Spammers tap into new markets
News Pornographic spam is on the decline and is being replaced by growth in areas such as healthcare and online gaming, according to mail-filtering firm Clearswift. Pornography made up just 15.2 per cent of all spam -- down from a high of around 20 per...
[August 13, 2003, 11:35]
Nuggets: Gravis ready to Xterminate
News Expanding its burgeoning gaming range still further, Gravis has announced the Xterminator Dual Control USB joystick and gamepad combination. You can also programme in up to 49 functions, cheat codes and action sequences with the Gravis Xperience...
[October 19, 1999, 12:44]
Next-gen PlayStation to sense user emotions
News Sony is planning to enable future versions of its PlayStation gaming console to recognise user gestures and even emotions, according to an executive. Consumer electronics companies, software makers and PC makers are looking at ways of linking...
[December 1, 2003, 13:30]
AMD turns big guns on 64-bit demo
News AMD is using a game CD running on a self-contained distribution of the Linux operating system to show off the gaming potential of its new 64-bit processor, the Athlon 64. When inserted, it scans the PC's hardware, loads the operating system and...
[October 6, 2003, 17:35]
Sony: handheld console was years in the making
News Electronics giant Sony has been eying the handheld gaming market for years but held off until technology and the market were right, a company executive said. Hirai said Sony has held off on the handheld gaming market until now partly because the...
[May 15, 2003, 7:36]
Fresnel enlarges yours
News A harmless Web eccentric seeking total PC gaming immersion has come up with a revolutionary invention which transforms his lowly 15" monitor into a shiny 30" visual assault -- he's glued a magnifying glass on it.
[September 30, 1999, 16:44]
Mod-chipped Xbox 'can't play Xbox Live' - Microsoft
News Microsoft has finally launched its Xbox Live online gaming service in Asia, but it faces a challenge in the region due to the prevalence of mod chips. Chin Jun Fwu, programme manager of Asia-Pacific online gaming for analysts IDC also declined to...
[November 13, 2003, 9:20]
Belkin Nostromo n52 SpeedPad
Downloads The n50 SpeedPad is the first gaming device of its kind, a completely new gaming tool that transcends conventional categories such as game pads, joysticks, etc. s an innovative, multipurpose tool that will lift your gaming experience to a whole new...
[November 6, 2008, 18:51]
Adults win reprieve from Thai games ban
News In Thailand, adults will be excluded from the online gaming curfew starting on 1 October, reported news daily The Nation. From next month, gamers aged 18 and above will have to register with a mandatory age-check system to be excluded from the...
[September 8, 2003, 11:25]
Tapwave makes Palm-based games PDA
News Palm on Tuesday will officially sign up gaming start-up Tapwave as a licensee of its handheld operating system The system will synchronise with a PC and have organiser functions, but it is primarily meant to be a portable gaming device.
[May 6, 2003, 11:04]
Fast, Powerful Visualization Tools Help Game Builder Hit Casino Jackpot
White Papers International Game Technology (IGT) builds game equipment and systems for the gaming industry. IGT needed to create a gaming system that would enable casino managers to dynamically modify game themes and content on the casino floor.
[December 2, 2008, 23:00]
Gamer wins back virtual swag
News An online gaming company in China was ordered to return a player's virtual goods that had been hacked and stolen. In China, online gaming is poised to be serious money. The online gaming industry in China is estimated around $242m this year, and is...
[December 29, 2003, 10:50]
ALL-IN-WONDER 9600 SERIES - Secondary
Downloads RADEON X850 Series - Secondary : The RADEON X850 series is the most extreme gaming graphics card technology ever created by ATI, with up to 16 pipelines, the fastest frame rates and ATI's industry leading 3D image enhancement technology.
[January 17, 2005, 7:00]
Stakes are high for Xbox online play
News Microsoft on Friday will raise its stakes in the gaming market with an elaborate new online service for its Xbox video game console. Scott Henson, director of platform strategy for Microsoft's Xbox division, said the Xbox Live effort is encouraging...
[November 15, 2002, 8:10]
Consoles put the squeeze on PC games
News The next generation of video gaming will reside in your living room, not your computer room. That was the consensus -- but far from universal -- judgment of a panel of gaming executives at the Game Developers Conference.
[March 23, 2001, 9:48]
Microsoft defends Xbox console, software sales
News Microsoft has responded to analyst gripes that its Xbox gaming console is selling disappointingly, pointing out that the unit's sales nearly doubled in November and noting strong sales of software and the Xbox online kit.
[December 19, 2002, 16:04]
Microsoft opens Xbox secrets
News Microsoft on Wednesday put a price tag on its much anticipated Xbox, turning up the heat in the video-gaming market. The software giant also introduced a handful of companies who are creating online video games for the gaming system.
[May 16, 2001, 15:48]
Gameplay in take-over talks
News Computer gaming firm Gameplay could be about to be taken over. For complete gaming news, see GameSpot UK. The UK-based company designs games for the Internet and mobile phones, and also sells boxed software online and by mail-order.
[May 1, 2001, 10:36]
Xbox pictures materialise on the Net
News A US gaming site has revealed what it claims are the first pictures of Microsoft's future gaming console, the Xbox, much to the annoyance of the software giant. Planetgeforce says the pictures were taken from the gaming publication Electronic...
[January 3, 2001, 16:18]
Gamers face jail in Greece
Talkback Fair enough the nation trying to remove illegal gaming and gambling from its society, but placing a total ban all gaming products etc is out of this worldly stupid. This is the most lame and stupid thing I have ever heard.
[November 29, 2005, 12:16]



