Joe Martin

Worst game ever played for charity

As part of an attempt to raise money for the Childs Play charity, some crazy fools have put themselves forward to play Desert Bus, the worst game ever.

November 23, 2007 | 09:52

PlayStation Phone rumours trashed

Rumours that Sony is making a PlayStation Phone have been circulating all day. Unfortunately, it's turned out to be a load of nonsense.

November 23, 2007 | 07:05

The Romantics sue Guitar Hero Encore

Apparently, the cover of the song used in the game is 'too similar' to the original version and The Romantics aren't happy about that at all...

November 22, 2007 | 11:25

46 percent of children can buy M-rated games

An American study has just been released which shows that almost half of all children trying to buy an M-rated game are able to do so.

November 22, 2007 | 10:17

Study links WiFi with childhood autism

A new study from the Australasian Journal of Clinical Environmental Medicine has found a possible link between WiFi devices and childhood autism.

November 22, 2007 | 09:21

Atari to stop publishing and focus on developing?

Atari isn't doing so well lately and analysts have suggested that the company would do best to stop publishing games altogether.

November 21, 2007 | 13:04

Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 announced

Ubisoft has just announced that it will continue the series of new Rainbow Six games, retaining the Vegas subtitle with a new sequel.

November 21, 2007 | 10:47

Crytek loves PC, hates consoles

Contrary to the opinions of Nvidia and Intel yesterday, Crytek has said that PC gaming is very secure and that PCs are infinitely better than consoles.

November 21, 2007 | 09:38

German school licenses Crysis engine

Crysis is useful for more than just combusting graphics cards you know - turns out that those wacky Germans want to teach with it too.

November 20, 2007 | 12:43

Casual gamers love Halo 3 more than you

A new study looking at the appeal of games across certan demographics has found out that Halo 3 is more popular with the casual market than the core.

November 20, 2007 | 11:46

PC gaming too specialised, says Nvidia, Intel

At the GeForce LAN 4 Event a number of industry figureheads have spoken about why the PC Gaming market is on the defensive.

November 20, 2007 | 09:58

Orange Box for PS3 next month

EA has confirmed that the PlayStation 3 version of The Orange Box, containing Episode 2, Portal and Team Fortress 2, will be released early next month.

November 19, 2007 | 11:56

Sim UK Government game released for free

SeriousPolicy has been released free and lets players run the UK government by playing important political figures, like Paris Hilton.

November 19, 2007 | 10:56

UT3 already works on Xbox 360

According to Mark Rein, Unreal Tournament 3 already works on the Xbox 360 and has done since last spring, although it still won't see a release until next year.

November 19, 2007 | 09:51

F.E.A.R.: Perseus Mandate

We take the latest expansion pack for F.E.A.R. out for a spin to see how TimeGate has carried on the work of Monolith with the classic Horror/Shooter franchise. Is the game any good or is it just a slew of clichés and pastiches? We find out!

November 18, 2007 | 13:30

SteelSeries Siberia Neckband Headset

SteelSeries are a company with a reputation for making the very tip-top type of peripherals, but can the new Siberia headset convince us that a neckband style strap is the future for headset design? Hmm...

November 17, 2007 | 11:36

Unreal Tournament 3 Soundtrack released

Want some tunes to frag by? What about some music to romance women by? Either way, the UT3 soundtrack will have you covered.

November 16, 2007 | 12:03

New Terminator game in the works

As if a new Ghostbusters game wasn't enough, it looks like there's a new Terminator game in development too - though not for a while.

November 16, 2007 | 10:56

Lionhead wants your insults

Those guys at Lionhead may be smart, but they don't exactly have the foulest of mouths. Good thing they're asking gamers to submit insults for the upcoming Fable 2 then.

November 16, 2007 | 09:30

Guitar Hero III Mac later this year

The Guitar Hero franchise will be touching down on the Mac later this year with a PC/Mac hybrid disc apparently, replacing the PC version.

November 15, 2007 | 12:44

New Ghostbusters game in the making

Vivendi has confirmed that a new Ghostbusters game is in development, to be written by Bill Murray, Dan Ackroyd and Harold Ramis.

November 15, 2007 | 11:52

New DS handheld on the way?

It's rumour time again and this time the gossip is that Nintendo has just finished a revision of the DS handheld but doesn't plan to release it until current sales fall.

November 15, 2007 | 10:28