Atari, the company that got the ball rolling in home-based video gaming, turned 40 today. Here's a look at four decades of space invaders, pong and the consoles that Atari dreamt up.

EA's Origin digital download service is a year old. And still terrible.

Today marks the twentieth birthday of Mortal Kombat, the game your mother was warned about. We take a look at the bloody road that it has travelled in those years since.

Do you remember our android friend from the original Alien movie? I do, he freaked me out and at the same time I wanted one to help me around the house and to take out those bullies at school. But alas what feels like 30 years later and still no real androids available for purchase but over in the world …

Sony's PlayStation 3's just celebrated its 5th birthday in South Africa. Tell us why you love your PS3.

There are very few modern composers that has left as indelible a mark on pop culture as John Williams has. The maestro has provided the musical backdrops to some of cinema’s most iconic moments, and is consider by many to be the greatest film composer off all time. For me personally, he played a pivotal role in my transformation into …

Ten years of online play, groundbreaking games and marketplace success, as Microsoft celebrates the tenth year since they entered the console market.

  5 Years ago, the Xbox 360 was born. The console was released on November 22, 2005 in the US and Canada; December 2, 2005 in Europe; and December 10, 2005 in Japan. We got it locally nearly a year later – but we actually got it, unlike the previous Xbox. It’s gone on to sell 44.6 million units globally, …