A bargain route to getting HD DVD playback for your PC or Xbox, but there are limitations.

If you're buying a new 360, get an Elite - simple as that. If you've already got one, this is pretty much a cosmetic upgrade – but you might want to look into getting the separate 120GB hard drive when it comes out...

A Media Center Extender, upscaling DVD player and great games console

This is a pretty decent little webcam – it's just that, without games to fool around with, it feels like a low-end PC webcam plugged into your Xbox. EyeToy this ain't

Video support isn’t the best, but the PS3 remains a superb piece of kit

The cut-down PS3 costs the same as the Xbox Elite, has lost of its key features and still has that cracking Blu-ray player

A Vista-only release that's merely a port of an Xbox game. The charm's in the gameplay, not its Vista-centric nature.

It’s had the most successful launch in video game history. But what’s it like to play?

Occasionally glitchy with some sources, this works well enough with most. The lack of HDMI's a pain, but as a bargain solution to a problem that afflicts most gadget fiends, it isn't bad...

It's a close race between this draft-n Vista Media Extender and the Xbox 360 for getting HD video to your TV. If you watch video from your Vista PC, read on.

We love English women with sexy accents.

New songs and a battle mode make Guitar hero III a winner

The latest Grand Theft Auto has all the hallmarks of a classic and is the perfect excuse to invest a PS3 or Xbox 360

No sane gamer is going to head out and buy this as their new console, but we'd advise 360 and Wii owners not to forget about Dre - there's some truly superb games still coming out for PS

Awesome skating realism with motion capture playback

Relive the joy and excitement of the Cricket World Cup or a fast One Day International.

Screaming children for fun and profit.

What to expect when the next round of rock (and carpal tunnel syndrome) spreads to all the consoles.

Is it too damning to call the Chillstream an 'ideal gift'? It's actually a pretty decent pad, and the fan function will keep you giggling for ten minutes or so, but after that you’ll kind of wish you just had a normal pad instead...

A much-hyped console epic comes to the PC, but unlike others that have made the move this deserves its press.