PS Vita, iPod touch and Nintendo 3DS compared in video 
If you're looking for a portable gaming gadget to help you waste time during ad breaks and family holidays, right now you're spoiled for choice. In this video I take to the office pool table to compare the cream of the crop -- the iPod touch, the Nintendo 3DS and Sony's PlayStation Vita. But which one is the right gadget for you?
While our three contenders are all great for gaming, they're very different propositions. The Vita is a total hardware monster, with Sony chucking every bit of kit they could think of at its latest handheld. Continue reading...
The Simpsons free iPhone and iPad game out soon
Games and GearWoohoo! Electronic Arts is launching a free iPhone and iPad game of The Simpsons in the coming weeks, our sister site CNET News reports. The Simpsons: Tapped Out is completely official, made with the help of the show's writers and voice actors. So when Homer speaks in the game, he'll sound exactly as he does in the show.
The game will be free, but you'll have the option of buying virtual currency (doughnuts, in this case) to help you progress. It's what's known as a 'freemium' title, where you can pay real cash money if you want to improve your standing. Continue reading...
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Angry Birds Space blasts off on 22 March
Games and GearA new version of Angry Birds is on the way, and it promises an extra-terrestrial setting for the irritated avians. Angry Birds Space sees the birds take to the cosmos, in what could be the most out-there edition of the game ever. (Although the KISS version will take some beating.)
Rovio has only put out a teaser trailer, which you can see after the bump, so details are pretty scarce. But we can take a guess at what to expect. Continue reading...
Call of Duty coming to PS Vita this autumn
Games and GearGood news, Call of Duty fans -- the gigantically popular soldier-sim will be melee-killing its way on to Sony's PlayStation Vita handheld console this autumn.
A Sony exec told GameTrailers that gamers could expect to see the franchise hitting the soon-to-be-released Vita later this year, further promising the unnamed title would be an "absolute game-changer". Whatever that means. Continue reading...
iPhone and iPad gaming accessories are the future of retro 
Games and GearWhile Luke paved the way for the future of gaming with his six things that will change videogames, those of us with creaking wrist joints who frittered our 80s pocketmoney on 99p Mastertronic games like the low-key classic Chronos (okay, you had to be there), will rejoice that we've come full circle with our phones.
And even more so that three decades of inflation has been expunged with the explosion of downloadable mobile games for under a quid. Continue reading...
The future of gaming: Six things that will change videogames
What's the future of gaming? Hit play on the video above to see me take to the icy streets of Southwark, to spell out six things that will change the world of videogames.
The world of gaming moves fast. Look away for even just a moment, and you're likely to find videogames have changed entirely. One moment you were batting your brother's N64 controller out of his hand to make him lose at GoldenEye, and the next everyone's rocking out with plastic guitars. Continue reading...
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Xbox 720 may pack 3D tech, job spec hints
Games and GearA job listing on Microsoft's site suggests the software behemoth could be planning to focus more on 3D in the next Xbox console.
The listing, spotted by BGR and posted on the console-maker's website, is for an 'Algorithm Research & Development Engineer for Xbox team' to work for Microsoft in Israel. Continue reading...
PlayStation Vita proves bolshy and bulky in video review
The arrival of the Sony PlayStation Vita -- the portable gaming hardware sensation every self-respecting thumb jockey has been waiting for -- is imminent.
The Vita will march out in a couple of weeks, bolshy and brash as you like, proudly waggling its considerable price tag at eager-beaver gamers with little-to-no regard for the annual gadget shopping binge that took place two months prior. Continue reading...
Xbox Live hacks sees Microsoft promise 'aggressive' action
Games and GearMicrosoft has acknowledged the spate of attacks against Xbox gamers. The boss of Xbox Live promises aggressive action against cybercriminals targeting gamers for millions of pounds.
In an open letter to Xbox Live users, Xboss Alex Garden assured gamers, "We take your security and online safety very seriously." Acknowledging that account hacking is a thriving business, he promises "aggressive steps to help protect you against ever-changing threats". Continue reading...
PlayStation Vita 3G is £279 on Vodafone
Games and GearVodafone is flogging the 3G version of the PlayStation Vita for £279, chucking in a 4GB memory card to boot, and Wipeout 2048 thrown in as a free download if you top-up £5's worth of data. But is that a good deal, and will you get enough data when the Vita launches on 22 February?
If you want to use the Vita's online features while away from a Wi-Fi connection, you'll need to buy the 3G version. Price-wise, Vodafone's deal isn't bad, but it's hardly blown our minds either. Continue reading...
