Child of Eden – review

Tetsuya Mizuguchi's breathtaking new offering will make you question the human condition, writes Chris Schilling

Kinect Star Wars – game preview

A game that plants the player firmly in a Jedi's shoes is hard to knock - even if wielding the lightsabre is a little slow and clunky, writes Nick Cowen

Wii U: first hands-on with Nintendo’s new console

Steve Boxer: With its tablet-like controller, the Wii U is a seriously weird piece of kit. But, yet again, once you get your hands on it, a multitude of new gaming experiences tumble out of it. And the machine will have more hardcore appeal, too.

How the smartphone is killing the PC

The smartphones in our pockets are far more powerful than the desktop computers we dreamed of in the 1980s. This year they are outselling PCs – and soon they could replace our wallets as well