Lego franchise moves to Batman
Following the huge success of "Lego Star Wars" and its sequel, Warner Bros. has signed a licensing deal with Lego to produce a "Lego Batman"…
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Samsung K3 Comp
UPDATE: Comp is now CLOSED As heard on Cyber Shack Radio, we're giving away 4x Samsung K3 personal music players (2GB) worth $199 each. Here's…
Blizzard eager to stamp out cheats
Critics claim WoW publisher Blizzard Entertainment has been snaring innocent players in a dragnet for banned activities like account sharing and gold farming.
Bono asked to halt production on Mercs 2
Political activisits are calling on U2 singer Bono, as an investor in Pandemic Studios, to halt the development of forthcoming shooter Mercenaries 2: World in…
Motion-sensing heading to mobile phones
The same technology used in Nintendo's popular Wii video game console that lets you bowl strikes and hit tennis volleys is also making its way…
Pro gaming leading the way in Korea
Lim Yo-hwan is a god: The 27-year-old is the most famous professional gamer in South Korean electronic sports, and his dominance has earned him hundreds…
AUS PS3 launch lacks punch
Sony's PlayStation 3 finally launched last night, with early-adopters and hardcore gamers among the first people in Australia to own the console.
New black Xbox 360 on the way
An unconfirmed rumour at this stage points to Microsoft releasing a different coloured version of the 360 with some minor hardware changes.
Apple TV available
APPLE has started shipping its Apple TV box, a gizmo that lets people take music, photos and video stored on a computer and play them…
Sony lists PS3 backwards compatability
Just shy of the launch, Sony has just launched a backwards compatability site for the PlayStation 3, allowing consumers to check if previous PlayStation games…
Gears of War coming to theatres
In yet another cross-over from video games to film, Epic has announced that New Line Cinema has bought the rights to create a Gears of…
Konsoles for Kids charity auction
To celebrate the Xbox 360 console’s first birthday in Australia, customised consoles signed by some of Australia’s biggest celebrity names are about to go under…
IPTV standards coming soon
Companies which provide television over Internet technology (IPTV) joined forces to set a single global standard, so that all systems would work together.
Nintendo: No hard drive for the Wii
Nintendo has denied suggestions that an external hard drive is currently in development for the Wii - but confirmed that a new peripheral is on…
LG TVs on the blink
Television manufacturer LG has failed to determine the source of a glitch in some of its televisions, which caused them to freeze when screening Nine…
Erin’s latest blog…
Each episode Erin lets us in on her quirky and fun stories as she goes out on location filming Cyber Shack TV. Plus you can…
Shack Interviews – The making of the film 300
We speak to Grant Freckelton, Visual Effects Art Director at Animal Logic, about the heavily stylised film 300. Acclaimed as a technical masterpiece, the Australian…
Shack News Highlights – 26 March 2007
Shack news highlights for this week include upgrades to e-tax file returns, the playstation launch, the $48M delete and the decline of the humble CD.…
PC vs Xbox gamers: bring it on…
Which are the better gamers... PC or console players? The age-old question will be answered in May.
Game addiction treated by subliminal messages
A Korean company has developed an inaudible sound sequence, which it claims can prevent obsessive use of online games, thus giving hope to game addicts.
Hitachi-LG announces Blu-ray/HD-DVD PC drive
Hitachi-LG Data Storage reportedly plans to unveil this month the first PC drive that can read Blu-ray and HD DVD discs.
IBM creates streaming video for visually impaired
IBM announced a new tool this week that improves visually impaired people's access to streaming video and animation on the Internet.
Wii dives into the online gaming world
GameSpy announced that it will provide multiplayer technology to game publishers developing titles for Nintendo's Wii
PSP redesign on the way
SCE UK managing director Ray Maguire has confirmed the platform holder’s intentions to release a redesigned version of its PlayStation Portable handheld.
