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Article | 4/06/2012 Microsoft at E3 2012: SmartGlass, Halo 4, and the IE browser on Xbox

Microsoft took center stage at the Electronic Entertainment Expo on Monday introducing new software called SmartGlass designed to make sharing content...

Article | 4/06/2012 E3 2012: Ubisoft heads to the frontier with Assassin's Creed III

Gamers will be able to explore American history this October in a brand new way, courtesy of Ubisoft's Montreal development studio. Set against the ba...

Article | 29/05/2012 Soccer games vie for top honors on the iPhone, iPad

If you've got an iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad, you don't have to let something as inconvenient as an off-season stand in the way of you and constant so...

Article | 30/05/2012 Diablo 3 being called "Big Pineapple" in China to dodge sales ban

Vendors on one of China's largest e-commerce platforms are resorting to calling the hit PC game Diablo 3 "Big Pineapple," which sounds similar in Mand...

Article | 25/05/2012 In Pictures: top 10 games of 2012 (so far)

The first half of the year is a great time to be a gamer. This is the time for big-budget, blockbuster games that publishers pushed beyond the holiday...

Article | 24/05/2012 Government opens inquiry into IT prices

The Australian Government has begun a parliamentary inquiry into technology prices, and will report on whether Australians pay more for IT hardware, v...

Article | 24/05/2012 GAME on: struggling retailer may be sold

There is a glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel for embattled video game retailer GAME, with several expressions of interest made at the company'...

Article | 14/05/2012 GAME in administration, Diablo 3 pre-orders uncertain

Video game retailer GAME Australia has followed its UK parent company into administration, leaving an uncertain future for its 92 stores and hundreds ...

Article | 18/04/2012 Parrot flying new and improved AR.Drone 2.0

French company Parrot has today revealed details of its AR.Drone 2.0 "quadricopter", a successor to the original AR.Drone. The AR.Drone 2.0 boasts an ...

Article | 12/04/2012 Darksiders II interview: Vigil Games producer, Jay Fitzloff

Jay Fitzloff's history is all video games, but he still feels like he has run the gamut of everything, He initially started at Game Informer magazine ...

Article | 11/04/2012 Dick Smith gaming sell-off continues

Dick Smith Electronics' troubled Game On sale continues today, with a new catalogue advertising hundreds of games and accessories for as little as $1....

Article | 5/04/2012 PC gaming interview: 3dfx channel sales and marketing vice president, John Gunn

Now lost in the annals of IT history, there was a time when 3dfx was synonymous with cutting edge 3D graphics on PCs.

Article | 3/04/2012 Hands-on preview: Darksiders II

The adventures of the four horsemen of the apocalypse continues

Article | 30/03/2012 Mass Effect 3 Interview: BioWare associate project manager, Robyn Théberge

Robyn Théberge started her career in video game development after joining BioWare two years ago. Based at the developer's Edmonton office in Canada, t...

Article | 29/03/2012 How much will digital gaming be worth in Asia-Pacific in 2016? Try $US30 billion

$US30.3 billion is a number that analyst firm, Ovum, has attached to the worth of the Asia Pacific digital games market in 2016.

Article | 27/03/2012 Flight Control Rocket interview: Firemint project lead, Ptolemy Oberin

Firemint project lead, Ptolemy Oberin, sat down and talked to PC World about making iPhone games, Flight Control Rocket, and being featured in Apple c...

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 | 24/03/2012 No Angry Birds Space on Windows Phone

Angry Birds Space launched to much fanfare Thursday for Android, iOS, Mac, and Windows, but game maker Rovio decided several smartphone platforms are ...

Article | 26/03/2012 Angry Birds gets an assist into space

So Angry Birds Space is launching this week -- where better than with a giant slingshot from the Space Needle in Seattle?

Article | 19/03/2012 Gaming Top 5: Must have PlayStation Vita launch titles

PC World picks its top five Vita games from the initial launch line-up of first party titles