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  • News: Parents given Xbox 360 time limit tool

    Microsoft's Xbox 360 will soon be able to limit the total number of hours played by younger gamers.

  • News: Nintendo Wii users get Mii voting channel

    Nintendo is launching an interactive Nintendo Wii channel to let users upload, view, and vote on the best Mii creations.

  • News: PlayStation 3 gets free web security service

    Trend Micro has launched a security service for Sony's PS3 (PlayStation 3) that blocks access to some potentially malicious websites. Trend's service is available as part of Sony's 2.00 firmware update for the PS3, also released today.

  • News: Sony plans new £70 PlayStation 2

    Sony is to sell a new, lighter version of the PS2 (PlayStation 2) in Japan on 22 November.

  • News: Acer, Gateway plan gaming laptop for 2008

    Following its purchase by Acer, early next year Gateway plans to launch its first high-end notebook PC designed specifically for gamers. Gateway will continue to design its own laptops, which will feature updated colours and features for the C-Series, M-Series, T-Series and P-Series products, according to Lisa Emard, director of media relations at Gateway.

  • News: Nintendo Wii games overtake PS3 titles

    Nintendo has overtaken Sony to become the worldwide leader in video game sales, according to research firm iSuuply.

  • News: Seven-year old PS2 reaches 120m sales

    Sony has proudly reminded console fans that its PS2 (PlayStation 2) has now reached its seventh birthday.

  • News: Video: PC gamers get force-feedback vest

    A PC vest accessory is launching in the US on 21 November that mimics the feeling of being hit by real bullets when playing first-person shooters.

  • News: MySpace users to get free Web 2.0 games

    MySpace users will be able to add multiplayer games to their personal profile pages, and play them for free, from next year. MySpace has struck a deal with Oberon Media to make available hundreds of casual games from its portfolio, the companies said today.

  • News: New Xbox Arcade model targets families

    Microsoft has launched Xbox 360 Arcade, a version of its popular game console aimed specifically at families in the US.

  • News: Interview: BT predicts future of computing

    Artificial intelligence, intelligent viruses and Second Life 10.0 are all real possibilities, according to BT futurologist Ian Pearson. In this interview, he explains why we won't understand intelligent machines when they finally arise, and warns of the big ethical dilemmas we'll face

  • News: Nintendo Wii now supports USB keyboards

    Nintendo has released a new firmware update for the Nintendo Wii that enables those that use the console to surf the web to do so using a USB keyboard.

  • News: Dell's Alienware adds 64GB solid-state drives to PCs

    Alienware this week added a 64GB solid-state storage option to its Alienware Area-51 ALX and Aurora ALX desktop computers. Alienware wouldn't say whether its parent firm, Dell, also plans to use the solid-state storage options in its PCs. Dell officials could not be reached for comment.

  • News: Sony slashes UK price of PlayStation 3

    Sony last week announced today it was cutting the price of its failing PlayStation 3 games console. Sony made the move in the face of poor results for the PS3 which will face stiff competition from Microsoft's Xbox 360 and the popular Nintendo Wii in the all important build-up to Christmas.

  • News: Bill Gates: Halo 3 is 'a cultural phenomenon'

    Sales of Microsoft's Xbox 360 console have more than doubled since Halo 3's release on 25 September, the company has announced.

  • News: Nintendo Wiimote gets cushioned cover

    Nintendo has launched Wii Remote Jackets, silicone covers for the Wii Remote.

  • News: AMD's 3D graphics licensed for mobile gaming

    Qualcomm has licensed 3D graphics core technology from AMD, for integration with Qualcomm’s wireless chipsets for mobile gaming devices.

  • News: Dell shows off flashing multi-coloured gaming laptop

    Dell has updated its gaming notebook line with a new XPS m1730 model which adds a host of new game-centric aesthetic and hardware features.

  • News: Microsoft replaces scratched Halo 3 discs

    Microsoft is to replace the Halo 3 discs that were already scratched when users purchased them.

  • News: Halo 3 breaks US sales record

    Microsoft's alien-killer gaming thrill, Halo 3, has broken the US sales record for a new video game by earning an estimated $170m in its first 24 hours on sale, the company said last night.