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Only time will tell whether Jeff Steefel has the best job in the world - or the worst. It could go either way for the man who oversees the production of Lord of the Rings Online for Turbine. On one side of the argument, his job is to bring J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-Earth to life in a more ambitious and far-reaching manner than anyone (even Peter Jackson) has attempted before. As a life-long fan of the Lord of the Rings literature, that's undoubtedly a dream come true for him.

Vivendi's PlayStation 3 version of F.E.A.R. will be released on 20th April, the publisher confirmed this afternoon.

Nintendo's European marketing director has responded to criticism that the Wii doesn't have enough first party software support. His response is: we'll release the games when they're finished, and not before.

Nintendo will be the Entertainment for All Expo's "flagship exhibitor", according to the company running the consumer games event in October, IDG World Expo.

New details of the upcoming Hitman film have loomed up like a red laser spot on the chest of a fat banker.

While the crowds are still queuing up to get out of the sunshine and into the hugely crowded, probably already sweaty conference halls, Sony has treated everyone back home to a bunch of new screens for some of the PS3 launch titles.

Effectively, we've already reviewed UEFA Champions League 2006-2007. The latest model to roll off the blocks at EA's ruthlessly efficient football factory is, at its core, FIFA 07 re-skinned in celebration of the grand club football tournament. That game's sturdy, dependable engine hasn't been overhauled so much as given a quick service. Change the oil, clean the spark plugs, top up the de-icer, slap a new logo on and roll it out until it's time for next year's MOT.

Police trying to get guns off the streets of Mexico City are offering computers and Xbox consoles to anybody who hands one in, Reuters reports.

Microsoft this week claimed that the only relationship between Wii owners and its own customers is that when people grow out of Nintendo they turn to Xbox.

A second Just Cause game is in development, Eidos has confirmed in a financial statement today.

Eidos' parent company SCi has revealed that work on a new Battlestations: Midway game is underway.

We won't be hearing much about Rare's new Banjo-Kazooie game for a while, says Rare, and when we do we might be surprised at what we do hear.

Electronic Arts is working on a brand new Lord of the Rings game for release in 2008, having renewed its deal with New Line Cinema to make games of the films until the end of next year.

Xbox 360 will relaunch in the US on 29th April with a 120GB hard disk drive and a high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI) port. It will retail for US$ 479.99 (GBP 245 / EUR 360).

"Provides at least 500 per cent of your recommended daily intake of laser-based alien extinction" goes the rather amusing tagline of this excellent remake of the 1983 ZX Spectrum classic. They should have probably added: "and about 1000 per cent of your nostalgia requirements for the month" for Jetpac Refuelled is pure, deep-brain primal scream therapy for anyone who was born in the '70s and grew up discussing the finer points of the Sinclair ZX Spectrum in the playground.

Those of you entitled to a free copy of Casino Royale on Blu-ray will receive an email next week confirming that one will be heading your way, Sony told Eurogamer this afternoon, finally putting an end to confusion surrounding the giveaway.

Traveller's Tales has announced it is working on a LEGO Batman game for Xbox 360, PS3, PC, Wii and DS.

SCEA has responded to the unveiling of Xbox 360 Elite, with a senior executive claiming the announcement marks a move towards the universal adoption of high definition standards.

Sony has sold more than 600,000 of the 1 million PlayStation 3s made available in Europe last Friday, the company confirmed this afternoon.

Remember when you first played Lumines? And it was a bit like Tetris but different - a bit like Tetris but horizontal. And so it took you a while to adjust, right? It took you a while to think horizontally. Remember how daunting it seemed? Remember when you simply couldn't imagine getting to the next skin, let alone the one after that? But then you went on to unlock all the skins and achieve astronomically high-scores, right? Maybe you've forgotten.

High street retailer HMV has told Eurogamer this morning that the Xbox 360 Elite will probably launch in late summer in Europe.

Everyone knows Beijing 2008 is going to bring people together, so it's no surprise to learn that it's enough for old enemies Mario and Sonic to set aside their differences and join forces for a new Wii and DS game marking the occasion.

The Xbox 360 Elite won't replace existing Core or Premium units, according to Microsoft, with a spokesperson telling Eurogamer that it would act as a third and separate package.

PlayStation Portable has been patched to version 3.30 overnight, introducing support for bigger video files and paving the way for new PSone games to be introduced to the PlayStation 3 Store as premium downloads.

Microsoft was unable to tell Eurogamer this morning when gamers could expect the Xbox 360 Elite in Europe, as it is still waiting for confirmation from the US.

Battlestations: Midway fans will be able to download an "Iowa Mission Pack" when they next pop onto Xbox Live, providing they're willing to fork over 400 Microsoft points (GBP 3.40 / EUR 4.65) for the privilege of serving. Sorry, of being served it.

Insomniac Games has responded to complaints that its PlayStation 3 launch title Resistance: Fall of Man doesn't look as good as Gears of War, the Xbox 360's current poster-child.

Dan DeMatteo, COO of US retailer GameStop, reckons that Nintendo withheld stock of the Wii to boost performance in Q1 2007.

New evidence has emerged to support rumours that Microsoft has a black Xbox 360 with an HDMI port and 120GB hard drive in development.

Square Enix has confirmed that Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth and Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria will be coming to Europe this year.