Tags: children, game

Ice Age 2: The Meltdown

A kid-friendly platformer with more heart than your average film-to-game marketing tie-in, Ice Age 2 can be quite fun -- for as long as it lasts.

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Telstra TicTalk

Parents will probably love it, kids will probably hate it. What is it? Why, it's the Tic-Talk, Telstra's play for the presumably lucrative junior mobile phone market.

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Bee Movie Game

Younger players will enjoy the variety and sandbox-style freedom of Bee Movie Game.

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Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

Go out and buy it, play it and love it. It's a sandbox of joy and pleasure.

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The Witcher

New battle mechanics, a fantastic storyline, and a gritty setting make The Witcher one of the most engrossing, mature RPGs to arrive on the PC in years.

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Food for thought: UN releases video game

Who says video games are bad for you? The United Nations has just launched a game aimed at teaching children about how to get food to the site of a humanitarian crisis.

Australia's top selling games for 2006 revealed

Twilight Princess, Lego Star Wars 2 and Need for Speed Carbon among top sellers Down Under last year.

When games get gory

A key sequence in "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas" requires the player to steal a police SWAT team tank, machine gun rival gang members and incinerate employees of a rival crack dealer -- all acts covered by the "Mature" rating prominently displayed on each copy of the video game.

LucasArts tries to get back in the game

Looking to move beyond its reputation for Star Wars games, company has an upcoming title whose innovative weapon system brings new meaning to the term "turf battle."

The next game controller -- your brain?

A new game platform apparently makes it possible to manipulate a virtual world with one's thoughts and emotions.

Windows Vista: Manage the Internet sites your children view and the games they play

Microsoft's latest OS has a number of new features -- here's a project that will help you customise it for family use.

Digital photo basics

Whether you've just bought a digital camera or are in the market for one, you'll learn the basics of buying and using a digicam in this introductory primer on digital photography.

DIY: Hack the Xbox

You may have an Xbox, but you probably don't know what all it can do. Locked away inside is the power of a PC. We'll show you how to let it out.

100 tips to speed up your software

Do more faster with these amazingly useful shortcuts.

Mobile phone buying guide

Buying a mobile phone is more than a matter of picking the most feature-rich or slickest-looking device -- your usage and lifestyle are going to help you decide which is the the right plan and handset for you.

School holiday games guide

School holidays are upon us once again -- if you want help in keeping your kids occupied (and hopefully out of mischief), then check out our favourite recently released games for children.

Downloads for Preteens

We've got a great collection of downloads for primary school kids that prove you can have fun safely without letting your mind go as soft as jelly.

Tips for taking great photos of your kids

The key to great child photography is to know how to work with them at different ages. We show you how.

Paid to Play? The state of pro-gaming in Australia

Just how active is the pro-gaming scene in Australia? Are we a nation that can stand toe-to-toe against the best gamers in the world? And if we're not competitive, then who's to blame? Check out the answers to all these and more as we put Australia's pro-gaming culture under the spotlight in this in-depth GameSpot AU feature.

Q&A: Aussie ratings board head Des Clark

Office of Film and Literature Classification director Des Clark speaks about future challenges for game ratings in Australia.

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Archibald's Adventures 1.01

Help Archie to overcome all of the pitfalls of the Dr. Klumpfus mansion.

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The King 4

Check out the challenging card game and develop your memory and logical thinking.

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La Tale

Play an online fantasy game with music, art, and storytelling.

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AniMatch 1.0a

Test your memory with an animal-based game of concentration.

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Hangman 1.1

Pick a letter at a time and guess the hidden words.

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