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Final Fantasy XIII-2 9.0
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Extras! Jean Dujardin is every villain in Hollywood, Marvel are being douches about Ghost Rider, The physics of film theme songs and Han never shot first? WTF?! Plus much more!
Welcome to The Extras! A daily dose of all the smaller movie related news, clips and just plain cool stuff that you might have missed!We begin with an amusing video from Funny Or Die, depicting Th
Christopher Plummer and Frank Langella get their boxing gloves out to star in a Muhammad Ali film
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Naomi Watts signs up to play Princess Diana
Well, the British sure do love their female politicians and royalty. Meryl Streep has been receiving accolads for her portrayal of Margaret Thatcher in the Iron Lady, which disappointingly was not
Prepare for a wetter, hotter, more American sequel
Back when it came out so many years, Wet hot American Summer was a flop at the box office. That doesn’t mean that the film wasn’t any good, but it the adventures of Bradley Cooper, Paul
Seeking a Friend For the End of the World trailer – Armageddon looks like quirky fun
Just  yesterday we showed you the poster to Steve Carrel and Keira Knightly’s oddball “end of the world”, romantic drama. Well now just a single day later, and the trailer has been
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In Other News – 10 February Weekend Edition
In Other News – 10 February Weekend Edition Well, I hope everyone is ready for a great weekend of gaming. We’ve got two major releases out this week, The Darkness 2 and Kingdoms of Amalur, so there’s bound to be something that will suit you
Lazygamer TV – Five Role-Playing Games to look forward to in 2012
Lazygamer TV – Five Role-Playing Games to look forward to in 2012 Shooters, adventure and sports games may be massively popular with gamers these days, but the humble role-playing genre has also evolved into a dominant force on the gaming scene. We take a look at fi
The Evopoints downloads of the week – 03/02/2012
The Evopoints downloads of the week – 03/02/2012 Confused by the deluge of downloadable gaming goodness? Don't be! Here's our guide to the hottest downloadable games on the internet this week.
Here’s what’s you’ll get when you buy Alan Wake on PC
Here’s what’s you’ll get when you buy Alan Wake on PC Alan Wake is headed to PC - and here's what you'll find in the box if you're patient enough to wait for a retail copy.
New screenshots mysteriously appear for ‘The Last Of Us’
New screenshots mysteriously appear for ‘The Last Of Us’ Mutants, marauders and the military, as the world of The Last Of Us looks like harsh and unforgiving future in these new screenshots.
Here are the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences’ best games of last year
Here are the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences’ best games of last year Time for more game of the year wards - but this one's from industry peers, so maybe Skyrim won't win. Pfft, yeah right.
So did Double Fine get their money?
So did Double Fine get their money? So did Double Fine raise enough money via Kickstarter yesterday? You know they did
Final Fantasy XIII-2 review – Help, there’s a Crux in my Paradox!
Final Fantasy XIII-2 review – Help, there’s a Crux in my Paradox! Que Serah, Serah. Is this the best Final Fantasy game ever?
Diablo 3’s coming before the end of June. Maybe.
Diablo 3’s coming before the end of June. Maybe. Activision has confirmed that Diablo III will be out before June. They haven't quite specifically stated which year though.
Activision says new Call of Duty looks “fantastic,” full of innovation
Activision says new Call of Duty looks “fantastic,” full of innovation Not only is there a new Call of Duty coming - obviously - but it's going to be full of innovation. I'll believe it when I see it.
EA brings the banhammer down hard on Battlefield 3 exploits

 - November 14th, 2011
Are you busy exploiting the hell out of EA’s Battlefield 3? Then you might want to put an end to those shenanigans, as the publisher is caught in the grips of banhammer-time it seems. The official Battlefield 3 Twitter account has confirmed that hundreds of players have been banned already, with more to come, as DICE is working on getting rid of exploit issues and other problems which fans have been vocal about."We've ... [»]

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Modern Warfare 3 banning has already begun

 - November 9th, 2011
Modern Warfare 3’s scarcely been out a day, and already people are being douchebags online - by ruining others’ online experience through cheating. Well, if you’re one of those idiots, I’ve got some bad news - because papa wag vir jou. According to Infinity Ward’s Robert Bowling, the mighty banhammer has already started swinging.Apparently being a complete dickwad ... [»]

