Australian Games Retail Down Over 12% in 2011
Australia's interactive games industry reaped AU$1.5 billion of 'traditional retail' computer and video games sales in 2011, according to the Interactive Games & Entertainment Association (iGEA)...

Boy creates computer games, website to help kids with cancer
One young boy believes an act of kindness can go a long way for kids who are battling cancer. For Conner Haines, 11, of Honey Brook Twp., Chester Co., a difficult time in his family's past sparked an idea that could help others. "My sister had cancer when she was two-and-a-half," said Conner. "Cancer is close to our family's heart," said Conner's mother, Dawn Haines, who added that her son's ...

Video games industry doing it tough, but makes $1.5 billion in 2011
Despite general economic uncertainties, Australia’s interactive games industry remains upbeat despite a 12.8 per cent contraction in ‘traditional retail’ computer and video games sales to $1.5 billion in 2011, according to Australia’s Interactive Games & Entertainment Association (iGEA).

North East News: GAME FOR AN APP!
MOST eight-year-old boys love playing computer games . . . but little Tyler Mckellow likes making them.

Cyber crimes targeted by Operation: Shield at Bossier City Boardwalk
According to the Norton Cyber Crime Report almost 75% of adults in the U.S. have been a victim of some type of cyber crime. From getting a computer virus, to phishing scams, it's more common than you may think

North East News: North Shields eight-year-old designs computer game
MOST eight-year-old boys love playing computer games . . . but little Tyler Mckellow likes making them.

This Week's Top Downloads [Download Roundup]
Boxer is a Free DOS Game Emulator for your Mac (Mac) Computer games have come a long way since the days of Doom, Zork, Tie Fighter, and Castle Wolfenstein, but many of us who grew up with those games would like to replay them. Boxer is a free app that will let you play any DOS game on your Mac. iBoostUp Cleans Out Your Mac's System File Clutter in a Minute (Mac) iBoostUp cleans out the crap on ...

Top Casual PC Games of 2011
Despite the proliferation of games designed for mobile platforms, the casual computer games market continues to flourish. The personal computer, because of its openness and ubiquitous presence, remains a primary development platform. So, while many other game sites still focus their attention exclusively on conventional big-budget AAA retail offerings, for your playing pleasure I have [...]

Boxer is a Free DOS Game Emulator for your Mac [Mac Downloads]
# macdownloads Mac: Computer games have come a long way since the days of Doom, Zork, Tie Fighter, and Castle Wolfenstein, but many of us who grew up with those games would like to replay them. Boxer is a free app that will let you play any DOS game on your Mac. More »

Sunstorm Takes the iTunes App Store By Storm: 75 Million Downloads and 250 Monthly Impressions Later CEO Anthony ...
What does it take to make an app empire? Sunstorm Interactive CEO Anthony Campiti knows - his three year old software company has been a consistent success with 13 top ranked games including ICEE Maker, an app that hit the #1 overall position in the iTunes App Store and Cookie Dough Bites Factory with 1 million downloads in its first week. Taking it to the next step, Campiti is announcing today ...