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New downloadable content for Konami’s PES 2010 has gone live, giving owners of the game updated footballers and stats. Konami has revised team rosters to reflect recent transfers from players in real life. The DLC also includes the official match ball of this year’s UEFA Champions League final and Lionel …

Fresh rumours suggest the movie adaptation of Microsoft’s hugely popular Gears Of War has suffered severe setbacks. Insiders from New Line Cinema, the Hollywood studio handling the project, claim that the story and budget have been scaled back and director Len Wiseman has pulled out from the film’s production, according …

The chances of recently released MMO Star Trek Online making the expected trip to consoles have been drastically cut following Cryptic Studios’ admission that its console project is currently on the back burner”. The announcement paints an even bleaker picture for consoles MMOs and follows the confirmation that Cryptic’s superhero …

It looks like the 1200 Microsoft Point gamble paid off. Activision’s first piece of DLC for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, dubbed the Stimulus Package, has netted around 25m since it was released Microsoft has announced that the DLC has been downloaded from Xbox Live over 2.5m times since …

New PS3 show FirstPlay has gone live and signals a new era for games journalism, says Future Publishing. The on-console interactive video games show is the first of its kind in Europe and is available exclusively for Sony’s console. FirstPlay brings PS3 users weekly episodes that showcase new and upcoming releases. …

The BBC this morning lifted the lid on the first Doctor Who game – but it won’t be available in shops. A brand new episodic title for PC and Mac called Doctor Who: The Adventure Games is being bankrolled by the licence fee and developed by leading UK talent. Sumo …

Steven Moffat and Piers Wenger on why the time is right for interactive Doctor Who

Having previously pledged to keep its Grand Theft Auto IV expansion Episodes from Liberty City exclusive to Xbox 360 for a limited time, Take-Two CEO Ben Feder has stated that platform exclusivity can work in select circumstances – though he adds that as a rule he wants his company’s games …

The controversial Digital Economy Bill has been passed at Westminster, despite the persistent efforts of staunch opponents from the Liberal Democrats and even from within the Labour party but not, notably, the Conservatives It means that the Government has won its battle to give itself the power to close down …