Wii MotionPlus To Be Bundled With EA Games!

EA have revealed that he Wii MotionPlus will be packaged with Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 and Grand Slam Tennis. The peripheral, which will add extra sensitivity to the Wii-Mote is due to be released officially on June 8 with the EA games getting a mid-June release. Sega’s Virtua Tennis will be the first game released to make use of the addon, hitting the shelves on June 2nd, nearly a week before the release of the Wii MotionPlus. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jo4VBn_0Lfo Tweet This Post

Square Enix Acquires Eidos!

According to gamesindustry.biz a “court has approved the acqusition of UK games publisher Eidos by Japanese company Square Enix”. Square Enix will officially take over Eidos today, on April 22 2009. The board of directors had officially recommended Square Enix’s £84.3 million bid to shareholders, which was approved by 85% of the shareholders themselves. Today’s court approval and delisting were the final steps in the acquisition, which made the acquisition complete for the creators of the Final Fantasy series. Tweet This Post

Run Like the Wind! New Centurion Pic Released!

Neil Marshall’s upcoming film Centurion has had a new picture released, showing star Michael Fassbender (300) on the run from what look to be angry men on horseback. Considering the boring and samey nature of Marshall’s past flicks The Descent, Doomsday), this comes as a welcome change. The story itself sees a Roman legion venture north of Hadrian’s Wall and encounter some very unfriendly natives. Apparently though, it is also somewhat of a horror movie, with the Romans being picked off in the woods. What am I thinking? I’m thinking why did they film on set in Surrey for a film which is meant to take place in Scotland…? To get more information and see…

Cheapskate Geek – 21 April 09

So after a good few weeks talking about technological things, I want to have a think about how being a cheapskate and a geek works in the off-line, non-electronic world. Saving money isn’t just about buying cheap tech goodies. My favourite pastime is eating out. I cannot explain how much I enjoy eating out, from a greasy spoon café to Michelin starred restaurants I love having someone else to cook for me. I am not a gastro-snob I just love food and I am too lazy to cook. I have recently discovered the joys of coupons and vouchers that you can print out to get cheap restaurant deals, the best website to find them (if…

The Dutchie Sessions With Sabu

Recapping the Junos Canada’s annual music industry love-in, the Juno Awards, took place this past weekend in my backyard in Vancouver, Canada. For my first column as part of the Nerdles team, I grabbed my backstage pass and hit the town. Here’s what you need to need to know about the Canadian music scene. Serena Ryder Winner of the Adult Alternative Album award, Serena Ryder is a tiny little thing with a big, big voice that’s seen the world… and then some. Though I’ve heard her name before, I’d never listened to her roots and country-inspired before this weekend and I’m blown away. It says something when a room full of music industry people give…