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Diablo III review

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Alec Meer — Thu, 24 May 2012 13:00:00 GMT

The song remains the same for Blizzard's long awaited hack'n'slash sequel - but what a song.

Asus G75VW review

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Sarah Jacobsson Purewal — Thu, 24 May 2012 08:12:00 GMT

The Asus G75VW is a relatively well-priced gaming laptop with unimpressive performance and awful speakers, but a beautiful screen. Read our Asus G75VW review to find out more.

Judge Won't Let You Get Your Game On, Recommends Xbox 360 Ban

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Armando Rodriguez — Wed, 23 May 2012 17:58:00 GMT

What major tech company isn't involved in some sort of legal dispute these days? While Microsoft has recently been successful in keeping HTC's Android phones from making their way into the country, a U.S. Judge is giving MS a taste of its own medicine by recommending a ban on Xbox 360s in the United States.

Fifa 13 release date, features and screenshots

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (David Court — Wed, 23 May 2012 16:18:00 GMT

The Fifa 13 release date has been confirmed, a few screenshots have been released and three new key features have been revealed. Here's the place where you can view them all.

Kinect Now Knows When You're Happy, Sad, Planning to Turn It Off

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Kevin Riggle — Tue, 22 May 2012 17:31:00 GMT

Now your computer can tell when you're angry at it.

GTA 5 release date, features, maps and rumours

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (David Court — Tue, 22 May 2012 14:40:00 GMT

The GTA 5 release date is one of the most anticipated days on gamer's calendars. Unlike other games, new Grand Theft Auto games aren't released annually, preferring instead to develop the game and not drain its fans resources. Here's some features and release date rumours to whet your appetite.

Elgato launches Game Capture HD

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Macworld Staff — Tue, 22 May 2012 11:45:00 GMT

Elgato has announced its first gaming focused product, the Elgato Game Capture HD. The new product allows gamers to capture gaming footage and upload it to YouTube with ease.

Word Search review

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Marie Brewis — Fri, 18 May 2012 12:59:00 GMT

Word Search from Candy Mobile is a free game for Android phone and Android tablet. Read our Word Search review to find out more.

Pet Tamagotchi review

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Marie Brewis — Fri, 18 May 2012 09:07:00 GMT

Pet Tamagotchi is a free Android smartphone and tablet game in which you must care for an electronic pet. We gave it a try for old time's sake.

Apple lets crowd-funded developers sidestep App Store policies

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Joel Mathis — Thu, 17 May 2012 18:48:00 GMT

Sometimes it pays to ask nicely.

Best iPad, iPhone apps for children: Toca Boca

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Simon Jary — Thu, 17 May 2012 13:01:00 GMT

The Toca Boca games studio knocks out some quality kids apps: beautifully realised, with cool animations and fun puzzles.

Best iPad, iPhone apps for children: Toca Boca

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Simon Jary — Thu, 17 May 2012 13:01:00 GMT

The Toca Boca games studio knocks out some quality kids apps: beautifully realised, with cool animations and fun puzzles.

Totem Destroyer 2 review

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Erez Zukerman — Thu, 17 May 2012 08:31:00 GMT

Totem Destroyer 2 is a free Flash-based physics game requiring thought, precise timing, and luck.

MSI GT70 review

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Jon L Jacobi — Thu, 17 May 2012 08:15:00 GMT

Offering great performance, state-of-the-art components, and a nice feel, the MSI GT70 is a great desktop replacement laptop. Read our MSI GT70 review to find out more.

Nvidia Makes the GPU Virtual

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Loyd Case — Wed, 16 May 2012 20:03:00 GMT

Virtual machines is one way enterprise IT departments addresses the issue of security when users want to use their own platforms. Virtualized solutions like Citrix and VMWare allow users to run approved applications. These applications run in a server in the local or internet cloud.

Peppa Pig - Happy Mrs Chicken review

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Matt Egan — Wed, 16 May 2012 14:42:00 GMT

Peppa Pig - Happy Mrs Chicken review is a Peppa Pig app for iPhone, iPad and Android that includes multiple games. Read our Peppa Pig - Happy Mrs Chicken review to find out more.

Diablo III players angry as Hell at launch chaos

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Simon Jary — Wed, 16 May 2012 12:33:00 GMT

Diablo III is rated Mature for bloody violence, and its hardcore players were screaming bloody violence within minutes of logging on to activate and play.

Asus Radeon HD 7870 DirectCU II review

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Robin Morris — Wed, 16 May 2012 09:31:00 GMT

The Asus Radeon HD 7870 DirectCU II is a powerful graphics card. But can it compete with the nVidia GTX G70? Read our Asus Radeon HD 7870 DirectCU II to find out.

Risen 2: Dark Waters review

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Alec Meer — Sat, 12 May 2012 09:14:00 GMT

Monkeys, magic hats, voodoo and cutlasses - Risen 2 is the good kind of piracy.

MediaTek and Gameloft team up to put more games on phones

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Mikael Ricknäs — Fri, 11 May 2012 14:10:00 GMT

Semiconductor company MediaTek and Gameloft have joined forces to develop games for phones based on MediaTek's chipsets, they announced on Friday.

PopCap Games CEO: Android still too fragmented, China helping company innovate

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Michael Kan — Thu, 10 May 2012 12:47:00 GMT

Android's increased fragmentation across hardware devices and OS versions, and its lack of a central app store, have left game developers disappointed with the OS, according to the CEO of "Plants vs. Zombies" publisher PopCap Games.

Google developing gaming hub for Android

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Chris Martin — Thu, 10 May 2012 10:00:00 GMT

Google is reportedly creating a gaming hub for Android smartphones and tablets.

Angry Birds maker Rovio plans for amusement parks in China

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Michael Kan — Wed, 09 May 2012 14:39:00 GMT

Mobile game publisher Rovio is planning to build theme parks in China revolving around its hit product Angry Birds, months after a local amusement park in the country sought to cash in on the franchise's popularity with its own real-life version of the Angry Birds game.

Faerie Planet game review

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Simon Jary — Tue, 08 May 2012 10:19:00 GMT

Faerie Planet is a fun, engaging, augmented reality iPhone/iPad game for little girls. It might even get open-minded boys interested.

Crowdsourcing game helps diagnose infectious diseases

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Lucas Mearian — Fri, 04 May 2012 13:17:00 GMT

Researchers at UCLA have created an online crowdsourcing game designed to let players help doctors in key areas of the world speed the lengthy process of distinguishing malaria-infected red blood cells from healthy ones.