Ghostbusters ‘not region locked’

here are reports that the North American edition of the Ghostbusters video game for the Xbox 360 will be region free.

The game, which goes on sale on 19 June, will be available in Europe only on PlayStation.

But it is thought gamers could get round this exclusivity by buying the US 360 versions online, through so-called “grey imports”.

‘Pelham 123′ isn’t the same old film

Denzel Washington’s new movie, “The Taking of Pelham 123,” is not a remake, even though Walter Matthau starred in a film by the same name in 1974, the actor told CNN.
Moreover, Washington’s character is not like the hostage negotiator he played three years ago in “Inside Man,” although the movie is about his negotiation with a deranged ex-con hostage-holder, played by John Travolta, Washington said.

U.S. Presses Antitrust Inquiry Into Google Book Settlement

SAN FRANCISCO — In a sign that the government has stepped up its antitrust investigation of a class-action settlement between Google and groups representing authors and publishers, the Justice Department has issued formal requests for information to several of the parties involved.

The Justice Department has sent the requests, called civil investigative demands, to various parties, including Google, the Association of American Publishers, the Authors Guild and

Digital Television Transition

In October of 2005, Congress enacted the Digital Television and Public Safety Act of 2005. The bill established that, by February 17th, 2009, all analog television broadcasts from full-power stations must cease and be replaced by digital transmissions. Why the switch? Moving to digital does two things: It allows broadcasters to send more data more efficiently – in addition to the show you are watching, you may get program and scheduling information on a pop-up screen, as well as higher-quality

Firefox 3.5 moves to preview phase

Rather than offering a release candidate as had been expected, Mozilla this week released a preview of its upcoming Firefox 3.5 browser, adding fixes to bugs and the browser’s JavaScript engine as well as improvements for video and audio playback.

Firefox 3.5 Preview will be offered to the 800,000-plus users of FireFox 3.5 Beta, with Mozilla looking for developer testing and community feedback. Although not a

GamersGate makes play for Mac gamers

GamersGate on Wednesday announced a new online store specifically for Mac-compatible games. The company has also announced a partnership with TransGaming.

GamersGate is a digital distribution platform — a way to help gamers find games they want, buy them and download them — that’s already being used by PC gamers. The company counts more than 1,100 titles

Microsoft Rivals Advise EC on an Antitrust Remedy

It sounds odd, but the European Commission’s solution to the problem caused by Microsoft bundling its Internet Explorer browser into the Windows OS appears to be more, rather than less, bundling.