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Iron Man 2 received a fair amount of flak when it hit cinemas earlier this year. But for the life of us, we’ve no idea why. The very definition of big-budget blockbuster moviemaking, this sequel takes everything that made the first such a smash, and ramps it all up to eleven while not forgetting to stimulate the brain as well as the eyes and ears. So, while the action and special effects are mind-blowing, it’s the character stuff that really makes it all work, with the narrative through-line about responsibility and consequences allowing Downey Jr to really stretch his legs and showcase an onscreen chemistry with his co-stars that’s sadly all-to-rare in Hollywood blockbusters.

Oppo has today announced a pair of new Blu-ray decks for the UK, both sporting a wealth of cutting-edge features sure to get AV-holics salivating.

Less than 24 hours after insisting that there was nothing wrong with the Blu-ray release of Marvel's Avengers Assemble, Disney UK has done a volte face and confessed it screwed things up. Going into full damage-limitation lock-down, it has issued the following statement:

This GTA clone started life as a reboot of the lacklustre True Crime… franchise, only to be dumped by publisher Activision due to spiralling budgets and countless delays. So it was fairly surprising when Square Enix stepped in to save the project. But not half as surprising as the game itself.