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05:03 > Saturday 11th October 2008

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Batman
LEGO Batman: The Videogame
09:54 - 08 October 2008

Publisher: Warner Bros. Price: £39.99 Format: Xbox 360 (also on PS3, PS2, PC, DS and Nintendo Wii) Age rating: 3+ MORE Adam West than Christian Bale, this brick-laden tribute to one of pop culture s most enduring legends manages to shoe-horn more than 7... Full Story »

Star Wars
The pick of this week's cheats

09:52 - 08 October 2008

Viva Piñata - Xbox 360 Name your garden Kittyfloss and you will unlock a lovely set of YMCA gear that you can use to dress up like the Village People.  Saints Row - Xbox 360 Use your mobile to dial #3855432584 and you ll miraculously find yourself a... Read More »

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Don't back against the Wall for kids

10:00 - 09 October 2008

Wall-E Format: Nintendo DS Price: £24.99 Wall-E is Pixar s latest movie about the last robot left to clean up earth. It s an interesting concept and as such it provides a strangely-enjoyable if overly-simplistic game. While the storyline of the game foll... Read More »

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The Metros More Money Less Grief 1965 Records/Columbia
10:18 - 09 October 2008

Roll up, roll up, ladies and gentlemen, for this week s attempt to cram pop hooks, thrashy oik-rock, affected accents and wide-boy posturing into a debut record with fingers crossed for musical domination! Yes, it s The Metros turn to make a smash-and-gr... Full Story »

Oasis Dig Out Your Soul Big Brother

10:17 - 09 October 2008

More than a decade on from their creative and critical peak, the brothers Gallagher offer us album number seven. Most of you will already know if you re going to buy this, but the dosh of the undecided is probably best spent elsewhere. Current single The... Read More »

Night
Only by the Night - Kings of Leon

18:09 - 07 October 2008

KINGS of Leon return with the release of their highly anticipated fourth album Only By The Night . Only By The Night makes a bold statement that looks set to solidify the band s position as one of the most important international acts of 2008. It foll... Read More »

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The Happening (15)
10:14 - 09 October 2008

A mysterious world-wide environmental crisis is causing people to die in freaky ways in this thriller from Sixth Sense director M. Night Shyamalan. First you can t speak, then you don t know where you are, then you commit suicide in a violently bonkers wa... Full Story »

Female Agents (15)

10:13 - 09 October 2008

It s spring 1944. A five woman commando unit parachute into occupied France on a mission to rescue a captured British agent with knowledge of the Allied D-Day plans. Based on real events undertaken by Churchill s Special Operations Executive which sent m... Read More »

Mock
Mock The Week Too Hot For TV - Cert 18

18:11 - 07 October 2008

JOIN comedians Frankie Boyle, Russell Howard and Hugh Dennis for hilarious out-takes of the popular current affairs quiz show, Mock the Week. This DVD includes nearly three hours of the hottest stand-up comedians performing on one of the funniest program... Read More »

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THE BIRTHDAY PRESENT by Barbara Vine
10:09 - 09 October 2008

THIS latest psychological thriller by Ruth Rendell, written under her pen name, is set in the late spring of 1990. A love affair is flourishing between Ivor Tesham, a 33-year-old rising star of Margaret Thatcher s Conservative government, and Hebe Furnal,... Full Story »

Snow Flower
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See

18:08 - 07 October 2008

IN nineteenth century China a woman s eligibility is judged by the size and shape of her feet. For our heroine lily, this is extraordinary good luck. The local matchmaker has declared that if bound properly Lily s feet will be flawless. The daughter of a... Read More »

Business Stripped Bare: Adventures of a Global Entrepreneur By Richard Branson

10:41 - 02 October 2008

The golden-goateed wonder reveals all about the company he started as a school drop-out in the seventies which grew into one of the most successful and diverse companies on the planet. He explains how Virgin grew from a small mail order record company in... Read More »

 

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Strictly Come Dancing 2008

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