GamesGamesNews.blog: Scrabulous returns to Facebook as Wordscraper- July 31, 2008 The hugely popular Scrabble clone has been given a quick makeover to placate Hasbro, which was upset about the blatant copying, writes News.com blogger Caroline McCarthyhttp://news.cnet.co.uk/gamesgear/0,39029682,49298388,00.htm UK prisons crackdown on videogames- July 29, 2008 The Prison Service has banned all 18-rated games from prison and will no longer use public funds to buy consoles and software for prisonershttp://news.cnet.co.uk/gamesgear/0,39029682,49298340,00.htm Sega Mega Drive Handheld: Nostalgia takes a price cut- July 28, 2008 Old-skool gamers rejoice: Blaze International is flogging a handheld version of the Sega Mega Drive console, complete with built-in games, for just 30http://crave.cnet.co.uk/gamesgear/0,39029441,49298335,00.htm Photos: Sony announces 80GB PS3 -- and more from E3 2008- July 16, 2008 The E3 game expo kicked off this week in Los Angeles. Microsoft has already given us updates to the Xbox Live service and now Sony and Nintendo are making some nice gaming noiseshttp://crave.cnet.co.uk/gamesgear/0,39029441,49298181,00.htm Wii MotionPlus: Making it easier to control your Wii- July 15, 2008 Fancy a more accurate Wii experience Nintendo has the solution in the form of the Wii MotionPlus, an accessory no Wii gamer should be withouthttp://crave.cnet.co.uk/gamesgear/0,39029441,49298165,00.htm Xbox 360 updates at E3: Rock, roll and Final Fantasy XIII- July 15, 2008 It's a good time to own an Xbox 360. As long as yours isn't flashing red lights, you can take advantage of a new dashboard interface, new pretend music games and even play the new Final Fantasy gamehttp://crave.cnet.co.uk/gamesgear/0,39029441,49298167,00.htm Photos: US Army tests virtual battlefields- July 10, 2008 While much of a recruit's introduction is the same as it has always been, the US Army is increasingly utilising new technologies to help soldiers learn their jobshttp://news.cnet.co.uk/gamesgear/0,39029682,49298104,00.htm PS3 2.40 firmware update pulled after bricking consoles- July 3, 2008 The much-vaunted 2.40 update to the PS3's firmware has gone badly wrong, with multiple reports of the download crashing PS3s -- Sony has stopped distributing ithttp://crave.cnet.co.uk/gamesgear/0,39029441,49297992,00.htm |