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I'm cynical about blatant nostalgia, mostly because I'm incredibly susceptible to it. Alarm bells go off whenever it seems that something – be it book, movie or videogame – is relying on my rose-tinted glasses to work. All the same, give me the sound of a Spectrum loading and I melt like butter.

The fourth instalment of the SEGA Mega Drive Classics collection is available to download to your PC.

You asked and he listened - old-school developer Jon Hare is working out whether Cannon Fodder and Mega-lo-Mania can work on iPhone and iPad and other smartphone-related devices.

Graeme Devine - co-creator of 7th Guest, lead designer of Quake 3 and Halo Wars, and former Apple employee - has re-released Clandestiny for the new Mac App Store.

PSP Japanese role-playing game Persona 3 Portable will release in Europe this year.

Capcom will release Devil May Cry 4 on the App Store later this month.

Perhaps consoles aren't that powerful after all - Bulletstorm's PC system requirements are relatively pedestrian.

There's still plenty of room for a Sony-created hardcore-focused handheld, which may or may not be the PSP2, despite Apple's dominance of the market.

There's one thing you can definitely expect from forthcoming hack-and-slasher Lord of Arcana - monster murdering, and plenty of it. With this game, Square Enix is looking to break away from its traditional JRPG roots. LOA follows a pretty simple formula: wander around a typical brown dungeon (see also lava worlds, dusty deserts and murky forests), stab everything in your way and battle an oversized boss at the end.

Call of Duty: Black Ops was the biggest-selling game of the year in the UK last year, according to the UK Interactive Entertainment Association and Chart-Track.

New York plastic surgeon Dr Hank Chien has taken back the Donkey Kong high score world record from Steve Wiebe – the gritty everyman hero of awesome 2007 documentary King of Kong.

Beat 'em up sequel BlazBlue: Continuum Shift II has been announced for Nintendo 3DS.

Aliens: Colonial Marines developer Gearbox Software has dismissed reports that the upcoming FPS has been pushed back beyond the end of 2011.

The long-running legal dispute over a planned Fallout MMO has taken a fresh turn this week, with the mooted game's developer Interplay dubbing Bethesda's latest legal claim against it "absurd".

PC users who pick up the new Razer Hydra motion controller will be able to play exclusive Portal 2 content unavailable in console versions of the game.

DS RPG sequel Pokémon Black/White will hit European store shelves from 4th March, according to Official Nintendo Magazine.

Sony already has 20 exclusives lined up for the PlayStation 3 this year, the platform holder has boasted.

Unlike the Wii and DS, the 3DS will have a steady stream of new software arriving post launch, Nintendo has promised.

The next entry in Konami's Silent Hill franchise will be subtitled Downpour and boast a strong gameplay focus on – yes, you guess it - water.

Former Manchester United super-sub Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has admitted to using Football Manager to practise for his new position as manager of Molde Fotbalklubb - a top Norwegian team (and nothing to do with damp).

World of Warcraft: Cataclysm has sold more copies in one month than any other PC game - 4.7 million units, according to Blizzard's internal numbers.

Jade and Goro have both made it into this year's version of Mortal Kombat, according to a preview in US magazine Game Informer.

Let's be honest: the clamour for improved graphical fidelity plays a big part in driving the progress of new gaming technology. Pretty games sell. Not that all games are reliant on visual frippery, of course, but it's impossible to deny that much of Kingdom Hearts' appeal comes from its lush recreations of famous Disney worlds and the characters that reside therein.

Internet detectives have unearthed trademarks filed by ZeniMax that could point to potential names for future Fallout: New Vegas downloadable content.

Telltale's episodic adaptation of Jurassic Park has been inspired by Quantic Dream's thriller, Heavy Rain, according to the latest magazine previews.

Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has said that the platform holder intends to ship 1.5 million units of its new 3DS handheld in Japan by the end of March.

Nintendo has announced the Japanese launch line-up for its upcoming 3DS handheld and posted detailed specs for the handheld that reveal its battery life.

FIFA 11 retains the UK all-formats chart top spot this week, as Activision's record-shattering Call of Duty: Black Ops tumbles to an unprecedented third place.

Funcom's next big MMO after Age of Conan, dubbed The Secret World, will be published by EA Partners.

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