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Technology trends cost kids £383 a year
Children spend £383 a year on technology to maintain their lifestyle in the entertainment age, according to new research from Halifax. This includes computer games and equipment, mobile phones and music downloads.
Toshiba offers free TV or laptop if England emerge victorious
Toshiba UK has announced the launch of its new ‘England Expects' product promotion, which enables consumers to claim back the cost of selected Toshiba products if England are crowned world champions this July.
Sony and 3D World global animated film making competition
Sony has partnered with market-leading 3D World magazine to create the ultimate stereoscopic-3D (S-3D) film competition; giving both professional and amateur filmmakers the opportunity to showcase their work at this year’s SIGGRAPH, present their work to millions of Sony BRAVIA 3D TV purchasers and receive global industry acclaim.
Spil Games tops UK online gaming market
Spil Games, the worldwide leader in online gaming websites (according to comScore Media Metrix), has announced that, with almost 3 million unique visitors to its UK sites in February 2010, it has reached, for the first time ever, the coveted number one position in the UK online gaming market with a 16.2% share.
Mobile gaming offerings from Orange
Orange has announced it is introducing three new mobile gaming offerings, building on its position as the number one operator for mobile gaming.
Boaki.co.uk - The safest online game for kids
The brand new online world boaki.co.uk offers children 6 to 12 years old an ongoing, fun and educational online PC adventure game which has been created specifically for them and has their safety as its top priority.
Average age of social gamers is 29 in US, 27 in EU
In preparation for the upcoming ‘Social Gaming Monitor’, analysis of the data by Newzoo/Gamesindustry.com and TNS, generated from a universe of 13,000 respondents aged 8 years old and up, shows that the average age of people playing on social networks is below 30 in US, Germany, France and the UK.
Games and gadgets galore to entertain this Easter
Discounted group tickets for Wednesday 7th April have gone on sale for a new ‘Family Day’ during the Easter break at the highly popular Gadget Show Live (tickets for the original run from 8th to 11th April are sold out).
Samurai Warriors 3 set to go into battle exclusively on Wii
Nintendo has announced a unique partnership with Tecmo Koei to publish Samurai Warriors 3, the newest title in the Samurai Warriors franchise, exclusively for Wii.
Hunt down your exclusive Monster Hunter Tri bundle now
Monster Hunter Tri, the game everyone is talking about, roars into life across Europe on 23rd April 2010, and hunters that snap up a copy of the game or any bundle early will receive a stunning free Rathalos head figurine.
Real Madrid players lost in cyberspace
Where have Kaká, Van der Vaart, Granero and Marcelo gone? The four Real Madrid players have mysteriously disappeared into the virtual world of savetherealgame.com and bwin is challenging you to find them and win some very attractive prizes.
GT Academy 2010 winners make racing debut at Snetterton
PlayStation and Nissan’s quest to turn a virtual driver into a real one took another step forward this weekend, when Luca Lorenzini from Italy and Jordan Tresson from France took to the track at the Snetterton circuit in a pair of identical Nissan 370Z cars.
hmv's Nipper 'revamped' for Twilight Saga: New Moon DVD launch
Entertainment retail specialist hmv is set to entice the thousands of Twilight fans through its doors next week by transforming its iconic trademark dog Nipper into a howling wolf - for a special limited period only in the run up to the DVD/Blu-ray release on 22nd March of The Twilight Saga: New Moon.
Blu-ray leads the way as Hurt Locker sales surge
Sales of the Hurt Locker, the dramatic story of a U.S. bomb disposal team in Iraq, have surged following the film's success in eclipsing Avatar to pick up 6 Oscars at last Sunday's Academy Awards, including in the prestigious Best Picture and Director categories.
Final Fantasy XIII attracts record crowd to hmv Oxford Street
The official UK launch of Financial Fantasy XIII at hmv's Oxford Circus flagship store (9 March), which was attended by the games legendary producer Yoshinori Kitase and its art director Isamu Kamikokuryo, attracted the store's largest ever crowd for a product signing - forcing the store to close to other customers at one point.