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Demos of Resident Evil: Revelations and Cooking Mama 4 will be available from the 3DS eShop tomorrow, Nintendo has revealed.

Veteran Japanese game developer Hudson Soft is to be formally dissolved on 1st March, owner Konami has announced.

The number of Xbox 360 owners using the system's various "entertainment apps" rose by nearly 50 per cent worldwide from November to December 2011, according to Microsoft's Major Nelson.

Update: Whatever the problem was appears to have been fixed. The Xbox Live Status website indicates that all aspects of the service are "up and running".

The developer behind critically-mauled survival horror Amy has issued a ripost to those who haven't taken to the title.

Ubisoft has shut down its sports-focused Vancouver studio.

Multiplayer-focused PlayStation 3 shooter Starhawk launches on 8th May in the US, Sony has announced in a PlayStation Blog post.

Eve Online developer and publisher CCP has published the minutes from its most recent meeting with the player-elected Council of Stellar Management.

A major DLC drop for PlayStation 3 adventure Uncharted 3 arrives tomorrow, developer Naughty Dog has announced.

Six new fighters have been confirmed for Capcom's upcoming crossover Street Fighter X Tekken.

A new 3DS entry in cult Japanese survival horror franchise Fatal Frame is to get a rare Western release.

Hello listeners! In the unlikely event that those of you interested in Star Wars: The Old Republic aren't playing it right now, we have prepared a podcast discussing it for your listening pleasure (or rage, more likely).

A Vita version of the recent Mortal Kombat reboot launches this Spring, publisher Warner Bros. Interactive has announced.

Update: Rockstar appears to have removed the reference to next-gen consoles in its job advertisement, the original text of which is below. The advert now only mentions that candidates must have "the creative and technical knowledge to achieve the highest quality results within budget". Did Rockstar say too much?

Hero Academy - the new iOS game from the ex-Ensemble team at Robot Entertainment - is a nice piece of game design, but a truly great piece of spot-welding. As a turn-based fantasy battler, it's easy to play yet tricky to play well, it just about survives the implementation of micro-transactions, and it's delivered with a decent bobble-headed art style.

Eidos Montreal's firmly-under-wraps Thief 4 will feature online capabilities and run on Unreal Engine 3, according to freshly uncovered developer resumes.

Rockstar's upcoming third-person shooter Max Payne 3 has been delayed from March until 18th May for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in Europe. The game's PC version will then launch 1st June, publisher Take-Two has announced.

English-language websites including our friends Rock, Paper, Shotgun and a site we definitely never look at called "Wikipedia" will be taken offline for one day tomorrow in protest against the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and its friend PIPA (the PROTECT IP Act).

Betamax vs. VHS. Mega Drive vs. SNES. CD vs. Minidisc. Everybody loves a good hardware contest, and in modern terms, few rivalries attract the same level of interest and passion as Android vs. iOS. The two smartphone formats have grown in tandem, with Apple's approach favouring a tightly-controlled 'walled garden' in terms of both hardware and software, while Google offers more freedom and a diverse selection of handsets to choose from. If you're the sort of person mystified and annoyed by the omission of key features such as expandable storage and USB support from the iOS products, maybe it's time to take a look at what Android has to offer: it's swiftly evolving into an incredible games platform.

Celebrated iPhone puzzle game Quarrel arrives on Xbox Live Arcade next Wednesday, 25th January, publisher UTV Ignition has announced.

A major glitch in one of Mario Kart 7's tracks will remain unfixed, Nintendo has said.

More than 10,000 gamers have joined the Steam Group campaigning for more Half-Life communication from Valve.

More than 20 million people have registered for block-based sandbox PC phenomenon Minecraft, creator Markus "Notch" Persson has announced.

Max Payne creator Remedy Entertainment has praised Rockstar's upcoming take on the series, and said Max Payne 3 looks "brilliant".

Reputable news agency Bloomberg has thrown further behind weight rumours that Apple is readying iPad 3 for release this March.

Dead Island expands on 1st February with new story content that lets you play as Ryder White, the main game's chief antagonist.

Origin will be required to run all editions of Mass Effect 3 on PC, BioWare has revealed - including copies bought from shops.

The English-language version of PlayStation 1 role-player Arc the Lad will finally be available to download from the European PlayStation Store on 18th January, developer MonkeyPaw Games has announced.

While Modern Warfare 3, FIFA Soccer 12 and Saints Row: The Third were all topping the PS3 and 360 sales charts in the final week before Christmas, in comparison, the five best selling games on the Wii were Just Dance 3, Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games, Zumba Fitness, Zumba Fitness 2 and The Legend of... actually no, the fifth spot went to Mario Kart Wii, while sixth, seventh and eighth went to Skyward Sword, an ABBA dancing game and "Now! That's What I Call Music: Dance and Sing".

Two versions of platforming classic Prince of Persia will be re-released this week, Nintendo has announced.