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Space Chimps
Space Chimps
11:47 - 18 July 2008

Price: £19.99 Format: Xbox 360 (also on PS2, Wii and DS) Age rating: 7+ TIMED to coincide with the release of the animated feature film of the same name, Space Chimps invites players to step into the space boots of two NASA-trained chimpanzees, sent on a... Full Story »

Lips
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11:45 - 18 July 2008

BILLED as the Xbox 360 s answer to PlayStation s hugely popular SingStar series, Lips is a brand new karaoke game that lets you sing along to your existing music collection as well as a selection of tracks that come bundled with the game. Developed by Ini... Read More »

Nothing but repeats

10:08 - 24 July 2008

New International Track and Field Format: Nintendo DS Price: £27.99 INTERNATIONAL Track and Field may be a classic title but this is the series first outing on the DS and unfortunately it doesn t quite live up to the high standards set on alternative con... Read More »

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CD Review
10:00 - 24 July 2008

CSS Donkey Warner Records BURSTING onto the music scene two years ago with a self-titled debut of glamorous, glittery disco, Brazilian sextet CSS were hot property from the word go. Their infectiously lean post-punk and forthright 80s synths mixed well w... Full Story »

Beck: Modern Guilt

13:17 - 18 July 2008

ORIGINALLY on the vanguard of America s musical innovators, Beck has expertly whisked electronic and rock elements together for over a decade. Bizarre as it sounds, his more recent releases suffered for sounding like, well, Beck – he s not so much been cl... Read More »

The Subways: All Or Nothing

13:16 - 18 July 2008

THE earnest Hertfordshire tykes return refreshed three years after a charming but average debut Young For Eternity thrust them into the indie spotlight. A significant sonic shift on some tracks have producer Butch Vig s (Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins) finger... Read More »

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Youngsters under threat
10:07 - 24 July 2008

THE ORPHANAGE (15) A YOUNG mother returns with her husband and son to the empty sprawling orphanage that was once her home with the intention of reopening it for a new generation of children. Alone, her son begins to play with imaginary friends – but the... Full Story »

The Spiderwick Chronicles (PG)

13:18 - 18 July 2008

A FAMILY moves from the big city to a strange secluded old country mansion owned by distant relatives. Mysterious disappearances and accidents at the house are investigated by the children and they find they are not the only residents at Spiderwick - secr... Read More »

Batman: Gotham Knight (15)

13:18 - 18 July 2008

SIX American writers, six Japanese anime houses, six interconnected animated short stories spanning the gap between Kevin Nolan s Batman Begins and his soon to be released and much anticipated The Dark Knight. The writers and directors have been given fr... Read More »

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A date with four women
09:52 - 24 July 2008

SEX AND THE CITY by Candace Bushnell FOR fans of the television series and movie, this book will not disappoint. It is based on a collection of essays by Candace Bushnell about her and her friends lifestyles in New York City and is told from the point o... Full Story »

The Last Good Man by Patience Swift

13:19 - 18 July 2008

A SOLITARY man, who chooses to live life alone and gets much enjoyment from his environment, has his world turned upside down when he finds a child washed up on a beach, still alive. Set in Cornwall, Swift s first novel paints powerful images of the Corni... Read More »

Garden Spells
Garden Spells by Sarah Addison-Allen

11:24 - 16 July 2008

EVERYONE it seems has a story to tell about the famous Waverley women! For generation s they have lived in the same house with a mysterious walled garden that blooms all year round. Every Waverley woman is somehow touched by magic. Claire is the latest ke... Read More »

 

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