Disney teams up with EA for 'Star Wars' video games
Disney is not giving up on ‘Star Wars’ video games after all.
Angry Birds maker Rovio sees profits surge
Mobile game developer Rovio Entertainment says the popular Angry Birds franchise helped it double revenue in 2012, with net profit surging more than 55% to 55.5 million euros ($71.2 million).
Rovio makes original 'Angry Birds' free download
Rovio, the maker of one of the world's most successful mobile games, is offering the original 'Angry Birds' for free on iOS.
No Doubt settles lawsuit over 'Band Hero' game
No Doubt has settled its lawsuit against gaming giant Activision over the use of the band's likenesses in the videogame 'Band Hero'.
Classic games
Classics: Puzzle Bobble
Taito's 1986 classic Bubble Bobble was noted for its fun gameplay, and its 1994 remake, Puzzle Bobble stuck true to the original's strengths.
Classics: Donkey Kong
The game that gave us Mario Donkey Kong was one of the first best selling arcade machines in the 1980's and was Nintendo's major break-through game.
Classics: Centipede
Released in 1980 as one of the earliest coin operated games developed by a woman, Dona Bailey, Centipede is a survival horror game all about killing the bugs before they kill you.
Classics: Missile Command
Released at the height of the cold war, Missile Command gave its creator, Dave Theurer, nightmares for a year after he created it - can you stop the missiles destroying your six cities?
Classics: Frogger
Developed by Konami in 1981, Frogger was one of the earlier games to use multiple CPUs, using two Z80 processors, it is considered to be an arcade classic. Can you get that frog home? Give it a try here.
Classics: Breakout
Developed in 1976 by Atari, Breakout's original arcade box got around its black and white screen technology by the cunning use of coloured cellophane.
Classics: Asteroids
Released by Atari in 1979 - Asteroids was one of the most influential games of the golden age of gaming, selling 70 thousand cabinets.
Classics: Space Invaders
Space Invaders was one of the earliest shooting games - and on its release in 1978 it was so popular it caused a shortage of 100 yen coins in Japan.
Classics: Tetris
Hip hip hoorah for the USSR, the classic block arranging game created by Alexey Pajitnov in 1984, it was the first entertainment software to be exported from the Soviet Union to the united states and is still considered one of the major classics in gaming.
Classics: Galaga
Originally developed and published by Namco, Midway brought the space ship shooter Galaga to the US in 1981.Gaming news
Self-conscious teens benefit more from games like Wii: study
A new study published finds that exergames such as Wii may actually play a beneficial role in getting teens fit, especially self-conscious teens who struggle with their weight.Game Reviews
