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Win a Microsoft Xbox 360 Slim

Pocket-lint has teamed up with Savoo.co.uk and The Microsoft Store to bring you the chance of winning a brand new Xbox 360 Slim console.

We reviewed the updated Microsoft Xbox 360 console earlier...

Spinning Bird Kicks ahoy with Mad Catz's Chun-Li controller

We at Pocket-lint are a noble, honest and dedicated bunch of chaps and, as such, when we play Street Fighter - we play as Ryu. He is the only character we can relate to you see. (We too have a tortured...

Run, jump and leap as Mirror's Edge comes to iPhone

Contrary to popular belief, Parkour was in fact invented by the popular 80s comedy duo, Little and Large, after a spate of being chased off stage by disgruntled fans. So if you're a fan of Parkour,...

PlayStation Move - all the games

The PlayStation Move arrives in the UK on 17 September and with it an enormous frenzy to pick up as many games that’ll work with Sony’s motion detection system as possible. Described as...

Pimp up your PlayStation Move

As we recently reported, the long-awaited PlayStation Move from Sony is due to hit UK shores on 17 September. Set to go head to head with Nintendo's phenomenally successful Wii and Microsoft's Kinect,...

Sony: PS3 will be 3D Blu-ray ready by October

First it was summer, then it was September, and now Sony CEO Howard Stringer has - at a keynote speech at IFA - confirmed that the PS3 will be getting the ability to play 3D Blu-ray disks by the end...

VIDEO: Mammoth Mario collection montage

If this video doesn't make your inner-geek sick with jealousy then you're either one of two things; totally heartless, or a loyal Sega heathen.

We at Pocket-lint love the pudgy little plumber...

Xbox 360 controller receives a D-pad makeover

Microsoft has announced that it is updating its Xbox 360 controller, improving the much complained about D-pad in the process.

The new controller will go on sale in the US in November and February...

There's no better way to put this: It's a Wii remote dildo

We, at Pocket-lint, have seen some things in our time, but nothing quite like the Mojowijo Wiibrator. It is, you see, an add-on for the Nintendo Wii that, when attached, turns the device into a fully-fledged,...

Xbox LIVE: Price increase coming in November

Microsoft has announced that the price of an Xbox Live Gold subscription will increase in both the UK and the US in November.

Over here in Blighty the price for a month-to-month renewal subscription...

VIDEO: Rock Band of the future - augmented reality style

Musician and ex-pro Guitar Hero player (no, really) Freddie Wong has given us a glimpse of what he believes will be the future for Rock Band and such games. And why not?

Combining augmented...

Pocket-lint Podcast #15

The strange guitar image slapped onto the front of the Apple Special Event invite concerns Rik, Dan and Stuart as they ponder what Steve Jobs has up his black, polo-neck's sleeves. And they look forward...

Rock Band 3 - quick play preview

Gamescom was awash with Rock Band 3 fever, with a large stage area set up for some professional musicians to show off the much anticipated title.

Most of the talk was about the latest instrument...

Kinectimals - quick play preview

It was only about fifteen years ago that the idea of a virtual pet involved a cheap Chinese-manufactured keyring and a dotted alien that required simply food, attention and sleep.

Now, we're...

The state of UK videogames TV

Ginx is to launch a 24/7 videogames channel on cable and satellite TV, and although we have some reservations, we wish it every success. Sadly though, it's not enough.

A niche channel sneaking...

Pro Evolution Soccer 2011 - quick play preview

It's the debate that won't seem to go away. FIFA or Pro Evo? EA or Konami? Every year the rivalry intensifies and even here at Pocket-lint Towers we have argued long into the night as to what is the...

Commodore PC64 gives retro gaming a modern twist

If you love your retro machines, but get frustrated because they are, well, a bit crap, then Commodore USA may have just come up with the answer.

It has done a deal with Commodore Licensing...

PlayStation 4: Physical drive still on board

The next generation PlayStation will not be a digital download only console, like the PSP Go, despite the internet rumour mill suggesting that it would be.

Sony Computer Entertainment boss Kaz...

Explore the TARDIS in new episode of Doctor Who - The Adventure Games

The third instalment of the BBC's Doctor Who - The Adventure Games has just been released for free download, and it allows players to wander about the TARDIS; visiting areas that have never been seen...

Ginx: UK games channel to launch in November

The makers of Bravo's GameFace have announced that they will be launching a dedicated games channel on UK television in November.

Ginx, which currently has 24/7 channels in Turkey and Indonesia,...

Lord of The Rings: Aragorn's Quest - quick play preview

J.R.R Tolkein's epic fantasy gets another game re-telling as you take on the persona of a young hobbit in the shire who is being told stories of the mighty King of Men, Aragorn. That's the dull bit....

New navigation for Pocket-lint - times they are a'changing

The eagle eyed amongst you will have noticed that we've changed the tag shortcuts that we feature in the navigation bar; underneath the logo at the top of the site.

We've done this to not only...

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 - quick play preview

EA is really trying to whip up a frenzy with this one. When the title was announced at Gamescom they managed to get James and Oliver Phelps up on stage to big it up. Whaddya mean you don't know who...

Plantronics GameCom 777: For serious gamer sound buffs

Serious PC gamers shouldn't be content with just having an awesome picture setup.

Sure, your Nvidia GeForce 3D GPU combined with a super expensive full 1080p LCD display may give you crystal...

Gamescom 2010: Retro console spectacular

It wasn't all about brand new gaming over in Cologne at Gamescom. 

Well, 99 per cent of it was - but there was an awesome section from the guys at Return Magazine who were displaying an incredible...