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Watch new action-packed trailer for Pacific Rim online now

Pacific Rim has released a new trailer online, featuring a whole host of action-studded new footage from the monsters vs. robots epic. The new trailer does a pretty good job of laying the narrative groundwork without compromising on spectacle. Giant robot using an oil tanker to club a giant monster …

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Dan Aykroyd says Ghostbusters 3 could begin filming in 2014

Dan Aykroyd’s tireless crusade to get Ghostbusters 3 continues to rumble on, with the star telling ABC News that he feels “reinvigorated” by the work that has been completed so far. “I know that we’re expecting half of the screenplay to be completed very soon,” says Aykroyd, enthusiastically. “It should …

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EA reportedly closing Partners label

Electronic Arts reportedly plans to shut its EA Partners label, which has provided contract-based publishing services for independent developers since 1997. Game Informer says it received word of the company’s plans from multiple anonymous sources, who also claimed that the move won’t affect EA’s involvement with Respawn Entertainment’s first game …

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New Lionhead Studios boss is an MMO veteran

Microsoft has appointed ex-Cryptic Studios and Gazillion Entertainment CEO John Needham as boss of Lionhead Studios. Needham will take charge of the day-to-day running of the UK based Fable studio, assuming the role Lionhead founder Peter Molyneux left last year. Needham, who also previously served as senior VP of business …

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Grand Theft Auto V video preaches Epsilonism

It’s not really viral marketing when you just post the video on your official blog, but it is still really weird. Rockstar Games has uploaded a new video promoting Grand Theft Auto V through the cult–er–religion of Epsilonism. You can see it on on the Newswire, or watch the captured …

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Watch the Zombieland TV show trailer online now

Movie franchises don’t have a great legacy of transferring to the small screen ( Ferris Bueller : The TV Series – never forget). So we’re nothing if not intrigued by the first trailer for Amazon’s new Zombieland (opens in new tab) show. The US online giant is launching seven new …

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Da Vincis Demons Awarded Second Season Already!

In a refreshing reversal from the norm of late, Da Vinci’s Demons wasn’t cancelled in the States before we’d even seen one episode over here. Instead, it’s been awarded a second season before we’ve even seen one episode over here. Huzzah! (opens in new tab) The new show, created by …

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Cillian Murphy joins Wally Pfisters Transcendence

Wally Pfister’s Transcendence ensemble is beginning to take shape, with Cillian Murphy the latest big name to join the cast for the cinematographer’s directorial debut. Last week saw Morgan Freeman join leading man Johnny Depp, with Murphy signing on to join a group that also includes Rebecca Hall as the …

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No more Skyrim DLC as team moves on to next project

The Bethesda team behind Skyrim is moving on after more than 16 months of post-release support. No more DLC is planned for the smash hit open-world game, with the 1.9 patch its last planned major infusion of content, Bethesda announced today. The staff is moving on to its next major …

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