BAFTA Young Game Designers (YGD) competition  – and FREE ‘young game designer’ workshops
May07

BAFTA Young Game Designers (YGD) competition – and FREE ‘young game designer’ workshops

BAFTA YGD workshops will take place in Manchester, Newcastle and London in May: Competition entry deadline is Monday 1 June The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) is hosting free workshops around the UK to inspire young people to consider a career in games. The workshops, which began in Glasgow in April and take place in Manchester, Newcastle and London in May, are in support of the BAFTA Young Game Designers (YGD)...

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***CLOSED*** Win £200 with Legal & General
May06

***CLOSED*** Win £200 with Legal & General

Legal & General have asked us if we thought you’d like to win £200. Naturally we said “Nahhh…” (or maybe we said “not half they would…”) It’s a cool little questionnaire – thinking about your bucket list, what you’ve achieved and what you WANT to achieve. It certainly mad em e stop and think a minute. Here y’go – usual Gleam widget magickery, and one random...

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FREE DVD offer at Amazon with limited-time TopCashback joining offer – yes, FREE!
Apr29

FREE DVD offer at Amazon with limited-time TopCashback joining offer – yes, FREE!

This week’s TopCashback joining offer is such a great one – fancy a free DVD? Yup, any DVD you choose, as long as it’s under £10. Which covers LOADS of new releases; just take a look at the few picks below… Of course Tinkerbell & the Legend of the Neverbeast is in there – do NOT underestimate the power of this magical film, we loved it. The latest Hobbit, Mockingjay, the unexpectedly BRILLIANT...

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***CLOSED*** We’ve got THREE copies of the fabulous Tinkerbell And The Legend of the Neverbeast DVD give away.
Apr27

***CLOSED*** We’ve got THREE copies of the fabulous Tinkerbell And The Legend of the Neverbeast DVD give away.

Disney liked our review so much last week, they’ve given us THREE copies for a fabulous Tinkerbell And The Legend of the Neverbeast DVD give away. If you haven’t seen it yet, then this is your chance. Tinkerbell probably wouldn’t have been my first choice for a Family Film Night, but I genuinely  enjoyed the movie, and will gladly sit through it again. It made me laugh, it made me cry (no, really, actually real tears...

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Just the Best & Prettiest Kindle Fire HDX Case – Lente Designs review
Apr27

Just the Best & Prettiest Kindle Fire HDX Case – Lente Designs review

When the 8yr old got a Kindle Fire HDX for her birthday,  I kew it should have been a double-gift, and come with a Kindle Fire HDX case. Because it is utterly pointless anyone at all having a nice tablet if they haven’t got a nice case. Quite apart from the pretty-factor (let’s be honest, tablets are NOT attractive things), there is the serious issue of protection. Having an unprotected tablet around is simply asking for...

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Tinker Bell and the Legend of the Neverbeast Review
Apr21

Tinker Bell and the Legend of the Neverbeast Review

If you have a small person in the house, it’s likely that you’re already familiar with the Tinkerbell series of films, the group of Fairy friends from Pixie Hollow. The Legend of the Neverbeast is the latest, and was released on DVD today – which naturally meant a Tinkerbell Family Film Night as we sat down to enjoy it (though I admit the teen boys made their apologies and escaped elsewhere before the starting...

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