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Warner Bros. has revealed more details of what we can expect from DC Comics RPG Justice League Heroes - including news that a PSP version is in the works.

Good news for fans of weird old Dreamcast title Seaman - its creator, Yoot Saito, is currently working on a new game for the Nintendo DS.

Those of you resisting the temptation to pick up Burnout: Revenge on Xbox 360 can push yourself closer to the brink (of buying it or, if you already have the Xbox one, of shouting purple words at Electronic Arts) by checking out a new demo on Marketplace today. We haven't had a chance to check it out ourselves yet, but it weighs in at about 550MB.

Anyone who's so far avoided contact with the Dynasty Warriors games could be forgiven for thinking they've missed the boat, imagining that by now there must be so much back-story to catch up on that it'll be like trying to get into Lost halfway through the second series. But while the plot might initially seem impenetrable, the gameplay has always been pure arcade stuff, and familiarity with previous games in the franchise is really not necessary.

When last seen on these shores, the 2K hockey brand came complete with the ESPN name, so seeing 2K6 without the glamour and glitz of the ever-enthusiastic sports channel is a disappointment. It doesn't help that the presentation that's replaced it is straight-up ugly and a jarring reminder that EA does presentation like no other. Still, it may be regrettable that EA has bagged the ESPN name for itself, but the gameplay that makes the series stand out like polished black ice is still very much in effect. And with this year's tweaks and additions to play, NHL 2K6 is one of the best sports games on the current generation. You'll forget all about nasty menus and bland music as soon as you glide onto the ice.

Microsoft's J Allard is currently working on a new project to develop the company's first handheld console, according to Dean Takahashi, the author of a forthcoming book about the launch of the Xbox 360.

Marvel has signed a deal with Halo developer Bungie to produce a graphic novel based on the blockbuster first-person shooter.

Sims 2 fans who've already plundered Open For Business won't have to wait all that long for more - EA's planning to release a "Family Fun Stuff" pack on April 13th for £9.99.

Bandai has announced that a new "robot action shooting game" titled Zegapain is currently in development for the Xbox 360.

A Lancashire bus driver has been fired after he was caught playing his PSP when he should have been keeping his eyes on the road.

Following the official announcement of the delay in launch plans for Sony's PlayStation 3, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has welcomed the opportunity to capitalise on the next-generation market with the Xbox 360.

Namco has put paid to speculation about a new Katamari Damacy game by, er, dissolving the development team and declaring that it won't be making any more.

Sony Computer Entertainment has confirmed to our sister site, GamesIndustry.biz, that the new PSP Pack will retail for just under £150 in the UK.

Perhaps greatly vengeful and furiously angry about Black & White 2's sales and crap reviews, EA's announced that the expansion pack will be much darker and more sinister than the game it complements.

It's no surprise that PSP-exclusive RPGs are so scarce. Quit whining and actually think about it for two seconds: simple-looking 2D adventures based on the form and function of the SNES role-playing heyday, while affordable to make, don't fit the aspirational futuristic branding too well. After all, we might know that sprites can still be totally amazing, but they hardly inspire tech envy from the eyes peering hungrily over your shoulder on the bus.

Excerpt from the Diary of a Russian Spy. April 1949.

It's a dark and stormy night in Newcastle. Somewhere in the bowels of a development house, improbably broad hoses are being fitted to a giant iron casket full of amniotic fluid.

Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto has admitted that the recent announcements regarding the PS3 "will affect Nintendo" - but added that the company doesn't see itself as being in direct competition with Sony.

When it came out last September on the Xbox, we can't deny our initial reaction to Burnout Revenge was one of slightly muted disappointment, and looking back it's easy to see why. This beloved series has become one of our all-time favourites, so to see Criterion shamelessly pandering to the mainstream left us with a feeling of resigned disappointment. It was - in the main - way too easy to blitz through the game, the new traffic checking system felt like one idea too many, and the online implementation was still not quite there.

Electronic Arts is making another bid to acquire Swedish developer Digital Illusions CE, the studio behind the Battlefield 2 series.

Tecmo has released a new automatic update for Xbox 360 fighter Dead or Alive 4.

It seems Sid Meier has found time in his busy schedule of producing games about pirates! and railroads! to develop an expansion pack for PC strategy title Civilization IV.

So much for the rumours about Halo 3 being called Forerunner - turns out it's all a hilarious April Fool's joke.

Sid Meier is at it again - this time with a new PC game that will allow you to build your very own rail network, laying tracks, deciding routes and even designing trains.

Stubborn, stoic, jobsworth types in peaked caps might fold their arms, turn the corners of their mouth down and tell you that "rules are rules", but when it comes to videogames, rules are made to be bent, or even broken if you've got a better idea.

2K Games has announced that CivCity: Rome, a city building strategy game inspired by Sid Meier's Civilization, is currently in development for the PC.

Yet another new game's popped up on Xbox Live Arcade overnight - this one's called Feeding Frenzy, and is a port of a dinky PC game about gobbling up fish.

Following the announcement that it's set to release a pair of Dungeon Siege games later this year, Take-Two has sent over a mail clarifying some of the wording in its press release. Largely because we suggested the original was open to interpretation (naughty, aren't we!).

Turtle Rock Studios, the company that was once parachuted in to salvage Counter-Strike: Condition Zero for Valve, is to develop a new Source-based title for PCs, which will be released - predictably enough - through Valve's Steam digital distribution system.

Microsoft is bringing free music video downloads to Xbox 360 Marketplace, and plans to let a few randomly selected gamers play against pop stars once a month.