The wait is finally over and gamers seeking to exercise some roof-top running, web-swinging, air-gliding action can now do so in the latest game featuring everyones friendly neighborhood Spider-Man. Activision sent out word that Spider-Man Shattered Dimensions is now available for the Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, DS and PC. David Pokress, Head of Marketing for Licensed Properties, Activision Publishing commented in the press release about the game landing at retailers, saying The team at Beenox is giv...more

2K Games let loose some pretty big news about the Top Spin franchise and yet another one being on the way for the major home consoles. They didn't just announce that the game was on its way, but they also revealed that classic tennis greats will also be making an appearance in the newest iteration, including Andre Agassi. Greg Thomas, president of product development for 2K Sports commented in the press release, saying... For this iteration, the development team is focused on delivering a bo...more

Given how many actors Sony considered before finally casting Andrew Garfield as the new Spider-Man, it comes as no surprise to hear that they're casting their net even wider to find the actors to round out the cast. But never, ever, in my wildest nightmares, did I expect the net to go so wide it included Hilary Duff. The erstwhile Lizzie Maguire pops up in a Toronto Globe and Mail profile about her hockey player husband Mike Comrie, and apparently the actress didn't try very hard to hide what m...more

As Blu-ray has grown as a medium and more and more classic films have been converted, we've seen some terrific transfers and some that look like they didn't bother to upgrade from VHS. For every beautiful disc like The Godfather, you have a Predator: Ultimate Hunter Edition. Luckily for fans, the transfer of the Alien Anthology, due out on October 26th, will blow your mind. The first transfer comparisons for the discs have shown up on AVS Forum and have immediately made the package a must-buy...more

LG had quite a spread at this year’s IFA event in Berlin, from HDTV’s with Smart technology and OLED TV’s to smartphones as well. They’ve announced the announcement (it seems a bit off but go with me on this) of the LG Windows Phone 7 handset codenamed the LG Optimus 7 aka the LG E900. Aside from all the WinPhone 7 goodies, the Optimus 7 will also features DLNA connectivity for sharing multimedia to other devices that support the tech via Wi-Fi. There’s really not much more that’s been mention...more

Strange as it may seem we have finally see Linux’s progress chart plunge below that of, well, Apple’s iOS. Just when you thought that the Open Source madness was taking over we have something as commercialized as the iOS making it to number three, among all the browsing platforms used, ever. It’s quite obvious that this would happen, with people all across the blue planet jabbing their fingers into the screens of their iPads, iPhones and iPod Touch devices all through the day, downloading goodie...more

With innumerable ‘what-if’ possibilities impending on our minds we are left to fend for our curiousness with nothing but more hope. I’m not talking of the great Apocalypse or the second coming of Christ. It’s this little teaser we’ve seen about the Windows Phone 7 that is destined, not to make it to our television screens. How you tie the terms ‘The revolution is coming’ with a Lawrence of Arabia theme is something that will always remain a mystery.Windows Phone 7 has the iOS4 and Froyo waiting...more

When the news broke last week that Angelina Jolie had turned down the lead role in Alfonso Cuaron's Gravity once again, Natalie Portman's name was in the mix of possible replacements, along with nearly other semi-famous actress in Hollywood. But with her performance in Darren Aronofsky's Black Swan earning rave reviews at both the Venice and Telluride Film Festivals, Portman just got bumped to the head of the pack. THR reports that Cuaron has offered Portman the role without asking for a screen...more

If you're looking for some rough and tumble action; some die-hard fun; some rock em sock em, throwdown good-times, then you're looking for a game called Plants Vs. Zombies for the Xbox Live Arcade: Where the baddest mutha-zombies take on the toughest bullspit-eating plants on the planet. Eight new screenshots were released of the upcoming, comical horror-puzzle game, where gamers can feast their eyes on some botany versus undead action. The popular game that made waves as a browser-based puzz...more

This week, a few lucky gamers will be getting a chance to try out LittleBigPlanet 2. Media Molecule intends to send out invites in the coming days. "We will be sending out invitations to the LittleBigPlanet 2 beta during this week to users who've been really active in LittleBigPlanet (PS3)," said a Media Molecule beta coordinator on the official PlayStation forums. "So if you have been a busy Sackboy or girl then an invite might be coming your way. This decision has now been made; unfortunatel...more