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Naughty Dog's rejected suggestions that the remarkably detailed trailer of its new PS3 game shown off during Sony's E3 conference was target footage or any other kind of pre-rendered fake.

Nintendo apparently doesn't own the domain name Wii.com, according to a report by PC Magazine (and in case you're wondering, we're actually playing chicken with the internet - seeing whether it'll react to our typing this nonsense up by exploding into an exciting news day).

This week will see Microsoft update Xbox 360 with all those spangly new features we mentioned last week.

Nintendo's new Star Fox game for DS is to be called Star Fox Command - and is due out on August 28th across the pond.

As you've probably noticed over the last week or so, the whole world has been going crazy for that gathering of the gaming industry's finest, largest and loudest that is E3. With plenty of new PS3 and Wii stuff to marvel at as well as some great new 360 titles, it's fair to say that this year's Electronic Entertainment Expo was the next-gen show. An appropriate introduction to this review really, since SNK Playmore has really gone to town with the glorious high-def visuals of Neowave to give the world's shiniest fighters like DOA4 a real run for their money. Ahem. If you hadn't already guessed, that was an absolute lie. If we were to crank the Cynic-O-Meter up to 11, we could even say that this should have been a Xbox Live Arcade download. But were not going to do that because we're not idiots.

Going on the evidence of recent RTS hits like Age of Empires III and Battle for Middle-Earth II, to get a job as an AI general in a modern strategy game, all you need to do is demonstrate that you know how to recruit a few different types of troops from your barracks, have them wait around until a decent-sized mob forms, then send them off in the general direction of the enemy. Subtle tactics like flanking, feints, and encirclements? Forget it - developers seem far more interested in balancing their forces for multiplay or crafting lavish stories for their campaigns than they do in creating cunning artificial opponents.

Can I ask a favour? Before we get started could everyone that's reading this sort themselves into one of three groups? Over there by the bust of Winston Churchill, I'd like those of you that are already familiar with this games predecessor, Hearts of Iron II. Beside that bust of Mussolini, I'd like the people that have never played a Paradox game before but have dabbled with middleweight strategy greats like Civilization 4 and Rome: Total War. Lastly, next to the bust of George W. Bush I'd like to see the novices - those gamers whose strategy experience is limited to base-building RTS like Warcraft 3 or Age of Empires 3.

Microsoft uberbigwig Bill Gates has questioned the wisdom of Sony and Nintendo in developing motion-sensing controllers, suggesting they could turn out to be a bit rubbish.

With the World Cup just around the corner, we're teaming up with GAME to give you a chance to prove that you're better than Sven, Jurgen and all the other overpaid touchline suits by competing in a fantasy football league - with over fifty grand's worth of prizes on offer including the most expensive videogame package ever made in the entire world ever ever ever.

EA and DICE have announced plans to initiate a roll-back for the latest Battlefield 2 update, following problems with the server browser.

Today sees the release of Hitman: Blood Money on PC, PS2, Xbox and Xbox 360 - and to celebrate, Eidos has released a playable demo of the game.

The producer of Dark Messiah of Might and Magic has revealed what we can expect from the game's multiplayer modes when it arrives on PC this autumn.

Katamari Damacy creator Keita Takahashi has revealed that he's not too excited about the Nintendo Wii, on account of it having a funny controller.

Microsoft has released a new playable demo for Xbox 360 shooter Perfect Dark Zero.

Calling all Guitar Heroes - Gibson (the guitar manufacturer, not the one in the hat) is offering you the chance to show off your skills at this year's Download Festival.

Mercenaries 2, the new next-gen title from Pandemic Studios, has been labelled as an example of psychological warfare by supporters of Venezuela president Hugo Chavez, who fear it signifies the first step towards a real life invasion.

A Nintendo spokesperson has confirmed that the Wii will cost us UK gamers roughly the same as our American and Japanese counterparts.

Eurogamer today announced... that... Hey wait that's us! Oh yes, today we're unveiling our mobile games section - your number one stop for all things mobile gaming in Europe.

Great news, bargain hunters - you can now pick up best-selling games for the original Xbox at a knock down price.

Nintendo bigwig Reggie Fils-Aime has admitted that a poor selection of launch games contributed to the poor old GameCube ending up in third place this time around - but they won't be making the same mistakes again.

Gaming accessory manufacturer eDimensional has told our sister site, GameIndustry.biz, that it is possible to create a six axis motion-sensing controller which also has a rumble feature - despite Sony's claims to the contrary.

Nintendo has announced that the Wii will cost less than $250, or around £130 in the old money, when it goes on sale later this year.

THQ has confirmed to Eurogamer that much delayed PC first-person shooter S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl is now on track for release early next year.

Speaking to MobileIndustry.biz at E3, Japanese game designer Tetsuya Mizuguchi - whose creations include Space Channel 5, Rez, Ninety-Nine Nights and Lumines - has heaped praise on mobile publisher GameLoft, with whom he worked on his first mobile title, Lumines Mobile.

A report from website GamesRadar claiming that it will be illegal to sell used games for the PS3 has been officially denied by Sony today, with a spokesperson telling our sister site, GamesIndustry.biz, that it is "false speculation."

While Sega's legendary mascot is still spinning his way to the top of the mobile games download chart, the publisher has revealed a new game in development that's been designed from scratch for the mobile platform.

Independent mobile games developer HandyGames is teaming up with Germany's leading board game manufacturer, Ravensburger, to bring the world's best known memory game to mobile phones.

Finnish mobile games and content developer Ironstar Helsinki has announced the creation of Pocket Pal, a unique title that enables users to generate their own mobile game online before downloading it directly to their handset.

Mobile games publisher Ojom has announced the timely launch of Manager Pro World Championship edition, challenging would-be football managers to lead their team to the ultimate victory of winning the World Cup.

Glu Mobile has announced the launch of a dedicated mobile version of acclaimed Dreamcast puzzle game Chu Chu Rocket!, demonstrating that the recent acquisition of iFone is bearing fruit as Glu takes advantage of the company's existing relationship with Sega.