Two of the biggest games of the year - GTA IV and Wii Fit - have finally arrived and they could not be more different.

How brothers Joel and Ethan Coen have made themselves the hottest siblings in Hollywood.

No Country For Old Men dominates the Oscars, winning four awards, including best film and best director.

New Zealanders are given the chance to create their own laws, with a new online tool launched by police.

The first news service aimed at children in the Arab world has launched on TV and online in Jordan.

Booming interest in video online is catching the attention of hi-tech criminals, say security firms.

Fans in California create a home-made Star Trek series, producing 46 episodes so far.

Documents and photographs released by MI5 have given a fascinating insight into the real-life intrigue which inspired James Bond's creator Ian Fleming - from exploding fountain pens to human torpedoes.

2004 has been a big year for games, but how many of them offered new and innovative gameplay?

Beach Boy Brian Wilson is in the UK to perform his mythical "lost" album Smile live for the first time.

In our series of stories about past generations, Ray Davey tells how his grandad saved a tram from a runaway circus trailer.

For more than 50 years, Bob Hope travelled to warzones around the globe, meeting US servicemen in remote army bases and hospitals.

A new computer program aims to weed out pointless corporate jargon and help business people express themselves more clearly.

BBC News Online is searching for the next budding children's author who can charm the masses to make their fortune.

A bug in the Microsoft browser is delaying plans to synchronise time across the internet.