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Bad news, everyone. Despite numerous appeals to the European Court of Human Rights, I have been unable to gain an injunction against Christmas and the New Year, so we will all have to retire to our homes to sit around not working for the next fortnight or so. (Honestly, it's called the European Court of Human Rights – you'd think they'd know a thing or two about how to enforce my right to make others work.)

A four pack of songs from Paul McCartney, and singles from Inhabited and Siouxsie and The Banshees, will be available to download from the Rock Band 3 Music Store from 28th December.

On announcement, Final Fantasy XIV was met with equal parts confusion and trepidation. For those who had not played Final Fantasy XI, it was an aberration in a series which was otherwise becoming more streamlined and approachable. For those who had, it was either seen with disgust or excitement – another MMO from a company that eschewed ease-of-use for deeper gameplay and a full-on grinding, old-school style.

New job advertisements suggest the Tomb Raider reboot will be the first pillar release in the hit series to feature multiplayer.

Mysterious Wii-exclusive JRPG The Last Story is 30 hours long, creator Hironobu Sakaguchi has revealed.

Football management games have always been about the great players of the present - the Ronaldos, Rooneys and Messis of this world.

The future of MMO Fallout Online was cast in doubt today after it emerged that Bethesda and Interplay were still embroiled in a thought-settled lawsuit over the post-apocalyptic IP.

I doubt Japan ever expected to play Final Fantasy XIII on Xbox 360, but last week a cut-price, content-boosted version of the game on Microsoft's machine was released.

The full Achievements list for upcoming three-on-three fighting game Marvel vs. Capcom 3 has found its way online, and it suggests the inclusion of a number of unannounced characters.

Hip hop karaoke game Def Jam Rapstar now works with Kinect.

Fresh from her somewhat arousing molestation of high-pitched Chris Martin wannabe Matt Cuddles on X-Factor, Barbados-born starlet Rihanna has entered the murky world of Kinect as downloadable content for Harmonix game Dance Central.

In the midst of January, Super Meat Boy gets even meatier - yes, trumpets, a beefy update is on the way.

HMV is thinking about following Amazon's lead and selling second hand games online next year.

Call of Duty: Black Ops studio Treyarch doesn't get the credit it deserves, Activision CEO Bobby Kotick has insisted.

An OFLC listing has just popped up for something called Rayman 3D.

See that poster there at the bottom of the page? The one advertising PlayStation Move? It's been banned.

Sony is offering loyal US PlayStation Plus users a selection of festive freebies, including PSone platforming relic Spyro the Dragon.

Franchise old-hand Koji Igarashi is working on a new Castlevania title for the 3DS, if rumours are to be believed.

It's lucky the bookies left the ticket on 'Most Incongruous Gaming Cameo of 2011' open to the last minute, because we have a late winner. As of today, sketchy Eidos badboys Kane and Lynch are playable in Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light.

Microsoft is planning to use its forthcoming Windows 8 OS to relaunch its beleaguered PC gaming service, according to a source close to the platform holder.

A new update for Rage is ready for download, adding a host of new features to id Software's portable iOS shooter.

Sony Computer Entertainment president Kaz Hirai has added further fuel to speculation that the PSP2 will have touch screen controls.

Konami has extended the life of superb action game Castlevania: Lords of Shadow with two new downloadable add-ons set for launch early next year.

Forget night vision goggles, forget remote controlled cars - strategy games have chess sets.

The outstanding additions to a jam-packed PlayStation Store today are three demos: one for Dead Space 2, one for LittleBigPlanet 2 and one for Mass Effect 2.

The Dead Space 2 demo dropped on the PlayStation Store and Xbox Live yesterday, giving us our first chance to get hands-on with playable code that we would hope is representative of the final game set for release on 28th January. First impressions? It's a bit good, isn't it?

So here we are, 'tis the season, etc. This year, PlayStation Move is surely right at the top of the Christmas list of every game-loving child who already has a Wii and a DS and probably a Kinect.

Lionhead has pledged to reward those who played Fable III mobile phone spin-off Kingmaker with free virtual gold.

EA Partners, the division of EA that publishes third-party games, has picked up Valve's mind-bending first-person puzzle game Portal 2.

Treyarch has released a new patch for the PlayStation 3 version of billion-dollar shooter Call of Duty: Black Ops.