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Pop quiz: can you name a major new DC or Marvel superhero character from the last twenty years? Not a supporting character, and not a new identity for an existing character, but a completely new creation that has taken its place alongside the likes of Batman, Spider-Man, The Hulk and Superman in the pop culture pantheon.

Encore - Taking place in the aftermath of a deserted London music festival, Encore leaves numerous opportunities for run-and-gun, close quarters combat.

On this week's edition Guardian digital correspondent Jemima Kiss talks to Kristin George from TuneIn about their app that is fast becoming the portal to the world's radio and on-demand audio and why they are excited about streaming the New Orleans Jazz fest live and becoming the default audio player for leading car manufacturers.

Cover Art Revealed for Deadpool Posted by Jeffrey Harris on 05.16.2013 Wolverine, Cable, and Psylocke all featured on the cover... Deadpool and High Moon Studios have officially released the Playstation 3 Box Art for the Deadpool game.

With no support from Electronic Arts, the Wii U just experienced its Dreamcast moment.

Whiteley covers the latest issue of The Edit Magazine , and she opens up about her relationship with Jason Statham .

Swedish studio and Battlefield developer DICE is preparing to start work on the Star Wars franchise with a new branch recruiting in Los Angeles, its focus fixed upon the creation of tie-in titles.

As developer and publisher of The Walking Dead game series, which has won over 80 Game of the Year Awards, Telltale has set the industry benchmark for the delivery of episodic digital gaming content.

Measuring market share is a bit of a dicey business, because services that measure such things look only at sales of boxed games through conventional retail channels.

Today, first person shooters such as Call of Duty and Battlefield dominate both the market and award shows alike.

The May solicitations are out from Gentle Giant and the newest products are the Walking Dead Sophia Stalker Walker Zombie Mini Bust and The Star Wars Zuckuss Kenner Jumbo Figure.

The late 80s was the best time to be a toy-obsessed child. Back then toy companies weren't afraid to release a toy that looked like a gun, contained toxic paint or weighed more than the kids it was being marketed to.

Organizers of GDC Europe have announced their first set of selected talks, which include lectures on Capcom & Dontnod's Remember Me , scalability for Double Fine's upcoming Broken Age , and insight from streaming game video provider Twitch.tv. These talks are part of the programming and business tracks in GDC Europe 2013, which will take place ... (more)

Having spent some time exclusively available to Xbox 360 owners, the Call of Duty: Black Ops II Uprising DLC can now be downloaded on the PlayStation 3 and Windows PC.

IGN TO PREMIERE YOUNG BEAUTIFUL IN A HURRY VIDEO 'DON'T STOP ME NOW' - DIRECTED BY 'THE WALKING DEAD' COMPOSER BEAR MCCREARY Website: http://www.youngbeautifulinahurry.com Rock band Young Beautiful in a Hurry releases their music video 'Don't Stop Me Now' on IGN -Drawing from the glory days of glam, and the classic games that inspired a generation, ... (more)

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In Disney's blockbuster Wreck-It Ralph , Vanellope is a digital princess in a video game who's stripped of her coding and mistreated as a flickering computer "glitch." Vanellope's moxie - plus help from video villainturned-friend Ralph - saves her.

New Character Trailer Released For Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows Posted by Jeremy Thomas on 05.14.2013 Focusing on Raphael... Here is a new trailer for Raphael in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows.

New office will be integral to Star Wars development, intends to add 60 employees by the end of the year Electronic Arts has opened a new DICE studio in Los Angeles, setting a target of recruiting 60 staff before the end of the year.

Organizers of this August's GDC Europe , the leading and largest European game development conference, have announced a record number of talk submissions for the 2013 show, with more than 275 talks, up 25% on last year's total.