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The cancelled game that began as Perfect Dark 2 was to feature a very different Joanna Dark.

It's probably no coincidence that Apple decided to launch the iPad 2 on the same day as Nintendo's 3DS, and as far as spoilers go it's an interesting one. On the surface, they don't compete and they offer very different things, but in reality both are likely to appeal to the same early adopters who must have everything the day it comes out. Such as myself.

Of The Big Three it's Microsoft that is best placed to take advantage of the future, reckons mobile gaming giant ngmoco.

Nearly three-quarters of UK opening-weekend Homefront sales were made on Xbox 360.

Duke Nukem Forever has four multiplayer modes, a magazine has revealed.

The first Prey 2 gameplay details have hit the internet.

THQ's 6/10 shooter Homefront has entered the UK all-formats chart at number one.

BioShock Infinite will not support PlayStation Move because, according to Irrational Games boss Ken Levine, gamers would feel "cheated" by it.

Crysis 2 maker Crytek has defended the use of digital rights management in its games, claiming most fail to notice it.

The first screenshot of Hitman 5 has hit the internet – and pointed towards a reveal at E3 in June.

FIFA maker EA Sports has ditched physical game manuals.

You weren't there, man. I had to leave them. There wasn't enough time for a rescue. I couldn't risk it. I'm sorry, but tough choices need to be made, sacrifices need to be sacrificed.

The stakes have never been higher for games publishers and developers looking to break into a first-person shooter market dominated by Call of Duty, Halo and Battlefield. In just the last few weeks we've seen the likes of Sony and Epic try their luck, releasing two superb, well-received titles in the form of Killzone 3 and Bulletstorm that have failed to make a substantial impact on the charts despite prodigious development and marketing budgets.

Published as part of our sister-site GamesIndustry.biz's widely-read weekly newsletter, the GamesIndustry.biz Editorial, is a weekly dissection of an issue weighing on the minds of the people at the top of the games business. It appears on Eurogamer after it goes out to GI.biz newsletter subscribers.

Facebook resource management sim FarmVille is one of the world's most popular online video games. Xbox 360's Live set-up is is one of the world's most popular online video game networks. Surely then, putting the two together makes perfect sense? Not so, says the game's developer Zynga.

You can now make a donation to the tsunami relief effort in Japan direct from your PlayStation Network account, Sony has announced.

Digital versions of NGP games will launch on the same date as boxed retail copies, Sony has promised.

For any youngsters reading, here's something to show your parents next time they tell you to turn the games console off and do your homework.

Darkspore, the PC RPG spin-off from Will Wright's ambitious 2008 evolution sim Spore, will now launch on 28th April, developer Maxis has announced.

Video game auteurs who take sole responsibility for shaping all aspects of a title are vital to the continued growth of the industry, so says Heavy Rain creator David Cage.

Rhythm action puzzler Chime Super Deluxe hits PlayStation Network on 30th March, Sony has confirmed.

There were a few surprises at this week's BAFTA ceremony – such as Civilization V outgunning StarCraft II in the strategy category, and the realisation that Gemma Atkinson still has a career of some description – but whether or not you agree Mass Effect 2 is a better game than Heavy Rain or Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, there was a lot of quality and variety to salute among the many worthy candidates.

World of Warcraft developer Blizzard has wished competitor EA well with its forthcoming Star Wars: The Old Republic MMO.

The team at Crystal Dynamics got a lot right with Tomb Raider before players had even tried out a line of their code; before they'd contemplated their first ledge jump, fired off their first grapple hook, or investigated their first crumbling temple wedged deep behind the shimmering folds of a hidden waterfall.

A sequel to fondly-remembered NES side-scroller River City Ransom – or Street Gangs as it was known in PAL-land – is currently in development, 22 years after the original hit the shelves.

Goodness me, children. Will you stop fighting? In the red corner we've got Nintendo claiming that game development is stifled amidst the tens of thousands of cheap downloadable games out there, and in the blue corner we've got those Rovio upstarts claiming that traditional console games are "dying".

As rumoured yesterday, Mass Effect 2's Arrival DLC pack launches on 29th March, publisher EA has confirmed.

All-conquering Facebook game FarmVille has launched an English Countryside level. For real.

Supermarket Morrisons will stop selling the Nintendo 3DS for £187 this Sunday, ONM reports.

The Mortal Kombat Kollector's Edition is a GAME and Gamestation exclusive in the UK and costs £49.99.