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Capcom has rubbished reports of an infinite combo in the arcade version of Street Fighter IV that allows players to batter opponents without any chance for them to respond.

Sony has dismissed reports Mirror's Edge will be a timed PS3 exclusive - but said there will be downloadable content available only via PlayStation Network.

Lovably chat-happy Lionhead boss Peter Molyneux reckons Fable 2 is worth 9/10.

Capcom has revealed new pirate-themed RTS Age of Booty will cost just USD 10, or around a fiver in the old money. That's according to Choicest Games, and confirmed on the Capcom blog. Apparently the price applies whether you're downloading the game via PC, Xbox Live Arcade or PlayStation Network.

The latest and acclaimed instalment in the Tiger Woods PGA Tour series has roared to the top of the UK all-formats top 40 this week.

Ninja Blade producer Masanori Takeuchi has revealed more about From Software's upcoming Ninja Blade, announced yesterday, and reckons it will distinguish itself from Xbox 360 exclusive stable-mate Ninja Gaiden II.

The first moment that comes to mind when thinking of the original Stalker (we'll dispense with "S.T.A.L.K.E.R." if that's alright) is from my first playthrough. I'm descending into one of the toxic Ukranian underworlds and come across something that makes me stop and laugh. A paint-pot is levitating, bouncing against the ceiling and twitching spasmodically. I'm playing it in a room with fellow journalists, so call them over to have a giggle at Stalker having one of its very special moments.

Eidos has settled on an October release date for the DS remake of Gauntlet.

Snowblind Studios has whipped the wrappers off a revamped Xbox Live Arcade version of Death Tank.

Lord of the Rings Online's executive producer Jeffrey Steefel has told Eurogamer that he thinks the Turbine game is the most likely MMO to achieve mass-market success, after World of Warcraft.

Blizzard has published talent calculators for World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King, enabling budding fans to pre-emptively plan level-80 class builds. To kill level 80 rats.

Those of you pre-ordering Warhammer Online will be granted access to live servers up to four days earlier than the general public.

Gamecock has officially announced a Wii version of Pirates vs. Ninjas Dodgeball and aims for release sometime this winter.

Microsoft has announced Ninja Blade for Xbox 360 during its Japanese press conference.

After the occasionally inspirational chaos of the chart-topping Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction, the least anyone would reasonably expect is a more polished and entertaining sequel. Bafflingly, three and a half years on, Mercenaries 2 comes up short. Just like the original, it desperately struggles to get going, and the first few pre-sandbox missions are the worst possible introduction to what the game has to offer. But it's not just that, because - as we discovered at the preview stage - the game is irreparably hamstrung on a fundamental level.

Update, 1st September: Erling Ellingsen has told Eurogamer that he said "players", not "payers", when he referred to Age of Conan's installed base in an interview during Games Convention.

EA wants you to vote for the Battlefield: Bad Company single-player level you would like turned into a multiplayer Conquest map.

EA is offering the original Red Alert as a free download from the official series website.

Microsoft has slashed the price of Xbox 360 in Japan by 30 per cent.

Castle Crashers developer The Behemoth is "working with Microsoft to get a patch out as fast as possible" to fix multiplayer connection problems.

Sony has told PS3 owners they'll have to wait a bit longer for Life with PlayStation to arrive - but confirmed the new news service will be free.

Cliff Bleszinski has saved us months of tedious speculation by ruling out a PC version of Gears of War 2.

Nintendo's feeling extra chipper, according to Bloomberg, having gazed into its crystal ball and seen even more dollar signs than usual.

Devil May Cry creator and Bayonetta designer Hideki Kamiya has said he wants to "make a game that exceeds God of War's sequel".

Sony US marketeer John Koller has said the PSP-3000 will use up energy faster than the existing handheld model.

Super-duper Valve shooter is currently being offered for half-price on Steam.

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Heavy Rain may have been the cover star of the Games Convention, with LittleBigPlanet jumping around in the background, but Killzone 2 was there as well, hidden away, much as it was at E3, with Guerrilla's Eric Boltjes and others keen to talk to the press about the multiplayer ahead of the game's increasingly close February 2009 release.

EA has announced that sci-fi survival horror Dead Space is to launch a week earlier than planned.

In the latest Blizzard podcast, Diablo III's lead designer Jay Wilson - we talked to him last week, nice man - reveals that the game is technically in an advanced state of completion, and the team is fully focused on content production.