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AOTD: Eufloria HD review (iPad)
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Sony PlayStation Vita firmware 1.60 pictures, video and hands-on
HANDS-ON Video recording and Maps in time for launch 15 February 2012 14:13 GMT TweetWhen we reviewed the PlayStation Vita - due to launch on 22 February in the UK and US - the build of its system software didn't allow for video recording. The Photos application would only allow you to take, ahem, photos through the rear and front-facing...
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APP OF THE DAY: Eufloria HD review (iPad / iPad 2)
RTS, but not as you know it 14 February 2012 22:07 GMT TweetHaving spent a while with the PlayStation Vita and a stack of fully-fleshed top gaming titles, such as WipEout 2048 and Uncharted: Golden Abyss, we thought it'd be hard to come back to something sweet, simple in concept, and didn't involve shooting...
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WipEout 2048 review
REVIEW PS Vita launch title hits the spot 14 February 2012 16:00 GMT TweetWipEout is as synonymous with PlayStation as a superfluous capital letter, even sharing the same trait. It helped shift the first Sony console on its launch in 1995, and it is hoped that the latest in the franchise will do the same this time around.
There...
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HTC PlayStation certification devices coming 2012, time to get your Crash Bandicoot skills up to scratch
EXCLUSIVE: Game on 14 February 2012 11:03 GMT TweetHTC is to be one of the first companies outside Sony to get PlayStation certification for its mobile devices, sources have confirmed to Pocket-lint.
The announcement expected later this year, possibly at the forthcoming trade show Mobile World...
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iCade 8-Bitty coming for cheap remote iPad and iPhone retro gaming thrills
Like the NES controller 13 February 2012 16:21 GMT TweetUS gadget retailer ThinkGeek is to sell the iCade 8-Bitty, a Bluetooth game controller that's modelled on classic joypads of old and works with iPad, iPhone and iPod touch.
Launched at the 2012 New York Toy Fair, the iCade 8-bitty works in...
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Sony reveals prices for PS Vita download-only launch titles
From £4.79 13 February 2012 14:10 GMT TweetOne of the arguments used by those who decry the PlayStation Vita is that it and its games titles are too expensive, pointing to the price of applications on Apple's App Store as evidence. However, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe has now revealed...
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Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning review
REVIEW I Am The Resurrection 13 February 2012 9:00 GMT TweetTo make a good RPG is to walk a tightrope. Make it too complicated, too fiddly, and only the hardcore will appreciate your work, but pander to the public too much and your game looses its credibility, and its soul. Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning walks...
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3G PlayStation Vita priced up by Vodafone
£279 with 4GB memory card 8 February 2012 10:57 GMT TweetVodafone has come clean with the price and bundle details for the 3G version of the PlayStation Vita, the next-gen handheld console from Sony that is landing in the UK later this month.
The phone network, which is the "preferred provider" for...
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Hottest PlayStation Vita games for launch and beyond
FEATURE Hands-on with the forthcoming titles 8 February 2012 9:49 GMT TweetSony's latest entry into the handheld console market, the PlayStation Vita, arrives in the UK and the US on 22 February. And Sony has brought to the table a console capable of making some pretty big waves (check out our full review here).
It...
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APP OF THE DAY: Sport Relief in your Pocket review (iPhone / Android)
For charideee 7 February 2012 19:54 GMT TweetKind of a Comic Relief for those with an urge to get off their feet and run, jump or throw something, Sport Relief is another arm of the charity that aims to raise gazillions of pounds for incredibly worthwhile charities in Africa and the UK by getting...
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Kinect Star Wars detailed, coming in April
Dance, battle, race 7 February 2012 17:08 GMT TweetWe played Kinect Star Wars back at E3 in 2011 and now LucasArts and Microsoft have given us a launch date and lined up what you can expect from the latest Star Wars game.
Launching on 3 April 2012, Kinect Star Wars will cost you £39.99 and...
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Kinect Star Wars Xbox 360 Limited Edition pictures, video and hands-on
EXCLUSIVE: Use the Kinect, Luke 7 February 2012 16:02 GMT TweetWhen it comes of Special Edition Xbox 360 consoles, the Star Wars version has to sit at the top of the tree. Gears of War and Call of Duty have pretty much passed into gaming folklore, but Star Wars is a different beast altogether.
The Star...
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Would Alienware consider a gaming tablet?
Control remains an issue 7 February 2012 12:29 GMT TweetRemember Razer's slightly mad Project Fiona? Still in its infancy, it is an attempt to transfer proper gaming internals to a tablet designed specifically for that very task.
Speaking to Alienware product manager Eoin Leyden, it appears the...
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Alienware X51 pictures and hands-on
HANDS-ON Micro machine 7 February 2012 10:43 GMT TweetThe Alienware X51 has arrived. Designed to be a small form factor PC that can actually handle a decent bit of gaming, it is Alienware's first attempt at a cheap(ish) desktop.
Aimed squarely at the casual PC gaming market, the X51 is a halfway...
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Mass Effect 3 hands-on
HANDS-ON The first 90 minutes played 6 February 2012 14:57 GMT TweetAny chapter in the Mass Effect story has a responsibility to shoulder. In a time when so many games are over in a 6-hour flash and rely heavily on multiplayer for any sort of longevity, Mass Effect 3 has to deliver the thick storytelling that practically...