Dark Matter went up on Steam and Good Old Games last week. This week, the survival-horror sci-fi platformer was pulled from both services for its abrupt and, to many players, unsatisfying ending. Iceberg Interactive CEO Erik Schreuder said in a Steam Community post that it is working on a “a …
Read More »Exclusive VHS 2 Gareth Evans Safe Haven Directors Commentary
It’s been acclaimed as the best segment in V/H/S 2 (opens in new tab) by fans and critics alike, so we decided to sit down with Gareth Evans to find out just how he put Safe Haven together – by watching the full film and talking over it. If you …
Read More »Watch the first trailer for Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones online now
The first trailer has arrived for Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones , the first official spin-off from the supernatural series, which introduces a cast of Latino characters to the pesky demon that has stalked the previous films. Described by series creator Oren Peli as a “cousin” to the main series …
Read More »2K Games confirms layoffs at The Bureau: XCOM Declassified studio 2K Marin
2K Marin, the developer of The Bureau: XCOM Declassified and BioShock 2, has laid off a number of its employees. 2K Games addressed the staff reductions in a statement to Polygon. “We can confirm staff reductions at 2K Marin,” the publisher said. “While these were difficult decisions, we regularly evaluate …
Read More »Pokemon X and Y review
Every Pokémon game you’ve ever played has lied to you. They’ve assembled a web of deceit wrapped around the idea that the series is, in some way, about being friends with your Pokémon. The best trainers, they’ve said over and over and over again, are the ones who are the …
Read More »Watch Jennifer Lawrence star in the first TV spot for The Hunger Games: Catching Fire online now
The first TV spot has arrived online for The Hunger Games: Catching Fire , and the emphasis is firmly on the love triangle between Katniss, Peeta and Gale. Director Francis Lawrence recently said that he planned to bring the romance of the novels to the fore second time around, and …
Read More »The Lebanese Rocket Society review
The fact that Lebanon had a space programme is just one of the surprises in Khalil Joreige and Joana Hadjithomas’ fascinating dispatch from the “who knew?” fringes of docu-making. The duo source archive materials and interviewees to explore how ’60s scientists in Beirut developed a rocket until civil war grounded …
Read More »50 Amazing Unmade Movies
The Defective Detective The Unmade Movie: Terry Gilliam developed his story, about a P.I. who must track a missing girl into a fantasy world inside her storybooks, in the 1990s with The Fisher King writer Richard LaGravenese. He’s been trying to make it on and off ever since. If They …
Read More »The Broken Circle Breakdown review
Felix Van Groeningen’s Ghent-set melodrama centres on a couple – tattoo-parlour owner Elise (Veerle Baetens) and banjo player Didier (Johan Heldenbergh) – torn apart when their daughter contracts cancer. Co-written by Heldenbergh and Mieke Dobbels, based on their own play, it will have you toe-tapping one minute and tear-wiping the …
Read More »Play Pokemon (and every other game) as early as you can
We’ve written about the benefits of being late to the party–why playing weeks, months, or even years after a game’s release can bring with it a multitude of plusses. Many of those advantages come at a price, though. For one, you’re inevitably going to miss out on the joy of …
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