Gene Simmons confirms Angry Birds KISS incoming
Games and GearKISS frontman Gene Simmons is known for many things. A penchant for producing some of the most bouffant-ed hair metal ever is one. His extra-long tongue is another. But a love of Angry Birds?
Well it seems Simmons not only loves the game, he's in the process of inking a deal with Angry Birds-maker Rovio to bring a KISS-themed version to phones and tablets soon. Imagine flinging birds across a screen to this. Continue reading...
PSN down for 18 hours maintenance, back Friday 8am
Games and GearHaving PSN trouble? Don't panic! Sony's PlayStation Network is undergoing maintenance today from 2pm, and is scheduled to come back online at 8am tomorrow.
The timing is a tad inconvenient, especially for PS3 gamers in the UK, and will leave some folks feeling cheesed off. Several services are expected to be borked during the mammoth 18-hour maintenance session, which will encompass all of Thursday evening -- prime gaming time. Continue reading...
Three reasons PlayStation Vita is no match for iPod touch
Games and GearThere's not that much wrong with the PlayStation Vita, Sony's latest handheld -- we awarded it three stars in our review, signalling that it's pretty good. But in the dog-eat-dog world of gaming, 'pretty good' doesn't cut the mustard.
I'm going to lay down three reasons why you'd be better off with an iPod touch, and then explain why even the most muscly-thumbed of joystick-wigglers should have a long, hard think before throwing money at the Vita. Continue reading...
Kinect spotted built into Asus Windows 8 laptops
Games and GearKinect is coming to computers. The first prototype laptops have been spotted with motion-sensing Microsoft Xbox 360 Kinect technology built in, made by Asus and running Windows 8.
The Daily spied prototype Asus Windows laptops that had Kinect sensors, so they can be controlled with a wave of your arm or hand, without touching the laptop or even being anywhere near it. Continue reading...
Xbox 720 not out this year, says Microsoft exec
Games and GearDry your eyes, Xbox fans -- a Microsoft bod has confirmed there won't be a successor to the Xbox 360 on sale this year.
The marketing director for Microsoft France has poured water on hopes that we'd see the so-called Xbox 720 lining shelves this Christmas, Eurogamer reports. A translated interview has the exec quoted as saying, "What's certain is that there will be nothing new in 2012." Continue reading...
Sega Mega Drive named best retro console
Games and GearThe Sega Mega Drive has been named the most popular retro games console, narrowly beating the Nintendo 64 in classic console combat.
Gaming site Playr2.com asked 1,411 British button-bashers aged 18 or over to name their favourite vintage videogame console. 61 per cent of those who replied named the Sega Mega Drive as their favourite. Continue reading...
Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock coming soon to the PS3 and Vita
Games and GearThe clock is ticking for Doctor Who landing on the PlayStation 3. Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock is coming soon, featuring timey-wimey gaming thrills pitting you against the Daleks, Cybermen and Silurians.
In the game you take contol of both the Doctor and companion River Song, voiced by Matt Smith and Alex Kingston, to unravel the mystery of The Eternity Clock. Players sneak, run, swing and jump across rooftops and fog-shrouded London streets, heading "into the belly of the beast" to defeat the nefarious plans of the new-look Cybermen, Daleks and Silurians, as well as the Silence. Er... what were the Silence supposed to be again? Continue reading...
World's biggest NES controller and other giant tech in video
The world's largest video controller has been unveiled at London's Liverpool Street Station. The controller is an exact replica of an old NES joypad, scaled up 30 times in each dimension. Hit play on our video to see the massive pad in gigantic action.
The working humungopad, which is 4m long and weighs 120kg, was created by British engineering student Ben Allen and collaborators from Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands. It takes two people to play with and has to be transported in a lorry. Continue reading...
Angry Birds Year of the Dragon trailer teased
Games and GearAn update to Angry Birds Seasons is due to land on Friday, according to a teaser trailer punted out by Rovio. And it'll tie in with Chinese New Year, which happens three days later, on 23 January.
It seems those green pigs are up to no good again… Continue reading...
Razer Project Fiona gaming tablet runs Skyrim in our video
We've gone hands-on with Razer's sense-defying Project Fiona at the CES trade show in Las Vegas -- hit play on the video above to check it out in our analogue-wiggling video.
Project Fiona is basically a Windows tablet with two massive prongs stuck on the side. Each of those prongs plays host to an analogue stick, four face buttons, and shoulder and trigger buttons. Continue reading...
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