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Read More »Actress Googie Withers has died
Actress Googie Withers, best known for her role in Alfred Hitchcock’s The Lady Vanishes , has died aged 94. Googie (born Georgette Lizette Withers) died in her home in Australia on Friday. She was born in British India in 1917, and she took up acting at 12 years old, when …
Read More »Shadows of the Damned and Child of Eden flop in US (and you wonder why we cant have nice things)
The gaming community spends a lot of time lamenting the lack of originality and creativity in modern titles, so imagine our collective surprise (and smoldering disdain) when we found out US consumers bought more copies of Duke “….loading…” Nukem Forever than the critically praisedlesser-knowns Shadows of the Damned and Child …
Read More »Live-action Akira could be helmed by Unknown director
Unknown director Jaume Collet-Serra is in negotiations to take on the live-action Akira . Being set up by Warner Bros as a $90m tentpole, Akira could end up being two movies – Warners have mentioned splitting the original six-volume Manga across two films. It’s unclear if Collet-Serra would be signing …
Read More »X-Men Destiny and Spider-Man: Edge of Time: Pre-order costumes revealed
With two upcoming games based on Marvel comic book characters, you’d have to be a damn fool not to notice the opportunity for a bit of cross-promotional synergy. With both hitting retail soon, building a bit of mutually beneficial hype into Silicon Knights’ X-Men Destiny and Beenox’s Spider-Man: Edge of …
Read More »Apple raises price of UK Apps across the board meaning 59 is now 69, dudes
Here in the UK, we’ve got used to the ’59p’ lowest price point for apps. It’s cosy and familiar. But suddenly, it’s gone. Snatched away by Apple in the name of makinginternational pricing more equal for all concerned. US prices are unchanged, lucky Australian gamers now pay less (after paying …
Read More »Deus Ex Human Revolution: How smarter AI makes for a smoother stealth
Welcome to back to GamesRadar%26rsquo;s ongoing series of exclusive behind-the-scenes videos for Deus Ex: Human Revolution. This week, we find out more about the development team%26rsquo;s philosophy on sneaking, cloaking and backstabbing with stealth in the upcoming reboot. In Deus Ex: Human Revolution, players will be able to upgrade their …
Read More »Game of Thrones: Genesis screenshots stick us with the pointy end
A new season of HBO’s Game of Thrones isn’t scheduled to air until 2012. That leaves anxious fans with two options: read the A Song of Ice and Fire book series upon which theTV seriesis based, or stare longingly at these new screenshots from the upcoming PC video game adaption. …
Read More »Saints Row: The Third has brain-melting trailer for Professor Genkis Hyper Ordinary Preorder Pack
If Saints Row: The Third’s goal is to be the craziest game of all time, it’s making a good case for itself. With news of dildo attacks, personal jets, lucha libre moves, and human catapults, this sequel looks to be the most insane entry yet. But things went to a …
Read More »King of Kong director keen on mockumentary remake
Director Seth Gordon is considering a mockumentary remake of The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters, his 2007 video game documentary whichmany already consider (opens in new tab)to be a highly fictionalized account of Billy Mitchell and Steve Wiebe’s duel for Donkey Kong arcade supremacy. Chatting withThe Playlist (opens …
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