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After all the talk of Monster Hunter and Demon's Souls, all the footage of giant beasts being tackled in majestic battles, it's quite a surprise to sit through the first couple of hours of Dragon's Dogma and realise what this actually is: an extremely traditional, noticeably Western roleplaying game.

Fusion: Genesis, the debut game by ex-Rare staffers Starfire Studios, will be released on 9th November via Xbox Live Arcade. The sci-fi twin-stick shooter will cost 800 Microsoft Points (£6.80).

Code Veronica is the lost Resident Evil, a game caught in the awkward evolutionary transition between the series' shuffling, B-movie beginnings on PlayStation and its transformation into the most important action game of the past decade with the fourth core entry in the series.

The retail video game model "has always been and still is broken".

The aesthetic is squint-view LitteBigPlanet, the soundtrack is a mixture of kindergarten chiptunes and sugary tween-pop and the building-block mechanics are lifted from the child-friendly Lego Star Wars. But despite these inspirations, Disney Universe also boasts one of the darkest premises in Disney's repertoire.

The PlayStation 3 version of enchanting point and click game Machinarium is the "ultimate version", developer Amanita Design has said.

Resident Evil 4 and 5 did not move the series away from its horror roots towards action, Capcom has insisted.

EA has described Syndicate as a "really tough" shooter that will challenge hardcore gamers.

Ubisoft exec Laurent Detoc has hit out at the less-than-stellar review scores for Rocksmith, the company's attempt at cracking the music genre, and blasted critics for ignoring "innovation".

Exterminatus - the free, co-op DLC for Space Marine - will arrive tomorrow on Xbox 360, THQ has said.

2D fighting game Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 launches only nine months after Marvel vs. Capcom 3. Why so soon?

The secret to enjoying EA's new take on Syndicate might be to put aside all your hopes and dreams and cherished memories regarding the original, and think of it instead as, well, a new Starbreeze game. That's not a perfect solution for everyone, perhaps, but it's also not without its pleasures. Starbreeze is a studio that's constantly poised on the edge of greatness. It brought a sturdiness and a peculiarly grim invention to both Riddick and The Darkness. I think the team can do good things with Syndicate, too.

A round of redundancies has hit Denis Dyack's Silicon Knights studio, reducing the payroll from nearly 100 down to just 25, according to a 1Up report.

MechWarrior Online, the first full entry in the combat series for nearly 10 years, has just been announced for PC.

Who would win in a fight between Nathan Drake, James Bond and Sonic the Hedgehog? Wait seven days and the charts will tell us - all three heroes have new games out this week.

EA has announced a new custom soundtrack system that will debut in snowboarding revival SSX early next year.

Nintendo deliberately sacrificed any chance of turning a profit this year in order to build momentum behind the 3DS, CEO Satoru Iwata has revealed.

Video games represent "a bridge to the future of genre narrative" and Hollywood underestimates them at its peril, so says acclaimed film director and soon-to-be video game producer Guillermo del Toro.

Battlefield 3 sold a whopping five million copies in its first week on sales, according to internal EA estimates, making it the publisher's fastest selling game ever.

Nintendo is holding back a number of key 3DS titles so as not to swamp the Christmas release schedule, the platform holder has revealed.

UPDATE: DICE has posted a more detailed run-down of the fixes it's currently working on, via its Battlefield blog.

Capcom has unveiled Resident Evil: Revelations' Raid Mode, its single-player or two-player co-op experience.

The 3DS thumbstick add-on is known as the Circle Pad Pro in the West, Capcom has revealed.

Cave shoot-'em-up Akai Katana is heading to Europe. Rising Star Games will publish, and is eyeing an early 2012 release date.

You need to forget the name. Which is quite difficult, given that the story of Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City plays on the second and third games in Capcom's long-running series.

Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City launches in Europe on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on 23rd March 2012, Capcom has announced.

Quirky action game Asura's Wrath launches in Europe on 24th February 2012, Capcom has announced.

Valve has delayed the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive beta because of feedback given by professional Counter-Strike 1.6 players.

Classic Hudson platformer Adventure Island arrives this week on the 3DS Virtual Console, while chip-tune music studio Rytmik Retrobits and WiiWare puzzler Furry Legends both release on DSiWare.

The Xbox 360 Achievements for Metal Gear Sold HD Collection and Peace Walker have been revealed.