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Codemasters has revealed that Jumpgate Evolution - NetDevil's space combat MMO - will launch in June of this year.

Wolf of the Battlefield: Mercs leads the Virtual Console update today.

Valve founder Gabe Newell opened the DICE summit in Las Vegas yesterday with a talk on his favourite topic: the concept of entertainment as a service, rather than a product.

I always try and avoid falling back on such tired journalistic devices as claiming a game is "X meets Y", but in the narrow confines of the racing genre, where there can be barely a hair's breadth of distinction between different titles, I'm prepared to indulge in a little cliché. It's especially tempting to break out the comparisons when discussing FUEL, the latest racing franchise starter from Codemasters, home to such genre standards as TOCA, GRID and the Colin McRae Rally series.

Microsoft says it is "actively working" on a workaround for the problem that causes Xbox Live accounts to expire if they're associated with a dormant Windows Live ID.

EA chief John Riccitiello addressed the DICE summit in Las Vegas yesterday, and gave his tips on how to steer the videogame industry through the current economic crisis. He also suggested that, in the long run, it might not be a bad thing.

Tomb Raider: Underworld's first downloadable Xbox 360 episode, Beneath the Ashes, should be released on 24th February following its unexpected delay earlier this month.

Rolando developer HandCircus has said work on a sequel to the acclaimed iPhone game is already under way.

Sony has released another four downloadable PSP games via the handheld's online store as part of this week's PlayStation Network update.

After so many years in development hell, it's refreshing to see one of gaming's great enigmas finally come out of hiding. Due for release sometime in spring next year, Codemasters has decided that the time is now right to start taking the wraps off Operation Flashpoint 2 - arguably the most ambitious military shooter simulation to date.

The long-awaited SingStar wireless microphones will be released on 20th March across the UK, Sony has announced.

If there's one game that needs a sequel, it's Operation Flashpoint.

Electronic Arts has announced plans to publish a follow-up to American McGee's Alice, which originally came out in 2000.

If there is one title that has stirred up controversy recently, this is it. Strangely, the focus of this debate has not been the gameplay merits, graphics or even the gothic atmosphere of American McGee's Alice, but rather the title. "Who is American McGee?" people cry, "and how can he defile Lewis Carroll's original work like this, and then attach his own name to it?". The answer to the first question is relatively simple - American McGee is a level designer who previously worked at iD software on games including Doom 2 and Quake. The second, however, is harder, and largely depends on how you perceive the games' take on the original stories. Alice is set some years after the original Wonderland tales. A fire in Alice's house killed both her parents, leaving her the only survivor - but psychologically scarred by the experience. Relegated to a mental asylum, she is drawn once again into Wonderland, only to find that the fairytale world has become twisted and evil under the influence of the Queen of Hearts. Thus begins Alice's quest to free Wonderland from tyranny - and herself from madness. Worthy of special mention is the excellent trailer for the game, which can be found at http://www.alice.ea.com, which shows off some of the superb FMV from the game.

Rockstar has offered Eurogamer no comment on the apparent censoring of Grand Theft Auto IV after the release of The Lost and Damned.

Why does it always take ages for the UK to get the latest 2D fighters? The Japanese have been enjoying Street Fighter IV in their arcades for nearly half a year, America got a console port of Arcana Heart with Europe once again overlooked, and as far as I'm aware there's only one BlazBlue arcade cabinet in the country at the Casino in London - not very helpful if you live in Cornwall. But after many months of waiting the UK is at least getting a console port of Battle Fantasia for the Xbox 360 and PS3.

What do Space Marines talk about? Dawn of War II's campaign answers that pressing question in its excellent tale of a handful of 41st-century hyper-squaddies. Between missions the muscular mega-men chat amongst themselves, explaining the story and making decisions about how to proceed. They even share some personal gossip. At one point, the long-haired scout character says something like: "Tarkus, Avitus, there's something I've wanted to ask you for so long, but I've been reluctant..." I couldn't wait to find out what he was going to ask, but I'll leave you to discover what he's talking about for yourself.

According to 50 Cent himself, the man you spend most of Blood on the Sand controlling had a lot of input into the game's design early on. Perhaps he's a big fan of Gears of War and The Club, then, because someone certainly was. This is a fast-paced cover shooter that riffs on both games and fills the gaps with unlockable melee combos, beefy weapons and exclusive music.

A LEGO Group executive has told MTV that the company is "definitely" interested in bringing its LEGO Universe MMO to consoles.

Nintendo has revealed that the DSi will be released in Europe on 3rd April, two days ahead of its launch in the USA, announced yesterday.

EA will expand Skate 2 today with Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Plaza.

Funcom has just served up a weighty patch for players of its MMO Age of Conan. The update notes reveal the addition of four new dungeons to the game, as well as a slew of fixes and improvements to most aspects of the game.

Take a look at the iTunes App Store today and you'll see free trial versions of I Love Katamari and Puzzle Quest.

Darkfall Online, the independently-developed player-versus-player MMO, will be released for download next week by Greek developer Adventurine.

Cute and cuddly British developer Rare has plenty of enthusiasm for a Grabbed by the Ghoulies sequel, but needs an equal amount of enthusiasm from you to warrant one.

Konami has announced the third expansion pack for Metal Gear Online, MGS4's tactical multiplayer component for PS3. The SCENE expansion will be released in March and include three new maps and two new characters, as well as some new gear options.

Sony has rolled out the first serious MotorStorm: Pacific Rift game update.

Microsoft has made a radical departure from its traditional stance of refusing to comment on rumour and speculation, instead telling Eurogamer: "We have nothing to announce at this time."

Street Fighter IV producer Yoshinori Ono said characters T. Hawk and Dee Jay can be added to the fighting game if fans shout loud enough.

A demo for Yakuza 3 is due to go live on the Japanese PlayStation Store today.