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Fox Network will air an animated Red Dead Redemption film this Saturday in the US.

Doing roundups of downloadable games is like being zapped back 20 years to a time when all games were this unpredictable. Released from the tedium of 18-month PR drip-feed, you're free to experience the element of surprise that used to accompany all videogames: a surprise that can cut both ways. Sometimes, the most instant games can turn out to be the most dull, while others - like Sam & Max - you expect to be formulaic, but end up confounding your expectations entirely. And then there are horribly confusing titles which turn out to be the most satisfying of all. The moral of this week's story? Never judge games by first impressions. You're probably wrong...

Eurogamer has learnt that The Lord of the Rings Online will continue to be distributed and run by Codemasters in Europe, despite Warner's recent purchase of developer Turbine.

Animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is protesting against the presence of doggies in Mafia Wars.

Microsoft has now sold more than 40 million Xbox 360 consoles worldwide according to figures released overnight.

Japan hasn't gone wild for Grasshopper's PS3 and Xbox 360 adaptations of No More Heroes: Heroes' Paradise.

Capcom has made its star producer, Keiji Inafune, its global head of production, Kotaku reports.

The World Cup may only come around once every four years, but when it comes to the associated videogame there's usually a sense of over-familiarity. EA Sports' FIFA games are the best football titles out there at the moment, but with updates already arriving annually, spin-off games specific to international tournaments are a bit like the Premier League's aborted "39th game" plan - an idea that seems to suit the stakeholders primarily, with only token concern for the fans.

There's brand new and free content headed to gargantuan PS3 online shooter MAG next week.

Sony has unleashed VidZone TV on PlayStation 3.

Skateboarder Tony Hawk appears to have announced the name of his next videogame - and then tried to de-announce it.

Activision has confirmed that its new Tony Hawk game is called Shred.

Seven of the developers who left Infinity Ward recently have joined Respawn Entertainment.

Sonic publisher SEGA is to axe 73 jobs in the West as it looks to shift the business into a position to take advantage of more digital business opportunities, GamesIndustry.biz reports.

If I was going to make a movie about the Prince of Persia, I probably wouldn't need Donnie Darko, that mega-fox lady everyone really fancies and loads of olde time armour. Instead, my film would be set in the first years of the 21st century, and it would be about a team of game designers who had the misfortune to create something almost perfect, which they could then, driven by the need for innovation, never quite find again. (Granted, this movie probably wouldn't make very much money, but on the plus side you wouldn't have to insure many camels to get through principal photography.)

Spring has officially sprung (we assume there was a press release, but may have missed it while outside dancing), so appropriately enough it's an outdoorsy week for new game releases.

The hope is that as of 5th June this year, living rooms up and down the great British nation will face a sudden and irrevocable redesign. The first of four interactive Doctor Who episodes will materialise online, each a separate story yet built to be considered as an authentic part of the current Doctor Who series.

Microsoft has whipped the wrappers off Limited and Legendary editions of Halo: Reach.

The Lost Planet 2 multiplayer demo is on PlayStation Network today and allows 16 of you to kill each other in various ways and for various reasons. Jolly good.

Blizzard has had unprecedented success with virtual item sales on the release of the Celestial Steed - a special in-game mount for World of Warcraft that costs the princely sum of $25, €20 or £17.

Activision has declined to comment to Eurogamer on whether the indefinite suspension of the new James Bond film will alter its videogame plans.

One of the ongoing stories of this current console generation is Japanese publishers attempting to tailor their games to the ever-expanding western market in search of the sales needed to stay profitable. In Japan, Nier comes in two varieties: the PS3's Replicant features a more youthful, slimline avatar, while the Xbox 360's Gestalt is identical to the single and suffix-free western version. This time, it seems we're looking at a rare case of role-reversal, with the pre-existing older protagonist deemed to be an inappropriate match for eastern tastes.

The BBC has announced that the first Doctor Who: The Adventure Games episode is called City of the Daleks and takes the Doctor and his companion Amy to the Daleks' home planet, Skaro.

Eurogamer is delighted to the point of spiritual rapture to announce that tickets for the Eurogamer Expo have gone on sale at expo.eurogamer.net.

It was a day that began like any other. Which is to say that it began with every website in the Western world parroting more accusations from the three-ring circus that is Activision's ongoing legal battle with former Infinity Ward bosses Jason West and Vince Zampella.

Epic has revealed commercial terms for licensing the Unreal Development Kit - the free version of Unreal Engine 3, originally released for non-commercial use (in education, for example).

Activision is planning to bring three new Call of Duty titles to market between now and April 2012.

Movie director Paul W. S. Anderson has said he may be turning his attention to games as well as films in the future.

Xbox 360 general manager Marc Whitten reckons that in future Project Natal may be able to learn things about you based on what you wear and how you react to things happening on-screen.

Microsoft has defended the Xbox Live Games on Demand version of Halo 3 that went on sale earlier this week.