Larry Comeback "Won’t be Porn" Says Publisher

Lowlife lounge-lizard Leisure Suit Larry is set for an adventure game comeback.

Backlash over ‘girl finder’ app

2 April 2012 Last updated at 18:49 An app that allowed users to find nearby women who had “checked in” on a social network has been withdrawn by its developer after complaints.

Surgery team used 3D technology

2 April 2012 Last updated at 11:09 ET Surgeons at Manchester Royal Infirmary claim to be the first in the UK to use a full 3D projection during an operation. They used the equipment during an operation on John Green, 62, from Openshaw, to remove his prostate. The team wore special glasses in order to view the procedure in 3D

Game Developers’ Next-Gen Wish List

Game developers have been talking about the changes they’d most like to see in next-gen consoles. Speaking to trade-outlet Gamasutra , top-level creators and execs like Tim Sweeney (Epic), Carl Jones, (Crytek) and Christian Svensson (Capcom) outlined the advances they hope Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo will deliver.

Report: FEAR Dev Working on Hobbit Tie-In Game

Monolith, the developer behind the original FEAR and Gotham City Imposters, is rumoured to be working on a game to tie-in with the forthcoming Hobbit film. Superannuation, who has a credible record of unearthing secrets, tweeted , “As to what Monolith/Warner Bros. Games Seattle is up to now – pretty sure it is a little fantasy action RPG-lite called The Hobbit : Part One.” Last November Warner Bros reduced the size of a number of its Seattle-based studios

Backlash over web ‘snoop’ plan

2 April 2012 Last updated at 08:57 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Senior Conservative backbencher David Davis criticised the plans Civil liberties groups have criticised plans for the government to be able to monitor the calls, emails, texts and website visits of everyone in the UK.

Smart fabric for soldier uniform

2 April 2012 Last updated at 12:05 By Paul Rincon Science editor, BBC News website British soldiers’ uniforms could soon use electrically conducting yarn woven directly into the clothing, replacing cumbersome batteries and cabling. The “e-textiles” could provide uniforms with a single, central power source

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IGN AU HQ’s Sweet New Art

The walls at IGN AU have been looking pretty bare lately, so last week we teamed up with local artists CRISIS ( http://www.facebook.com/moderndaycrisis ) and BAKER ( http://bakerart.tumblr.com ) to get some gaming culcha into our new digs.

Groups criticise web ‘snoop’ plan

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