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You have to feel for Robert Bowling. Infinity Ward's creative strategist has over 100,000 followers on Twitter (dwarfing ours, obviously), the press hangs on and repeats his every substantive word, and he's on the phone doing rounds of interviews for the Modern Warfare 2 "Stimulus Package" map pack.

Outrageously, all three leading UK political parties have agreed about something: giving UK game developers tax breaks.

SEGA's announced that After Burner Climax will be available on Xbox Live Arcade on 21st April and on PlayStation Network a day later on 22nd April.

SEGA has finally confirmed that it will release AfterBurner Climax on PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade this spring.

Harmonix has confirmed that Rock Band 3 will support vocal harmonies.

Sony rejected 3D camera technology for motion control - similar to that used by Microsoft in its Natal device - because it was unreliable, expensive, and its gaming applications were too similar to those already possible with the existing PlayStation Eye camera.

EA's anti-trade-in scheme Project Ten Dollar has landed US mega-retailer GameStop in trouble.

Infinity Ward has revealed that the Modern Warfare 2 double XP event is starting today - and not at the weekend as originally planned.

High Voltage is hard at work on The Conduit 2 for Wii, according to the latest issue of official US magazine Nintendo Power, and SEGA will once again be publishing.

Koei may ratchet up the violence in the western version of its upcoming Dynasty Warriors spin-off Fist of the North Star according to producer Hisashi Koinuma.

EA and DICE have revealed that Battlefield 1943 has become the fastest game on Xbox Live Arcade to sell over one million units.

Microsoft has stated that it won't be adding any new retro arcade games to Xbox 360's Game Room for a month.

SEGA's pushed the release of High Voltage's Wii gladiator game, Tournament of Legends, back a bit. What was once May is now 2nd July.

The BioWare countdown timer we mentioned last week has run down and revealed... a North American competition to win PCs and merchandise.

Great idea, mostly terrible games. Well, that's the summary out of the way, so let's get the dissection tools out. Game Room is Microsoft's latest attempt to tap into the lucrative well of retro nostalgia that resides deep within our tear glands.

Using videogames to simulate and therefore predict real-life sporting events can be a hubristic business. Already this year I've watched John Terry lift the World Cup for England, courtesy of the 2010 FIFA World Cup team. And hasn't that turned out well so far?

Sony has announced that OtherOS capabilities, including support for Linux, will no longer be available with the release of PlayStation 3 firmware 3.21 on 1st April. Citing "security concerns", the platform holder has confirmed that all models of PS3 will be affected.

SEGA has marched a free batch of downloadable content onto the internet for Napoleon: Total War.

Bungie has invented new rewards for those of you who invest time in Halo: Reach's multiplayer. These will be based on earning Credits, Ranks and Commendations.

Over the weekend, Digital Foundry ran its feature on the Making of God of War III, collating behind-the-scenes information on the development of the game with additional insights and bespoke videos and screenshots.

Microsoft exec and Xbox Live mouthpiece Major Nelson, a.k.a. Larry Hryb, had his account hacked at the weekend.

This week sees the launch of Megaton.co.uk, Eurogamer's brand new games website for kids aged 8-12. If you're a parent, we'd love to hear what you think of it so we can make it even better. Drop us a line or add your thoughts to the launch blog comments thread.

Downsized Games - made up of former Pandemic employees - has defended its EA-parodying iPhone game BulletTrain as "tongue-in-cheek".

The Eurogamer mothership is delighted to announce the launch of our new dedicated kids gaming site, Megaton.co.uk, which emerges from beta today smothered in content appropriate for children aged 8-12.

The legendary Super Mario Kart will be available to buy from Wii's Virtual Console shop this Friday, 2nd April - which is appropriately named Good Friday.

If Street Fighter IV alone wasn't enough of a return to Capcom's roots, how about Super Street Fighter IV? The name alone is a delicious throwback to an age before Gold and Ultimate and Prestige Editions.

Square Enix's openworld action game Just Cause 2 has topped the UK all-formats chart.

EA has let slip that it will be publishing a demo for skateboard sequel Skate 3 on Xbox Live and PlayStation Network on 15th April.

The first screenshots of the iPad App Store have apparently leaked onto the internet.

Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment, the studio making the Stargate Worlds MMO, has succumbed to bankruptcy and called in the receivers, according to an open letter to shareholders on its website (thanks, Voodoo Extreme).