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  Best first-person shooter games

  For the elite gamer nothing beats a first-person shooter. Whether battling alien hordes or human armies, there's something for everyone who wants to pick up a gun and fight (digitally, of course).

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  Best sport games

  Do you have what it takes to be a sporting legend, if only in the virtual arena? For those of you who prefer your athletic pursuits to be of the digital kind, here's our current list of must-play sport games.

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  Best family and party games

  We've all been there. Your friends are around and you want something you can all play, but which game is best? Here's our list of games perfect for your next shindig.

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  Best portable games

  With the Nintendo DS and PlayStation Portable you can take your games with you, so we've taken a look at the best of the bunch for games on the go.

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  Best action games

  If you're the kind of gamer that lives for an adrenaline rush, these action games should be on your "Must Play" list.

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  Echochrome

  Echochrome is an innovative, challenging puzzler that plays with your perceptions and forces you to solve puzzles in unique, interesting ways.

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  Patapon

  Patapon's ingenious combination of real-time strategy and rhythm makes it a one-of-a-kind game that's easy to recommend.

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  de Blob

  Painting the town red, blue, or any other colour is a lot of fun in this charming Wii platformer.

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  Call of Duty: World at War

  World at War brings proven Call of Duty mechanics back to WWII with great success.

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  Best portable games

  With the Nintendo DS and PlayStation Portable you can take your games with you, so we've taken a look at the best of the bunch for games on the go.

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  How to get more out of your PSP

  Do not let your PSP screen go to waste. Load up some movies. Now.

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  Three Pokemon games coming for DS

  Nintendo's famous monster-catching series gets the handheld treatment with three original games in development for the DS.

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  Sony PSP and Nintendo DS head to head

  It's game on in the handheld space, with the Sony PSP about to hit Australian shores and compete head to head against the Nintendo DS. Which gives you more bang for your buck? Are they even in the same league?

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  White is the new black for PSPs

  The white PSP is finally here. Sony has confirmed that the ceramic white PlayStation Portable will go on sale in Australia from today.

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  Latest PSP firmware released

  New hardware update for Sony's handheld adds support for AAC audio, Macromedia Flash and podcasts.

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  Nintendo colours in DS

  Nintendo's pushing the pastels with the Nintendo DS, with two new colours unveiled for the handheld gaming machine.

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  Google search coming to Sony's PSP

  The upgrade will also give users the ability to change speeds on playback of video stored on Memory Stick PRO Duo.

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  EA erecting SimCity creator on Wii, DS

  New instalment in venerable franchise will offer 13 different kinds of metropolises to build — including American, European and Asian — this September.