Apps Rush: Google Drive, Kinect Star Wars for iPad, Angry Birds Space, Naked Wines, Lil’ Kingdom and more
Stuart Dredge: What's new on the app stores on Wednesday 25 April 2012
Microsoft revenues beat forecasts but Xbox and Bing disappoint as profits dip
Strength in Windows and Office divisions continues but online services and games console weakness drags profits back. By Charles Arthur
Game on: Sniper Elite V2
Third-person stealth gaming with sophisticated, hold-your-breath-and-pick-your-moment sniping, but this time you can watch in graphic x-ray as your Nazi target dies, writes Tom Meltzer
Trials Evolution – review
Neil Davey: It's as addictive as Angry Birds, but Trials Evolution is so much harder to master
Walled gardens look rosy for Facebook, Apple – and would-be censors
In part three of our series, how the rise of app stores and social networks is making the way we use the net cleaner, easier and far more controllable. By Charles Arthur
Fez – review
Simon Parkin: The delightful Fez is a game in which the true aim is nothing more than to explore and to find treasure while doing so
Call of Duty Elite: the future
Steve Boxer: Greeted with suspicion, Call of Duty's web-based Elite service has proved a hit. A rare interview with developer Beachhead provides an idea of where it will go in the future
Microsoft to buy AOL patents for $1.1bn
AOL will retain a licence for the patents and return a 'significant portion' of the sale proceeds to shareholders
Game on: The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings
Looking for a morally complex role-playing game that is truly challenging? Then this is it
Kinect Star Wars – review
Mike Anderiesz: Kinect Star Wars is a bit of a Jar Jar Binks – tolerable in small doses, but full of small annoyances
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13 – review
Neil Davey: The latest incarnation of the EA Sports golfing game now includes total swing control, but needs plenty of practice
Ridge Racer Unbounded – review
Steve Boxer: Ridge Racer Unbounded is the most compelling version of the game since the original
Prototype 2 – preview
Nick Cowen: Activision's upcoming sequel to its 2009 best-seller Prototype sees Alex Mercer back in the fray … with a twist
Xbox 720 rumours: Blu-ray drive and always-on internet?
Keith Stuart: Reports say Microsoft is to adopt the Sony-backed Blu-ray tech in its next games machine, currently codenamed Durango
Kinect Rush – review
Mike Anderiesz: If you love the films of Pixar, you won't find a better use of their characters in a video game