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  • Sony boss admits PSP needs more games. Gaming, PSP, Nintendo DS, Sony, Nintendo 0

    Sony boss admits PSP needs more games

    More and more are turning to DS 13 May 2008 8:52 GMT

    Sony Computer Entertainment Europe president David Reeves has admitted in a recent interview that the PSP is really lacking new games to keep consumers from straying over to competitor Nintendo DS.

    Sony has continued to expand on the functionality...

  • onOne Software announces release of Essentials 2. Software

    onOne Software announces release of Essentials 2

    The pick of the best from their other software 12 May 2008 18:47 GMT

    onOne Software has announced the release Essentials 2 software for iPhoto users.

    The software tools included within Essentials 2 for iPhoto are based on technology used in the professional level onOne Photoshop plug-ins, and solve some of the...

  • Race Driver: GRID PC demo released. Gaming, PC games, PS3, Xbox 360, Nintendo DS, Racing games, Codemasters, Activision, Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo 0

    Race Driver: GRID PC demo released

    Get your engines revved up 12 May 2008 17:12 GMT

    Codemasters has announced a playable demo for the PC version of Race Driver: GRID, scheduled for full release at the end of the month.

    Xbox 360 and PS3 gamers have been able to download a demo from Xbox Live and PSN respectively, however...

  • EA announces new instalments of the Skate franchise. Gaming, Nintendo Wii, Nintendo DS, PS3, Xbox 360, Sports games, EA, Activision, Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo 0

    EA announces new instalments of the Skate franchise

    One will be compatible with the Balance Board 12 May 2008 16:27 GMT

    EA has confirmed that it is working on a sequel to the popular skateboarding title, Skate, as well as a separate game in the series to be compatible with the Wii Balance Board.

    While Skate 2 is in development for Xbox 360 and PS3, Skate It...

  • Canon-sponsored exhibition gears up for opening. Online Exhibitions Magnum Canon 0

    Canon-sponsored exhibition gears up for opening

    See some of the world's most deprived slums 12 May 2008 16:06 GMT

    Magnum photographer Jonas Bendiksen is gearing up for the opening of his exhibition entitled "The Places We Live", sponsored by Canon.

    Set to be shown for the first time at the Nobel Peace Centre in Oslo on 6 June, the multimedia exhibition explores...

  • Two new MGS4 initiatives for Europe. Gaming, PS3, Action, Konami 0

    Two new MGS4 initiatives for Europe

    Pre-order campaign and collector's package announced 12 May 2008 13:32 GMT

    As the release of Metal Gear Solid 4 gets ever closer, Europe keeps getting better and better news.

    It once looked hopeless for us, but now, after the announcement of MGS4 bundles over, Konami have announced two more European initiatives...

  • Two new Tony Hawk titles in the pipeline. Gaming, Nintendo DS, Nintendo Wii, PS3, Xbox 360, PS2, Activision, Sports games, Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo 0

    Two new Tony Hawk titles in the pipeline

    One coming exclusively to DS 12 May 2008 12:46 GMT

    Activision has expressed its plans to bring back the Tony Hawk skating franchise to its former glory by introducing industry-leading innovation into the game.

    Activision Publishing president and CEO Mike Griffith revealed that the next entry...

  • Praktica releases new DCZ 8.2 camera. CompactCameras

    Praktica releases new DCZ 8.2 camera

    A great entry level camera for the snap happy 12 May 2008 12:20 GMT

    Pentacon has released a new entry level camera in the shape of the eight megapixel Praktica DCZ 8.2.

    The new addition features a 3x optical zoom lens with 5x digital, and a 2.4 inch LCD monitor - somewhat smaller than the monitor of its predecessor,...

  • EA backs off from DRM software. Gaming, PC games, EA, BioWare, FPS, Action, Activision, Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo 0

    EA backs off from DRM software

    Mass outcry prevents it 12 May 2008 11:27 GMT

    Electronic Arts has decided to withdraw its plans to ship one of its biggest PC releases this year with digital rights management software installed.

    There was an outcry from gamers when they discovered SecuROM copy protection would be included...

  • EA borrows extra $1 billion to secure Take-Two. Gaming, Biz, EA, Take-Two 0

    EA borrows extra $1 billion to secure Take-Two

    And it doesn't even need it 12 May 2008 10:50 GMT

    Electronic Arts has secured a loan of $1 billion to support its bid for Take-Two, which is due to be wrapped up this Friday.

    In a form filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in the US, EA said that it had received a commitment...

  • Gears of War 2 trailer now available on Live. Gaming, Xbox 360, Epic Games, Microsoft, FPS, Action, Gears of War, Activision, Sony, Nintendo 0

    Gears of War 2 trailer now available on Live

    Get a look inside the game for the first time 12 May 2008 10:14 GMT

    Anyone that has been waiting for a look at the new Gears of War 2 can now download a video from the Xbox Live video store.

    With a personal introduction by Epic Games design director Cliff Bleszinski, the trailer will give players some idea...

  • Pirates director to turn BioShock into a film. Gaming, Xbox 360, FPS, 2K Games, Take-Two, Nintendo DS, PC games, Activision, Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo 0

    Pirates director to turn BioShock into a film

    Will the hit game be a hit movie? 9 May 2008 18:34 GMT

    2K Games, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, has reached an agreement with Universal Pictures to turn its hit game Bioshock into a movie.

    The game, about an underwater utopia gone wrong, will be brought to life by Pirates...

  • Run a reliable service with Bus Simulator 2008. Gaming, PC games, Simulation games, PS2, Nintendo Wii, Nintendo DS, FPS, Activision, Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo 0

    Run a reliable service with Bus Simulator 2008

    Surely the release of the year? 9 May 2008 17:49 GMT

    Oh c'mon you know this is the game you've been waiting for all year.

