Surviving Nirvana members dismayed by Kurt Cobain character in ‘Guitar Hero 5′

July 22nd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Rock legend Jimmy Page has clearly said that no Led Zeppelin-based video game will be made, insisting that the band's musical compositions are impossible to replicate. He says that he does not have any plans to follow in the footsteps of bands like Aerosmith, Metallica and The Beatles who have allowed the makers of computer games, such as Guitar Hero and Rock Band, to use their songs in the software, giving fans the chance to recreate the music.

September 11th, 2009 US video game sales slide in August for 6th monthNEW YORK — Video games sales declined in August for the sixth straight month, following what analysts called a disappointing showing from the latest "Madden" game. Nonetheless, game makers are eyeing a stronger September, boosted by the much-hyped launch of "The Beatles: Rock Band" as well as "Guitar Hero 5." Although the video game industry held out longer than many other sectors in the recession, it began recording double-digit declines in March when compared with the same period in 2008.

February 24th, 2009 Mobile Games are the best way to spend the time when you are waiting for the bus to come or it is just the time you have to wait for someone. If you get bored of the same old games in your mobile, check out our list of 10 newest mobile games in 2009 and get one.

September 11th, 2009 NPD: Video game sales slide again in AugustNEW YORK — Retail sales of video games have declined for six straight months. Analysts are blaming the slow August — which was expected — in part on a disappointing showing from the latest "Madden" title from Electronic Arts.

October 3rd, 2009 LONDON - HTC Hero, the phone that uses technology developed by Google, has been voted Gadget of the Year at a ceremony organised by Stuff magazine. The device has a five-megapixel camera and a 3.2in screen.

June 3rd, 2009 Review: AAA iPhone app offers member discountsWASHINGTON — An organization rooted in 20th century car culture is joining 21st century smartphone culture. AAA has introduced a free iPhone application called AAA Discounts, which uses GPS technology to instantly identify nearby businesses offering deals for AAA members.

April 1st, 2009 LONDON - If you thought that blind people cannot afford to use touch-screen devices like the iPhone, you are certainly mistaken, for scientists have now created a vibrating touch screen phone that can simulate Braille characters. In Braille, letters are encoded using a two-by-three matrix in which each character is represented by a different configuration of raised and absent dots at the six locations.

July 22nd, 2009 Social network for gamers helps friends playNEW YORK — Raptr, a social network targeting gamers, is hoping to make it easier to see what your friends are currently playing on a broad range of platforms such as the Xbox 360 and personal computers. And if you want, you can join them in the action.

May 29th, 2009 Microsoft's latest sales number for the game console now officially top 30 million worldwide which means the sales amount to be a whopping $14.5 billion across all Xbox 360 categories. The Xbox LIVE has seen a 136% increase in new members making a total of 20 million active members after the launch of New Xbox Experience last year.

July 29th, 2009 Cursed Mountain is a survival horror game for Wii by Deep Silver Vienna where Eric Simmons, a scottish mountaineer is our hero who searches for his brother lost in the Himalayas. The storyline of the game is mainly plotted on Buddhism and Tibetan Folklore.

September 23rd, 2009 LONDON - The first ever "virtual census" of the human characters used in US video games has shown that males, adults and white people are over-represented in such games, while females, black people, children and the elderly are under-represented. Dmitri Williams of the University of Southern California-Los Angeles (UCLA), who carried out the study with colleagues at Indiana University, Ohio University and Virginia Polytechnic Institute, says that the mismatch between real-world and videogame populations could be excluding some groups of potential players from games.

August 6th, 2009 Soldiers warned about ID theft after laptop stolenMADISON, Wis. — The Army National Guard is warning 131,000 soldiers to take steps to protect themselves from identity theft after a laptop containing their personal information was stolen.

May 8th, 2009 Verizon Wireless limits exclusive time for phonesNEW YORK — Verizon Wireless has shortened the period in which it demands exclusive rights to new cell phones from LG and Samsung, to give small rural carriers a better chance to sell up-to-date phones. Rural carriers have complained that big carriers like Verizon and AT&T Inc.

July 30th, 2009 LONDON - Few SMS messages can make it possible for hackers to control your iPhone, according to two researchers. Security experts Charlie Miller and Collin Mulliner have found a flaw in the way the smart phone handles text messages and which could allow hackers complete control of the phone.

May 7th, 2009 LONDON - Fictional spy James Bond and his array of clever gadgets inspired many real-life US agents, reveals a new book. The MI6 hero along with his breathtaking devices helped the Central Intelligence Agency develop many tricks of its own in the 1960s.