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2K Games lifts the curtain off huge Civilization expansion pack

Posted July 25, 2007 - 10:45 by Mark Raby

Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword, referred to by 2K as the largest Civilization expansion yet, is now available for fans of the PC strategy game.

Heavenly Sword demo heading to PS3 this week

Posted July 25, 2007 - 09:39 by Mark Raby

The anticipated PS3 exclusive hack-and-slash game will be playable to all console owners this week, with a demo of Heavenly Sword slated for the Playstation Store.

EA recruits PS3, Xbox 360 for Army of Two

Posted July 24, 2007 - 15:32 by Mark Raby

Electronic Arts announced today that it will bring the new military simulation game Army of Two to the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 in November.

‘Boot camp’ hopes to increase gaming time between moms and kids

Posted July 24, 2007 - 14:12 by Humphrey Cheung

Kids these days usually play video games with their friends and sometimes their fathers, but moms could soon be joining in on the grenade tossing, alien killing fun.

Wii Web browser gets its own security concern

Posted July 24, 2007 - 13:23 by Mark Raby

Symantec says it has identified a new vulnerability in Adobe's Flash player that can cause the Nintendo console to lock up when viewed on the specially crafted Opera Web browser.

Lower price sparks PS3 sales to jump 135%

Posted July 24, 2007 - 10:36 by Mark Raby

Based on "preliminary internal data", Sony says that PS3 sales rose by 135% in the first two weeks following the $100 cut on existing PS3 units.

Wii crashes sales charts again

Posted July 24, 2007 - 10:08 by Mark Raby

It's no longer a big surprise, but Nintendo's console once again sold more units than the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 combined, during the month of June.

Latest PS3 firmware adds additional HD support

Posted July 23, 2007 - 10:45 by Mark Raby

Sony has finished version 1.90 of the Playstation 3 firmware, adding among other things 1080p24 and AVCHD video support.

French paper reveals Harry Potter's fate

Posted July 20, 2007 - 14:10 by Mark Raby

Macronix to benefit from shortage of ROM for Nintendo DS game cartridges

Posted July 20, 2007 - 14:01 by DigiTimes

Far Cry 2 on its way to PC

Posted July 20, 2007 - 13:20 by Mark Raby

Ubisoft's modern PC shooter is making a comeback, with details about the Far Cry sequel announced today.

Scientists ‘solve’ Checkers

Posted July 20, 2007 - 13:08 by Humphrey Cheung

Canadian researchers have created an invincible Checkers program that can beat any human.

Rockstar's Bully to fight its way to Wii, Xbox 360

Posted July 20, 2007 - 10:30 by Mark Raby

After a round of success of the PS2 and Xbox, a new Bully game is heading to the Wii and Xbox 360.

Microsoft cancels Euro Xbox event

Posted July 19, 2007 - 16:22 by Mark Raby

Wistron reportedly not able to land Wii orders

Posted July 19, 2007 - 13:27 by DigiTimes

EA goes bowling for The Sims in new iPod game

Posted July 19, 2007 - 09:37 by Mark Raby

The Sims Bowling has made its way to the iPod, adding to a list of games that has seen very few updates over the past several months.

HDScape gives up HD DVD exclusivity, moves to Blu-ray

Posted July 19, 2007 - 09:12 by Mark Raby

Another sign that HD DVD is losing ground, the once exclusive HD DVD company The DVD Acquisition and Development Group has announced it's moving to Blu-ray.