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It's impossible to write an article about Facebook games without mentioning FarmVille. And as you'll know if you read our feature on that game, it's almost impossible to write anything at all if you're playing FarmVille. But Zynga's blockbuster isn't the only game on Facebook, so what else is out there? Are all Facebook games about collecting stuff? Do they all involve spamming your friends? Are any of them any good?

Renowned game creator Lorne Lanning has put cherished IP Oddworld back "on the shelf" while he works on something "aggressively" experimental instead.

Dreamcast gem Jet Set Radio may reappear on Xbox Live Arcade.

Wii game Monster Hunter Tri has debuted fifth in the UK all-formats chart.

Bohemia Interactive has confirmed to Eurogamer that ArmA II expansion Operation Arrowhead will be released worldwide on 29th June.

Nintendo UK has told Eurogamer that changes to US release dates for Metroid: Other M and Sin & Punishment 2 won't be felt in Europe.

THQ is offering early UFC Undisputed 2010 demo access to anybody who signs up to the UFC Undisputed website.

IGN's Matt Casamassina is to join Apple as global editorial manager of the App Store.

Some mad but brilliant people have managed to keep the Halo 2 dream alive for more than 10 days, despite Microsoft officially ending support for Xbox 1 titles on 15th April.

Capcom has apologised to North American and Asian gamers for failing to notify them that Final Fight: Double Impact required an always-on internet connection.

It has emerged that eight more staff left Modern Warfare developer Infinity Ward on Friday.

Remember the video of a 3D-effect DSiWare title which appeared last month? Turns out the game is set to make it outside of Japan after all.

Infinity Ward has confirmed that the Stimulus Package for Modern Warfare 2 will be released for PS3 and PC on 4th May in North America.

Ubisoft has delayed the release of PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 strategy title R.U.S.E.

Activision has registered the website domains "bloodstonegame.com" and "goldeneyegame.com", potentially shedding more light on its plans for everyone's favourite super-spy James Bond.

The latest Halo: Reach developer diary gears up nicely for the imminent launch of the multiplayer beta, and its eight-minute duration offers up an excellent array of action for us to consider.

"Let's say that you're faced with a game where you need to develop more than 230 features with the use of a production team of over 300 developers in a schedule that didn't allow any revision of your design, and that at the end, your game must be commercially successful and critically acclaimed. How do you do it? That's what I had to face with Assassin's Creed II."

Square Enix has announced plans to release a pair of downloadable add-ons for Just Cause 2 - one at the end of April and another at the end of May.

DJ Shadow has become the latest person to talk about DJ Hero 2.

"It was not a nice experience."

Cute and customisable driving game ModNation Racers will be released in the UK on 21st May.

Microsoft has announced that the first two episodes of a six-part live-action prequel to Alan Wake will be distributed through Xbox Live this weekend.

Ubisoft's first attempt at a football game, Pure Football, will be released on 28th May.

Jack Slate is a cop on the edge. With a name like that, he probably doesn't have much choice. Early in Dead to Rights: Retribution, which reboots a faintly remembered franchise from 2003, he's investigating a typically grimy locale with his dad, Frank, an equally hard-boiled detective of the old school.

At a time when there are few so-called 'triple A' boxed releases to get excited about, it seems like the opposite is true in the burgeoning download space. About 15 games of note were sifted through for inclusion this week, from cute indie experiments to former boxed product being repurposed for the download channels. While a lot of them are admittedly nothing more than neat ideas chucked out for pennies, it's surprising to see how many of them, like Lazy Raiders and Aqua Panic, offer countless hours of gameplay for little more than the cost of your lunch...

Funcom has revealed that Rise of the Godslayer, the first expansion for its Age of Conan MMO, will be released on 11th May.

A flicker of hope that the legal dispute between Interplay and Bethesda over the rights to Fallout might have been resolved has been quickly stamped out by Bethesda.

Deep Silver has revealed Pure-alike racing game Nail'd for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360.

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...