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11 and 12 year olds across the UK are to receive a pocket-sized codeable computer courtesy of the BBC. The Micro Bit was teased back when the corporation’s Grand Theft Auto drama was announced in April. A million of the devices have been ordered with the aim of supplying one …
Read More »BBC iPlayer is now available on Wii U
Wii U owners can now stream and catch up with their favourite BBC shows on their console. Seemingly without warning, a listing for the BBC’s online service has appeared on the Nintendo eShop, and was spotted by Nintendo Life. BBC’s streaming service weighs in at 94MB, and allows for gamers …
Read More »Rockstar issues lawsuit against BBC over ‘Game Changer’ drama
The BBC’s upcoming drama about the creation of Grand Theft Auto has landed in hot water with the series’ creator, Rockstar. Announced earlier this year, Game Changer (working title) was outlined as a standalone 90-minute feature dramatising the conflict between Rockstar president Sam Houser and outspoken GTA critic Jack Thompson, …
Read More »Rockstar suing BBC over GTA drama
UK studio “attempted multiple times” to resolve trademark issues with BBC
Read More »Daniel Radcliffe and Bill Paxton confirmed for BBC’s GTA drama
The BBC has confirmed the first official casting and plot details of its upcoming drama about the development of Grand Theft Auto. Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter, Horns) will star as Sam Houser and Bill Paxton (Aliens, Apollo 13) as lawyer Jack Thompson, as per previously rumoured. The show also has …
Read More »Original GTA dev expresses concern over BBC drama
It appears as if no-one from the original Grand Theft Auto design team is involved in the BBC’s upcoming dramatization about the game’s creation. The show was announced last month and it was reported yesterday that Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe is in negotiations to star. Also confirmed was the …
Read More »Daniel Radcliffe tipped to star in BBC’s Grand Theft Auto drama
Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe is allegedly in negotiations to play Sam Houser in the BBC’s upcoming drama about GTA makers Rockstar. The Hollywood Reporter claims that the show will focus on the tussle between Houser and notorious disbarred lawyer Jack Thompson, who last decade fought to have the GTA …
Read More »Girls Can Code aims to inspire new generation of coders
BBC talent show to scour the country for programming talent
Read More »90-minute Grand Theft Auto drama coming to BBC Two
Show to tell the story of the development and early days of blockbuster game franchise
Read More »BBC: Micro Bit ‘a defining moment’ for digital creativity
Director general Tony Hall says prototype device was designed to 'channel the spirit of the BBC Micro'
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