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In the US, brand Xbox is the clear winner in the battle of the high definition consoles. But globally, PlayStation has an insurmountable lead.

LittleBigPlanet 2 will be available on 19th January across Europe and on 21st January in the UK and Ireland, publisher Sony has confirmed.

As any self-respecting cash-cow knows, you ain't nothing without a few spin-off titles under your belt. Duly, it seems Ubisoft might be looking to expand the Assassin's Creed franchise beyond its well-established third person foundations.

A new Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood patch is on its way, promising to plug a number of game-breaking glitches.

Sony has just announced details of how to enter the competition included in the Signature Edition of Gran Turismo 5 to win a £150,000 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG.

Call of Duty: Black Ops has now netted more than $1 billion in sales since its November launch, publisher Activision has confirmed.

The much-rumoured PlayStation Phone might just have got itself a name. Sony Ericsson has just logged an EU trademark for something called the Xperia Play.

Mario Sports Mix will leave the locker room on 4th February in Europe and 7th February in the US, Nintendo has confirmed.

Over 1.5 million Windows Phone 7 units have been shipped to shops since Microsoft launched the iPhone rival in October – a start the US giant today described as "promising".

Downloadable KISS and Linkin Park tracks are coming to music games Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock and DJ Hero 2, Activision has announced.

EA has announced the Limited Edition of upcoming standalone spin-off The Sims Medieval.

PC and PlayStation 3 superhero MMO DC Universe Online will launch in the UK on 14th January 2011, Sony Online Entertainment has announced.

Square Enix has resurrected for iPhone (and iPod Touch) one of the best action RPGs of yesteryear: Secret of Mana - and it's out now.

When Microsoft invented Kinect, wobbling boobies probably weren't top of the feature titlist, sorry, hitlist.

The developer behind The Oddboxx – a PC collection of the first four titles from Oddworld Inhabitants – has promised disgruntled fans it will fix the technical issues currently blighting two of the included games.

The sale of Rock Band developer Harmonix by parent company Viacom has turned sour after the developer filed a lawsuit that alleges Viacom "diverted opportunities" from Harmonix for its own benefit so it wouldn't have to fork out millions in performance-related bonuses.

Epic Games' Jim Brown has revealed that not many people bothered to access the free downloadable content given away with Gears of War 2 at release.

Owners of past Epic Games productions will receive "special unlocks" in Gears of War 3, design director Cliff Bleszisnki has said.

Ubisoft has confirmed the much-rumoured Splinter Cell Trilogy for PlayStation 3.

It's easy to grow weary and cynical about the proliferation of sequels in a games industry where numbers are slapped on the end of any reasonably successful product, apparently without a thought. "If sales = good then sequel," rattles the industry machine. Very rarely do those follow-ups bother to advance or evolve what came before, apart from the expected visual tweaks and a couple of vaguely different features.

The former Rockstar employee who this weekend lifted the lid on an alleged culture of "deception", "manipulation" and "abuse" at the Red Dead Redemption studio has attempted to clarify some of his comments.

Development is underway on a movie based upon the notorious 'Madden Curse' – a jinx that befalls any player who features on the cover of EA's NFL franchise – according to industry sources.

Insane Grand Theft Auto-inspired WiiWare romp Retro City Rampage is heading to Xbox Live Arcade, its developer has confirmed.

First person shooters based on real world conflicts are neither "tasteful" or "appropriate", so says a Codemasters developer.

Sony has announced on an unconventional way of celebrating the spirit of Christmas this week: it's letting PlayStation 3 users shoot each other in the head for free, courtesy of complimentary access to online shooter MAG.

PlayStation Network puzzler Blue Toad Murder Files: The Mysteries of Little Riddle now has support for Sony's Move controller, developer Relentless Software has announced.

Last week, one game was released in shops. This week, none are. It's Christmas!

Super Meat Boy, Portal, Battlefield: Bad Company 2 and Prince of Persia are among the games Steam is tossing in its festive bargain bin.

A staggering 1.3 billion games of Halo: Reach have been played since launch, according to a new set of stats from developer Bungie.

Sony's forthcoming superhero MMO, DC Universe, could be with us a little sooner than expected, with Amazon announcing a January ship date for the PC and PlayStation 3 title.