Monthly Archives: February 2012

“Avengers” Assemble new trailer…

Is it the end of April yet?  No?  Oh well, I suppose that I’ll just have to make do with this new trailer for Joss Whedon‘s upcoming “Avengers” movie. Of course, you’ll be noticing the odd title change that the … Continue reading

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Game not selling “Mass Effect 3″ – so, business as usual, then?

It would be great to report that UK games retailer Game are on an upward curve, but today’s news that they won’t be stocking “Mass Effect 3″ in store doesn’t exactly inspire confidence.  As doesn’t the news that future EA … Continue reading

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Live action “Mass Effect 3″ ad affects massively…

Any doubts that one might have had about the desire of games publishers to appeal solely to core gamers are neatly underlined by the new ad for “Mass Effect 3″ – the wholly ambiguous and in no way on the … Continue reading

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Meet your new Doctor Watson…

“Elementary”, the mildly controversial and debate-starting American take on Sherlock Holmes already has  Jonny Lee Miller lined up to play the titular hero and now has a Watson, too. The highlight of McG’s otherwise patience-testing “Charlie’s Angels” films, Lucy Liu … Continue reading

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Yet more “Riddick” on-set stuff…

Yep, that’s the galaxy’s surliest anti-hero Richard B. Riddick, as portrayed by this blog’s favourite action movie star, Sir Vin of Diesel, in a moment of on-set reflection whilst he shoots (and punches, and stabs) the new film. Is it … Continue reading

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“A Game of Thrones Season 2″ gets a new trailer

So, that’s Carice Van Houten and Stephen Dillane in a picture from the second season of HBO’s fantasy adaptation of George R.R. Martin’s “A Game of Thrones” series.  And if you go to YouTube, you can look at a trailer … Continue reading

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“Star Trek 2″ pictures show…stuff.

I know that folks can be a mite sensitive about spoilers when it comes to the next “Star Trek” film from curly-haired, black eyeglass-framed visionary J.J. Abrams. Chances are that they don’t want to know about the nature of Benedict … Continue reading

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A literary update…

As detailed in previous posts, I have been devoting much of my leisure time to reading of late – games and films have taken a back seat (although I did play through the “Mass Effect 3″ demo on 360 and … Continue reading

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“Danger 5″ – Nazi Dinosaurs Are GO!

Even insomnia’s wretched grasp can’t make this post any less awesome. Thanks to the stealthy internet ninjas of NeoGaf, I present to you the wonderful, glorious, incomparable trailer for “Danger 5″ – the new project from the visionaries who previously … Continue reading

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Game to close 43 outlets.

Sad times for UK video games retailer Game, who’ve announced that they will be closing 43 outlets amidst tough trading conditions on the British high street. All of their Debenhams concessions are going, six Gamestation shops and 12 Game stores … Continue reading

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