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Gaming at the Museum of Science and Industry, Manchester

Get your game face on this summer at the Museum of Science and Industry’s first ever gaming event, featuring some of the most popular video games of the past 30 years. Running from Saturday 25 July to Sunday 9 August, PLAY it! Manchester – in partnership with leading gaming specialists Replay Events – is a […]

Play Expo – Manchester

Manchester’s biggest video gaming show, PLAY Expo, returns for its fourth year. Tickets for PLAY Expo, the North’s biggest gaming expo have gone on sale this morning (29th May). The show will take place at EventCity, Manchester on 10th and 11th October 2015. PLAY Expo is in its fourth year in Manchester and has more […]

Wigan Comiccon

Saturday June 13th sees the return of the fantastic Wigan Comiccon, to Robin Park, Wigan. Last years Wigan Comiccon, in December 2014, was a huge event! There were stalls selling everything from rare comics and signed photos, to customised prop replicas and retro games consoles. For a geek like me, it was heaven! There were […]

Bolton Comic Con – 1st March

Comic Cons are commonplace all over America, but a relatively new idea over here in the UK. They are events where normal folk like us can go and indulge our nerdy sides, buy collectables, maybe take part in cosplay and get our photos taken with lookalikes. People go to meet fellow collectors, but also to […]

Play Expo 11th and 12th October

It is less than one week until the North’s biggest and most exciting game expo begins. With so much packed into Manchester’s EventCity this year, can you afford to miss this years Play Expo? Here’s a quick rundown of some of the things happening at this year’s show: * The UK’s largest arcade with over […]

Play Expo Manchester 2014

The North’s biggest and most diverse video gaming expo is back! Play Expo is returning to Manchester’s EventCity for its third successive year. Taking place 11th and 12th October 2014, Play Expo is expanding considerably and will now feature FIVE absorbing events, under one roof! Along with the familiar areas from the previous years, (Now.Play, […]

The Greatest Cartoons Of Yesteryear

As memories from our childhood are never far away, it’s always nice to see a reimagined version of a popular programme from back in the day. As classic shows from the 1980s and 90s are still regarded as some of the best, there’s really no surprise that these childhood favourites are making a comeback here, […]

Gary Moore – “Back On The Streets” Re-release.

This autumn, 23rd September, sees the release of an extended edition of the hugely successful debut solo album, Back On The Streets by Gary Moore. Released in 1978 this was the first authentic solo record by the British blues-rock guitarist legend featuring Thin Lizzy bassist/vocalist Phil Lynott and drummer Brian Downey. This classic album features […]

Tears For Fears ‘The Hurting’ 30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition

Universal Music Catalogue and Virgin / EMI are thrilled to announce the release of Tears For Fears’ ‘The Hurting’ 30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition on October 21st, 2013 (October 22nd in North America). You can Pre Order by clicking HERE. Thirty years ago, in March 1983, Tears For Fears released their influential synth-pop debut, The Hurting. […]

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