Post-apocalyptic fantasy grabs players' votes to win top award at 27th Golden Joystick awards.

Online tool allows householders to monitor energy use and greenhouse gas emissions, thereby reducing consumption and saving money

A video-game that boasts rap artist Jay-Z amongst its advisors is hoping to capitalise on the popularity of music titles despite poor sales forecasts.

Details of Sony's new PSP Go have leaked ahead of the company's Tuesday press conference in a big way, with photos and videos now widely circulating on the Internet. And while we don't yet have a comprehensive list of the new PSP's feature list, the leaked info gives us a pretty good idea of what we can expect--including hints of several new games.

Stringer announced the creation of two business groups, headed by younger executives, to break down the "silos" that have prevented full integration of the company's hardware and software, and to devise "cool new products" that will appeal to digital-savvy young people.

Players of violent video games claim that they recognise the difference between brutality meted out on screen and violence in real life and play mostly to escape the humdrum, according to a new study.

Apple and Google have abandoned their individual mobile phone projects for a joint venture, The Register has learned. Apple will mothball its iPhone, announced in January, in favour of a new device that serves as a platform for Google's contextual advertising business.

When the word got out last year that Apple was actually building the iPhone, most (although not all) of us believed it. However, should we believe the same sort of rumours that have surfaced lately about the so-called GPhone from Google?

Scientists at NEC have managed to get a light beam to exceed the speed of light, something once thought to be an unbreakable universal constant.

TV aficionados have a number of things to look forward to this year, as vendors are poised to upgrade everything from HDTVs to set-top boxes to recorders for both the living room and the PC. That means bigger screens, better color quality, and more choices in recording and viewing your favorite shows.