The ethics of robotics
Scientists are already beginning to think seriously about the new ethical problems posed by current developments in robotics.
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Controlling games via your brain
Video games with action dictated by brain waves will be available by the end of the year, according to a company that has created low-cost…
Video games > Pets
While virtual animals may be a big hit in the gaming world, an Australian study suggests that the rise in popularity of video games themselves…
GDC 07: Mario Galaxy and new Mii channel confirmed
Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto has confirmed that Super Mario Galaxy will be available before the end of 2007 and announced a new channel that would allow…
nVidia gears up for DirectX 10
Graphics chipset firm Nvidia has announced a new platform for advanced game development, as the industry prepares for one of the biggest transitions in its…
Jagged Alliance film announced
Strategy First announces they have partnered with Union Entertainment to develop a feature film based on the Jagged Alliance franchise.
PlayStation Home revealed at GDC 07
Sony's worldwide studios president Phil Harrison has taken the stage at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco to unveil PlayStation Home
Hollywood investigates ‘instant’ difital films
Sick of missing film screenings due to a sold-out show? Or cinemas not showing more underground or indie films? Hopefully this will change if Hollywood…
Microsoft warns customers about Zune
Microsoft has strongly advised Australians to avoid buying its Zune music player from local retailers.
Internet use up 10 percent worldwide
Some 747 million people, age 15 or older, used the Internet in January this ear, up 10 percent compared to the same period a year…
Xbox Live subscribers hits 6 million
The Xbox Live service has topped six million members worldwide, Microsoft has announced - demonstrating that the service is growing even faster than the company…
U.N. releases ‘serious game.’
Hoping to educate children on ways to mitigate the effects of natural disaster, The United Nations has released a Stop Disasters!, a free, online game.
Scientist produces eye-tracker mouse
A researcher at Stanford University has created an application that allows users to interact with a computer simply by looking at the screen and tapping…
Scarface heads to Wii in 2007
Publisher Vivendi Games has announced that it is planning to release a version of successful movie licensed title ScarFace: The World Is Yours for Nintendo's…
Sony and Immersion create their own rumble
Sony has entered into a new agreement that will see Immersion Corporation's rumble technology included in future PlayStation products.
Adobe takes Photoshop online
Hoping to get a jump on Google and other competitors, Adobe Systems plans to release a hosted version of its popular Photoshop image-editing application within…
51GB HD-DVD still under development
A three-layer HD DVD disc with enough room for about 7 hours of high-definition video is still under development, despite reports to the contrary.
New N-gage to be launched Sept 07
Nokia has announced a new N-Gage platform to be launched in mid-2007.
EA signs new iTunes deal
Electronic Arts continues to forge relationships with Apple, with the announcement that music from all EA games will be made available on iTunes.
Global PSP network coming soon
The long rumoured location free player for the PSP (which would enable you to access content on your PlayStation 3 via your PSP from anywhere)…
Community-built MMO in the works
David Perry, founder of Shiny Entertainment, is to produce an massively multiplayer online game built by, and for, games players.
Legal downloads from BitTorrent
BitTorrent Inc, makers of a technology often used to trade pirated copies of Hollywood movies, is launching a website that will sell downloads of films…
Australia’s best games of 2006
More than 350 game industry professionals joined hosts Merrick and Rosso at the Interactive Entertainment Awards last week, to celebrate the best games of 2006.
WoW bot creator in legal stoush with Blizzard
WoW player and creator of a third-party bot program for the popular MMORPG is in hot water with Blizzard and Vivendi over his creation. Expect…
