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Earthbound creator Shigesato Itoi has signed a copy of his cult classic SNES RPG as part of an effort to raise money for cancer patient James Hensiek.

Sony Europe has reset the passwords for a number of PSN users as a "precautionary measure." The only problem is it forgot to tell people it was doing this, leading to panic as many inexplicably were unable to log in to Sony's online service.

The Xbox One will come with its own dedicated YouTube App when the console launches this Friday, Microsoft has announced.

Double Fine's upcoming sci-fi building sim, Spacebase DF-9, has recouped its $400K investment in a fortnight.

22nd November is going to be a crazy day for gaming with the Xbox One launching and a new Zelda emerging for 3DS, but Sony's got an ace up its sleeve for the Vita with LittleBigPlanet developer Media Molecule releasing its adorable papercraft platforming adventure Tearaway - and it's now been revealed that it's getting a demo too for those still on the fence.

Steve Ballmer, in his last shareholder meeting as Microsoft CEO, gave a rousing response to concerns about his company's devices - its phones, tablets, computers, consoles and Kinects - invading people's privacy.

Embattled DVD and games rental chain Blockbuster has suspended its postal service and removed its online store.

Taking something beautiful and retooling it into something beastly is one of the consistent pleasures of the Forza series. When the Ferrari 288 GTO rolled out of the Maranello gates, it was a vision of sculpted perfection: in Forza, there's an illicit kick in lowering the profile of its chassis, stripping out the luxurious leather interior then strapping a supercharger onto that already heavy-hitting twin turbo V8 to create a true monster.

That "multi-year" Star Wars game deal EA signed with Disney in fact lasts a decade, EA has revealed.

Call of Duty made bonkers bucks this generation by being an annualised series developed alternately by two studios: Treyarch and Infinity Ward (and later Sledgehammer with Raven helping out).

Gearbox's second slice of bite-size Headhunter DLC will launch next week, on 26th November.

UPDATE: Square Enix has finally responded to reports of a next-gen Tomb Raider port for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, and hinted that its reveal will take place at this year's VGX (formerly VGA) Awards.

One game in every three sold for PS4 is made by EA, neighed the EA horse itself.

UPDATE: Ridiculous Fishing is now available for Android as part of the Humble Mobile Bundle 3.

Promising mech shooter Titanfall is one of Xbox One's flagship titles, but EA is considering future titles in the series for launch as fully multiplatform releases.

It's easy enough to see the visual appeal of Tearaway from screenshots and videos, but to truly appreciate it you need to hold it in your hands. This is an undeniably visual game, but you need to hear the subtle crinkling, flapping and rustling of the paper landscape as you explore. The game looks lovely, but it's those audio touches that glue it all together and sell the illusion.

Fan-made Half-Life remake, Black Mesa, has been given the go-ahead by Valve to become a commercial product on Steam.

Like PlayStation 4, Xbox One requires a subscription to its premium service to play games online. But what, exactly, do you get with Xbox Live Gold?

OK, we admit it, we were hoping for both next-gen consoles to melt down and explode in a massive logic paradox when we first tested this out, but the reality turned out to be predictably mundane: the Xbox One works just fine when the PlayStation 4 is connected up to its HDMI input, and in turn, Sony's new console has no qualms whatsoever about being interfaced with its new console rival.

Last year a Japanese turn-based PSP RPG with the ridiculous title that translates to Conception: Please Give Birth to My Child! managed to sell quite well in its native land. Now, its sequel, Conception 2: Children of the Seven Stars, is getting localised for a North American release this spring on Vita and 3DS, courtesy of niche publisher Atlus.

Much like the Xbox 360 before it, the PS4 has shipped out with perhaps a slightly higher failure rate than was to be expected. Last week Sony pegged the defective rate as an acceptable 0.4 per cent, but now it's claiming that it's only "less than one per cent," in a statement to GameInformer. How much less? We don't know, but it sounds like it's risen or Sony would have boasted "less than half a per cent." Details.

The Room 2, the sequel to Fireproof Game's award-winning mysterious puzzler (with the dubious honour of sharing a title with Tommy Wiseau's astounding train wreck of a film), is coming to iPads on 12th December, the developer has announced over Twitter.

UPDATE: The patch to enhance Assassin's Creed 4's visuals on PS4 in now live, Ubisoft has revealed. Now the game can be played in its true 1080p splendor with more advanced ani-aliasing tech.

UPDATE: Infinity Ward has released the full list of patch notes for its latest update to Call of Duty: Ghosts. Most of the tweaks seem relatively minor in the grand scheme of things, though the 4k display option sounds rad for those with 4k displays. Read the full list on the official Call of Duty: Ghosts site.

Taking over the reins of the Batman franchise from Rocksteady for this latest instalment, Warner Bros. Games Montreal delivers an entertaining romp set back in the open world-rendition of Gotham first realised in Arkham City. While the game spends most of its time revisiting old ground, the established mix of free-flowing combat, stealth and exploration continues to work well.

The upcoming 3DS Zelda adventure, A Link Between Worlds, is getting mass critical acclaim ahead of its Friday release, but behind the scenes it actually went through a troubled development with series creator Shigeru Miyamoto completely dismissing the game when its developers first showed the legendary designer their prototype.

Last month the Command & Conquer series came to a screeching halt when it's free-to-play reboot was unceremoniously cancelled and its developer, Victory Games, shut down.

Streaming gameplay from Xbox One via the Twitch app has been delayed to 2014, Microsoft has announced.

One of this year's sleeper hits has been Undead Labs' wonderfully free-form zombie survival adventure State of Decay, which released back in June on Xbox Live Arcade and more recently on Steam. If you haven't already, you must check it out: "a vivid, meaningful world in which player-driven stories arise with delightful frequency," wrote Simon in our review.

Xbox One's official companion app is now available to download for Windows Phone owners.