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iTunes UK, Canada receive over 1200 movies; titles available same day as the DVD release
There is good news for iTunes users living in the UK and Canada early Wednesday morning Apple added a massive amount of movies to both iTunes stores.

It’s true the iTunes UK and iTunes Canada are now featuring films from the following top movie studios; 20th Century Fox, The Walt Disney Studios, Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros. Entertainment, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM), Sony Pictures Television International and Lionsgate UK.

The amount of movies that have been added to the both stores is huge, boasting over 700 films for the UK store and over 1200 films for the Canadian store. iTunes users will be able to watch popular titles like “Team America, World Police”, “300″, “Manchurian Candidate”, “Matrix”, “School of Rock”, “One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest”, “Reservoir Dogs”, "Hitman," "I Am Legend," "National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets" and "Into the Wild” are on the list and will be available for purchase and rental.

There’s more, iTunes users will be able to purchase movies the same day they are released on DVD. That’s one thing of the many things I like about iTunes service, having the ability to purchase a digital copy the same day it’s released on DVD. I purchase the movie I want, and watch it on my Apple TV. I rarely go to the movie theater since I prefer to watch the movies at home so for me this is the perfect option.

iTunes is currently the number one music retailer in the U.S. When the iTunes store first made its debut on January 9, 2001 the movies along with TV shows were only available to US customers. Although there was some video content available to those living outside the U.S it was limited to music videos and Pixar’s short films. This is definitely good news for those living in the UK or Canada.

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Colin McRae Rally Mac
I’ve been hooked on Mario Kart Wii since it was released, but there’s been a disconnect for me. Like “Grand Theft Auto”, it doesn’t carry over the level of realism that I experience when I’m out driving a real car - whether it be to run errands, or to race in the Indy 500. Think about it - do you really go and drive around, throwing banana peels at other people? We use these games for escapism, which is great, but it’s nice to have a level of realism to them. Despite all of its fun, that’s what Mario Kart lacks. I remember playing Microsoft’s “Monster Truck Madness” 10 years ago… it was a good step in that direction, but was limited by the graphics technology of the time. Furthermore, I tried it with the Force Feedback wheel that Microsoft was selling at the time, and the experience was just. not. good.

So the new magic line that these kinds of games need to cross in the “realism” category is something that’s fast and responsive (like a real car), and has a photorealistic experience.

Colin McRae Rally Mac (from Feral Interactive) has addressed these concerns. Some of the other racing games I’ve played (even the Gran Tourismo or Need for Speed-type titles) still seem to pull the common cartoon physics; or they try but they aren’t close enough, so it ends up being more frustrating than fun.

It’s been a while since my last “real” (Nascar or stock car) racing game, so I was interested to see how this game played.
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