Rick Marshall | Former Contributing Editor, Entertainment

G.I. Joe: Retaliation review: Knowing is half the battle; the other half is explosions

G.I. Joe returns to theaters with a sequel that improves on the original in big, big ways.

Gaming Reviews

May 7, 2013

Snitch review – Dwayne shows his tender side

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson proves that he doesn't need fight scenes to bring the drama in this ripped-from-headlines thriller.

Gaming Reviews

May 7, 2013

Dredd 3D Review: The Judge is back, better than ever

Karl Urban brings Judge Dredd back to the big screen in a big, bloody way.

Entertainment Entertainment Reviews

May 7, 2013

A man on a bike travels through the streets of New York City.

Premium Rush review: Joseph Gordon-Levitt makes the best of two wheels

This bike-messenger thriller darts from one end of Manhattan to the other, and brings you along for the ride.

Entertainment Streaming Guides

May 7, 2013

Resident Evil 4 & Resident Evil Code: Veronica X HD review

Review: As part of the 15 year anniversary celebration, Resident Evil 4 and Resident Evil Code: Veronica X go high-def. But are they worth revisiting?

Gaming Reviews

May 6, 2013

Olympus Has Fallen fills the White House with R-rated action

Antoine Fuqua brings blood, bullets, and Gerard Butler to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue for an action-packed thriller.

Gaming Reviews

March 22, 2013

How to blow up the White House: ‘Olympus Has Fallen’ director and stars discuss siege tactics

"A lot of what we guessed at and imagined was close to reality," said the film's writers.

Gaming Guides

March 20, 2013

History of Tomb Raider: Blowing the dust off 17 years of Lara Croft

We chronicle the history of Lara Croft and the Tomb Raider franchise ahead of this week's big reboot of the series.

Gaming Features

March 11, 2013

Oscar Effects: How Snow White and the Huntsman made a big cast smaller

The team behind this dark retelling of a classic fairy tale mixed high-tech and old-school techniques to earn an Oscar nomination for Snow White and the Huntsman.

Gaming News

February 21, 2013

Oscar Effects: How ‘The Hobbit’ doubled down on technical achievement

Will this year's Academy Awards give a vote of approval for 48fps filmmaking?

Entertainment News

February 20, 2013

Oscar Effects: How The Avengers built a better Hulk

After two big-screen flops, the Hulk's success in The Avengers has put the movie on the path toward an Oscar.

Gaming Guides

February 20, 2013

A Good Day To Die Hard unites a father and son over heartwarming explosions

The latest installment of the Die Hard franchise proves that the fifth movie in a franchise can still be fun - all it takes is a little John McClane.

Gaming Reviews

February 14, 2013

The director of Noobz recounts the difficulty bringing competitive gaming to the big screen

When it comes to the gaming world, "you have to pick and choose your battles," says Noobz writer, director, and co-star Blake Freeman.

Gaming News

January 25, 2013

Sinister director tagged for Deus Ex: Human Revolution movie

"Deus Ex is a phenomenal cyberpunk game with soul and intelligence,” said Scott Derrickson.

Gaming News

November 16, 2012

Wii U will ship without video services promised for launch

TVii, Netflix, and other video services coming later for Nintendo's next-gen console.

Gaming News

November 16, 2012

More game modes on the way for Black Ops II

"We have several game modes we play in development," says game's design director.

Gaming News

November 15, 2012

Xbox Live marks 10-year anniversary with its busiest week ever

Xbox Live gamers logged more than 442 million hours on the service last week.

Gaming Guides

November 15, 2012

Tom Hardy cast in Splinter Cell movie

The Dark Knight Rises actor will play Sam Fisher in upcoming adaptation of Ubisoft's game franchise.

Gaming News

November 14, 2012

Bioware gives away Mass Effect Trilogy in response to Black Ops 2 disc error

You thought it was a mistake, but we prefer to think that it was an omen," says Bioware of Black Ops 2/Mass Effect 2 code issue.

Gaming News

November 14, 2012

Ubisoft CEO is interested in THQ titles

"They have good things," said Yves Guillemot of THQ's remaining assets.

Gaming News

November 14, 2012

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 director Marc Webb talks costumes and casting

With director Marc Webb back on board for 2014's Amazing Spider Man sequel, fans got a sneak peak of what they can expect their hero to dress like and who he'll be hanging out with after Webb took to Twitter for an interview.

Gaming News

November 13, 2012

Ubisoft CEO unhappy with high price of Wii U

Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot expressed concern about the price of Nintendo's next console, comparing it to an iPad as opposed to a gaming system.

Gaming News

November 13, 2012

Skyfall opens huge in the US, surpasses the half billion dollar mark worldwide

Daniel Craig's superspy returns to the tune of an $87.8 million opening weekend, making it the biggest Bond opening in the 50 year franchise's history.

Gaming News

November 12, 2012

Minecraft sells over 8 million copies for PC

Open-world building game becomes one of the all-time, best-selling PC titles.

Gaming News

November 12, 2012

Transformers 4 gets a new logo and Mark Wahlberg

The fourth film in the insanely lucrative Transformers series will feature a new lead, a smaller budget, and a whole lot of explosions.

Gaming News

November 9, 2012

Dominic Cooper in talks for Need For Speed movie

"Captain America" actor could co-star with Aaron Paul in 2014 film.

Gaming News

November 9, 2012

Nintendo offers up more Wii U online and WaraWara Plaza details

New video offers preview of Wii U Chat and Miiverse possibilities.

Gaming News

November 9, 2012

Man Of Steel will get 3D, 2D, and IMAX release on June 14

The Superman reboot will have lots of viewing options when it premieres in June 2013.

Gaming News

November 8, 2012

Gears of War franchise tops 19 million in sales

Microsoft announces big numbers for Gears of War franchise sales.

Gaming News

November 8, 2012

Assassin’s Creed III sells 3.5 million copies, no US release for Anthology

Assassin's Creed III becomes Ubisoft's most successful launch in company's history.

Gaming News

November 7, 2012

New details for Mortal Kombat’s big-screen reboot surface online

Mortal Kombat reboot could involve a "supermarket employee who discovers that he has out of this world powers."

Gaming News

November 7, 2012

Second trailer for Grand Theft Auto V to debut November 14

Hurricane Sandy delays debut of new GTA trailer, but the show goes on.

Gaming News

November 6, 2012

Despite the criticism, Capcom says Resident Evil 6 is ‘successful to some degree’

Even after a poor reception from fans and critics alike, during a recent Q&A session, Capcom claimed that Resident Evil 6 was successful, and led to record-breaking sales around the world.

Gaming News

November 6, 2012