ruins of what was …

Inception (2010) The Improvisation: “You mustn’t be afraid to dream a little bigger, darling,” advises Eames (Tom Hardy), as he shoulders Arthur (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) out of the way and whips out a super-huge firearm. What Was In The Script: The “darling” part was Hardy’s own affectionate, plummy addition. “The ‘darling’ …

When 2K Games revealed they were rebooting XCOM, fans of the classic tactical strategy title rejoiced…until the other shoe dropped. Developed by BioShock 2-maker 2K Marin, it turned out the game was actually a story-driven FPS sharing little with the turn-based title that spawned it. But then the publisher pulled …

What is it? It’s the return of the king of online first-person shooters. Bringing back familiar maps like Dusk and Office, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive pits terrorist and counter-terrorist players against each other in the recognizable demolition and hostage modes while adding several new hybrid gameplay modes and complimentary maps. Who …

Jay Randall is a man who like an exploding head or two. As SFX chats to the second unit visual FX designer on Greek myth fantasy epic Immortals (out on DVD and Blu-ray on Monday) the subject of exploding heads comes up time and time again. Ask him his personal …

Welcome to GamesRadar’s weekend giveaway! This week, we bring you the gift of game with Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom for the PS Vita. We’ve got three fresh copies of this fine fighter for three lucky readers. To enter, just leave a comment on this article by 10:00 am (Pacific Time) …

Shoah (1985) The Bad Date Movie: A nine-hour long movie about the Holocaust. Put it this way, if this date doesn’t go badly, you probably know you’ve found yourself a keeper! Impact On Your Evening: It will occupy all of it, and staring at a screen for nine hours probably …

(opens in new tab) Box Score is a weekly column that offers a look at sports games and the athletic side of the industry from the perspective of veteran reviewer and sports fan Richard Grisham. “Oh #$&@!” That was Todd Batty’s initial reaction to the revolutionary Autolog feature in Need …

John Carter , The Muppets , Being Human and a cute cat – all burning hot topics in the office this week

It’s the end of London Fashion Week this week, but we don’t think the designers went far enough. Here’s some sci-fi inspiration for next year’s event Marlon Brando here models the Yeti-hiding-under-a-mushroom look popularised in the film The Island Of Doctor Moreau . Perfectly offset by the Bette-Davis-putting-her-make-up-on-in-an-earthquake visage. If …