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505 will take brain training a step further this May, with its new game MinDStorm.

Koei has revealed that it will release eight games this year, unveiling some previously unheard of titles in the process.

Gamers in the UK continue to snap up the Nintendo DS with a rabidity that puts Cujo to shame: the handheld has now sold more than three million units here.

The power of PS3 will be soon be shoved into arcade machines thanks to Namco Bandai, which has pinched the technology for its Tekken 6 beat-'em-up.

There's a worrying trend starting to develop in games aimed at the younger end of the market these day. Back in the day, the idea of even saving your progress in a game was an alien concept but today, ever since Lego Star Wars did it, developers seem to think its okay to churn out games in which you can't actually die. The only thing this can ever test is patience, which is no good thing. And with its oh-so-frequent checkpoints in case you fall off a building (which will happen a lot through no fault of your own) and unique 'press A to get up with full life after being killed in battle' system, Turtles is the latest such offender. Oddly, though, this is pretty much the least of the game's worries.

Sony has announced that a new WipEout game for PSP will be released this September, courtesy of our old pals Studio Liverpool.

The sign of a really good sports game is one that you find hugely enjoyable even when you're not a massive fan of the sport itself. Take the Virtua Tennis games. Despite only having a passing interest in the rising fortunes of teenage wunderkind Andy Murray, and despite watching a sum total of, ooh, two matches a year, as a videogame it's probably in my all-time top five. Few sports games have ever been so easy to pick up and play, yet had so much hidden depth. It sounds like the sort of tired hyperbole that you'd read in an excitable press release, but it's true.

Just days after the European launch of PlayStation 3, UK retailer Aria.co.uk has slashed the price of the console to under GBP 400 - more than GBP 25 below the recommended retail price.

Relic are working on a follow-up to the excellent World War II strategy game Company of Heroes, according to Games for Windows editor Jeff Green, who says the May edition of his magazine contains exclusive information about it.

Microsoft has reignited its war of words with arch rival Sony following the launch of PlayStation 3 in Europe, with UK boss Neil Thompson attacking the system's price tag and Blu-ray functionality.

Unreal Engine 3 is a lot more versatile than people assume, according to Epic Games vice president Mark Rein, who told our sister site GamesIndustry.biz recently that the technology could happily power puzzle games and all sorts.

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Whatever's going on with Devil May Cry 4 (it's coming to Xbox 360 and PC as well as PS3 - where have you been?), Lost Planet and Dead Rising "are not slated to appear on Wii or PS3 as far as current plans go".

After hardware sales saw Sony's PS3 achieve record success in the UK, it's not surprising to see software for the new home console also bedding into the all-formats charts.

Boom Boom Rocket - Bizarre's first Xbox Live Arcade game since launch title Geometry Wars - is getting "close to launch" according to community and web lead Ben Ward.

Shivering Isles - Bethesda's first big expansion pack for The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion - has launched on Xbox Live, but unless you noticed it last night then this information will be useless to you for another 13 hours.

The votes have been counted, the phone lines are closed - and top shop watchers Chart-Track can now reveal that UK consumers bought an estimated 165,000 PlayStation 3 units in the first two days after the console went on sale.

Elsewhere on the site this morning is a very enjoyable Q&A with Crackdown producer Phil Wilson, who fields your questions about the game - and sheds a bit of light on what to expect from the forthcoming downloadable content.

Crackdown was released by Realtime Worlds in February to critical acclaim and excellent sales. The game scored a well-earned 9/10 on Eurogamer with Tom Bramwell informing us that it was his '...favourite Xbox 360 game of recent times' [still is - Tom Bramwell, for it is he]. The game has also generated one of the most popular threads on the Eurogamer forum, with members discussing their tactics and sharing the fun things they find to do in the world of Crackdown on a daily basis. With this in mind, and some Irish soda bread and a crate of Guinness in the post, producer Phil Wilson thus agreed to answer some of the community's questions. Given that the Guinness had been handed over before he answered any questions, we can't guarantee the coherency of his answers. Then again, we can't guarantee the coherency of our questions.

SEGA has confirmed that it is adding three more Mega Drive titles to its Virtual Console line-up in the near future, with 1996 beat-'em-up Virtua Fighter 2 heading up the trio.

Those of you who sit on your fannies will be slightly disappointed to hear that you'll only be getting one new Virtual Console update this week.

Sony has admitted that the Store element of the PlayStation 3's online service is unavailable in several countries, adding that some won't receive access to it at all.

Shiny Entertainment founder Dave Perry has revealed more details of the new massively multiplayer online title he is producing together with Acclaim and thousands of volunteers.

Watching Sin City last year, I spent the first twenty minutes or so picking it apart in my head, worrying about how hollow it all felt, how nothingy a piece of film-making it was. And then a man torpedoed himself feet-first through the windshield of a moving car, and I had a moment of total clarity. I'm not supposed to take this remotely seriously, and I really, really shouldn't be thinking about it. This is purely hedonism. So, I just decided to go with it, and from thereon in a certain part of my mind was perfectly happy. The same happened with C&C3; the first few levels didn't make me feel anything. It was just there, the campy cut-scenes came and went, I was told exactly what to kill and where, and I kept feeling somewhat unsatisfied. I have done all this so very many times before, and a reasonably pretty 3D engine does nothing to change that.

Namco Bandai has remained tight-lipped on rumours that Ace Combat 6 will be coming to Xbox 360, telling Eurogamer this afternoon that it had nothing to announce.

Microsoft has confirmed that Jetpac Refuelled will be this Wednesday's Live Arcade addition.

Microsoft has admitted that some Xbox Live accounts have been compromised by fraudsters using well-known social engineering techniques on its support centre employees.

Time for a new instalment in the Juiced series, which comes with a brand new name. No, Hot Import Nights does not refer to an evening in with a region 1 DVD and the central heating turned up, as you'll probably know if you're an American and/or fan of street racing. In fact, HIN refers to a street racing show which tours the US on a regular basis.

Capcom has officially responded to allegations that it was "turning its back" on Sony by denying PS3 an exclusive in Devil May Cry 4.