A fast, fun, cheap game to keep you going over the weekend.

PC gaming is starting to undergo somewhat of a renaissance, with some long anticipated titles finally seeing the light of day.

New and existing PC titles delivered via Steam digital download network.

Valve's digital distribution platform takes off.

It isn't an add-on, a mod or a new way of playing the world's most popular online shooter. Counter-Strike: Source is the same game that's known, loved and often responsible for gamers sitting motionless for days on end. But it's now been ported to Valve's new 3D engine, the Source engine, giving us our first glimpse of the technology that will be powering Half-Life 2.

Half-life to share its platform with Doom.

Half-life to share its platform with Doom.

Half-life to share its platform with Doom.

Half-Life 2, the most anticipated PC game in recent years, has finally been released to the joy of eager gamers across the globe.

For a company whose only other major release was the original Half Life, Valve has pushed the boundaries with fresh, bold gameplay that stays true to the legendary legacy.

The first expansion to Half Life 2 doesn't provide much excitement.

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Highly anticipated PC game Half-Life 2 has broken Australian sales records.

When you think of photo editing, the chances are you think of Adobe Photoshop. However, the majority of non-professional users don't need Photoshop's high-end power and can't justify its cost. That's where Paint Shop Pro (PSP) comes in. Its low price is definitely its initial attraction, but that has never stopped it aiming high. At times, as with version 6's introduction of vector layers, it has even left Photoshop trailing behind. However, version 7's minor fiddling was a serious letdown and as time passed, it began to look as if PSP had run out of steam. Version 8, though, shows this isn't the case.You begin to realise how fundamental the overhaul has been as soon as you load the application.

Peer-to-peer networking is one of the Great Internet Treasures. David Kidd looks at the future of file sharing, and how to get the most out of it.

A new take on an old classic, with a first-person perspective and mixed results.

And IT may be making the problem worse.

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Admittedly not much, but still ....

Cannot wait for big brother to grow up.