Gaming

  • Sony brings Qriocity to Europe

    Sony brings Qriocity to Europe

    Sony yesterday announced its Qriocity cloud-based music and video streaming service – a potential rival to Apple’s iTunes – would launch in 5 European countries this year having already been available int he US since April. The service will be available in the U.K, France, Germany, Italy and Spain with HD and SD content from…

  • Doctor Who comes to Nintendo DS and Wii

    Hot on the heels of this year’s free to download games, Doctor Who is coming to Nintendo’s DS and Wii platforms later this year in two brand new adventures. Licensed by BBC Worldwide and featuring Matt Smith’s Eleventh Doctor and companion Amy Pond (Karen Gillan) Doctor Who: Evacuation Earth for the DS and Doctor Who:…

  • ITV Player joins PlayStation 3

    ITV Player joins PlayStation 3

    ITV’s catch-up service ITV Player is set to join the PlayStation 3 “by the end of this year”, the broadcaster announced today. To enjoy the on demand service on their consoles, PlayStation 3 owners will need to download a software update after the the official launch date. They’ll then have access to a mix of…

  • Kandahar Break – in cinemas and shops next month

    Kandahar Break – in cinemas and shops next month

    Life on Mars and Ashes to Ashes star Dean Andrews co-stars alongside Red Riding’s Shaun Dooley in Kandahar Break which is out in selected cinemas September 10th and available to own on DVD/Blu-Ray from September 13th.

  • Arcade Fire: The Suburbs

    Montreal’s Arcade Fire came to the attention of UK music fans in 2005 with their debut album Funeral which was met with critical and commercial acclaim. In some quarters they were accused of suffering from the sophomore slump on their follow up Neon Bible, their third album The Suburbs was released this week (2nd August…

  • Civilization 5 gets special edition

    Civilization 5 gets special edition

    A special edition of Sid Meier’s Civilization V is to go on sale, packed with figurines based on units from the game a 2 CDs featuring music from the soundtrack. The special edition, which is released alongside a standard retail version on September 24th, also includes a ‘Behind the Scenes at Firaxis on Civilization V’…