A game on the high seas that's fun and doesn't involve pirates is rare. The Ship gets bonus points for originality.

The tantalizing prospect of another glimpse into Ridley Scott's 1979 science fiction world is in the cards, with reports of a Scott-directed prequel movie

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The next Call of Duty game isn’t yet another World War two re-hash. It’s a stunning collection of battles in contemporary settings. Read our report from hands-on time with the single player game.

Microsoft has dropped plans to ship a version of Windows 7 without Internet Explorer, after the European Commission voiced its objections to the proposals.

What will you be buying, using and drooling over this year? Tim Dean looks at the astounding products and technologies due to hit in the next 12 months.

Wii will ship in the millions in December, reports analyst.

Bittorrent megasite Mininova have begun trialling torrent filtering software that will allow the site to automatically block material from a list, flagged by copyright holders.

Up to 4.2 million to ship in first quarter, component suppliers say.

E-series gets a boost with E55 and E75.

For: Uses the Doom 3 engine so it'll run smoothly and look nice. Attempts to be original.Against: Fails to be original. Succeeds at being a funless parody of the genrel imparts no sense of achievement.

ForFast action; neat RPG elements; huge galaxyAgainstRepetitive; linear; dull storyline and voice acting

In space, no-one can hear you scream "why can't they just make it like Elite?!"

Turn-based space strategy is back, and better than ever before.

If you see something you like, take a photo of it. If you come across an unnamed planet, name it.

There's more life in the x86 yet, with Intel pulling up to 8 core multi-threading out of its bag of tricks.

Microsoft teams up with One Laptop per Child project.