Tag: Download
Bop It updated for the download generation
The highly addictive and frustrating game, Bop It!, has had a makeover for the download generation, to become… Bop It Download!
It features the same gameplay as before, but now allows you to replace that irritating bloke that shouts and screams at you when you “pull it” when you should’ve “twisted it” with your own sounds.
Parappa man puts his Musika on iPod
You may not have heard of Masaya Matsuura, but you’ve probably played one of his games – or one of many clones his insane-genius mind has inspired.
Matsuura is the curious brain behind Parappa The Rappa, one of PlayStation’s coolest and most original games. He also made cult smash Vob-Ribbon, in which a vector man ran along scenery
GameTap gives Intel-based Mac owners some games to play
Finally! Something to do on your fancy Mac apart from mucking about with the face-warping photo software!
GameTap, the online game distribution service, has opened up its 500-game-wide catalogue of games to Mac owners – as long as you have a recent one with an Intel processor.
Borders promoting new books by TXT MSG
Cosmopolitan book/cafe chain Borders has announced plans to send sample chapters of new releases to customers’ mobiles, to get literary types into a HOT FRENZY before books are released.
Lonely Planet launch pick and mix downloads
Lonely Planet is to launch a create-your-own guidebook service so you can download their top tips straight to your computer. The experts in all the best places to visit across this fine globe will start with content from the Caribbean,…
DAB listeners 'Cliq' to instantly buy songs
DAB radios will feature ‘Buy it Now’ option in future, thanks to tech firm UBC’s new Cliq service.
Currently on trial with Chris de Burgh specialists Heart 106.2 in London, Cliq works by sending an additional data stream along with the audio data…
Ringo Starr releases some Ring-o tones and DRM-free albums through EMI
Those ex-Beatles are busy little bees, aren’t they! Paul McCartney is swanning around town releasing records in Starbucks like they’re going out of fashion, and shilling himself to Apple like their whole previous brouhaha never existed.
Now Ringo Starr has jumped on the digital download bandwagon, signing an exclusive contract with Capitol/EMI who will make all his EMI works available in digital format from the 28th of August. But that’s not the best news…
Beautiful Katamari game exclusive to Xbox 360?
Those rumours that the next Katamari Damacy game, Beautiful Katamari, would be rolled out across all platforms? Well, let’s just say it’s a sad day for the Ninty and Sony fanboys amongst us, as it’s now been confirmed that the next game in the cult-series will be exclusive to the Xbox 360, and may just be an Xbox Live download.
As fellow Shiny site Xboxer pointed out, if the game…
Amazon to launch DRM-free online music store
Amazon has announced that it is to launch its own digital music store later this year, comprising millions of songs and all free from any DRM copy protection.
UK indie band The Crimea to give away album online
British indie band The Crimea is to give away its new album “Secrets of the Witching Hour” for free online, in an attempt to build a fan base.
Although plenty of unsigned bands give away their music in this way, The Crimea are possibly the biggest band to go down this route.
