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Robopocalypse author Daniel H Wilson discusses the rise of our robot overlords (and gives his advice to new writers)… When Steven Spielberg is committed to directing a novel based on one of your books, you’ve made it. That’s the case with Daniel H Wilson’s Robopocalypse , which also made fans …

James Dean’s final film, released in 1956 after his death, makes for a disappointing epitaph. The combination of director George Stevens and source novelist Edna Ferber, both given to expressions of overblown high seriousness, yields a long, slow, achingly self-important movie. Rock Hudson is a cattle baron, Dean is a …

Please go easy on me Fighting game bosses are built from the ground up to be the most unfair, cheap duels possible. Think about it in the context of a ’90s arcade: You’ve sunk an outrageous amount of quarters and minutes of your time into this arcade machine, fighting tooth …

Adapted for the screen by the author, John Banville’s Booker Prize winning novel becomes a heavy, sometimes gruelling meditation on memory and grief. Historian Max (Ciarán Hinds) seeks to recover from the death of his wife by returning to the Irish seaside location of a dark childhood tragedy. We live …

It’s another week, and another chance to surf the FutureWeb for glistening geeky gems. Here’s the best of the rest… CVG Beyond Titanfall – check out CVG’s list of the best Xbox One games available this year. Finished Infamous ? Then you need our guide to the best PS4 games …

They’re a couple of misfits… Shooter, action-adventure, RPG, fighting as long as Ive been playing games, theyve all fit into a categorical genre that allows me to know what Im getting into before I even press Start. I knew Final Fantasy was a role-playing epic before I even opened the …

How long has it been since we last played with our digital building blocks? Three games based off the popular Lego playsets in six months is a multicolored plastic brick overload, especially since each game in the series feels all too similar to the last. And yet, it’s amazing what …

Minutemen The scenario: At any second, your best friend is going to pull into your driveway to pick you up for a night on the town. Perhaps youll grab a savory, nutritious meal from Taco Bell before heading to the local theater. Maybe youll go straight to the bar, where …

Ever fancied being the new Kick-Ass ? Comic genius Mark Millar, the brain (and pen) behind series Wanted and Kick-Ass as well as upcoming movie adaps Secret Service and Nemesis (not to mention creative consultant on the new Fantastic Four movie), is auctioning off the name of a character in …

Take Home Alone, give the protagonist a slightly stronger relationship with The Devil, and you’ll get Deception 4: Blood Ties. It’s the unexpected revival of a Tecmo series with a premise so irresistible, it’s a little surprising the last sequel sits nearly a decade away. Since the series’ creaky 1996 …