No one would have guessed that violent computer games could actually hold the key to saving lives rather than snuffing them out, until a team from Durham University postulated otherwise.

We reckon these less-than-hyped titles might just be the real stars of 2008. Yes, and we're not just talking about GTA IV.

Conservative Christian investment firm (yes, seriously) The Timothy Plan, has broadcast its Crimbo guide to video games for parents looking to be responsible in their gift giving.

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.

IBMs IT infrastructure has a very public face in the form of the official Olympic Web site. By the end of the Games it will have received an estimated 1.4 billion page views or the equivalent of sever

Some types of games better when it comes to relaxing.

Learning the principles of team management and dragon slaying.

We put every current model from ATI and NVIDIA through its paces to find out which offers the best performance and value.

The Office of Film and Literature Classification has ignored industry pressure for an "R" rating on violent computer games instead announcing a "unified" colour-coded sticker marking system.

Shoot 'em ups 'not to blame', says American Sociological Association.

And one in five of them play games every day.

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

We provide the commentary on a bruising eight-round battle between Vista and Tiger.

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

Another shot has been fired in support of more explicit gaming, with gaming industry bigwig Ron Curry saying an R18+ rating won't result in an orgy of sex and violence.