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Uninterested? Sceptical? Cynical? Outright angry? It's fair that Rare, the creator of Kinect launch game Kinect Sports, is yet to convince all core gamers, and indeed many old school Rare fans, to dump their Xbox 360 controllers in favour of... Well, themselves.

Sony has set the clock ticking on some sort of game reveal next week.

Rockstar has announced that promised Liars and Cheats Pack for Red Dead Redemption will be released for PS3 and Xbox 360 on 21st September.

Rare's Kinect development director Nick Burton has encouraged core gamers to try Microsoft's new controller technology rather than dismissing it out of hand.

Gabe Newell has revealed that Valve was toying around with a "flying fairy game" before it began work on Left 4 Dead.

A PR agency used by Harmonix, MTV, CDV and 505 Games has settled US Federal Trade Commission charges that it posted reviews on the iTunes App Store favouring products it was paid to promote.

If your only exposure to the world of videogames was the annual gamescom event in Cologne, you probably wouldn't be aware that downloadable games even existed. Despite the presence of most of the leading lights of the industry, you'd be hard pressed to find a single one showing anything other than its big-budget boxed offerings.

Microsoft has sent out emails to people accepted into the US Kinect beta test advising them to expect an automatic system update soon and the kit in the post.

Kabul, Afghanistan. A young man lies bleeding in the sand. A makeshift bomb has exploded beneath him. The blast has torn the flesh from his legs. Shrapnel has carved a thick red upward trajectory towards his stomach. He's dying. He will never see who killed him, or fully understand why.

OneBigGame has announced that music-based puzzle game Chime will be released for PC via Steam on 6th September.

Klei Entertainment has updated its statement on problems with the Xbox 360 version of side-scrolling shooter Shank.

Amiable Joe Danger developer Hello Games has released a gigantic patch for its little PS3 stunt-bike racer that lets you share replays and levels among other things.

Namco Bandai has unveiled a collector's edition of new action adventure offering Enslaved: Odyssey to the West.

Ubisoft has confirmed that 38 members of staff have been made redundant from Red Storm Entertainment.

2K has announced that the single-player story-driven Minerva's Den add-on for BioShock 2 will be released next Tuesday, 31st August.

Hollywood megastar Brad Pitt has been tipped to star in a new movie based on Red Dead Redemption.

Microsoft has reassured gamers that it remains committed to the hardcore as it broadens the appeal of the Xbox Live online platform.

BioWare has announced another downloadable add-on for Dragon Age: Origins designed to clear up what happens to one of the game's central characters.

The Xbox Live Sky Player is a resounding success, Microsoft says.

Activision has unveiled the list of "105 speaker-blaring tracks and club-shaking anthems that will be transformed into over 80 unique mixes" for DJ Hero 2.

Sony expects motion controller PlayStation Move will succeed through strong word of mouth over time rather than huge sales at launch.

Following Activision's recent reveal of the entire Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock playlist, Harmonix has followed suit by unveiling Rock Band III's complete set.

The Mubi film streaming service on PlayStation will charge £2.99/€3.59 per movie or £9.99/€12.99 for an all-you-can-watch monthly pass.

Final Fantasy XIV game director Nobuaki Komoto has confirmed that his upcoming MMORPG curbs your experience points completely after 15 hours' play in a single week in the interest of balancing the game for people who can't play it all the time.

In space, no one can hear you realigning solar arrays. To be fair, no one can hear anything in space, but that's not how it's generally portrayed by videogames or Hollywood. We've always found this strange because, as Dead Space 2 demonstrates, it's always nice and atmospheric when things die down to virtual silence and the only thing to listen to is the sound of your own breathing (and Stanley Kubrick spinning quietly in his grave).

A lot of people lose everything in Vegas, but when Chuck Greene's luck turned bad, he wasn't at the blackjack table.

UPDATE: We've just spoken with Ginx TV CEO Michiel Bakker and have some new details.

Sony Computer Entertainment Europe senior vice president Ray Maguire opened the Edinburgh Interactive Festival yesterday with a presentation on 3D gaming. His message: This time it's not a fad. It's for real.

Nintendo has unveiled the new additions popping up in the WiiWare and DSiWare stores this week.

Final Fantasy producer Yoshinori Kitase has refused to confirm that Final Fantasy Versus XIII will see release next year.