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Kingdom rush tops iPad app chart

Devotees of the strategy defence game genre have helped Kingdom Rush emerge as the most popular paid-for app for the iPad this week.

By AAP | 09 February, 2012 08:48

Tags: tablets, Kingdom, iPad games, iPad, games
Mac Uni presses start on video games courses

Semester 1 2012 marks the debut of Macquarie University's new programs focussed on the design, development and critical analysis of video games.

By Rohan Pearce | 08 February, 2012 10:29

Tags: Macquarie University, games development, games developer, games
Sony merges PlayStation Network into broader online services

Sony will merge its PlayStation online gaming service into its broader online platform from Tuesday.

By Jay Alabaster | 07 February, 2012 22:57

Tags: online services, Game platforms, games, Sony Computer Entertainment
Angry Birds comes to Facebook on Valentine's Day

Looking for an interesting Valentine's Day gift? Big fan of Angry Birds?

By Sharon Gaudin | 31 January, 2012 06:39

Tags: social networking, Rovio, Internet-based applications and services, internet, game software, games, Facebook
Nintendo: Wii U will launch in time for 2012 holiday season, use touch-card tech

Nintendo said Friday its next-generation Wii U game console will launch in time for the holiday season in the U.S., Europe and Japan.

By Jay Alabaster | 27 January, 2012 16:09

Tags: Nintendo, games, financial results, business issues

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Tutorials about games

Android: A Gamer's Guide

The Android OS: It's on your phone (and maybe even your tablet PC), and it lets you run thousands and thousands of apps -- including games. But which phones are ideal for gaming? What kind of specs do you need to play the latest and greatest? Can you use a hardware keyboard? Read on if you're looking for answers (and good games).

By Chris Head | 14 August, 2010 00:20

Tags: Phones, games, consumer electronics
Hack lets you control a DSLR camera from a Nintendo DS

The folks at the Open Camera Controller (OCC), a system that uses an older Nintendo DS handheld to provide more options to photographers seeking to get the most out of their DSLR cameras.

By Alessondra Springmann | 16 March, 2010 11:26

Tags: slr cameras, photography, nintendo ds, games, digital cameras

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Features about games

Chinese developers take a bite of the Apple

If you've ever gone to Apple's mobile app store and purchased games like High Noon, Gamebox1 or Doodletruck, then you've downloaded an app from the burgeoning Chinese software development community.

By Maria Korolov and Wang Fangqing | 22 August, 2011 20:39

Tags: wireless, software, networking, mobile apps, games, Apple
Cloud drives speech recognition forward for Microsoft

For years, using voice recognition technology on phones or other devices has been a novelty -- something people try once but never again, usually because it works so poorly. But recent developments, including harnessing the computational power of the cloud, have made it more usable and will make it even better in the near future, according to Microsoft.

By Nancy Gohring | 14 December, 2010 06:43

Tags: Xbox360, speech, software, smartphones, services, Phones, Microsoft, Hosted, gaming peripherals, games, Game platforms, consumer electronics, applications
Apple's switch to Sandy Bridge: Impact for gamers?

Rumors suggest that Intel's forthcoming Sandy Bridge integrated CPU/graphics platform will find its way into the lower-end range of the next generation of MacBooks. Bearing in mind Apple's cozy relationship with Intel and its habit of adopting each new generation of Intel's processors, this would make a lot of sense.

By Keir Thomas | 11 December, 2010 09:28

Tags: Sandy Bridge, Mac, Intel, hardware systems, games, desktop pcs, Apple
Hacker turns Kinect for Xbox 360 into Kinect for Linux PCs

Well, that was fast. Do-it-yourself electronics kit maker and hobby retailer Adafruit recently announced that a hacker had won the company's Open Kinect Bounty. Spain-based hacker Hector Martin Cantero, who is known online as "marcan," released a proof-of-concept video Wednesday night showing the Kinect interfacing with his Linux-based laptop.

By Ian Paul | 13 November, 2010 02:06

Tags: Xbox, Microsoft, hackers, gaming, games, Game platforms, Electronic Frontier Foundation
10 games you probably don't know about but should

Sometimes we can't play everything. And sometimes we're too focused on Madden NFL this or Mass Effect that, missing more-intrepid games. What's a consumer to do?

By Matt Peckham | 08 November, 2010 11:39

Tags: games

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