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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.

Not since Back to the Future Part 2 premiered, have we been so excited about 3D. And now it’s here in Sydney, we went out to experience the units for ourselves.

For every way that the web has improved life, it has also made things more complicated, frustrating and dangerous..

The man behind Ultima tries to reinvent the online RPG and partially succeeds with this robust MMO.

Welcome to the first zombie movie we’ve seen that’s actually any good. Left 4 Dead finally gets gaming away from the trigger-point mechanic: you have no idea if a dozen zombies are around the corner, or one, or none.

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