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Sporting DVD, Internet access and amazing 3D graphics, the latest games consoles have everyones attention. David Hellaby reports from E3 in Los Angeles. When is a machine that runs on Win

Microsoft plans to replace 14.1 million power cables for certain older model Xbox consoles, due to a potential fire hazard.

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

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...

Police have questioned two men over the theft of games consoles and a truck worth a total of almost $1 million from a freight yard in Sydney.

Another slice of addictive gaming pie from Nintendo – and this one will help you lose pounds too

Movie and photo transfer capability, MP3 playback, bearable speakers… this is the best portable gaming machine ever

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

The faithful old PS2 isn’t knocking on the door of the retirement home just yet and the new look has knocked years off, but it’s the consistently brilliant games that are really keeping the biggest selling console ever from slipping six feet under.

Pure fun in a box. Get some friends round and swing your Wiimote until the early hours

The Game Boy Micro is a slick miniature gaming gem perfect for avoiding tiresome work

Up against it when compared to the PSP and not the worthy substitute it should have been. Once more people crack the dual screen, though, it might be worth a second look

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

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...

The best just got cheaper. World-beating force feedback and superbly responsive steering, but not quite as good as the more expensive Driving Force Pro

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...

The PlayStation 2, on the other hand, has a strong video games heritage, and it shows. It looks like a console and plays like one, albeit a supercharged one. Its black box design is practical, if a li

The new Internet capabilities of Dreamcast, PlayStation 2 and X-Box means that in the near future - by the end of the year in the case of Dreamcast - console players will be doing battle online

Possibly the most interesting feature of the Xbox is its similarity to a PC in terms of its hardware specification. Unlike other games consoles, like the Sony PlayStation2 and Nintendo GameCube, which