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As well as rebooting the series, Driver: San Francisco will differ from its predecessors in another key way – it’s going to be a lot funnier. "We have focused back on the original core feel of Driver, that sense of being down in the thick of a street level Hollywood …

Fame is, as the saying goes, a fickle food. One minute you’re on top… the next, on the scrapheap. Driver knows that journey all too well. The first Driver and Driver 2 are firmly fixed gaming classics, beloved by many. But Driv3r? Let’s not. Fourth game Parallel Lines? Check Wikipedia. …

The second map pack for Call of Duty: Black Ops is now available to buy on Xbox Live. Called Escalation, the DLC contains four new online multiplayer maps – Hotel, Stockpile, Zoo and Convoy. It also contains a new zombie level called Call of the Dead that stars the likenesses …

There’s no official confirmation as of yet, but it looks likely that an announcement is looming confirming that acquisition of media network UGO at the hands of Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation. This would mean the likely merger, at least behind the scenes, for two of gaming’s biggest websites – News …

French publisher Ubisoft is launching its own movie division to bring its games properties to TVs and cinemas. Popular titles such as Assassin’s Creed and Ghost Recon could be transformed into films and TV shows through Ubisoft Motion Pictures, following the launch of Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time …

EA has lifted the lid on the next iteration of its popular Need For Speed series. NFS: The Run will be released for 3DS, Xbox 360, PS3, Wii and PC on November 18th. The game will take players on an illicit cross-country race from San Francisco to New York. The …

If rumours are to be believed, Microsoft is working on a new "core triple-A" shooting title for Kinect that could well be unveiled at next month’s E3. The claims come from the CV of Microsoft Game Studios art director Shawn Woods that was posted online that was spotted by forumites …

Despite a long weekend of shopping in the UK, there has been more or less no movement in this week’s UKIE GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top Ten. EA and Valve’s Portal 2 remains in first place with Warner Interactive’s Mortal Kombat holding tight at No.2. EA’s Crysis 2 slips out …

Sony Online Entertainment old database exposed, despite previous assurances

PlayStation Network operator Sony has dismissed claims that hackers who obtained user information from its servers have been trying to sell the data on the black market. "We want to state this again given the increase in speculation about credit card information being used fraudulently," SCEA’s senior director of corporate …