Parents often bemoan their struggles of getting their children to spend less time gaming, and more time socializing and using their time productively. While spending too much time playing games is a problem, there may be a hidden benefit – recent research suggests that video games may actually improve sight. First-person shooter games such as Call… Read More »

Think you know your video game history? Think again. In its short, but dynamic history, video games have taken the world by storm, propelling them as one of the most interactive and popular forms of entertainment. Although a relatively short history compared to other mediums, there are a number of misconceptions and interesting bits in… Read More »

On 19th November 2006, the World finally got hold of what it had been eagerly anticipating for many, many months. Launched to great fanfare as the first standalone motion-sensitive console is available, the Wii went about redefining what a typical “gamer” was, with a range of titles designed to include the whole family from the… Read More »

First announced by Sony as PlayStation Suite in 2011, the now aptly named Playstation Mobile is set to launch this fall as the company’s cross-platform gaming service that will provide apps to a range of Sony mobile devices, as well as other Android tablets and smartphones. PlayStation Mobile will allow owners of non-Sony devices to… Read More »

Gone are the days of fuzzy graphics and slow response times as you desperately tried to keep your hospital up and running, or the fun and excitement that you enjoyed as you built your own theme park whilst putting up with dysfunctional programming; technology has advanced in abundance and PC gaming has now taken on… Read More »

There’s a common misconception out there that the only way to enjoy today’s hottest computer games is with a desktop PC. Many people think that laptops just aren’t capable of handling the intense graphical and processing requirements of many popular games. While this may have been true in the past, it’s not the case anymore. In… Read More »