Valve may have missed the point of episodic gaming, but this is one of the best value gaming packs ever released

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.

Gaming portal steam is making wads of cash by giving gamers exactly what they want, when they want it, and copying content delivery models from the pirates and beating them at their own game

In another cunning attempt to convince the world that playing 16-colour 90s style point and click adventure gaming is still a worthwhile pursuit, Lucasarts and Steam are re-releasing eight classic games

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According to Dell, it's finally time to end the world's endless piles of software box garbage and go green. By offering an online alternative, Dell hopes to save costs and plug its new download store at the same time.

AMD says it has reached a new top speed for graphics processing, with new ATI graphics cards reaching processor speeds of up to 1ghz, a new top mark for a factory-produced air-cooled graphics card..

Browser should be ready for 2010.

Microsoft has confirmed it has cut a "small percentage", thought to be around 600,000 gamers, off from Xbox Live for modifying their consoles to play pirated games

Sure there's the Death Knight, but what about new haircuts, shorter dungeons, and spider tanks?

A little large and lacking in superfast data connectivity, but unrivalled as an email tool.

Linden Labs CEO moves to board position.

More time to frag ....

AMD may be first to ship Direct X11 compatible graphics cards onto the market in a huge play for the company. It's hoped that the codec will encourage better support for HD and 3D content, particularly amongst Windows 7 users.

Fantastically fun and balanced play, especially if you don't Rambo your way through the game