    Bus Simulator 2008 is a new game for the PC that combines the thrills of driving a bus with the business of running a bus company.

    No, we kid you not. This...

  • Gran Turismo franchise hits 50 million sales. Gaming, PS3, PS2, Racing games, Sony, PlayStation 0

    Gran Turismo franchise hits 50 million sales

    How'd you like that GTA? 9 May 2008 17:04 GMT

    The Gran Turismo franchise has sold more then 50 million copies since it was launched in December 1997, Sony has announced.

    The franchise, the latest in which is the Gran Turismo 5 Prologue, has evolved with the PlayStation platforms over...

  • onOne Software releases FocalPoint Photoshop plug-in. Software

    onOne Software releases FocalPoint Photoshop plug-in

    Blur and vignette images inside Photoshop 9 May 2008 16:15 GMT

    onOne Software has announced that FocalPoint 1.0, its new plug-in for Adobe Photoshop and Photoshop Elements, is now available for download.

    FocalPoint is a selective focus and vignetting plug-in designed to help photographers easily blur and/or...

  • Sigma releases firmware update for DP1. CompactCameras Software

    Sigma releases firmware update for DP1

    Version 1.02 should stop photos going missing 9 May 2008 15:43 GMT

    If you've had a problem with your Sigma DP1 deleting photos you haven't asked it to, Sigma has now released a firmware update to stop that happening.

    People had complained that if the camera was turned off when in the delete menu, the photo...

  • Traxdata announces three new memory cards to its range. Accessories VideoandEditing

    Traxdata announces three new memory cards to its range

    Including a whopping 16GB one 9 May 2008 15:19 GMT

    Traxdata has announced three new additions to its range of flash and optical media storage products.

    The new 16GB secure digital high capacity (SDHC) card allows users to store approximately 5000 4-megapixel images or around 6 hours and 40 minutes...

  • Call of Duty 5 details announced. Gaming, Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, Nintendo Wii, Nintendo DS, PC games, FPS, Activision, Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo 0

    Call of Duty 5 details announced

    And it makes a return to PS2 and Wii 9 May 2008 14:54 GMT

    Activision has announced that the widely popular Call of Duty franchise is to return, and will be making a comeback to the PS2 and Wii after a 2-year hiatus.

    The new instalment is planned for multi-platform release before the end of Activision's...

  • Is there PS3 downloadable content to come for GTA IV?. Gaming, PS3, Xbox 360, Racing games, Rockstar, PC games, Codemasters, Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo 0

    Is there PS3 downloadable content to come for GTA IV?

    David Reeves wants to keep us guessing... 9 May 2008 14:03 GMT

    SCEE boss David Reeves is either a man of confusing words, or he's seriously trying to play with us.

    The big GTA IV battle between Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 has been waging for a couple of weeks now, with Xbox claiming victory in sales and...

  • Codemasters secure rights to Formula 1 gaming franchise. Gaming, Xbox 360, PS3, Nintendo Wii, PS2, Nintendo DS, PC games, Racing games, Codemasters, Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo 0

    Codemasters secure rights to Formula 1 gaming franchise

    No stranger to racing games 9 May 2008 12:38 GMT

    Codemasters has secured the exclusive video game rights for Formula 1.

    The new licensing agreement allows Codemasters to develop a new generation of games for the Formula 1 franchise across multiple platforms.

    And Codemasters...

  • New Super Smash Bros. to be released in June. Gaming, Nintendo Wii, Fighting games, Nintendo, EA, PC games, Action, Disney, Sony, Microsoft, PS2 0

    New Super Smash Bros. to be released in June

    Sonic's in on the action now too 9 May 2008 12:09 GMT

    Those that have been awaiting the return of Super Smash Bros. can be rest assured the wait is almost over.

    A much-loved game on the Gamecube and Nintendo 64, many have been waiting to see how the old classic fares on the Wii.

    And...

  • Courtesy of Forbes

    Nintendo Wii makes former chairman Japan's richest man

    Worth $7.8 billion 9 May 2008 11:08 GMT

    The success of the Wii console in the past year has made former Nintendo chairman Hiroshi Yamauchi Japan's richest man, according to Forbes magazine's annual rankings.

    Now worth $7.8 billion, 80-year-old Yamauchi has jumped from third place...

  • EA plans its own fitness title for Wii. Gaming, Nintendo Wii, Sports games, EA, Nintendo, PC games, Action, Disney, Sony, Microsoft, PS2 0

    EA plans its own fitness title for Wii

    Get ready to sweat 9 May 2008 10:36 GMT

    EA Sports president, Peter Moore, has revealed that his division is developing a fitness game for Wii that will use the balance board peripheral.

    However, rather than a competitor for Wii Fit, Moore sees EA's offering as focusing on raw,...

  • Convert your old photos to digital pictures. PrintersAndScanners

    Convert your old photos to digital pictures

    Get your baby pictures on Facebook 9 May 2008 10:13 GMT

    Remember the days before digital cameras? Old photographs stuck in photo albums now very often get lost or forgotten about.

    The Photograph to Digital Picture Converter is a great way to get those photos out of the loft and onto your computer...

  • Pentax online photo gallery wins Webby Award. Online Websites 0

    Pentax online photo gallery wins Webby Award

    Voted Best Use of Photography in a Website 8 May 2008 18:08 GMT

    The global web community has voted Pentax's online photo gallery as Best Use of Photography in a Website in the annual Webby People's Voice Awards.

    Hailed as the "the Internet's highest honor" by the New York Times, The Webby Awards are the leading...

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