The unlikely origins of the first-person shooter

Harry Slater

Ahead of the release of Rage, we chart the evolution of the first-person shooter, from its most primitive days to the present…

Movies 09.06.2011

Roland Emmerich to bring Asteroids to big screen?

Simon Brew

Following 2012, Independence Day and The Day After Tomorrow, now director Roland Emmerich may tackle the classic videogame, Asteroids…

Movies 01.06.2011

A celebration of rickety bridges in movies

Ryan Lambie

They’re wobbly, dangerous, and a familiar sight in the movies. Here’s our celebration of the most memorably rickety bridges in cinema…

Movies 11.05.2011

Looking back at the animated adventures of Superman

Lauren Coupe

We celebrate the life and times of Superman's animated adventures, and pick out the many highlights...

SOCOM 4 20.04.2011

The top 10 most satisfying weapon-based moments in videogaming

Ryan Lambie

With SOCOM: Special Forces out today, we look back at 10 of the most satisfying bullet and rocket-filled moments in videogaming…

Games 20.04.2011

The top 10 most satisfying weapon-based moments in videogaming

Ryan Lambie

With SOCOM: Special Forces out today, we look back at 10 of the most satisfying bullet and rocket-filled moments in videogaming…

Movies 28.03.2011

Music in the movies: Tyler Bates

Glen Chapman

As Sucker Punch arrives in UK cinemas, Glen looks back at the work of its composer, Tyler Bates...

Movies 15.02.2011

12 dinner invitations you should probably decline

Phil Beresford

Regardless of their cooking abilities, there are some movie characters whose dinner invitations you should definitely turn down. Here are 12 prime examples…

Games 07.01.2011

How I learned to stop worrying and love Microsoft's Kinect

Ryan Lambie

Kinect reminds me of several things I dread most: public humiliation, accidental injury and street performers.

As Microsoft’s Kinect sells its 8 millionth unit, Ryan finally overcomes his inhibitions and has a go…

Movies 16.12.2010

Do genre mash-up films really work?

Ti Singh

It seems that demons, monsters, and especially zombies, can be placed into any genre and immediately make it thirty-three percent more entertaining

Vikings versus aliens? Cowboys versus ninjas? Hollywood is in the grip of a hybrid genre fever, but are the results mere low-brow nonsense? Here’s Ti’s view...

Movies 25.08.2010