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So you’ve been banned from playing Forza 4…

 - October 18th, 2011
One of the primary reasons for buying Forza, isn’t just for the great visuals or multitude of tracks and challenges. Its for the online mode, something that Forza delivers on. I’ve recently been stuck trying to beat the top time on the Top Gear track, but so far, I’ve been eating Nicks dust as he ... [»]

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Sony issues hacker Banhammer warning

 - February 17th, 2011
The PS3 was recently hacked wide open, the capaciously heavy doors keeping it secure blasted off by the public release of the root cryptography key that keep unlicenced software from running. This has opened the floodgates of piracy on the system, with the side effect of an increased number of cheaters on Sony’s online service, the PlayStation Network.Sony, as you could understand, are not happy about the breach. They’ve tried suing all of those responsible, even ... [»]

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15 000 Halo: Reach players given swift kick to the nuts

 - October 4th, 2010
Why? Well, because they’re dirty cheaters and totally deserve sweet retribution from Bungie. A couple of days ago it was reported that Halo: Reach players had found an exploit that allowed them to harvest loads of credits.Reach features Challenges that alter from time to time. Completing the Challenges rewards players with ... [»]

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Halo Reach Leaked, MS Responds with the Banhammer

 - August 24th, 2010
Halo Reach was released to Xbox Live Marketplace, hidden and only accessible to games reviewers. a group of sneaky hacker types managed to bypass Xbox Live’s security, downloading the game for themselves. they then released it – in Games on Demand and ISO form – to the internet at large. Microsoft have not taken kindly to their biggest game of the year ... [»]

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Sony Can Detect PsJailBreak Users

 - August 23rd, 2010
Were you excited by the news of the PSJailbreak? Even if you weren’t planning on using it for piracy, you may have been tempted by the allure of GPU-enabled homebrew, and promised NTFS support. If you’re planning on using the PSN, you may need to rein in your enthusiasm a bit. According to a report by PS3Hax, Sony will be able to detect Jailbreak users, and quite possibly bring down the furious flaming banhammer. ... [»]

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Infinity Ward Introducing PC Modern Warfare 2 Cheaters to the Banhammer.

 - November 30th, 2009
Robert Bowling, Infinity Ward’s community manager has confirmed that a small percentage of PC Modern Warfare 2 players have been banned for cheating in multiplayer matches, thereby ruining the fun for people who aren’t douchebags. According to his twitter feed they’ve laid the smackdown on around 2500 very naughty people. While 2500 may seem a large number of cheaters for a service that runs Valve’s Anti-Cheat, it’s a disproportionately small number considering the sheer number ... [»]

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Xbox Live Sets New Concurrent User Record

 - November 13th, 2009
Undoubtedly driven by the colossal sales of a certain game involving Warfare of a Modern nature, Xbox Live has now broken its own record for concurrently online users. Major Nelson let the world know (Via Twitter, obviously) that on Thursday the service recorded the highest number of users online at the same time, a figure of ... [»]


Pirates send death threats to Stephen Toulouse – Xbox 360 Banmaster

 - November 10th, 2009
Stephen Toulouse is the man tasked with keeping Xbox Live clean and doing his best to slow down the unstoppable wave that is piracy on the Xbox 360. So you can imagine he is not the most loved person in the Xbox 360 pirating community but this is honestly taking it to ... [»]

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ODST Pirates. Meet The Ban Hammer.

 - September 4th, 2009
A few tweets started popping up yesterday from folks like Major Nelson and Stephen Toulouse saying that they are already seeing illegal copies of Halo 3 ODST being played online and are ready to drop the hammer on them. Toulouse's exact tweet goes ... [»]

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Microsoft ramps up its offensive against cheaters, hackers and nudists

 - August 3rd, 2009
The latest Major Nelson podcast has Stephen Toulouse, Xbox Live Policy and Enforcement chief, chatting about the rules and regulations around using Xbox Live as well as letting us know that they are really ramping up the protection level thanks to an increase in phishing and hacking ... [»]

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