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Article | 28/05/2012 NES mod lets you play classic games on your smartphone
Ever wished there was a way of playing your favorite NES titles on a present-day device, like your smartphone? If you still happen to have your old NE...
Article | 10/05/2012 Angry Birds reaches 1 billion downloads
Rovio announced today that its Angry Birds games have been downloaded more than one billion times, an astounding accomplishment for a simple slingshot...
Article | 1/05/2012 Angry Birds Space rockets to 50 million downloads in 35 days
Angry Birds Space has broken a new record: it's the first app to hit 50 million downloads in just 35 days, which is two weeks faster than the previous...
Article | 27/03/2012 In Pictures: The Angry Birds phenomenon
From space to Rio, the Angry Birds game seems to be out to conquer the world
Article | 18/03/2012 The gamer's guide to the iPad
Apple's OSX isn't exactly a gamer's paradise. But the same can't be said about iOS--especially when it comes to the iPad.
Article | 11/03/2012 IN PICTURES: Did the six most overhyped games of 2011 deliver?
We look at what we predicted to be six of 2011's biggest potential gaming disappointments and whether our predictions came true or not
Article | 23/02/2012 Showdown: PlayStation Vita vs Nintendo 3DS
With the launch today of Sony’s new dedicated handheld console, the PlayStation Vita, there are again two "new generation" handheld consoles out there...
Article | 19/02/2012 Indie Kinect game turns your doodles into weapons of war
Get ready to flex your creative muscle. In Andy Wallace's new tower defense game, Doodle Defense, creativity is just as important as strategy as you u...
Article | 15/02/2012 Adults only ratings for video games on track for 2013
An adults only rating for video games will finally become a reality from the start of 2013, assuming it passes through parliament
Article | 26/08/2011 GLaDOS pops the question in modded Portal 2 levels
QUADs and epic loot come easy to a gamer, but what if you need to propose to your girlfriend? If you were like Gary Hudston -- whose girlfriend Stepha...
Article | 18/08/2011 Zynga reportedly buys Astro Ape
Zynga has acquired mobile games start-up Astro Ape, according to Business Insider, which notes that Astro Ape employees are changing their place of em...
Article | 18/08/2011 Zynga sued for alleged patent infringement
Zynga has been sued in a federal district court in Delaware for allegedly infringing on two patents obtained in the 1990's by Agincourt Gaming.
Article | 10/08/2011 Sony Distribution Center torched in London riots
Rioters in London apparently set Sony's Enfield-based DADC (Digital Audio Disc Corporation) facility ablaze last night, reducing the massive disc dist...
Article | 29/06/2011 Brisbane's Mana Bar to spawn Melbourne twin in July
Brisbane’s number one (and only) gaming-and-drinking establishment, the Mana Bar, will spawn an interstate venue in the coming month, with the second ...
Article | 10/06/2011 E3 2011: watch the Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim demo
I actually kind of like Adam Sessler (see Sessler's cathartic Soapbox, "Killzone Mailbag"), though I have no idea what to make of Morgan "like huge fr...