Krome is busy putting finishing touches on Star Wars: The Force Unleashed. We spoke to them about the game, Krome's new Merkury3 engine and more.

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Blu-ray and HD DVD players will come out fighting this year. We reveal which format is best placed to be DVD’s successor.

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The best source of knowledge or “broken beyond repair”? PC Authority uncovers how the net’s highly controversial encyclopedia really works.

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Sarah Kidner explores our fascination with robots, looks at their past and ponders the robotic future. What have a Czech playwright, 15th century artist Leonardo da Vinci and the future o

We rank the top 7 old school video game theme songs of all time, with a little help from Youtube.

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