SingStar - Take That
SingStar:Take That solus version for PS2 & PS3 is released this October.
With a wealth of new and classic songs from the ultimate boy band’s multi-million album selling career, SingStar: Take That will give you night after night of singing fun so get your friends round, take out your wireless SingStar mikes and perform all your favourite chart hits such as Shine, Back for Good, Could it Be Magic or Relight my Fire and many, many more.
SingStar: Take That is released on 30th October 2009. The PS3 version is also released on 30th October.
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Super Mario Galaxy II Release Date
Released for Nintendo Wii is the follow up to Super Mario Galaxy, Super Mario Galaxy II. Mario is exploring space with 3D planets of varying sizes and landscapes. Power-ups such as the Bee Suit return, along with the Launch Star for interplanetary navigation, and the Airships operated by Bowser’s son Bowser Jr.
Mario rides the bipedal dinosaur Yoshi like he did in Super Mario Sunshine, and uses his tongue – the Star Pointer is replaced with a red dot which allows you to control and aim to not only grab across gaps but also eat different fruits that give him different powers – see him inflate like a balloon and float, or boost his speed.
Super Mario Galaxy II is released on 27th November 2009.
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Twilight Journals Release Date
The Twilight Journals, otherwise known as the Twilight Saga in the US, is a hardback collection of four of the Twilight series of books, by Stephanie Meyer.
Books included in the set are Twilight, Eclipse, New Moon and Breaking Dawn and all are vampire-based fantasy/romance novels aimed at the young adult market. Following the main heroine, Bella, the stories are told from her point of you from when she meets and falls in love with vampire, Edward Cullen.
Following on from this release of the hardback collection, the second book in the series, New Moon is released as a film in November 2009 as a sequel to the first film adaptation, Twilight which came out last year.
The Twilight Journals is released on 14th October.
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Michael Jackson Release Date
Author and editor, Michael Heatley has penned over 30 biographies and this pictorial tribute to the iconic Michael Jackson is released this month – Michael Jackson:The Life The Legend 1958 to 2009.
Published in hardback it charts the life of a musical genius from his childhood spent performing with the Jackson Five through to his adulthood as a multi-million selling solo performer, brimming with confidence and a seemingly never-ending scope for talent and creativity.
The book continues through to his peak at the biggest selling album of all time, Thriller and goes on to show that he was approaching possibly the most major comeback of any artist in history before his life was so tragically cut short.
Michael Jackson 1958-2009: Life of a Legend chronicles the story of a true legend whose musical legacy will live on. Release date is 17th July 2009.
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God of War III Release Date
Developed exclusively for PS3, God of War III is the final installment of the God of War trilogy. God of War III brings epic battles to life with stunning graphics and an elaborate plot that puts Kratos at the center of carnage and destruction as he seeks revenge against the Gods who have betrayed him.
In single player mode, take on the climatic role of the ex-Spartan warrior, Kratos, as he scales through the intimidating heights of Mt. Olympus and the dark depths of Hell to seek revenge on those who have betrayed him. Armed with double-chained blades, and an array of new weapons and magic, Kratos must take on mythology’s darkest creatures while solving intricate puzzles throughout his merciless quest to destroy Olympus.
Fans of the trilogy will have to wait a little while for this final episode as God of War III is released next year on 26th March 2010.
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Gear4 HP-400 Speaker System & iPod Dock
This is the ‘Gear4 HP-400 Speaker System & iPod Dock’. Cosmetically the system looks cool with its black colouring and rounded corners.
The display area and LCD are in an attractive blue neon colour. The HP 400 Whilst predominantly being a docking station also has a slot loading CD player as well as a built-in FM radio. Users will also be able to use it as an alarm clock waking up to music from either the radio or CD files stored on the iPod. Getting the sound quality just right is easily possible with the five preset equaliser settings.
The ‘Gear4 HP-400 Speaker System & iPod Dock’ is a great looking system that offers plenty of versatility and great audio listening.
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Super Mario Bros Wii Release Date
The bonkers Super Mario Bros platform game is at last, with the help of developers Nintendo available as a simultaneous multiplayer New Super Mario Bros game via the Wii console. Players can navigate the side-scrolling worlds either alone or now with up to three others playing simultaneously on the same level at any point in the game for competitive and cooperative multiplayer fun.
Players can pick each other up to save them from danger, or they can throw them into it. There are new items such as the Propeller Suit which launches Mario up into the air with a shake of the Wii remote, and the new ability for Mario to transform into Penguin Mario.
New Super Mario Bros Wii is released on 27th November 2009.
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Alex Cross's Trial Release Date
James Patterson continues the Alex Cross series of books with this latest novel, Alex Cross’s Trial released this Autumn. A further book called I, Alex Cross is scheduled for a November release date.
Ben Corbett is a brilliant young lawyer in early-twentieth-century Washington DC. Yet he is a disappointment to his wife and father, who believe he wastes his talents by doing poorly-paid and thankless work helping the poor and downtrodden.
One day, out of the blue, he receives a private invitation to the White House. President Theodore Roosevelt has personally selected Ben to help him investigate rumours of lynchings and a re-emergence of the outlawed Ku Klux Klan in Ben’s own hometown of Eudora, Mississippi. Ben accepts the mission handed to him and is given the name of a man in Eudora who will help him in this covert operation – the man’s name is Abraham Cross, great-uncle of Alex.
As Ben delves into the murky depths of racial hatred that hide beneath the surface of this seemingly sleepy Southern town, people become suspicious of what he is trying to do, and make it very clear to Ben what he is risking if he continues. In his quest to bring about justice for the tortured and tormented black community of Eudora, Ben must take on the biggest, most difficult, and most dangerous trial of his life. But can one man fight an entire town, an entire state that is stuck in the past and willing to go to any lengths to halt change and the coming of a future that they desperately fear?
Alex Cross’s Trial is released on 10th September.
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Roadside Crosses Release Date
Mystery crime writer and lateral thinker, Jeffery Deaver, brings us his latest novel, Roadside Crosses, this summer.
The Monterey Peninsula is rocked when a killer begins to leave roadside crosses beside local highways, not as memorials of past accidents, but as an announcement of his intention to kill. And to kill in a particularly horrific and efficient way: using the personal details about the victims that they’ve carelessly posted in blogs and on social networking web sites.
The case lands on the desk of special agent Kathryn Dance. She, along with close associate and friend, Deputy Michael O’Neil, and the fellow CBI agents introduced in The Sleeping Doll, follow the leads to Travis Brigham, a troubled teenager, who is retaliating against those who have posted attacks on him in a popular blog, The Chilton Report, for his part in a fatal car accident that took the lives of two high school girls.
Roadside Crosses is released on 23rd July.
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Sheila Hancock Release Date
Just Me is the title of Sheila Hancock’s second autobiography, coming out in paperback this summer. It follows on from the previous book, The Two Of Us, in which Sheila chronicled her life with actor, John Thaw. This time, Sheila takes us with her on her journey of self-discovery as she adventures around the world after dealing with the death of her long-time partner and husband.
Honest, thought provoking and stimulating, Just Me is a book about looking back at the past with fresh eyes whilst dealing with the future without John with renewed optimism, humour and clarity.
Just Me is released this week.
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