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Blackberry 10 is released in the UK today but the new smartphone OS is off to a rocky start after an excruciating interview on BBC Radio 5Live Breakfast. RIM’s European MD Stephen Bates was repeatedly asked by host Nicky Campbell what the company has learnt from Apple’s iPhone. Bates’ unwillingness …
Read More »TalkSPORT ramps up games coverage
A new video games feature will be aired on talkSPORT. It’s part of a bid by the station’s owners – UTV Media – to attract games publishers. The company says it wants to sell games via its talkSPORT site and run more reviews in Sport magazine. UTV says it’s teaming …
Read More »P3 Spel launches Add On
P3 Spel, Sweden’s largest radio show about computer and video games, has just launched the related podcast P3 Spel Add On, which is intended to continue the conversation about games and/or cover separate but related subjects. The new podcast is a little shorter than the radio show, clocking in at …
Read More »GameStop lists $300 Dirt 3 CE
A listing on GameStop’s US site has for the first time revealed a $299.99 Collector’s Edition version of Codemasters’ Dirt 3 which comes bundled with a radio control car. Called the Ken Block Gymkhana RC Car, it’s an officially licensed Ford Fiesta design with licensed Volk Racing wheels and authentic …
Read More »Miyamoto speaks on BBC Radio 4
Dubbed by BBC Radio 4’s Front Row as the Walt Disney of computer game design”, Nintendo’s legendary developer Shigeru Miyamoto was granted five minutes on the latest edition of the arts interest show. The bulk of the chat was taken up with discussing the increasing convergence between the movie and …
Read More »BBC all over Modern Warfare 2
The BBC has this morning across its many outlets dedicated lots of time to the release of Activision’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, which went on sale around the world at midnight. Amongst other coverage there is a substantial piece on the BBC News front page and there were …
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