
Click, print, shoot: Downloadable guns possible
Downloading a gun design to your computer, building it with a three-dimensional printer that uses plastics and other materials, and firing it minutes ...

Review: High-res music player ups the audio ante
It's hard to make headlines with a portable music player these days. It's old hat by now to carry around thousands of songs in your hip pocket, ...

Nintendo's TVii a replacement for the remote
Nintendo is switching on a television service that transforms the tablet-like controller for its new Wii U game console into a remote that changes the ...

Syrian vice president: both sides losing in war
Syria's longtime vice president said Sunday that his regime and the rebels are both going down a losing path after 21 months of civil war, a rare ...

Review: PlayStation icons join in 'Battle Royale'
The holiday season is a good time to catch up with old friends. If you're an Xbox fan, you're probably getting reacquainted with galactic warrior ...

'Dishonored' tops a diverse year in video games
The video game universe in 2012 is a study in extremes. At one end, you have the old guard striving to produce mass-appeal blockbusters. At the other ...

'Walking Dead' wins game of the year at Spike VGAs
"The Walking Dead: The Game" took a bite out of the Spike Video Game Awards. Telltale Games' interactive episodic series based on the zombie comic ...

Super-clear format can puncture 'Hobbit' fantasy
One thought struck me as I watched the new "Hobbit" movie in the latest super-clear format: "The rain looks fake. It's not hitting their faces!" That ...

Zynga moves to enter US gambling market
Online games company Zynga said it has asked Nevada gambling regulators for a decision that could pave the way for it to enter the U.S.

Review: 'Need for Speed,' 'Forza' hit the gas
Holiday-season TV ads would have you believe that lots of people get brand-new cars for Christmas. With giant bows on top. I hate to play Scrooge, but ...

Netflix outbids Starz for rights to Disney movies
Netflix's Internet video service has landed the U.S. rights to show Disney movies shortly after they leave theaters, a coup that could turn into a ...
NY appeals court skeptical about startup's live TV
A startup company trying to defend the legality of how it sends live TV programming to laptop computers, iPhones and other mobile devices encountered ...

Sony introduces ultra-high-definition video player
"The Amazing Spiderman," ''Taxi Driver" and "The Karate Kid" are getting some real resolution. The new, restored and rebooted films from Sony Pictures ...

Superheroes, Bond, hobbits vie for effects Oscar
James Bond, Snow White and a whole lot of hobbits and superheroes are in the running for the visual-effects prize at the Academy Awards. The superhero ...

Review: 'Epic Mickey 2' builds a worse mousetrap
While Mickey Mouse has been the face of The Walt Disney Co. for more than 80 years, I don't think he's anyone's favorite toon. The kids in my family ...

Past hosts teaming for Spike Video Game Awards
The Spike Video Game Awards are assembling past hosts. The cable network announced Thursday that the gaming extravaganza's previous emcees would join ...

Wired SKorea to stem digital addiction from age 3
Park Jung-in, an 11-year-old South Korean, sleeps with her Android smartphone instead of a teddy bear. When the screen beams with a morning alarm, she ...

Heisman hopeful Manziel happy to talk to media
The legend of Johnny Football has grown all season while Johnny Manziel piled up yards and the Texas A&M Aggies piled up wins. On Monday, the freshman ...
Nintendo says more than 400,000 Wii Us sold in US
Nintendo has sold more than 400,000 of its new video game console, the Wii U, in its first week on sale in the U.S., the company said Monday. The Wii ...

Hobbits, superheroes put magic in NZ film industry
A crate full of sushi arrives. Workers wearing wetsuit shirts or in bare feet bustle past with slim laptops. With days to go, a buzzing intensity ...