COMPETITION: John Mayer, live
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Win the chance to see John Mayer at Sony Ericsson presents Q The Music Club at Hard Rock Cafe
GAME: King of Fighters XII (Xbox 360)
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Everyone’s playing fighting games these days.
As a dyed-in-the-wool Capcom aficionado, the hype emanating from SNK Playmore regarding the triumphant return of their King of Fighters franchise had me salivating. Eschewing 3D in favour of gloriously chunky hand-drawn sprites, King of Fighters XII looked gorgeous and had the gaming community anticipating a resurrection that promised to make at long last accessible, the fabled deep play mechanics that typifies the KoF series.
Sounds perfect.
And it probably will be, when the developer finally gets around to finishing the game.
Even the most hardened SNK fanatic is going to feel hard done by here, there’s simply not enough for a full-price and until KoF props up the bargain bins, you’ll be expected to pay £39.99 for what is essentially half a game.
COMPETITION: See Editors, live!
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Win the chance to see Editors play at Sony Ericsson presents Q The Music Club Live at Hard Rock Café.
Sony Ericsson presents Q The Music Club at Hard Rock Café is a monthly night presenting some of the hottest acts around.
Next month, one of the greatest British indie rock bands to emerge in recent years, Birmingham-based four piece Editors, will be performing an ultra exclusive gig.
Selling over two million copies worldwide of their critically acclaimed platinum albums, Editors are set to release their new highly anticipated third LP, In This Light and On This Evening later this year.
For a chance to win a pair of VIP tickets to this invite only show, simply answer this question:
What is the new Editors album called?
A) In This Dark and On This Afternoon
B) In This Light and On This Evening
C) In This Dark and On This Morning
Send your answers to competitions@the-void.co.uk before noon on September 3.
COMPETITION: Win tickets to see The Saturdays
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To celebrate the launch of the new Tampax Pearl My Weekend My Way campaign, The Saturdays are performing a VIPearl Exclusive Gig at Oceana in Watford on Wednesday, August 12.
We’re giving away 10 pairs of tickets to this exclusive gig to see the hottest girl band of the moment. We’ll also give you a VIPearl card which allows you and a friend free and fast-track entry to 88 nightclubs around the UK, valid until September 30, 2009.
To enter, send an email to competitions@the-void.co.uk telling us in 100 words or less what your weekend your way would involve.
Please visit www.myspace.com/myweekendmyway for more information.
To celebrate the launch of the new Tampax Pearl My Weekend My Way campaign, The Saturdays are performing a VIPearl Exclusive Gig at Oceana in Watford on Wednesday 12th August. We’re giving away 10 pairs of tickets to this exclusive gig to see the hottest girl band of the moment.
We’ll also give you a VIPearl card which allows you and a friend free and fast-track entry to 89 nightclubs around the UK, valid until 30th September 2009.
New Tampax Pearl’s unique Pearl Protect System gives you the confidence you need to outsmart Mother Nature and enjoy a great night out your way.
To enter, simply tell us in less than 100 words what your weekend your way would involve.
Please visit www.myspace.com/myweekendmyway for more information.
To find out more about Oceana in Watford log on to www.urmusicnetwork.com/oceana/watford/
Publication Competition Conditions
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Prizes will not be honoured unless a proof of the competition is approved by DSA before going to print or going live online
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Full winners details must be sent through including name, address and a contact phone number
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The competition winners details must be sent to DSA by Wednesday 5thAugust.
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The winners will be issued with e-tickets by DSA and they must print these out and take them to Oceana in Watford on 12th August to get their tickets at the door.
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Please include a url to www.myspace.com/myweekendmyway and the Tampax Pearl My Weekend My Way logo.
Prize Terms and Conditions
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The winner and all guests must all be aged 18 or over and must bring along valid photo ID to prove this. You will not be admitted without ID.
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An e-ticket will be emailed to the competition winner which must be printed off and taken to the gig on 12th August. The e-ticket will then be swapped for proper tickets
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Tickets cannot be exchanged for cash and should not be sold to others in exchange for cash or commercial gain
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Events, times and performances are subject to change
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Tickets from unauthorised sources are not valid and admission with these tickets will not be permitted
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The venue and organisers are not liable for any ticket which is lost or stolen
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Ticket holders will be ejected from the venue if they pose a threat to the health and safety of others; and/or affect the enjoyment of the event by others; and/or the running of the event. Examples include but are not limited to being (or appearing to be): incapable or intoxicated, under age, abusive, threatening, behaving anti-socially, standing on seats and tables, carrying illegal weapons and substances, declining to be searched or in breach of the ticket terms and conditions
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No food and drink is to be brought into the venue
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CCTV and film cameras will be present at the venue. By being a ticket holder you consent to filming and sound recording which may include you as a member of the audience and its use in commercial distribution without payment or copyright
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The use of unauthorised cameras, video or sound recording equipment is prohibited and such items may be confiscated
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Loud music can damage hearing
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Smoking is prohibited except on the dedicated smoking terrace.
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Neither the promoters, nor the venue, can be held responsible for any property lost when within the venue
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For full t&c’s for the VIPearl cards please visit www.myspace.com/myweekendmyway
CINEMA: Anything For Her
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The French have a knack for making excellent thrillers as they proved when they took Harlan Coben’s Tell No One and, despite transporting it across the Atlantic, crafted a brilliant film from it.
This time it’s an original story from co-writer and director Fred Cavaye about happily married couple Lisa (Diane Kruger) and Julien (Vincent London). They are still passionately in love and lead a normal life with their young son Oscar, but one morning their world comes crashing down around them as the police storm into the house and arrest Lisa for a brutal murder. She is quickly found guilty and sentenced to 20 years in prison. Julien is convinced she is innocent and sets about proving this and will stop at nothing it seems to get her out of prison and back with him and their son. How far will he go to save her though, and is she really innocent?
From the cracking opening sequence showing Julien speeding towards a mystery destination with someone bleeding in the back of his car you are thrown right into this film, and your intellect and powers of observation are tested throughout.
This story of a man who loves his wife dearly and will do anything for her and his son is a well-written and thought out idea that in American hands I am sure would end up being cheesy and clumsily handled.
First time director Fred Cavaye does extremely well in creating tension and suspense, and is helped massively by the excellent central performance of Vincent London who makes his character believable. Diane Kruger is good too although spending a lot of the film looking depressed and ugly when visited in jail, but it is London who carries the piece.
This is a cracking thriller that is intelligent enough to leave it up to the audience to decide whether Lisa is guilty or not and whether Julien’s actions in the film are justified in trying to save his wife. See this for sure!
Mark Cappuccio
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