Archive | August, 2009

26 August 2009 ~ 86 Comments

1984 Video Recordings Act 'unenforcable'

Image via Wikipedia A series of administrative blunders by the UK government has resulted in the revelation that the 1984 Video Recordings Act was never officially sanctioned by the EU. Although the law, which prevented the sale or rental of age-sensitive materials such as video games, films and DVDs to minors, was passed by the [...]

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26 August 2009 ~ 8 Comments

Red Faction: Guerilla Multiplayer Pack revealed

Red Faction: Guerilla Multiplayer Pack revealed

Image by THQInsider via Flickr More downloadable content is coming to Red Faction: Guerrilla according to THQ. Following the recent release of Demons of the Badland DLC pack, THQ has announced details of a second DLC pack which will feature two new playmodes – Bagman and Team Bagman, as well as eight new maps which [...]

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24 August 2009 ~ 3 Comments

Specials featuring Amy Winehouse perform You’re Wondering Now at the V Festival 2009

Specials featuring Amy Winehouse perform You’re Wondering Now at the V Festival 2009

Amy Winehouse and the Specials performed together at the 2009 V Festival. Both artists have performed the song. Is everybody happy? knock, knock, knock, knock You can’t come in knock, knock, knock You can’t come in You’re wondering now, What to do, now you know this is the end You’re wondering how, You will pay, [...]

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24 August 2009 ~ 10 Comments

Heidi Montag performs Body Language at Miss Universe 2009

Heidi Montag performs Body Language at Miss Universe 2009

‘Star’ of the American version of Celebrity Love Island Heidi Montag featured in 2009′s Miss Universe competition with a performance of the song Body Language. Montag last hit the headlines after appearing in Playboy and worrying how to tell her parents about the shoot. She wears a little more clothes for the Miss Universe performance [...]

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21 August 2009 ~ 3 Comments

Codemasters DiRT 2 Demo Lap

Codemasters DiRT 2 Demo Lap

Codemasters have released a demo video of a lap from DiRT 2. It was one of the most popular videos on YouTube the day after the English production house uploaded the vid. It’s clearly a hard thing to do but we looked through the YouTube comments. A lot of people are trying to compare this [...]

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19 August 2009 ~ 57 Comments

Earthworm Jim makes a return

Earthworm Jim makes a return

Image via Wikipedia Good news heroes. Earthworm Jim is making a comeback. The much loved and funny Earthworm Jim character hasn’t had console success in about ten years. It’s been announced that Gameloft has sorted out a deal with the developer Interplay. Which consoles will Earthworm Jim appear? We don’t have all the details yet [...]

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17 August 2009 ~ 88 Comments

Do You Wanna Date My Avatar

Do You Wanna Date My Avatar

It seems to be a growing issue of geek pride – did you watch The Guild before they were famous? This blogger proudly announces he did (though he wonders whether the other GYBO’s bloggers would be so proud). If you’ve not already heard of The Guild let alone watched them via Xbox Live then this [...]

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15 August 2009 ~ 13 Comments

Patrick Wolf throws a tantrum and chairs at c/o

Patrick Wolf throws a tantrum and chairs at c/o

What we have here is a classic example of a pop star unwilling to leave the stage. It’s clear from the video that he simply wanted to give the audience the best gig that he could. You can see he was determined to make sure they got value for money. Look at the poor violinist [...]

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14 August 2009 ~ 1 Comment

Left 4 Dead 2 preview

Left 4 Dead 2 preview

Looks like Valve will be shaking things up for Left 4 Dead 2. In addition to introducing more zombie types – one that spits acid (to go after those players who hide in the corner) and one that pile drives – the game’s AI will try and adapt to the tactics the players are using. [...]

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14 August 2009 ~ 56 Comments

District 9 opens in the States

District 9 opens in the States

The rather good looking Peter Jackson sci-fi flick District 9 opens in the States today. As the squeaky presenter explains at the start of the clip the movie is based around events that happen after mankind forces some insectoid aliens to stay on Earth. A government agent is exposed to their bio-technology and then more [...]

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