...game, they enter Habbo Whether you want to dub Habbo an online world, a social networking website, or just a digital play space, there is no doubting its popularity Habbo was created in Finland and is operated by the Sulake Corporation. It will next year celebrate its 10th anniversary, but is still growing and currently enjoys over 100...

...games, with a new DSiWare service to offer both free game demos and games to purchase like the Wii console's online Wii Shop The DSi features software for listening to digital music and manipulating your photos, and your images can be transferred to Wii for viewing on television A second digital camera can be found on the inside hinge of...

...game coming is out. Let's take a look Graphics so sharp they will make your eyes bleed? Check Surround sound that will drown out the 21st party next door? Check Havok-rendered bouncing breasts on female lead? Check Rock-hard pecs and sizeable lunchbox on male lead? (just for Misty) Check Destructible sandbox as far as the eye can see at 60...

...games industry's annual Christmas silly season has officially begun, and my desk is now flooded with countless discs, press releases and the odd DS cartridge Christmas is the time when publishers typically deliver their tastiest treats, and this year's line-up includes lip-smacking delights like LittleBigPlanet, Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts,...

...game releases, including Crysis: Warhead, Fallout 3, Civilization IV: Colonization, Command and Conquer: Red Alert 3, Far Cry 2, Jumpgate Evolution, Rise of the Argonauts, and Saints Row 2 Looking further into the future we also see Diablo 3, Starcraft 2, The Sims 3, and the Grand Theft Auto IV PC port. The big news about GTA IV is the list...

...Games Convention in Leipzig, Xbox 360's Christmas cracker Gears of War 2 was a surprising no-show In what seemed like a snub to the PAL territory's biggest event of the year, Microsoft simultaneously held a press event for Epic's bloodthirsty blockbuster in the United States The decision seemed at odds with Microsoft's acknowledgment that...

...game publishers to the Mafia and exploring the positive impact of gaming on his life, wins this month's prize for his thoughts on massively multiplayer games Congratulations to Anthony, and remember that you could be the next winner of a $699 PS3 console just by writing a blog on any topic related to interactive entertainment A special...

...games developers to have their tracks featured in hit games like Guitar Hero Responding to complaints from some sectors of the music business that royalties were too small, Kotick told the Wall Street Journal that "there's a misunderstanding of the value we bring to the catalogue What happens to your catalogue in digital downloads? What...

...games I make her play. There's no denying I've become attached to Nancy, more so since I named her She's more than a DS Lite now, but something more. I cannot love her as I could a woman but she's more than just something I could easily discard. She's entered the stage that a puppy or kitten has entered once he or she is named. Once something...

...games typically offers a binary choice that ultimately channels you down either a "good" path or a "bad" one Worse still, the "moral choices" along the way are usually heavily signposted that they are decisions that matter more than the thousands of other choices you have previously made in the game, which all had little or no consequence to...