Iconic Films

Playing the virtual end game

Do you plan to stop watching TV when you get older? How about gaming? I for one plan to spend my twilight years travelling to beautiful places,...

Iron Man

Marvel comic movie has been released with great fanfare, and the spin-off game is more ambitious than many superhero capers

The World Ends with You

This adventure game for the handheld DS console is set in Tokyo and stars a clutch of troubled teens

Grand Theft Auto IV: Making a killing is the name of the game

When Mark Harristook a stroll down Grand Theft Auto IV’s mean streets, he quickly identified with its amoral hero. It’s all just a bit of...

GTA IV shakes it like a Harlem queen

Grand Theft Auto is cracking game, which deserves great reviews, not daft moral panic. It’s also a remarkable virtual world

Grand Theft Auto IV sells 609,000 on first day

Sales worth £24.4 million comfortably beat the record for a computer game and eclipsed many blockbuster films

SingStar Summer Party

The game has barely evolved over the years but playability remains top drawer

'Sadistic, sick and so what – it’s just a game'

The man behind Grand Theft Auto says the games are victims of the same misplaced moral panic that greeted rock’n’roll

How to be mat fit with the Nintendo Wii

Gaming is growing up. Here, Louise Cohen tones up with the, not for serious athletes, new Nintendo Wii Fit

Drive of your life

Much more than a game, Grand Theft Auto IV is a five-star interactive drama, says Nigel Kendall

He kills, is into drugs, and is a modern icon

Niko Bellic is the protagonist in the latest interactive computer game, an industry being hailed as an emergent art form

And people wonder why TV viewing is declining

For the first time in the short history of video games, consumers have a whole spectrum of experiences to choose from

'Life lessons are learnt by crashing and dying'

All the controversy associated with Grand Theft Auto flew over my head but I know it’s not a kid’s game, says Mat Smith

'I can tell fiction from reality'

Grand Theft Auto would not give me reasonable cause to somehow find a gun and actually shoot a man, says 14-year-old

Test bench: Stylish stereos

Hi-fi systems are now often bought for looks – and their digital ability – as much as sound. We cast an eye and an ear over six

Test bench: Budget SLR cameras

To take truly creative photos you need an SLR. And don’t be put off by their complexity – new models are as easy to use as a compact and...

Test bench: Lifestyle computers

No longer are computers too big and ugly for the living room – now they’re swish media centres. We’ve picked six of the best Upgrade...

Test bench: noise-cancelling headphones

These high-tech headphones cut down unwanted sounds from outside while also reducing the amount of noise pollution your own MP3 player produces

Test bench: iPod docks

The latest docks can turn your iPod into a versatile home hi-fi. We lend a critical ear to six

Test Bench: Broadband providers

Making sense of all the deals that promise to get you surfing fast and cheap can be hard. We show you how

Test Bench: All-in-one printer reviews

A printer that is also a scanner and photocopier is a godsend for home workers. We run the rule over six of the best

Test Bench: Snowboards

Going downhill is easier on a board than skis, so let us help you pick the right one