Gaming

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 100s of digital books, the Sony Reader allows you to carry an...

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...

Daily Tech Deal: Quidco offer discounted games at GAME

If you're a gamer, any money off a must-have title is a bonus, so today's tech deal will show you how to get a cheeky 9% cashback on all the goodies on offer at Game.co.uk.

To do this you'll have to join Quidco, subsequently when you click through to Game.co.uk...

Xbox 360 "Elegant Edition" mod revealed

The Xbox 360 has been given a makeover by a group of Swedes that go under the Industri Repro moniker.

The Xbox Elegant Edition, or XBEE, takes a horizontal approach and adds three 120mm cooling fans.

The designers will make you one up - no doubt for a...

UK man arrested for video game account theft

A 23-year-old man from Avon & Somerset has been arrested for theft of gaming accounts in the MMORPG RuneScape. The man is alleged to have "hacked and misappropriated" players' accounts, and was caught after developers Jagex reported the issues to the Police Central e-crime...

Daily Tech Deal: PC games bundle half price at Steam

We're spreading the word of what looks to be a pretty decent PC games-bundle offer today - and one that is likely to appeal, in particular, to those of you who enjoy war as the driving theme.

Steam is offering 18 different titles to download - since all purchases...

10 perfect Christmas presents for...console gamers

We've already brought you the perfect gift guide for PC gamers but today is the turn of the console lovers and there are many, many, many of them out there. Quick show of hands? Yep. Many.

Each of the three big players in the field have all sorts of accessories...

MSI launches GT740 and GT640 gaming notebooks

Right, let's see how many 7s we can cram into this post. MSI currently offers 7 different series of laptop. The E, C, P, Wind, V, A and G series. The last one is for gaming, and has just been bolstered by the addition of the GT740 and the GT640.

Both are high-end...

Xbox 360 gamers actually social butterflies

Microsoft's latest software update that brought with it Facebook, Twitter, Last.fm, the Zune Marketplace and Sky Player in the UK is turning their gamers into social butterflies according to the latest figures released by the company.

Microsoft has said that over...

VIDEO: The Razer Imperator gaming mouse announced

Razer has announced the new "Imperator" gaming mouse with "contours and grooves specifically crafted to enhance aggressive mousing movements made by gamers".

A right-handed ergonomic mouse aimed at palm and fingertip gamers, Razer promises "your grip stays...

Gameloft: iPhone game sales 400 times that of Android

A mobile phone gaming company has delivered a blow to the Android platform - in PR terms at the very least - by unfavourably comparing it to Apple's rival offering and revealing it is to cut funding for its Android products.

A senior executive from the French...

Vodafone Pocket-lint Gadget Awards date confirmed and tickets on sale

The Vodafone Pocket-lint Gadget Awards are back, letting you know what the best products of 2009 really are.

Now in its sixth year, the Pocket-lint Awards, thought to be the longest running in the UK, pick the best gadgets and gizmos from the last year from...

How to: Shop Black Friday

Black Friday, the notorious shopping day from hell, is almost upon us. Akin to the first day of the January sales in the UK, it's the day where Americans across the land battle their way into the malls of America to get the best deals available from shops keen to kick...

Sony: "PS3 Blu-ray built in for free"

Sony's latest advert for the PlayStation 3 Slim will push its Blu-ray credentials in the US by telling consumers, possibly looking to buy the console, that really you're paying for the gaming bits and the Blu-ray player is free.

"You get the best Blu-ray player...

Asus G51J Nvidia 3D Vision notebook announced

Asus has announced the launch of the world's first Nvidia 3D Vision notebook, the G51J, that offers a 3D experience on the small screen with the help of special glasses.

A niche offering to say the least, it's notable for offering a 120Hz 3D Vision-capable...

10 perfect Christmas presents for...PC gamers

Welcome to day 3 of the Pocket-lint Christmas gift guide bonanza. So we've got photographers covered and laptop addicts, but today is the turn of the gift guide for the PC gamer in your life. If you can coax these people down and away from COD or their meaty...

Sony Online Service iTunes rival announced

In Japan, Sony has outlined basic plans for a new online store that, if the plans pan out, will manage to rival iTunes, Amazon, YouTube and Flickr - at least for Sony customers.

Sony Online Service, as it's been dubbed at this early stage, will offer digital...