The Top 5 Most Traded Games

1) FIFA 14 2) Grand Theft Auto V Call of Duty: Black Ops The Last of Us New Super Mario Bros. There have been a couple of unexpected new entries onto our Most Sold games chart, including one Call of Duty game dropping out and being replaced by another. Why …

22/07/2014

Chris Smith

Check out Greenwich Music Time, one of the UKâ€™s best new festivals

PLEASE NOTE: OUR GREENWICH MUSIC TIME COMPETITION IS NOW CLOSED. We’re delighted to be sponsoring Greenwich Music Time, a new series of concerts being held in the historic Greenwich area of London. As this is the first Greenwich Music Time to be held, you might not be familiar with the …

22/07/2014

Chris Smith

Competitions

8 Essential Retro Games You Can Play on Your Phone

It’s easy to presume that most games available on Google Play and the iOS App Store are well-disguised money drains designed to make you pay a fortune just to get to the next level. But lurking beneath the wealth of ”˜freemium’ games are a veritable goldmine of gaming goodies, including …

22/07/2014

Chris Smith

Games

The student guide to clearing out your CD and DVD collection

The summer starts out great. You’ve got no lectures, some cash left over from your loan and nothing to do. Shopping sprees and nights out become the norm, and you start to feel a bit like someone from Made in Chelsea. But then the loan dries up. You’re faced with …

21/07/2014

Chris Smith

6 Surprisingly Brilliant Movies

Admit it: who thought that a movie about Lego would be any good? We certainly didn’t. But then along came The Lego Movie and it was probably the most enjoyable 100 minutes we had at the cinema last year. If you haven’t seen it yet, pick it up on DVD …

21/07/2014

Chris Smith

Movies

Friday Playlist: Latitude Festival

Latitude Festival kicks off today, showcasing an eclectic mix of music, comedy and arts in a tranquil Suffolk setting. Artists over the weekend include Lily Allen, Mogwai, Damon Albarn, The Black Keys, Editors, Kelis and many, many more. The festival is renowned for promoting new music acts too, with Radio …

18/07/2014

Chris Smith

Music

The Surprisingly Easy Guide to Surviving the Planet of the Apes

If we told you that apes are going to overthrow humanity and take over the world, you’d probably tell us to calm down and stop watching so many movies. But, with Dawn of the Planet of the Apes coming out today, there has been a lot of chatter about the …

17/07/2014

Chris Smith

9 Surprisingly Easy (But Often Forgotten) Tips for Using Your Phone on Holiday

Thousands of us are about to jet off on our holidays, desperate to get away from the dreary grey skies of the ”˜great’ British summer. Most of us will be taking our smartphones too, so that we can take pictures, make calls, read books, watch movies and brag about our …

17/07/2014

Chris Smith

Tech

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