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more about #uk xmdfmk7x: So, kill someone and spend the rest of your life playing video games and never worry about paying bills again? more » ( shake cows, win a ) Milkshake!: Nintendo : Family friend online fun with the Yorkshire Ripper! more » MrBounce: Criminals living it up in prison, what else is new. There's a minimum security prison just up the road from where I live nicknamed Club Fed because t... more » ninjaDance: You folks still get to call people 'lunatics'? I'm happy there's some sense left in the world... more » adan-nada: I now know how to respond to the annoying PS360 fanboy: "If you feel so strongly that the wii is only for p*ssy casual gamers, I dare you to tell that... more » farsight-XR20: "This cash could have been spent improving care in the wider NHS" The Sun never ceases, to sicken me. i mean really? who honestly cares if five grand... more » Anthony Ray Hernandez: If the inside of this place is anything like the psych wards I've seen, these people would need some (non-violent) video games or at least something e... more » searanox: I think a bigger problem is the culture of punishment in the United States whereby billions of dollars are spent to capture and detain criminals, many... more » Odin: I'm already used to the damn government spending needless money on prisoners but I still don't like it. Prisoners should be allowed no more than produ... more » Gusdor: I'm so glad I pay through the nose for an NHS that I rarely use. Social healthcare for the lose. The NHS is flawed in almost every way. Even down to ... more » Komrade Kayce: Making them flail their arms around and make believing that the wiimote is things like tennis rackets and steering wheels isn't going to help the crim... more » ThursdayNext: The only annoying thing about this is that there are hooking up a standard definition console to a (presumably) high definition plasma TV. They could... more » Chronixal: No doubt the knee jerk populous will clench their fists and rant and rave. I'd rather the criminally insane be pre-occupied with making some Mii's bo... more » Chow_Mein: £5000, who gives a toss. Between a population of over 60,000,000 thats hardly significant. Besides alot of these people aren't exactly insane by choi... more » plasticmouse: I live just down the road from Broadmoor. Every Monday morning at 10:00 a nice loud air-raid siren goes off to let us all know that we have criminall... more » Dodge2002: And that my friends, is why us British people do everything in our power to not pay tax! more » TearsandScreams: It's in the Sun, therefore I choose to doubt every word. It's the equivalent of someone writing news in faecal matter on the walls of a building. Foll... more » ☆Y2Jason☆: An asylum? Should have given them a PS3 or 360 so they could have played as Batman in a title of the same namesake. more » noliferuin: ¥5,000? I know our economy's in a state, but I didn't realise it was that bad! more » dowingba: Don't fall for this. I bet you in a week or two he will release a gold and diamond encrusted PS3 for $163,883 less than this. Then you'll feel like... more » -
#uk
Hospital With Convicted Killers Gets 22 Wii Consoles
Broadmoor Hospital, previously known as the Broadmoor Criminal Lunatic Asylum, has been outfitted with £5,000 worth of Nintendo Wii gaming thanks to UK tax payer money. More » -
#oddities
The Most Expensive Wii In The World Is A Rip Off
Recession? What recession? Liverpool England's Stuart Hughes likes to cover electronics in gold, call them SUPREME (his caps, not mine), and ask INSANE (my caps, not his) prices for them. More » -
#ratings
More Movies Refused BBFC Classification Than Games
In an attempt to counter unfair stereotypes about games, UK game industry trade organization TIGA reveals that three times as many movies have been refused British Board of Film Classification ratings than games in the past five years. More » -
#tombraider
Lara Croft Might Get Her Own Street
Lara Croft, star of the Tomb Raider franchise, might be getting her own street, Lara Croft Way, in the UK city of Derby. More » -
#ruhroh
Resident Evil Clergy Critics: "Wait, What?"
The U.K. clergy members quoted as criticizing Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles for glamorizing violence and promoting the occult say their remarks have been misrepresented by the source originally reporting them. More » -
#saaaaaaytan
Religious Criticism of Resident Evil Dignified With Response
Generally, when dealing with religious kooks who allege your product promotes sin, exalts evil and is generally ungodly, PR 101 calls for a no-comment. Instead, Capcom's responded to two UK ministers after they called out Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles. More » -
#news
British Government Agency To Run Xbox Live Recruitment Ads
This morning, British publication The Guardian reports that Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) is going run ads in Xbox Live "including Call of Duty and Assassin's Creed, to attract quick-thinking 18- to 34-year-olds to its ranks." More » -
#natal
Microsoft Kindasmashes Natal Launch Rumor
Microsoft's U.K. boss dismissed a report last week that Natal will be ready to go in November 2010, saying claims of pricing and available shipments were based on inaccurate rumors. More » -
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#nintendo
BBC iPlayer Gets Its Own Wii Channel
The UK's iPlayer TV and Radio on demand server for the Wii gets an upgrade next week, graduating from Wii Internet Channel feature to full-on BBC iPlayer Wii Channel. More » -
#uk
Scottish Hotel Bans Video Games
Forget your PSP and DS at home! The oldest family-run hotel in Scotland, the Crieff Hydro, is asking guests not to bring video game hardware this holiday season in order to "restore traditional family values". More » -
#uk
Valve: British People Are Quiet
British people, speak up! According to Valve's Chet Faliszek, those gamers in the U.K. are quiet. More » -
#katamaridamacy
Katamari Creator's Playground Moving Forward
Several years back, Keita Takahashi, the game designer behind Katamari Damacy and Noby Noby Boy, mentioned he wanted to design playgrounds. He's been commissioned to do so, and the ball is now starting to get rolling, so to speak. More » -
#uk
Sky Launches On Xbox 360
It's official. In the UK, Sky has launched on Xbox LIVE and Gold members with at least 2Mb broadband and either a Sky TV or Sky Player can watch Sky One, MTV and Sky Arts, reports CVG. More » -
#gameannounce
EA FLIPS Make Reading Somewhat Fun
Reading is pretty awesome kids, but what about those stodgy old books, with their paper and the turning? Forget those. EA makes reading fun by putting books on your DS with FLIPS. More » -
#culture
Japanese Internet Reacts To BBC's Dying Nation Claims
The Japanese population is shrinking. That doesn't have much to do with video games, now does it? Or does it? More » -
#ncsoft
Welcome To Aion Server Queues, Europe!
If you thought we had it bad in North America, many European Aion players weren't even able to get into a queue during peak hours during the game's launch weekend. Consider yourselves lucky! More » -
#sony
BBC Examines Yellow Light of Death in UK
The Xbox 360 has the Red Ring of Death — a system failure warning. The PS3 also has a system failure warning, the Yellow Light of Death. Maybe you've seen it, maybe you haven't. It all depends on your luck. More » -
#localization
UK Scribblenauts Has Ice Lollies And Nappies
UK Scribblenauts buyers won't have to fuss with our quaint colonial terms, with developer 5th Cell going out of their way to make sure that no one confuses football with football. More » -
#xbox360
UK Gets Xbox 360 Price Cut And Price Hike
It's not only the US that is seeing an Xbox 360 price drop, but the UK, too. Starting tomorrow, the Xbox 360 Elite 120GB will be priced at £199.99 (US$324). More » -
#pc
Does Anyone Here Know Welsh?
Welsh-speaking people, game developers Arberth Studios needs your help. Instead of shelling out £16,500 (US$27,000) to have its game professionally translated, the studio is asking for the next best thing: Free help. More »
