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Mortal Kombat developers considered other horror icons, didn’t base Freddy Krueger on 2010 film

Netherrealms Studios discusses Freddy Krueger's design for Mortal Kombat, and who else almost made the cut.
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New study says time travel is impossible

Hong Kong scientists say they've ended the time-travel debate. Doc Brown declines to comment.
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Avengers cast assembles in seven-part banner

Individual "Avengers" promo posters combine to form very cool full-cast roster art.
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Microsoft apologizes for Amy Winehouse tweet

A tweet from Microsoft U.K. prompted outrage from Amy Winehouse fans.
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First image from The Walking Dead video game arrives online

No zombies but lots of fear in first screencap from The Walking Dead adventure game.
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Doctor Who gets official return date and a new trailer

Second half of Doctor Who season to feature Cybermen, Weeping Angels, and... Adolf Hitler?
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Fake Apple stores ordered to close

Chinese government orders two unofficial Apple stores closed, but not for the reasons you might expect.
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Freddy Krueger to join Mortal Kombat playable characters

Nightmare on Elm Street killer brings his claws to the Mortal Kombat universe.
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Live-action Voltron movie moves forward

Relativity Media and Atlas Entertainment unite to form potential big-screen Voltron during Comic-Con.
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Star Trek cast to team up with DC superheroes in comic-book crossover

Kirk, Spock and the rest of the Enterprise crew will join The Legion of Superheroes for a six-issue comic book series.
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Prototype 2 gets April 2012 release and new trailer

The sequel to 2009's violent hit will arrive on shelves in April.
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First poster for The Amazing Spider-Man offers up-close look at redesigned logo

Comic-Con attendees get the first look at the new poster for the Spider-Man reboot.
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Pluto has a new moon, but it’s still not a planet

The Hubble Space Telescope has discovered a new moon around Pluto at the far edge of the solar system.
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Google+ iPhone app hits number one in iTunes

It was a quick rise to the top of the iTunes charts for the Google+ iPhone app.
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OS X Lion arrives after early Apple Store shutdown

Apple's much-anticipated operating system arrives in the Apple Store today, ending weeks of speculation.
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American girls sweep first Google Science Fair

A trio of American students earned scholarships, internships, and other prizes in Google's first international science fair.
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Robot band covers Marilyn Manson’s ‘The Beautiful People’

End Of Life is programmed to rock, but should a flatbed scanner really be the band's front man?
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Studio cancels plans for The Dark Tower adaptation

Universal Pictures has pulled the plug on an ambitious plan for Stephen King's post-apocalyptic series "The Dark Tower."
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Star Wars app offers early peek at Blu-ray extras

A new iOS app offers a sneak peek at the bonus features on "Star Wars: The Complete Saga" Blu-ray.
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GameTanium offers Netflix-style subscription to Android games

Exent's GameTanium subscription game service offers Android users access to 75 full Android games for $4.99 a month.
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Women’s World Cup sets Twitter record

Sunday's World Cup final broke the tweets-per-second record on Twitter with an astounding 7,196 tweets every second.
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William Shatner’s Google+ account flagged

Google set phasers to stun and inexplicably froze William Shatner's Google+ profile on Sunday.