Joe Martin

Study: Male gamers have need to conquer

A recent study in Stanford, California has revealed that male gamers pursue the hobby primarily out of a need to conquer.

May 27, 2008 | 12:39

Halycon planning Philp K. Dick games

Halycon Company, the production company which owns the rights to make films based on Philip K. Dick's novels, has announced plans for game adaptations too.

May 27, 2008 | 11:23

Age of Conan one of the fastest selling PC games of all time

May 27, 2008 | 10:50

Penny Arcade Adventures: Episode One

The full name is actually "Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness", but we couldn't fit it in the headline. No matter. The real issue is whether or not Tycho and Gabe can make a game worth playing. We take the Xbox 360 version out for a spin...

May 25, 2008 | 11:29

Overclocked: A History of Violence

We know all about overclocking, or at least we thought we did. Turns out that overclocking isn't actually anything to do with increasing the performance of a system component. It's actually a psychological thriller from House of Tales. Weird, eh?

May 24, 2008 | 02:29

UbiDays conference to be broadcast live

Ubisoft is about to hold the second UbiDays event and is promising to broadcast the event live from a new website.

May 23, 2008 | 12:02

Xbox Live Arcade to get spring cleaning

Microsoft has revealed plans to clean up XBLA by removing any under-performing games and creating a new studio.

May 23, 2008 | 11:01

Starcraft 2's system specs leaked?

After a visit to Blizzard's offices, Spanish magazine Micromania has revealed what it thinks Blizzard will want as the system specs for Starcraft 2.

May 23, 2008 | 10:06

Nintendo: Wii gamers are hardcore too

Nintendo reckons that Wii gamers can be hardcore gamers too, despite the general opinion which suggests otherwise.

May 22, 2008 | 12:49

Itagaki: Ninja Gaiden PS3 is 'no good'

Tomonobu Itagaki, the man behind the Ninja Gaiden series, has been a little critical of Ninja Gaiden Sigma on the PS3.

May 22, 2008 | 11:45

Jack Thompson guilty on 27 misconduct charges

Jack Thompson should be judged guilty on 27 misconduct charges according to the recommendations of a judge.

May 22, 2008 | 10:32

Haze writer responds to 4.5 IGN review

Haze writer Rob Yescombe has responded to poor initial reviews of the game from IGN, pointing instead to good reviews from Famitsu.

May 21, 2008 | 11:23

Pteroglider game released for free

Pteroglider has been released for free by Codeminion, who only sold 32 copies of the game and describe it as a perfect example of what not to do.

May 21, 2008 | 09:10

Police to be trained on videogames

UK police forces are to receive firearm training from a new simulation game that aims to be a truly realistic conflict simulation.

May 20, 2008 | 11:22

Logitech Introduces Pure-Fi Mobile Speaker System

May 20, 2008 | 10:49

Haze not in HD, needs 4GB install

Derek Littlewood of Free Radical Design has revealed that Haze will not run in true HD on the PS3 and requires a meaty install.

May 20, 2008 | 10:19

Age of Conan DX10 delayed

Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures may have been selling like hotcakes, but the bad news is that the DirectX 10 version needs a bit more work.

May 20, 2008 | 09:16

WoW to get graphical overhaul?

Speaking to Eurogamer earlier today, Blizzard has discussed the possibility of giving World of Warcraft a complete graphical overhaul.

May 19, 2008 | 13:06

Nintendo apologises for Wii Fit

Nintendo has issued an apology to Wii Fit owners who may have been offended by the results of a Wii Fit weigh-in as a result of a faulty BMI measurement.

May 19, 2008 | 11:49

Penny Arcade reveals PAX 2008 keynote speaker

May 19, 2008 | 09:52

Wild Tangent: "Consoles are dead"

Alex St. John, creator of DirectX and CEO of Wild Tangent, reckons that the console is a dying breed - PC is the future!

May 19, 2008 | 09:42

Lian Li PC V1110

It's big, aluminium and Taiwanese - could it be a return to form for Lian Li, one of the most esteemed and respected case designers? It certainly looks that way, but the only way to be sure it check out our review!

May 19, 2008 | 08:39

Left4Dead Hands-on Preview

We've been playing a bit of Left4Dead recently and now that we've finally managed to tear ourselves away from it, we think it's only fair to share with you the details of this four-player Co-Op zombie shooter from Valve and Turtle Rock Studios.

May 17, 2008 | 08:09