The detailed contracted between publisher Activision and Halo developer Bungie has been made public, revealing plans for a mammoth new franchise from the shooter specialist and a launch date for Microsoft's next Xbox hardware. Read More >
Featured comment by ThisIsNotAUsername:
"They should use the original Wii codename - Revolution. I could stomach "Xbox Revolution" and the marketing campaigns write themselves!" More »
Okay everyone -- the summer is finally here at last. Time to take action and make the most of it before it ends sometime early next week. Let's get out the PADDLING POOL! Read More >
Featured comment by Michael Pegg:
"It's until at least December. A few wet weeks haven't filled the underground water tables. I wonder when they will think it would be a good idea to ha..." More »
What on earth is this, Nintendo? Am I supposed to stand on it? Sit on it? Play badminton with it or ride it down a hill like a go-kart? It's the latest image showing a redesigned Wii U controller, hinting rather clearly that Nintendo's going to lose a whole lot more money over the next few years thanks to this abomination. Read More >
Featured comment by Glenbot3000:
"Ahaha, but I'm sure the McBarons and game devs of the world make up for that, no?
It's good that they let you have a peak, but holy shit that's ins..." More »
Just for a while, what's say we forget about all the evil and sickness that infects Mother Earth, transporting ourselves instead to a quieter, happier place where the only peril is of the mild variety -- the world of Disney movies. Read More >
Absoloo, the French e-retailer of XXX items, has come out with a generous offer to accompany the recent release of Blizzard Entertainment's fantasy game Diablo III. Read More >
Featured comment by flynndean:
"Is that how the kids get their kicks these days?
I've seen less scary things in my 'imagination wanks' after a night of cheese and absinthe." More »
Let’s face it – our mobile phones are our very lifeblood these days. If we could get food and drink from them, we probably would and then we could all disappear off to live alone in the woods, untroubled by other humans. Read More >
Despite everything you've learned in the Super Mario Bros video games, stomping and burning are not your only two options in the kitchen. When you need to chop that magic mushroom before wolfing it down, you can hack it up on this Coin Block cutting board. Read More >
Summer's coming and we want our windows to be nice and clean for when the Sun gleams in through them. You remember the Sun, right? But getting those windows cleaned by a professional can cost a lot of dough. Better off doing it yourself. Read More >
A new video game censorship system for the UK will be controlling all the age ratings on our favourite interactive driving and murder simulations from now on, replacing the awkward old combination of PEGI and BBFC age ratings. Read More >
Featured comment by Darrell Jones:
"Incidentally I have been looking at my avatar and just can't see sherlock Holmes. Have you been at the seven percent solution?" More »
20 years ago, the brainiacs at id Software came up with a genius game that was one of the first forays into the genre known today as the first-person shooter. And since then, gaming has never been quite the same. To celebrate the momentous occasion, current id Software publisher Bethesda has made Wolfenstein 3D available freely to play in the comfort of your browser. Read More >
Google is apparently preparing to launch some sort of social gaming tool for its Android software, bringing the winning of pretend trophies and the bragging about obtaining certain in-game achievements to its mobile OS. Read More >
Featured comment by snapper.fishes:
"It depends on your attitude. I never play games for their achievements (except for the rocket gnome achievement. Phew that was hard.) but it's nice se..." More »
Exeter Cathedral is totally getting down with the youth sector, offering a one-off gaming themed night of religious entertainment that'll use cult PS3 title Flower as the centrepiece of the holy experience. Read More >
It looks like Microsoft's pretty much confirmed that the next generation Xbox 720 is just round the corner, and it's cottoned onto a cunning plan to earn a few bob from the aging Xbox 360 in the process. It's slashed the price of the Xbox 360 to just £60-odd in the US, but only if you sign up for two-years of Xbox Live. Read More >
Featured comment by flynndean:
"Portable in the sense that you can take them cross-platform? I think not.
Like it or not, the fact you won't own your software in the traditional s..." More »
It's a bank holiday and appropriately, the roads have been filled with bewildered day-trippers, tootling about the place as they've aimed to make the most of the bonus workless day. Read More >
The iPhone might be nibbling away at Nintendo's market share, but there are still plenty of games that are damn near unplayable with a touchscreen. Physical buttons are the way to go, and if Levelup's Bluetooth ROAM controller is legit, they won't be able to take our money fast enough. Read More >
Featured comment by rowan.cuddeford:
"the same people who made the fantastic open pandora have made something identical to this and it includes a thing to attach your phone to.
Dr Ashen, ..." More »