Ryan Garside

New details of Spore revealed

Some E3 details of the highly-anticipated evolve-'em-up have leaked out early, with a gameplay video looking pretty sweet.

May 8, 2006 | 14:42

US wants to ban online gambling

A new bill would make the Vegas casinos very happy - it would ban Americans from gambling online. Is this a wise decision or a liberty too far?

May 5, 2006 | 16:53

Islamic extremists using games to recruit

Fundamentalists are using mods for popular games like Battlefield 2 to give young potentials a feel for urban battle. Is gaming swiftly becoming a political medium?

May 5, 2006 | 16:47

Tony Hawk's Project 8 is revealed

The first screens and videos from the next-gen Tony Hawk game have hit the net. Prepare for some awesome graphics and great animation - as well as plenty of painful bails!

May 4, 2006 | 14:09

Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion has rating changed to Mature

Modders have hacked apart Elder Scrolls Oblivion and added in some nudity. The ESRB responds by upping its retail rating to mature. The right move, or worrisome for the meddling modders?

May 4, 2006 | 13:57

New MMO launches with cell-shaded graphics

Seed has launched with the promise of an 'ever-changing interactive player experience'. With an adaptive world and in-game democracy, could this lend some sci-fi kudos to a genre dominated by WoW?

May 3, 2006 | 14:55

Xbox Live gets updated with Message Center

Microsoft has updated Xbox Live to include support for a new online message centre. Now you can message and chat with your friends via your PC.

May 3, 2006 | 14:46

Battlefield 2 Armoured Fury screenshots

Tired of the same Battlefield 2 maps? The second booster pack, Battlefield 2 Armoured Fury, is nearly here. We have fresh screenshots, as well as details of this new three-map expansion.

May 2, 2006 | 16:14

Half-Life 2: Episode One pre-loading now

Get your broadband connection primed: it's time to get downloading the new Half Life 2 content. Episode 1 is available to pre-load now.

May 2, 2006 | 14:14

Gamecube to get price drop

Mario full screen action for less than fifty quid? Ahead of the launch of the new Zelda, the Gamecube is going to get a price drop to encourage casual gamers to pick it up.

May 2, 2006 | 14:08

Bamboo monitor mod

Fancy something a little more eco-friendly for your desktop? A UK company has a new line of TFT monitors and accessories available, made out of bamboo.

May 1, 2006 | 14:12

Water flows uphill without pump

Scientists have made water roll uphill, leading to the possibility of an entirely pump-less watercooling system. Could watercooling soon replace heatpipes in laptops?

May 1, 2006 | 14:00

School massacre averted through MySpace

Five students were arrested on Thursday after officials discovered plots to repeat a Columbine style massacre in their school after a threatening message was posted by one of the boys on myspace.com.

April 21, 2006 | 16:41

Paris in your mobile for more than just one night

The teen scream queen of Hollywood has signed a new deal that will see games being developed around her 'brand' hitting cell phones around the world.

April 19, 2006 | 12:26

Want a job in the secret service? Get on Google.

Australia's national security agency is recruiting a new wave of intelligence officers - by advertising through Google.

April 19, 2006 | 12:15

Older women game more

A recent study by the Consumer Electronics Association has revealed that double the number of women aged 25-35 play games than blokes of the same age. Can that be right?

April 18, 2006 | 16:28

Garry's Mod to charge via Steam

The popular exploit-everything mod for Half-Life 2 is to become a paid add-on via Valve's Steam service. A great sep forward for the mod community, or a derivation from its freebie roots?

April 18, 2006 | 08:50

British hacker might face extradition to Guantanamo

Step 1: Get computer. Step 2: Get phone line. Step 3: Convince yourself of massive alien cover up. Step 4: Hack in US Government Security systems. Step 5: Profit?

April 14, 2006 | 15:32

Unreal 3 version of Brothers in Arms

A new version of the WW2 series in in development - using one of the slickest next-gen graphics engines around. Set jaws to gawping, if you please.

April 14, 2006 | 15:20

2006 could be the year of Rome for gamers

Not only do we have Civcity: Rome and Glory of the Roman Empire, but there's new content for Rome: Total War and the latest developments on Caesar IV. Are you not entertained?!

April 14, 2006 | 15:10

Halo 3 coming in 2006?

The latest news on the adventures of the Master Chief suggests that he'll be rolling onto our Xbox 360 screens early next year.

March 31, 2006 | 18:26

Google in the market to buy Facebook

Not content with being the most popular search destination, Google wants to become the most popular social destination too. Is a $2.1bn buyout on the horizon?

March 31, 2006 | 11:00