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Amazing Alex is Rovio's first new gaming franchise since Angry Birds was launched back in 2009.

Android-based Ouya games console secures more than $2.5m in funding through KickStarter in just 24 hours.

We review Cartoon Network: Punch Time Explosion for Nintendo 3DS, featuring characters from Ben 10, The Powerpuff Girls, Dexter's Laboratory, Samurai Jack and Captain Planet and the Planeteers.

One-day purchase for FIFA 13 Ultimate Edition, plus pre-order offers from Amazon and Game have been announced.

Ryan Cleary and Jake Davis (aka Topiary) appeared in court today pleading guilty to various charges including attacking the Pentagon.

Nintendo plans on launching a larger version of its handheld games console next month, with much larger screens.

Nintendo Wii U release date: Christmas 2012. Price: £279.99 (unconfirmed). Rating: Very playable.

We play Batman: Arkham City - Armoured Edition, Just Dance and Ninja Gaiden 3 on the Wii U, which are among the first crop of games to be launched this Christmas.

The Top 10 Games at E3 2012, including Halo 4, Resident Evil 6 and Batman: Arkham City – Armoured Edition.

Square Enix shows off the Luminous Studio next-gen game engine at E3 2012.

Nintendo has unveiled a raft of Wii U launch titles including a new Batman game and Assassin's Creed 3.

Microsoft announced a host of games and some new technology advancements for the existing Xbox 360 platform at E3 2012.

Electronics Arts and Ubisoft have scheduled a press briefing, ahead of the 2012 E3 event, for 4 June; while we check out the top 10 most anticipated games for E3 2012.

Electronic Arts (EA) is expected to unveil a plethora of highly-anticipated game titles including Battlefield 3, Medal of Honor and Crysis 3, during the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) at the Los Angeles Convention Centre (LACC) from 5 June to 7 June.

Microsoft Xbox 360 (250GB), Sony PlayStation 3 (160GB), Nintendo Wii, Nintendo 3DS and PSP Go System - best Video game consoles of all time.

Will Microsoft unveil the Xbox 720, Sony lift the lid on the PlayStation 4 and Nintendo share the Will U delivery date?

The leaked information of the upcoming Xbox 720 release plans reportedly emanated from one of Activision/Bungie contract documents, hinting at a Q4 2013 release for Microsoft's next-generation game console.

The Aliens: Colonial Marines videogame will not be released in 2012, says developer Gearbox Software.

Nintendo intends to integrate Android OS in the Wii U console

Sales of the Nintendo Wii hardware and software are both down 40 percent compared to the previous fiscal quarter, leading to losses of £285m.

Thirty years on, and with a resurgence in amateur programming, we take a look back at where it all began, with the ZX Spectrum.