Gaming

  • Sid Meier's Pirates! sets sail for Nintendo's Wii

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    Sid Meier’s classic Pirates! game, which originally played on home computers in the 1980’s and was revived in 2004 for consoles and modern computers, is to be released for Nintendo’s Wii platform later this year.

  • Humax and Sky announce Sky Player deal

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    Sky has today announced a tie-up with set top box manufacturer Humax which will see its Sky Player service included in Humax’s new range of IP-enabled Freeview HD boxes, including the Humax HD-FOX T2. The Sky Player service, which offers access to a range of live TV channels and video on demand content, is already…

  • Sky Player to launch on web-enabled TVs and Freeview boxes

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    Sky has announced a major tie-up with television and set-top box manufacturers to make its Sky Player service available on internet connected TVs and Freeview set-top boxes. The subscription service, which offers access to a range of live TV channels and video on demand content, is to made available on Cello LCD TVs and Freeview…

  • Civilization V confirmed as in development

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    2K Games has announced that the fifth entry in Sid Meier’s epic Civilization franchise is now in development at Firaxis Games for the PC (sadly no news yet on possible console or Mac versions). Promising players an “an astonishing new engine built from the ground-up” 2K Games say players will be “introduced to an entirely…

  • F1 2009 now available from iPhone App Store

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    The official iPhone and iPod Touch Formula One game is now available from the App Store, at an initially discounted price of £1.79. The game features all 10 teams and 20 drivers from the 2009 Championship. Players can take on each of the 17 circuits that featured in the season, including iconic tracks like Monaco,…

  • The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest

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    Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment have released this great trailer for their upcoming Lord of the Rings game Aragorn’s Quest which is out next year for Wii, PlayStation 2, PSP and Nintendo DS.