Armed bandits have used forklifts to steal hundreds of Playstation2 and Xbox game consoles.

The robbers used duct tape to tie up three staff members at an ETA Transportation Consolidation Division warehouse, an Indianapolis Star report said.

Police said the robbers were inside the building for up to 30 minutes. After subduing the staff, they used two forklifts to load six pallets of consoles onto a truck.

Meanwhile, a manhunt is in progress for thieves who stole three forklifts from the back of a truck in East Kilbride, in the UK, the Evening Times reported.