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There's always lots of interesting stuff swirling around the traditional pillars of gaming, whether that's the PC and its vibrant independent games scene, the home consoles and their blockbuster action-adventures, or dedicated gaming handhelds with their wacky control concepts. Here at Eurogamer, we've always tried to serve people interested in those formats in a bunch of ways, and we will continue to support them all with as many 8/10s as possible. (Other scores are available.)

Classic PC game Counter-Strike (1.6) has been recreated for Android devices using the nifty Unity 3D engine.

Millionaire Markus "Notch" Persson doesn't think the "indie" moniker best describes his studio Mojang any more.

Sega has revealed the identity of its new UK-based studio.

US cable TV network HBO has optioned the rights to make a fictional TV series based on forthcoming documentary Indie Game: The Movie.

RuneScape developer Jagex has won a two-year-long legal battle with a pair of bot developers who had targeted its MMO.

Microsoft has set up two new Kinect-focused development studios, judging by a set of recruitment ads.

The Sony studio behind forthcoming Vita racer ModNation Racers: Road Trip has explained its perplexing decision not to include head-to-head online multiplayer in the game.

Firaxis wants XCOM: Enemy Unknown to appeal further than to fans of real-time strategy games.

Mass Effect 3 will be the third and final part of Shepard's story, but don't worry if you've never played the series before - BioWare has come up with a couple of ideas to ease you in.

Resident Evil: Revelations should have been a numbered release to promote the fact it is a "full-on" Resident Evil game and not another spin-off, its producer has admitted.

Microsoft will phase out its Microsoft Points system by the end of the year, according to a new report.

Sony is mulling the addition of micro-transactions and item trading on PlayStation Network, beginning with PlayStation 3 and Vita online shooter Dust 514.

Warriors Orochi 3 launches across Europe on 30th March, Tecmo Koei has announced.

With a tentacle arm, a prosthetic hook hand, an eye patch and a Nightmare Before Christmas rictus grin, Scarygirl lives up to the somewhat unkind name her parents burdened her with. But it's a Gruffalo kind of scary, the sort of character a 14-year-old girl with pink hair and thick mascara who hates her dad might cuddle up to in bed, if it were sold as a plushie. And it's this kooky appeal that makes for a perfect video game lead.

Tetris was the the best-selling PlayStation Network title of 2011, Sony has revealed.

Mass Effect action figures due to go on sale in the US later this year will come with download codes for exclusive DLC.

PC users can take an early look at The Elder Scrolls V: Skryim's 1.4 update via a Steam beta that's just gone live, publisher Bethesda has announced.

The founder of Megaupload - the file sharing site shut down last week by the US government - is one of the world's top Modern Warfare 3 players.

Microsoft has revealed the release schedule for its impending Xbox Live Arcade House Party season.

Capcom Digital Collection launches in Europe on 30th March, Capcom has announced.

Music publishing giant EMI is working to secure "hidden gems" from its giant audio catalogue for use in Grand Theft Auto 5.

3DS gamers will now be able to acess free Wi-Fi at a number of major UK airports, Nintendo has announced.

Two video games, Grand Theft Auto 5 and Call of Duty, will account for around a quarter of all video game sales in the coming financial year, a report suggests.

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Need for Speed: Shift developer Slightly Mad Studios is developing a Wii U version of upcoming racing sim Project Cars.

We're a fussy bunch, really. Soon after a game's release and public forums become autopsy slabs, full of should have, would have, could have. It's at this point in a game's life cycle, once the hype has blown away and after the controller's been put down, that everyone becomes a game designer; everyone knows how to make a game better.

Broadcasting standards agency Ofcom has slammed ITV for mistakenly labelling a clip of video game Arma 2 as real-life footage of a Libya-funded IRA attack.

YouTube videos have emerged showing hit PlayStation 3 titles running via Remote Play on the new PSVita handheld. Camera footage of titles such as Red Dead Redemption, Mortal Kombat, Battlefield 3 and Batman: Arkham Asylum has been recorded and uploaded, and there's absolutely no reason whatsoever to assume that the videos are anything but genuine.

The Ice White and Rose Pink 3DS flavours will be more expensive than the existing range of colours when they launch separately on 10th February.