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Microsoft has responded to the exciting rumour that it is set to release a high definition remake of Xbox classic Halo: Combat Evolved with a statement that will do nothing to quell current speculation.

If only that 'R' was a 'D'. Kingdom Hearts' plot machinations must be bewildering to all but the most attentive player, and a game which finally attempted to explain the complexities of the series' fractured timeline would likely be welcomed by most.

Lionhead has deployed a title update for Fable III on Xbox Live.

Don't say you never get core releases on Wii because look, it's Super Mario Bros.! Super Mario Bros. 1, 2 and 3, actually. They're stuffed like chickens into Super Mario All-Stars, a boxset to celebrate 25 years of the portly plumber. There's even a snazzy booklet to read while you reminisce. And Eurogamer wrote a Super Mario Bros. 3 retrospective at the weekend, so you know it's good..

Ambitious BioWare MMO Star Wars: The Old Republic will release sometime between April and Christmas 2011.

There's a new Bomberman game heading to Xbox Live Arcade next week!

Sales of Sony's Move and Microsoft's Kinect were today described as neck and neck as it emerged that Sony's official 4.1 million global sales figure for the Move actually relates to shipping – not sales to gamers.

Blizzard has suspended or banned more StarCraft II players for cheating or using hack programs to play its game.

Mega Man creator Keiji Inafune has emerged from a short silence following his shock exit from Capcom with a blog and a promise to still make games.

Martin Hollis, the designer and director of the classic GoldeneEye 007 game for N64, is taking a break from game development to try to invent a new videogame genre.

Polyphony boss Kazunori Yamauchi has revealed in detail his plan to update Gran Turismo 5 with improvements, beginning with an update scheduled for early this month.

The world's first videogame console, the Magnavox Odyssey, was mute. Its Kubrick-esque logo and smooth curved white and black casing, like the dashboard of a newborn space shuttle, may have been pure science fiction, but it was a system that asked players to simply imagine the sound effects to go with their on-screen actions. 38 years later, the latest videogames feature dynamic soundtracks, often performed by real orchestras conducted by the actions of the player, modifying rhythm and tempo to match the changing visuals.

12 years ago Martin Hollis, the man who made the original GoldenEye 007, left UK powerhouse Rare 18 months into development of Perfect Dark to travel the States. It was a decision that rose more than a few eyebrows.

Tiger Woods needs to start winning games in order for his business relationship with EA to make sense, says EA boss John Riccitiello.

Eccentric Xbox Live Arcade shooter Monday Night Combat is getting a fresh batch of DLC tomorrow, and it won't cost you a penny.

As hinted at earlier this year, a videogame based on this summer's brain-frying blockbuster Inception is definitely in development, director Christopher Nolan has confirmed.

Killzone 3 customers with cash to splash will have two special editions to choose from when the game hits European shores next year.

A sequel to delightful iOS hit Game Dev Story is on its way, developer Kairosoft has announced, but you might have to wait a while.

In last week's Gran Turismo 5 tech analysis, Digital Foundry delved into its gaming archive and compared the new game to sections of gameplay from GT4. This got us thinking. Could we trace a tech lineage through all major versions of the game released to date, right from the franchise's beginnings in 1997?

Stuart Black, the man behind classic PlayStation 2 FPS Black, has joined City Interactive following his departure from Codemasters last month.

Rock Band 3 distributor EA doesn't believe the music genre is dead in the water, despite key franchises seeing dismal sales this year.

And all of a sudden the simulation racing genre is pretty competitive. Turn 10's Forza Motorsport 3 was released last year, Polyphony Digital's Gran Turismo 5 launched last week, and next spring will see the game EA hopes will trump them both: Slightly Mad Studios' Shift 2: Unleashed.

As the battle of the simulation racers heats up, one developer has revealed exactly what he thinks of his rivals.

Deus Ex fans looking for a little extra when Human Revolution launches next year need look no further than the Augmented Edition, just announced by publisher Square Enix.

New DLC for Move scrapper The Fight: Lights Out is about to step into the ring, along with a bug-fixing title update.

Kinect game Dr. Kawshima's Body and Brain Exercises will be released on 11th February 2011, Namco Bandai has announced.

You're probably done with congratulating developers just for sticking an XP system in their game. And with good reason; applauding the insertion of statistical progression is like celebrating the creativity of whoever puts MSG in Pringles.

Update: EA has sent out a press release confirming the PS3 and Xbox 360 release date for Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Vietnam as 21st December.

Activision's detailed three new downloadable mix packs for DJ Hero 2, one of which is out now.

Just hours after Microsoft announced 2.5 million sales of Kinect, rival Sony has announced 4.1 million sales of PlayStation Move.