Already out on just about every gaming platform known to man, F1 2011 makes it's way to the 3DS handheld for some retina searing 3D racing action in your hands.

The Sims can now be prodded and poked into action for free on your iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch.  Yes they have been here before, and it is hard to avoid them no matter your gaming platform of choice, but The Sims: Freeplay is a polished combination of 5 minutes game play and real time Tamagotchi style addiction.

Ubisoft has brought a high quality taste of the Assassin’s Creed world to the iPad in the form of a real time strategy collectible card game Assassin’s Creed Recollection.

This is quite a let-down for the Need For Speed brand, a long running video-game grandfather of a franchise, that over the years has certainly toyed with the emotions of fans.  In recent times however, the Need For Speed branded SHIFT games as well as Hot Pursuit have injected enough white-knuckle adrenalin into the arcade style racing to garner a whole new crop of video-racing devotees.

Is this the one Lord Of The Rings game to rule them all?  Well the good news is that despite lofty ambitions weighed down by the literary and fan expectations, the result is a game that flirts with the abyss but remains stoic to its roots whilst providing surprisingly enjoyable game-play.

The pinnacle of simulation racing on the Xbox 360 is the Forza Motorsport series, and the latest release in the franchise adds new bells and whistles.  For fans of the series however, the commitment to upgrade from Forza 3 to 4 might need to be a considered one.

Turn all the dials to eleven, Bang! Bang! You’re dead, re-spawn and do it all again, I am sure I have seen this all before.  Battlefield 3 now sits firmly in a sub-genre of games that include Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Medal of Honor.

Second time out onto the course developer Milestone has improved the formula and delivered a WRC branded official game worthy of the moniker.

A new intellectual property from the folks that brought the world Doom and Quake, Rage is a post-apocalyptic wasteland shooter with a large emphasis on Mad Max style vehicle combat.

The name of the game gives away the story twist, but that aside The First Templar is a low budget yet somewhat compelling attempt to cash in on the success of titles such Assassins Creed.

A smaller and less expensive wireless speaker unit brings the magic of the Sonos whole-house audio system to a wider audience.

Racing purists may look at the TrackMania series of games with one raised eyebrow; unsure what the attraction is given the competition from action based and other more hard core simulation racing titles.

Raise a tribe from the stuff-of-stars and send them on a journey of discovery

Kogan is a Melbourne based company that sells solely on the internet and loves to pick fights with Gerry Harvey.

It’s a shooter with its cross-hair aimed squarely upon those that enjoy remaining stationary, controlling their breathing and killing the enemy with one carefully placed shot.

For a little over 2 grand Australian you to can sit in front of the tele on Sunday nights playing out F1 fantasies with your very own full scale Ferrari 150° Italia Steering Wheel as used by Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa in the 2011 F1 Championship.

Yesterday, Ninemsn confirmed that its new-look site is now live for everyone, coming out of beta nearly two months after it began trialling it.

Apple has today extended the time of music previews in its iTunes Store to 90 seconds, allowing Australian listeners to hear more of the song than before.

Samsung have this afternoon confirmed that its Smart TV and Blu-ray player range now have access to three new apps, including one for the ABC’s catch-up television service iView.

TiVo’s Australian users will face a number of outages over the coming week as the Australian licensees perform a number of major maintenance works.