December 12, 2008 – In the annals of largely pointless Flash games with something to say about the hidden rules that govern social interaction... well those annals pretty much start and end with Metro Rules Of Conduct. MROC simulates a journey on the Stockholm Metro, trying to keep interested by observing your fellow ... More »

December 12, 2008 – PC World Business Center has an interesting article up about gaming in the workplace that looks at the way some companies are using games as team building tools, rewards and incentives. As well as the expected 'bonding' (e.g. More »

December 12, 2008 – Lisa Miskovsky - the lady behind the Mirror's Edge theme song Still Alive - is apparently a household name in her native Sweden, although has yet to crack the US charts with her musical stylings. Her 'people' think that Still Alive might be about to change all that and are offering you lot the... More »

December 12, 2008 – Not content with making Prince of Persia too easy for players, Ubisoft have decided to make it too easy for pirates as well! Kidding! We are just kidding! More »

December 12, 2008 – We were pretty certain the fully functional calculator was the most complex LittleBigPlanet mod around. Surely nobody could top that for sheer intricacy, could they? Oh Internet, you spoil us. More »

December 12, 2008 – Sooner or later someone is going to have to give us a definitive answer in the "will gaming survive the recession" debate. This week, 'analysts' reckon that the answer for casual gaming is 'maybe not'. The problem is in the 'Casual' bit. More »

December 11, 2008 – Gamasutra had a pleasant chat with Aspyr Software's Justin Leingang in which the publisher/developer revealed some details about their new game Treasure Troves, which uses local wifi signals to generate in-game objects. Billed as a 'real life treasure hunt', Treasure Troves will scan the area around... More »

December 11, 2008 – A World Of Warcraft themed restaurant has just opened its gaping maw in central Beijing, serving WoW inspired food under Azeroth-themed murals. The food remains a mystery - if any readers want to translate the menu please do - but there do seem to be PCs there so we suspect a slight LAN party ambien... More »

December 11, 2008 – Currently sitting atop the Billboard singles charts like a tiny six year old queen, Britains Got Talent nearly-winner and angel-voiced British Invasion '08 munchkin Connie Talbot is to get her very own Wii game. No, not for Xmas - for reals. More »

December 11, 2008 – As President Bush runs down the clock, the world is waiting to see how Barack Obama will handle the second-toughest job in the world. (the first being whoever has to playtest the Imagine Games) Thanks to French developers Eversim, PC gamers will be able to play along with the new Prez in Commander i... More »

December 11, 2008 – The consumer rights organisation Which? has filed a complain on behalf of UK consumers accused of piracy by the law firm Davenport Lyons. Davenport Lyons seems to be the go-to legal firm for intellectual property rights holders in the UK, having been associated with a number of high profile investig... More »

December 11, 2008 – People drop out of college for all kinds of reasons - relationships, drugs, joining a band, deciding to follow The Dead around in a camper van.. the list is long and varied. The main reason, though? More »

December 10, 2008 – The ever-reliable Famitsu has the skinny on a new installment in cutesy farming saga Harvest Moon. Bokujou Monogatari: Sugar Mura to Minna no Negai (Harvest Moon: More »

December 10, 2008 – The Times (the proper London one, not that New York pretender) is reporting that Nintendo has signed a deal with publishers Harper Collins related to its new ebook collection for the DS - 100 Classic Book Collection. The article seems to imply that Harper Collins are just helping Nintendo get the 'c... More »

December 10, 2008 – With trade 'em up naval strategy game East India Company due out early next year, Nitro Games has hoisted some new screens up the flagpole to see who will salute. The game puts you in command of one of the titular companies in the race to dominate the East Indies and establish a trade empire by fr... More »

December 10, 2008 – When asked how he would like to be remembered after his death, comedian Emo Phillips replied "Just by a small family gathering, once a year.. on Emo Phillips Day." Trophies, points and Unlockable Achievements are all well and good, but if you have really made an impression in a game world, wouldn't... More »

December 10, 2008 – New York University is to offer undergraduate and graduate degrees in video game design, research and development. From next autumn, NYU will offer courses via its new NYU Games Center, which was also announced today. More »

December 9, 2008 – Researchers at Rice University make heavy use of high-end motion capture systems (glued on ping-pong balls and all) when studying how humans acquire and improve motor skills, but perhaps a WiiMote will work. In studying how stroke victims re-learn physical tasks, the researchers found that the moti... More »

December 9, 2008 – Rockstar have signed a deal with European games download specialists Metaboli to make their entire back catalogue available for download. “We would like to welcome Niko Bellic, the most charismatic personality that the GTA license has ever known," said Metaboli's VP of Content Pierre Forest, "This... More »