Children that don’t play video games are more likely to get into trouble than those that do, according to Harvard psychologists.


The Harvard duo also said that playing games is a measure of social competence, especially for boys. It is still unknown whether or not adult-rated games cause aggressive behaviour, or if aggressive children are drawn to playing them.

Microsoft launched a program yesterday that allows you to view stars, planets and other cool celestial objects up close and personal, right from your PC.


The program basically mirrors other online mapping tools, allowing users to interact with high-resolution images and data from leading astronomical research organizations.

I can't list all five Decepticons in Devastator, but I do get nervous going into any Transformers movie that doesn't have wailing 80s guitars and the lyrics, “You got the heart, you got the motion.”

Just for the record, I’m letting this slide on all crimes against Transformer lore. If you are going to get precious about little things like who turns into what, then you don’t have much chance with this one.

This movie is designed to be a holiday blockbuster. It's that simple. There's action, there are expensive special effects and there are cute lead characters. Things explode. Stuff movies quickly into other stuff ... then explodes.

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In case you've been scratching your head at our fourms' insistence to remain hidden from the interwebs, rest easy, for all will be back up and running in less than 24 hours time.

The PCPP forums are offline while our tireless crew of mods and admins give them a thorough spring-clean, tighten those bolts, and rewire those circuits. We do apologise for the downtime, but we're confident you'll agree it was worth it when you see them return in their new form.

That's right. Exciting changes are ahead. So check back tomorrow (if all goes to plan) and be one of the first to see them!

Everyone loves Spiderman. Even Spiderman. Or does he? Find out in the latest instalment! There's more Spidey than ever before, literally, plus Ned of Ned and Stacey dusts himself off for a new role. Ahaha.

Yes well, since everyone wants to see Spiderman 3, we thought we'd cough up a few double passes. The film opens on May 3, so you have until then to get your entries in.

What's the task? What bizarre, weird-arse thing are we going to make you do to get your hands on some tickets? Oh it's perfectly simple - because the film is all about a super Spidey suit that taps into Spidey's deeper, darker side, we need to see yours too.

Your super-suit we mean. That article of clothing which turns meek little you into a raging psychopath vigilante. Or at the very least lets you cut loose at parties.

Send a photo! No nudity, reflectoporn or posing with weapons please. We get enough of that in the Post Your Photo 2007 thread on our forums.

Winners will get their face on the site, and their bums in two seats at a Spiderman 3 session. That should tingle all eleventy four of your Spidey senses.

Send your entries to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it with the subject line "SPIDEY POSE". You know you want to!