Gaming

VIDEO: App Store gets milk and cereal sim

Are you a big fan of cereal? Is your house full of boxes of cornflakes, Coco Pops and Ricicles? Or perhaps you're more of a muesli person... Well, whatever kind of massive cereal fan you are - there's now an iPhone game for you in the App Store.

It's called iLikeCereal!!...

LG launches W86L monitor

LG has announced the W86L - a monitor aimed at "those looking for detailed
visuals, vivid colours and flawless motion" - that'll be gamers and multimedia enthusiasts mostly, then.

The display has a standard 2ms response time, but a decent contrast ratio of...

PHOTOS: The Vodafone Pocket-lint Gadget Awards

If you weren't at the Vodafone Pocket-lint Gadget Awards 2009, then where on Earth were you? Fortunately, as group of hard-working journalists, we took a a few moments out from the celebrations to make sure we covered our own event.

There were judges, colleagues...

Vodafone Pocket-lint Gadget Awards winners announced

This year’s hottest gadgets have been announced at the 6th Vodafone Pocket-lint Gadget Awards, letting consumers know exactly what the best gadgets, gizmos and tech is from 2009. 

The votes cast by over 50 experts from tech and mainstream publications like...

Games for Windows launches download store

Microsoft has announced that it's going to roll out a games-on-demand service for its "Games For Windows Live" platform, mirroring a similar move for its Xbox Live platform earlier in the year.

Various titles will be available at launch, including Resident Evil...

VIDEO: Girlfriend gets violent over PS3 gaming

Here's a warning if ever there was one that playing too much on your games console could end you in trouble.

Seems one girlfriend was a little too miffed that her boyfriend was playing on his PS3 too much so after having enough decides to talk matters in to her...

Logitech working on external UMD drive for PSP Go?

In a slightly ridiculous turn of events, it appears that Logitech may be producing an external UMD drive for the PSP Go which would enable gamers to play their UMD titles on the portable console, according to a source quoted by CVG.

It'd likely plug into the PSP...

EA announces new Medal of Honour

Medal of Honor is to return to the front line, in a modern instalment that will see the WWII franchise hit Afghanistan.

Perhaps inspired by the current Call of Duty success, Electronic Arts has announced that in 2010, Medal of Honor, will introduce the Tier...

Lips: Party Classics announced

A new "Lips" title has been announced with the news that "Lips: Party Classics" is due to be available worldwide in spring 2010.

The Xbox 360 game claims to offer a selection of 40 upbeat, dramatic and exhilarating songs including such faves as "Love Shack",...

VIDEO: Tech Week in View - Chrome OS, iPlayer on Xbox and dead celebs

In this latest instalment of our Megawhat-flavoured Tech Week in View show, and Stuart Miles' last from the US, we look at the biggest stories in the tech world making the headlines of late.

Hit play on the video above for news of the release Google's new Chrome...

Cambridge Consultants launches "Suma"

The way you game could soon change with the launch of new tech that claims to offer an intuitive, full 3D control experience.

Cambridge Consultants has announced the launch of "Suma", describing it as a "uniquely intuitive yet very low-cost squeezable user-interface...

Nintendo Wii fastest selling console in UK history

Nintendo's current games console, the Wii, is the fastest selling console in UK history.  

Independent performance and sales tracking company, Chart Track-GfK, has revealed that the Wii has now sold more than 6 million units in the UK since launch.

Derby in danger of getting Lara Croft Way

Derby is in serious danger of seeing a road named after buxom computer game character Lara Croft.

Residents of Derby are currently being called to vote on a name for a new inner ring road - a result of a £36 million project - due to open in 2010.

Daily news roundup: Band Hero review, Best Mobile 2009 and more

Want to know what's been hot in the world of technology and gadgets today?

Another day and another news roundup for you to enjoy. Fans of music-based video games are in for a treat as we highlight Guitar Hero and Rock Band related Christmas gifts that are bound...

Firebox offers Sackboy figurine

The hero of the popular, next-gen platformer LittleBigPlanet is available as an oh-so-sweet figurine from Firebox.

Sadly not knitted, the officially licensed Sackboy takes shape in the real world in 6-inches of textured plastic with posable arms, legs and...

10 perfect Christmas presents for... Guitar Hero & Rock Band players

We've already put together a perfect Christmas gift guide for console gamers but, while that was in the planning, we realised that we could have made an entire list of its own of awesome accessories for rhythm game rockers. So here it is.

Oh, and don't forget...

Win a Sony Reader PRS-505

For this month's comment competition Heathrow and Pocket-lint have teamed up to offer you the chance of winning a Sony Reader PRS-505 just in time for the festive season.

With the ability to store hundreds of digital books, the Sony Reader allows you to carry...

You Booze, You Looze iPhone app launches

A new iPhone app has launched that offers a "fun approach" to getting people to consider just how much booze they are sloshing down their gullets at this time of year.

As the title would suggest "You Booze, You Looze" warns of the health and wealth dangers...

VIDEO: Simon's Cat gets iPhone app

Thanks to a collaboration with usTwo, Simon's Cat has got its very own iPhone app called "Purrfect Pitch".

"Purrfect Pitch is a creative musical app and a game. The creative mode allows you to compose your own tunes, save them, and then watch as Simon's Cat...

Nintendo gets its own Monopoly edition

There's a million different types of Monopoly you can get - customized with everything to your hometown to your favourite movie to a fill-in-the-blanks version. Now, you can add a "favourite video games company" to that list, as a Nintendo-themed version of the board...

The low down: Best Video Game 2009

Day 6 of the Vodafone Pocket-lint Gadget Awards 2009 nominees round-up and we're into one of the most universally appreciated categories of all - video games.

What started off as a relatively quiet year for games has turned into a record breaker. But more than...

John Lewis selling one Wii every minute

Nintendo's Wii console is flying off the shelves at John Lewis, with the retailer claiming that it's selling one every minute in its store network across the UK.

Families are evidently beginning to plan their Christmas holidays, and the Wii has proven itself as...

iPlayer for Xbox 360 hits pay delay

Xbox 360 users are being denied the BBC iPlayer service via their consoles as Microsoft is refusing to budge on a payment point.

While the BBC wants the service to be available to as many licence fee payers as possible, it seems Microsoft only wants the iPlayer...

VIDEO: Aardman makes Nintendo DSi ad with Flipnote Studio

A new Nintendo advert for the DSi handheld has been unveiled from Wallace & Gromit creator Aardman Animations.

As well as advertising the device - with a little kid sticking it on his Christmas list - the video also showcases Fipnote Studio - a free downloadable...

VIDEO: World of Warcraft's Mr T ad

Activision Blizzard, the publishers of the ultra-successful World of Warcraft MMORPG, will be launching a series of TV ads for the game in Europe. A series in the US a while back featured William Shatner, Mr T, Verne Troyer, Jean-Claude Van Damme and Willy Toledo.

Only...