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Sony has told Eurogamer that SOCOM Confrontation has still to be given a European date, despite the US version launching as long ago as October.

Sony has told Eurogamer that Resistance Retribution has yet to be given a European date. Any aired so far are subject to change, a bit like Latoya Jackson's face.

Obviously, this is a little late for your stocking. Not that it makes a lot of difference, because the chances Santa would have inflicted this on its woolly interior are fairly slim. For a start, 101-in-1 Explosive Megamix has all the profile of piano wire, and Nordcurrent's mini-game collection won't have dragged many eyes away from the dozens of AAA alternatives lining the shelves before Christmas. Nor should it have. As a title, 101-in-1 Explosive Megamix is correct on one count at least, but said 101 games are not particularly explosive (including those featuring explosions), and they are not, on the whole, mega. Nor even are they particularly well mixed.

Nintendo has patented Shigeru Miyamoto's built-in walkthrough system where the computer can take control of characters to show them the correct route through tricky parts of the game.

The developer of European MMO The Chronicles of Spellborn has announced its plans for updating the game in its first year, starting with the first major content update at the end of January.

Braid creator Jonathan Blow has once more sulked about Microsoft's enforced charges for content on Xbox Live, as fans are asked to pay for a new theme for the game.

Speaking to GameDaily at last week's Consumer Electronics Show, Sony Online Entertainment chief John Smedley has said he thinks PS3 will provide almost half the company's revenue in the future.

FIFA 09 was the best-selling UK game of 2008, with a whopping 2 million copies shifted since early October.

Microsoft's Aaron Greenberg has confirmed there are plans to increase the number of Friends you can have on Xbox Live.

Neversoft boss Joel Jewett has said the studio will finally walk away from the Tony Hawk's series it created and nurtured to worldwide success.

Funcom has published the list of planned server mergers for its fantasy MMO Age of Conan, revealing that it will be cutting the total number of servers from 49 to just 18.

Criterion has unveiled the three other vehicles in its upcoming Legendary Cars pack besides the Jansen 88 Special.

Former Neighbours star and new friend of Eurogamer Holly Valance has been unveiled as one of the cast of Command & Conquer Red Alert 3: Uprising.

Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars, the first DS instalment in the series, has been given an 18 rating by the British Board of Film Classification.

SEGA has announced plans to release DS title Phantasy Star Ø - or simply Phantasy Star Zero - in "winter 2009".

Eidos is looking at ways to overhaul the Tomb Raider series, including giving Lara Croft a makeover.

Lionhead has finally popped out a Fable II patch to clean up a variety of minor niggles and bugs, according to the official community site.

As long-term Eurogamer readers well know, we despise the people at Valve and everything they stand for, and have long sought the means to destroy everyone connected with the company once and for all.

The battle report is an age-old rite of EVE Online. Because of the open structure of the game world, player-versus-player battles happen in all kinds of contexts and situations, and the sheer number of variables means they can make for a great story. Explaining who did what, and how, and where, makes EVE a constant source of one of the best things about gaming: stories you can tell your mates.

January is traditionally a time of year for videogame trend-spotting: putting money on the big themes that may help define the coming months. Here's one for 09: filing for bankruptcy. And here's another: Vin Diesel. These trends do not appear to be related.

Sony Computer Entertainment chief Kaz Hirai said that 3.4 million PS3 users had downloaded PlayStation Home in his Consumer Electronics Show address yesterday.

CCP has revealed the title for the next free EVE Online expansion, to be launched alongside the return of the space MMO to shop shelves courtesy of Atari. It's to be called Apocrypha.

In an interview with Develop, the team behind PlayStation Home has admitted that they think the virtual world was announced too early.

Eidos has estimated that 1.5 million copies of Tomb Raider: Underworld have been sold worldwide.

Nintendo has updated the Virtual Console with two games from 1986 this morning: Donkey Kong 3 and Enduro Racer, both of which sell for 500 Wii Points (or approximately GBP 3.50 in British roubles).

The videogame version of popular card game UNO is coming to yet more consoles.

LittleBigPlanet has sold 1.3 million units around the world according to Sony Computer Entertainment boss Kaz Hirai.

Good news for PlayStation Home from the Consumer Electronics Show in Vegas - EA has announced its support for the virtual world, starting with a an EA Sports zone this spring.

Ubisoft has released the Faction Elite Pack for strategy title EndWar.

The iPhone's excellent App Store has been around for a few months now, and gaming's biggest names are starting to take an interest. Following our recent reviews of Super Monkey Ball and Bejeweled 2 (now discounted, incidentally), we thought we'd catch up and find out what else the big publishers have been serving up. Next time we'll bring you the latest on the best and most interesting in the indie scene, followed by the best freebies we've come across. But for now, here are some of the biggest and best mainstream games available for iPhone and iPod Touch.