Search giant scoops up Adscape Media.

We've searched every corner of the web for the most useful (and useless) sites you've never seen. Download free movies and music, find the cheapest shopping sites, get a degree, make money, walk on Mars and much more.

Players lose interest as cash row delays China expansion agreement.

Apple’s ads may be funny, but they’re woefully inaccurate. Here we reveal dozens of reasons why the PC outclasses the Mac.

But Blizzard expansion dispute still not resolved.

Mike MacCana ponders the wine industry, rants online, and discovers a neat tip for intra-server messaging...

Little impact from 'stolen fonts' case.

Players can now buy account upgrade keys and download the game client.

Korean company claims patents on anti-hacking technology.

Rootkits, Smarties and strategic marketing make up the news this week. David Kidd rounds it up.

Game companies looking to launch Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games (MMORPGs) should give up hope of charging subscription fees, according to researchers.

Deal will value new firm at US$9.85bn.

All the data on AMD's new Radeon lineup, including the 4870 X2 which clocks in at 2.4 teraflops.

$18.8bn merger creates new titan in the gaming industry.

Learning the principles of team management and dragon slaying.

Virtual Earth 3D models of cities added to Windows Live map system.

Not known how far infection has spread.

Mac gamers have been second class citizens for so long now that even achieving parity with their PC-toting brethren seems like a good deal.

Four years ago, I saw a picture of a very beautiful desktop interface, called 'Enlightenment', running on an Operating System called 'Linux'. I didn't know much about either, but I downloaded and installed Linux anyway in order to run that fine looking user interface. Thanks to that early interest, I now enjoy a wonderful job designing and maintaining networks in which Linux often fills an important role. There's no better way to learn something new than for it to be enjoyable. With this in mind, I'd like to present Mike's Hopefully nifty guide to having fun with Linux.