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FEAR 3 review
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A surprising FPS treat?
24 June 2011 15:13 GMT
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Let’s be honest: FEAR 3 isn’t exactly 2011’s most keenly anticipated sequel. The 2005 original was an excellent FPS and a deeply creepy game, but over the years it’s been largely forgotten while other franchises have stolen...
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Apple signs up EMI for iCloud music service
Only Sony and Universal to go 19 May 2011 9:58 GMT TweetApple has signed a licensing agreement with music label EMI to include its content in the forthcoming iCloud service. In addition, the Cupertino giant is close to striking similar deals with the Universal Music Group and Sony Music Entertainment. Having...
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LEGO Battles - Nintendo DS review
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LEGO does Command and Conquer
3 July 2009 11:26 GMT
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The basic premise here is pretty close to Command and Conquer. You take control of your LEGO characters to command them in various tasks around the game map. The map is fogged, and a few clear aims are given so you know what you are doing: fairly typical...
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Warner offers Blu-ray "upgrade" for old HD DVDs
Disc amnesty for those that backed the wrong format 24 April 2009 14:43 GMT TweetIn the States, Warner is offering movie collection salvation for those that backed the losing format in the recent high-def disc war.
The studio, that backed the Toshiba-led HD DVD format until it u-turned to Blu-ray in January 2008, is offering... -
Wanted: Weapons of Fate - Xbox 360 review
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Just another movie spin off?
13 April 2009 9:03 GMT
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Set not long after the close of the Wanted film, Wanted: Weapons of Fate has all the hallmarks of a video game based on a film license. It’s short, packed with action, and ultimately doesn’t do the source justice.
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Digital Copy take-up "low but growing"
Studios to axe DVD version as Blu-ray proves more popular 30 March 2009 10:48 GMT TweetThe number of consumers who use the "Digital Copy" of a movie bundled with their purchased disc is described as "low but growing".
2009 figures are up from last year with the most recent stats showing between 10% and 15% accessing the digital... -
FEAR 2: Project Origin - Xbox 360 review
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Scary the second time round?
11 February 2009 9:00 GMT
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The original FEAR gained a deserved following thanks to Monolith’s brilliant combination of fantastic FPS play, a well implemented bullet time esque slow down feature, and some of the scariest gameplay ever witnessed.
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Tesco Digital signs Sony and Warner
For TV and film downloads 13 November 2008 16:15 GMT TweetWe've reported on Tesco's plans to expand its Tesco Digital online service to include film and television, and it seems the some major partnerships have now been agreed.
Sony Pictures Television International and Warner Bros. have signed... -
MySpace and Warner launch new comedy channel
MySpace Comedy UK - beta now live 1 August 2008 15:29 GMT TweetWarner has teamed up with MySpace to create a new website that showcases comic talents.
The new online comedy channel is called MySpace Comedy UK and will host Comedybox.tv, an online comedy platform developed by Warner.
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Speed Racer - Nintendo Wii review
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Should you race out and get it?
21 May 2008 16:00 GMT
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With a heavy handed use of CGI in the blockbuster movie, it's not surprising that Warner Bros was keen to create a video game tie-in, but is it just like virtually every other film tie-in, i.e., a flop, or have they created a masterpiece? We get racing...
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Neil Young to release back catalogue on Blu-ray
Rock legend looking forward to next-gen format 7 May 2008 10:01 GMT TweetNeil Young is to become the one of the first music artists to release his entire back catalogue on Blu-ray discs.
Because Blu-ray discs can hold more data that CDs or DVDs, the coming-soon collections will boast high-resolution audio as... -
Apple announces same-day iTunes movies
Goes day-and-date head-to-head with DVD 1 May 2008 15:08 GMT TweetWe'd heard it was to be the case via a rumour, but it is now so for American consumers - Apple has announced that new movie releases from both major film studios and independent studios are now available for purchase on the iTunes Store on the same day...
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Vodafone customers get Madonna's album a week early
"Hard Candy" exclusive 18 March 2008 8:36 GMT TweetVodafone customers are to be granted early access to Madonna's new album. Hard Candy, the pop legend's 11th studio album for Warner Bros records, is due to launch globally on 28th April, but Vodafonies will be able to listen a week early.
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Hulu to make debut tomorrow
YouTube and iTunes rival launches 11 March 2008 12:06 GMT TweetIt was announced way back in March last year but now News Corp and NBC's rival to both iTunes and YouTube is going to launch in the US tomorrow.
The site will show both full episodes and clips from television shows - available free of charge... -
Blu-ray movies get 85% of market in week after Warner news
Sales figures look bad for HD DVD 18 January 2008 10:23 GMT TweetHome Media Magazine has revealed that last week in the American next-gen DVD sales charts Blu-ray nabbed 85% of high definition disc sales against HD DVD's 15% market share.
Depending on which stats you believe, Blu-ray discs have outsold...
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