Microsoft has announced that it has resurrected its flight simulator franchise in the guise of Microsoft Flight, a new PC game that "lets players jump into the challenge, fun and freedom of flight."

However, if you're expecting a mega worldwide...

EA has announced an application for the Nintendo DSi that takes advantage of the console's camera functionality to put your MySims characters into the real world.

The app - MySims Camera - allows you to take photos and then overlay 3D characters...

Award-winning indie game developer Kyle Gabler, responsible for the smash hit "World of Goo", has posted an interesting bit of software on his website.

It's an evolution simulator called "Egg Worm" that generates random creatures and then...

Logitech has just announced its Flight System G940 at E3. It's the company's first force-feedback flight sim controller device, apparently inspired by military and commercial planes and helicopters.

The three-component Logitech Flight System...

Sims 3 fans can finally start saving for the new game as EA has announced when the latest version will land here in the UK.

EA has confirmed that The Sims 3 launches in the UK on 5 June 2009, and with it promises more creativity, more customisation...

The Tom Clancy branch of video games takes yet another unusual turn, now encompassing the much underutilised - console wise - flight sim genre.

Well, calling HAWX a “sim” is a bit of a stretch really. Those of you with a semblance of knowledge...

Earlier in the month we got news of a new Spore expansion pack in the works called Spore Galactic Adventures, and EA has now confirmed a further three new additions to the Spore franchise that are under development.

Alongside the announcement...

Despite hopes that the job cuts at Microsoft wouldn't affect its gaming division, it seems that nothing is safe from the effects of the economic downturn.

Microsoft has reportedly closed down ACES, one of its oldest studios which helped in...

Evolution game Spore is set to get its first expansion pack this spring, in the form of Galactic Adventures.

Online retailers such as Amazon and Play have had the title listed for a week or so now, but EA made the official announcement today...

Nintendo has apologised for offensive language that cropped up in a number of copies of Animal Crossing: Wild World for the DS.

The games were sent to members of the press (of all people) to show off the character import feature of Animal...

Google has announced it is to close down Lively, the company's social virtual world launched in July.

The news was confirmed in an official blog post, stating the project would be discontinued in December.

"We want to ensure...

EA has announced a brand new Spore patch that will give away free limbs to gamers as well as fix a few small glitches.

A total of 24 free arms and legs will be available for players to take advantage of, and are being dished out to mark the...

Nintendo's game for Wii and DS, Cooking Mama, has been targeted by animal rights group PETA in its latest campaign against animal cruelty.

The group have produced its own version of the game, Cooking Mama: Mama Kills Animals, in which you...

A 28-year-old British woman is filing for divorce after finding out her husband was sleeping with another woman in online virtual world Second Life.

Amy Taylor cited "unreasonable behavior" in her filing for divorce, after deciding she just...

Three years in development, the latest incarnation of The Sims has been dated, moved into the final stage of development, and it's all now just about bug fixing. But is the new version going to be enough to keep fans of The Sims happy? Pocket-lint sat...