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Quantic Dream's next game could be called Fiv5, domain registrations suggest.

PCs aren't just a bit more powerful than PS3 and Xbox 360 - they're up to 10 times more powerful. So why aren't PC games 10 times their console equivalents? Because of Windows' meddling DirectX API (application programming interface), that's why.

Craig Duncan, a developer who has worked on the Colin McRae and Sonic and SEGA All Stars Racing games, has joined Kinect Sports studio Rare.

A whopping 1200 stores across the UK open at midnight Thursday to sell the Nintendo 3DS – 13 of which are classed as VIP store openings.

It's easy to get a peculiar feeling when viewing a new Rockstar game for the first time. It's the feeling that what you're watching might change video gaming. This familiar feeling was creeping up my spine as I sat in a demo booth for L.A. Noire.

THQ has made official the leaked Stacking downloadable content, The Lost Hobo King.

Trion Worlds had to be tipped off by a hacker about a serious security hole that allowed gamers' Rift accounts to be compromised.

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.