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No More Heroes will hit Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in Japan early next year, Famitsu has revealed. Entitled No More Heroes: Heroes’ Paradise, the game will hit shelves in February and will feature several updates over the Wii original, such as improved visuals, extra modes and will also remove …

Square Enix Europe has finally issued its official confirmation of Danish studios IO Interactive’s adult action game sequel Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days, which will be published under the Eidos label. In the words of the publisher, every aspect of the game has been designed to deliver a fresh …

It just can’t stop breaking records! Publisher Activision Blizzard has announced that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 sold-through a staggering $550m in its first five days on sale. The company believes that this is the best five-day launch in the history of entertainment – including video games, cinema and …

Just a matter of hours after it was first officially announced, Sony has confirmed that the PS3 3.10 firmware update – which brings with it integrated Facebook functionality – will go live on its servers today. The release comes just one day after Facebook, Twitter and Last.FM functionality was added …

The UK Government has detailed its plans to combat piracy as a part of its Digital Economy Bill. The proposed bill was revealed during The Queen’s speech, and involves a two-stage process. Firstly, the Government will attempt to educate users on file-sharing, and those that are identified as illegal file-sharers …

The Hut has denied claims that it is breaking the street date for Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed II. Accusations arose from an eBay ad that states the online retailer is dispatching the game today. The ad also claims if consumers order by 2pm today, it will be delivered tomorrow. However, a …

Socially networked games studio bolstered in spite of recent controversy

Industry body wants British game start-ups to get funds for original IP creation

Around 60 per cent of UK Xbox 360 owners have lost their console to technical problems, such as the infamous Red Ring Of Death. That’s according to a CNET UK online user-initiated survey of 1,128 UK-based console owners. 562 of participants owned a Xbox 360, 473 had a PS3 and …

Ubisoft has announced the beta version of its Uplay service will launch alongside the debut of Assassin’s Creed II later this week. The service was announced at E3 and provides the publisher’s customers with a variety of online incentives that span across various Ubisoft titles. Only Uplay Win will be …