Stories about Games

IN PICTURES: Inside Melbourne Digital Entertainment Festival
Yes, these people are real visitors to the Melbourne International Digital Entertainment Festival (iDEF2009) -- they are "costume gamers".
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Windows 7 gaming: will it hit the spot?
Gamers fled Windows Vista in droves thanks to at-launch performance and driver issues. Has Windows 7 fixed the problem?
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Australian "Arcade Table" runs old arcade games on silicon, not emulation
Bring back the 80's! This arcade table is as close to the real thing as you can get without putting coins into a slot. Expensive but would make some Gen X'er a great present!
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Smooth Creations wedges high-end desktop CPU into a notebook
Smooth Creations' mobile work stations offer power that most desktops can only dream of.
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Game developer asks pirates nicely to stop
One video game developer is working to combat piracy by asking pirates nicely.
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Computer games go porno
How do you make an already R-rated game called Bonetown even pervier? By integrating footage from adult DVDs, apparently.
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Old Sierra adventure games go web-based
A developer has got a bunch of old Sierra games working in modern web browsers, providing a multiplayer redux of Space Quest, Leisure Suit Larry and Police Quest.
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Windows 7 proving to be hot for gamers
Despite all the console hype, it seems PC gaming is doing just fine, thank you and Windows 7 looks to bring gamers up to date, while hardware upgrades may go the way of the dodo.
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New game lets you ditch your own plane in Hudson River
Think you have what it takes to ditch a crippled plane safely in the Hudson River? A new online game tests your skills.
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Rock Band beats iTunes to selling The Beatles online
It may not be inextricably linked to every iPod in the world, but the Rock Band console game has beaten Apple to the punch in selling Beatles music online.
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For Sale: The NSX of "Doom"
Some dents, some mileage, some Torvalds and as many hell-spawn demons as you can handle. Plus a sweater.
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Cheaper car insurance for gamers
Have you got what it takes as a gamer? You could qualify for reduced car insurance premiums, according to one insurer. There is a catch though.
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Citroen develops a real car for Gran Turismo 5
The world's first car to be developed both for a computer game and the road has been launched by French car maker Citroen at the Paris Motor show.
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Grand Theft Google: drive the world's cities
Ever wanted to hoon around the world's major cities without getting a ticket? Thanks to a new driving simulator and Google Maps, you can do exactly that.
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DirectX 11 announced: too much too soon?
Considering that the vast majority of users still run DirectX 9, is Microsoft making a Vista-sized mistake with its latest multimedia API?
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