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Originality. An uncertain concept when applied to games. Remember when it actually used to be one of the criteria for scores in games mags, alongside that ephemeral spectre, Playability? Most of us claim to crave it, professing boredom with regurgitated sequels and me-too titles that merely ride on the shoulders of last year's big hits. Yet when games come along that actually boast innovative thinking they usually die a brief and merciless death, shunted aside in the sales charts for... regurgitated sequels and me-too titles.

Tom Clancy's EndWar creative director Michael de Plater has said his game will feature a persistent online world campaign.

Sony has revealed that a new firmware update for PlayStation 3 will be available to download tomorrow.

Sony has signed a four year contract with BT to offer video calls, voice calls and messaging to the PSP, GamesIndustry.biz is reporting.

A demo for cross-platform multiplayer shooter Shadowrun will be available on Xbox Live Marketplace on 6th June, according to developers FASA. But there's no word of a PC demo being released as well.

Ubisoft has released a new trailer for Assassin's Creed, which is now lurking ominously over on Eurogamer TV.

A source close to Codemasters has revealed that Colin McRae: DIRT will be released on Xbox 360 and PC on 15th June. The PlayStation 3 version is expected to follow at a later date.

Almost a year ago I remarked that Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest was "a bit like an entirely brainless Prince of Persia without the subtlety or design genius".

EVE Online boss Hilmar Veigar Petursson has questioned developers that create World of Warcraft clones, and reckons there's plenty of other genres to exploit - including his own company's specialist area of sci-fi, GamesIndustry.biz is reporting.

Activision has just revealed the first details of the next version of Guitar Hero, which may or may not still be called Guitar Hero III.

If you've been loitering around Eurogamer TV this morning you will have noticed the first ever trailer for Splinter Cell: Conviction.

Developer Irem has unveiled a new game called R-Type Tactics.

Ubisoft has revealed at its event in Paris that Dark Messiah of Might & Magic Elements is an Xbox 360 title.

Even by Capcom's legendary standards, the Japanese veteran is taking its sweet time getting Devil May Cry 4 out of the door. Following on from the E3 2005 teaser video, we got to play the game in Tokyo last September - normally a sure sign that game's a few months off. And then, last month we got the chance to play an even more fleshed out demo at its annual Gamer's Day in San Francisco. Surely the game must be out soon? Not so. Fans have a further nine months to wait until it finally emerges sometime in "Q1 2008", our Capcom rep regretfully informs us.

Capcom has confirmed that it's working on a fifth game in the Ace Attorney series of DS courtroom dramas.

3D Realms has posted a new screenshot for on-going saga Duke Nukem Forever.

The strongest evidence as to why Playstation 3 is struggling in Japan at the moment is not the news that last week, for the first time, sales of the Playstation 2 surpassed those of its successor. Neither is it because Virtua Fighter 5 has only sold a disastrous 50,000 copies despite near single-handedly resurrecting Japan's arcade scene this year with its popularity. Nor is it even that, as Parappa the Rapper's creator Masaya Matsuura argued this week, the machine is simply too big and cumbersome for the Japanese home (remember how the country scorned the original Xbox for being so huge).

Ubisoft is working on a videogame adaptation of Paramount's upcoming film version of Beowulf, the publisher revealed during its Paris "UbiDays" conference tonight.

Tom Clancy's EndWar will be playable using only voice commands, Ubisoft revealed in its Ubidays press conference, although there will also be the option to use a joypad.

E3 - the legendary, soon-to-be-reborn staple trade show of the games industry calendar - has been dubbed as "only for the US" by Ubisoft boss Yves Guillemot in Paris tonight.

Ubisoft has revealed that more mini-game madness is on its way to Wii and DS in Rayman Raving Rabbids 2.

The brochure for Ubisoft's Ubidays event - happening right now in Paris - is flaunting a logo for Dark Messiah of Might & Magic Elements.

Starbreeze has confirmed its working on a next-gen makeover of The Chronicles of Riddick.

Nintendo has finally pinned a release date on the excellent Pokémon Diamond and Pokémon Pearl, which will now be available throughout Europe on 27th July.

Take-Two offshoot Global Star Software has revealed plans to recreate the fun of the fairground for Wii this summer.

Three more retro classics have arrived on the Wii's Virtual Console in the US: Streets of Rage 2, Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, and Blazing Lazers.

Gaming movie 'legend' Uwe Boll is eyeing a summer shoot for Alone In The Dark 2.

Microsoft has revealed that Rush 'n Attack and Xevious will be this Wednesday's Xbox Live Arcade offerings.

Activision has let slip the names of a brace more tracks for this summer's PS2 exclusive, Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the '80s.

LocoRoco creator Tsutomu Kounu has apologised for being ignorant to supposed racial stereotypes portrayed by his PSP game, but insists the black Moja characters were his favourite.