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Lionhead supremo Peter Molyneux has taken the unprecedented step of apologising to fans on an official message board for any features that were described during Fable's development that didn't make it into the final game.

Comments made by Microsoft founder and chairman Bill Gates during a lecture at the University of California, Berkeley, have confirmed that the company is planning to add spectator modes to Xbox Live in the future.

Microsoft has announced that pre-orders for Xbox-exclusive title Halo 2 have passed 1.5 million in the United States alone, breaking videogame records and guaranteeing first-day revenues higher than any movie in history.

Lionhead has suspended development of ambitious prehistoric action-adventure B.C. for reasons unknown. Commenting on the suspension, managing director Peter Molyneux said the company hoped the game could be revived "at a later date", and added that the Guildford-based developer intended to retain as many members of the B.C. team as possible.

Microsoft has announced fresh sales figures for Xbox exclusive first person shooter Halo 2, revealing that the sci-fi sequel has now outsold the original Halo and racked up 6.4 million sales worldwide.

In an extraordinary demonstration of its commitment to consumer safety, Microsoft today announced that it will voluntarily replace the power cords on some 14.1 million Xbox consoles worldwide after sporadic reports of electrical component failures that might constitute a fire hazard.

Software giant Microsoft has announced its financial results for the first quarter of 2005, revealing that while the company overall saw solid profit growth, the Xbox division slipped back into the red with a USD 164 million operating loss.

Konami has narrowed down the Pro Evolution Soccer debut on Wii to March.

Atari has ended speculation and confirmed a May release for Alone in the Dark on 360, PC, Wii and PS2.

No more excuses. The next-gen console cycle is fully underway and developers have had years to get to the grips with the new hardware. In fact it should probably just be called hardware these days. The point is, 2008 ought to be a bumper year for videogames.

What is an action-adventure game, anyway? According to the Oxford English Wikipedia, it is "a videogame that combines elements of the adventure game genre with various action game elements". For further clarification let's ask Tom. "Probably a game that combines elements of skill-based violence and exploring with a story-driven focus," he reckons.

Part one of our action-adventure round-up looked at the likes of GTA IV, Metal Gear Solid 4, and Devil May Cry... 4, amongst others. Here's part two, complete with the new Ninja Gaiden, Resident Evil 5, Tomb Raider Undeworld and many more.

Time to take a look at some of the most promising sports games coming your way in 2008. We've included fighters in this list, as there are too few of them to warrant a separate article, and so you have something to complain about in the comments. But not racers, because there are bloody loads of those.

Online multiplayer game Savage 2: A Tortured Soul is available to download now from the official website.

Echochrome is down for release sometime in Q2 in Europe, Sony UK said this morning in response to rumours that the PSP and PSN game is set to launch in Japan on 19th March.

Devil May Cry 4 demos could be out as soon as the end of the month.

Q-Games' Dylan Cuthbert has revealed that US PlayStation Network users will be able to buy PixelJunk Monsters "next week", which presumably means Thursday 24th January.

Xbox Live Arcade's worldwide games portfolio planner David Edery has doled out some tips on his blog to help developers make more successful demo versions of their games - something that even the best XBLA titles sometimes foul up.

Microsoft has accidentally leaked the January downloadable content schedule for Rock Band.

Nintendo of America has issued an enormous pile of release dates and estimates for its upcoming games and those of its cherished third parties. Obviously these only apply to the US, but they are still encouraging yardsticks for when things will be finished and ready to be quickly released in Europe no excuses this time.

Atari has decided it's about time Dragon Ball Z moved onto PS3 and Xbox 360. So it has, and Atari will release it this year.

GamersGate has announced a digital distribution partnership with publisher THQ, GamesIndustry.biz reports.

EA has confirmed that Dead Space will appear on PC, and says downloadable content for all three versions is under way.

SEGA has tidied up some bits and bobs in Virtua Fighter 5 for Xbox 360.

Look! Down there! See that? That's a free flash-based trial version of Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney, that is! Why not give it a go?

Update: Majesco Europe has told us the dates were based on US financials. Little should change, although it has no rights to Pet Pals, Mega Brain Boost and Eco Creatures here.

Square Enix has finally given Crisis Core Final Fantasy VII a European release date of "spring".

German outfit Tomarni has developed a new drug designed to make you better at gaming.

A TV ad for Midway game Stranglehold has been banned by the Advertising Standards Authority for being too violent.

2K Boston, or Irrational Games as it used to be called, wants people who know how to make things for PS3. And PS2, and GameCube, and Xbox, and Wii.