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  F.E.A.R. 2 banned in Australia

  Project Origin fails to make it past Aussie censors due to high-impact violence; Warner Bros. Interactive to appeal decision.

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  Best role-playing games

  If you live to battle with thousands of fellow warriors, then you're an RPG fan. A genre most at home on the PC, role-playing games are sneakng on to consoles as well, giving fantasy fans of all kinds something to get excited about.

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  Best strategy games

  Are you a general in training? Someone who prefers to direct the battle, even if you sometimes zoom in for the final kill? Sounds like you're a strategy player, taking on battles raging from medieval Europe to the battles of the 20th century to far-off intergalactic wars. Launch your own epic conflict with these top strategy games.

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  Left 4 Dead

  Left 4 Dead makes both sides of the zombie apocalypse a thrill to experience, as long as you're not alone.

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  The Witcher Enhanced Edition

  The Witcher: Enhanced Edition is what this great role-playing game should have been when it made its debut a year ago.

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  Hundreds line up for Lich King launch

  Four years ago in November 2004, the gaming phenomenon known as World of Warcraft was first released. Now, 11 million subscribers and one expansion pack later, the latest addition to the Warcraft universe has finally been released.

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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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  Top 5 gaming notebooks

  A samurai might have carried a sword in the past, but the modern virtual warrior whips out one of these top-end portables instead.

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  Best PC games

  Console titles may get all the fanfare, but there are still plenty of great games to play on the PC.

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  Hundreds line up for Lich King launch

  Four years ago in November 2004, the gaming phenomenon known as World of Warcraft was first released. Now, 11 million subscribers and one expansion pack later, the latest addition to the Warcraft universe has finally been released.

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  Best online games

  Video games are fun and regardless of whether you're into first-person-shooters, puzzle games or action adventure, adding online play so you can enjoy it with friends and strangers alike only sweetens the deal. Here's our take of the best titles to play online.

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  Debate intensifies over Hot Coffee sex in GTA

  San Andreas sex-scene mod has watchdog group barking; Dutch hacker unmasked -- claims his patch only unlocks what was already in the code.

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  Simlish singing: The music behind The Sims

  What, and who, is behind the atmospheric melodies of The Sims 2? Eeyooma Mana Muki Vop anyone?

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  'Warcraft': A world in transition

  It might seem odd that World of Warcraft's publisher decided to tinker with the game's core experience in releasing the new expansion World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade.

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  A new world for 'Warcraft'

  As millions of World of Warcraft players move to the Burning Crusade expansion, the original game may be moot.

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  Online game warns gay-lesbian guild

  Longtime virtual gamer Sara Andrews didn't know she would cause much of a ruckus when she began recruiting new members of her World of Warcraft virtual gaming guild, which mostly caters to gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender players.