Real family games for Nintendo?
3 user commentsCan we still class The Legend of Zelda, Super Mario, even Mario Kart as family games? The latest As Seen on TV titles from Koch Media suggest otherwise.Family Fortunes, Countdown, Ready Steady Cook, I'm a Celebrity, Beat the Intro and The Ultimate Red Ball Challenge. You'll have heard of most… Read full entry
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Xbox 360 gets SKY TV
18 user commentsMicrosoft has announced a deal bringing Sky TV to Xbox 360!The Sky Player, Sky TV’s online service, launches on Xbox LIVE this autumn, bringing with it a tempting array of blockbuster movies, the best of music and the arts, thought-provoking documentaries, family favourite shows and, of course, the all important… Read full entry
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Gay Tony and the new GTA IV add-on
5 user commentsFinished GTA IV and the add-on game The Lost and the Damned? Itching for more? Then this Autumn your dreams will be answered. Due out this Autumn, The Ballad of Gay Tony will be available for download on Xbox 360 (1,600 MS points). It will also come on a Xbox… Read full entry
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Take part in a LIVE Quiz Show from home
27 user commentsThe BBC One quiz show "1 vs. 100" is coming to Xbox 360, allowing thousands to take part online for a chance to win new cars, HD TVs and more. Reason enough to buy a new console? Could be...Microsoft is calling "1 vs. 100" a new genre of entertainment, and… Read full entry
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The Queen takes a Wii
4 user commentsHer Majesty the Queen has taken delivery of a brand new gold-plated Wii today. And very splendid it is too – we bet it looks absolutely tickety-boo under the Royal 52” plasma. It’s all part of a cheeky publicity stunt, of course, to mark the release of ‘BIG Family Games’… Read full entry
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PlayStation phones a step nearer?
0 user commentsSony Ericsson has taken the unusual and potentially significant step of dropping the Walkman and Cybershot brands from its range of mobile handsets in favour of a unified entertainment offering. Where is this going to lead, we wonder...?Previously Sony Ericsson phones were given an alphabetical letter to signify their leading… Read full entry
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Slimline PS3 – fact or fiction?
0 user commentsPictures have appeared online of what appears to be a brand new and dramatically slimmed-down PlayStation 3. But are they real?You’ve got to wonder. On the one hand the dodgy box looks about as far away from the slick packaging that bedecked the original console as could be imagined. The… Read full entry
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It’s a nice day for a Wii Wedding
0 user commentsSo much for toasters, cutlery and beige bed sheets; it seems that young couples are adding the Wii to their wedding lists these days. According to retail giants John Lewis the traditional wedding gift staples are making way for more hi-tech items. It’s all a result of many couples co-habiting… Read full entry
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Sony expands PlayStation Network horizons
0 user commentsIs Sony eyeing a multi-platform future for its PlayStation Network and, by default, the PlayStation 3 itself? Maybe so...Sony CEO Howard Stringer is the man with the message, telling Nikkei Electronics: “We developed brand new, absolutely incredible technology for the PlayStation 3, but the cost was high. We've adopted a… Read full entry
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Cowell unleashes his inner Rock Star
0 user commentsDon’t let the urbane demeanour and super-neat haircut fool you – X-Factor supremo Simon Cowell is actually a hard-rocking wannabe axe-hero in his spare time…According to Cowell’s brother Nick, talking to Channel Five in a new show called ‘Simon Cowell: Where Did it All Go Right?’: “We were both into… Read full entry
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PC: Gaming platform of the future?
0 user commentsConsole generations come and go while personal computers prevail. Small wonder that publishing giant, Electronic Arts, thinks that PCs will become the major force in gaming.Of course EA has plentiful evidence to back up such a prediction. Online gaming revenues for the company rose by around 60% year-on-year according to… Read full entry
