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Medal of Honor: Warfighter
Anton van Beek  |  Dec 15, 2012  |  0 comments

It's been a couple of years since the last Medal of Honor title hit the shelves. You might think this would have given the development team ample time to create a new game that could challenge Call of Duty for the first-person shooter crown.

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Wharfedale lines up new Diamond speakers
Mark Craven  |  Dec 14, 2012  |  0 comments

Wharfedale has announced new additions to its long-running Diamond range of speakers, dubbed the Diamond 100 Series.

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Blu-ray
Prometheus: 3-Disc Collector's Edition
Anton van Beek  |  Dec 14, 2012  |  0 comments

Following the discovery of a series of cave paintings and carvings that seemingly point the way to the home of humanity’s intergalactic ‘Engineers’, the scientific research ship Prometheus is dispatched to explore what’s out there. But what they discover are not the benevolent Gods they hoped for, but an ancient race that holds the key to our destruction.

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Lockout
Anton van Beek  |  Dec 13, 2012  |  0 comments

This fun sci-fi actioner stars Guy Pearce as Snow, a smart-mouthed former government agent accused of a crime he didn't commit. When the inmates onboard an orbital prison escape and take the President's daughter (Maggie Grace) hostage, the authorities have no choice but to send Snow in to get her out alive.

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Battleship Potemkin & Drifters
Anton van Beek  |  Dec 11, 2012  |  0 comments

The second of the BFI's 'The Soviet Influence' releases is notable for marking the UK HD debut of that best-known of all Soviet films – Sergei Eisenstein's Battleship Potemkin. While still riddled with damage, the stability and clarity of the 1.33:1 image (encoded at the authentic 18fps) is pretty special. Joining …it is Drifters (shown below), a UK film about a fishing fleet that draws visual inspiration from Eisenstein's classic, plus three extra short films (all also restored in 1080p). A booklet of essays is also included that helps put the films in context.

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View21 VW11FVRHD50 review
Steve May  |  Dec 08, 2012  |  0 comments

The ridiculously named VW11FVRHD50 is a Freeview+ HD PVR from View21. The brand may not be too familiar, but it’s part of Harvard International, a company better known for the iLuv and Goodmans ranges.

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Resident Evil 6
Anton van Beek  |  Dec 06, 2012  |  0 comments

Long gone are the days when Resident Evil games were all about sneaking around dark mansions and avoiding shambling zombies. This latest instalment seems to have more in common with Paul W.S. Anderson's action-packed movie adaptations, with the first 10 minutes of play finding you dodging cars thrown into the air by a massive explosion, and then battling the undead onboard a helicopter that is about to crash into a speeding train.

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Blu-ray
The Passion of Joan of Arc (Masters of Cinema)
Anton van Beek  |  Dec 06, 2012  |  0 comments

Eureka has added a new crown jewel to its acclaimed Masters of Cinema range with this superb Blu-ray debut for Carl Theodore Dreyer's silent masterpiece. Arriving in a deluxe slipcase, accompanied by a mammoth 100-page collection of essays, the disc features a choice of stunning 20fps and 24fps presentations of a new 2K restoration of the original 1928 version of the film (with optional, alternate music scores). Also on offer are a restoration comparison and the re-edited Lo Duca version created in the 1950s (also in 1080p).

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Empire Leicester Square to be UK's first Dolby Atmos cinema
Mark Craven  |  Dec 05, 2012  |  0 comments
Empire Cinemas has today announced The Empire Leicester Square will be the first cinema in the UK compatible with Dolby's new Atmos surround sound format, and the tech will make its debut next week with the fantasy flick Life Of Pi. Ang Lee's Oscar-tipped movie is getting a seven-day run at the Empire before its nationwide UK release on December 20.   Dolby claims its new Atmos format is 'the most significant development in audio since the arrival of surround sound', thanks to its use of overhead speakers and a twin-layer object-based sound design. 'Developed with input from professionals throughout the movie industry, Dolby Atmos delivers audiences a more natural and realistic soundfield, transporting them into the story with a lifelike sensory experience,' claims the aural innovator. The format debuted with Disney Pixar's flick Brave earlier this year, but until now there were no commerical cinemas Atmosified in Blighty.   Adds Jon Nutton, Marketing Director for Empire Cinemas: 'Dolby Atmos is set to change the cinema experience – we’re honoured that the Empire Leicester Square will be the first cinema in the UK to bring this to audiences.'   Team HCC already counts the Empire as one of the UK's best-sounding cinemas. We're looking forward to seeing what Dolby Atmos can bring to the party. As well as Life of Pi, other films confirmed for release with Atmos audio include the sci-fi sequel Star Trek Into Darkness and The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.   Click here for more information about Dolby Atmos.
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The Cabin in the Woods
Anton van Beek  |  Dec 04, 2012  |  0 comments

There's no two ways about it – 2012 is set to be remembered by fans as the year that cult filmmaker Joss Whedon finally conquered Hollywood. Not only was he responsible for the year's best blockbuster, Avengers Assemble, he also co-wrote and produced this clever, witty and gory deconstruction of the horror genre.

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