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Online retail listings have appeared suggesting that publisher Ubisoft is preparing two HD remake trilogies for PS3. Zavvi currently has entries for both Splinter Cell Trilogy: HD Collection and Prince of Persia Trilogy: HD Collection. Both have a supposed RRP of 29.99 with the former due for release on November …

Not content with boosting the weekly video games software market in the UK last week, the release of the latest instalment in the Halo saga also provided a welcome boost for Microsoft’s hardware sales. The release of Halo Reach helped increase Xbox 360 console unit sales by 99 per cent …

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Following the cash bonanza that was the release of Halo Reach, Microsoft has confirmed that it intends to increase the rate at which it pumps out new Halo titles. There’s no explicit strategy that says we’re to ship a Halo game every year,” Microsoft Game Studios’ corporate VP Phil Spencer …

UKIE and the wider games industry have put a lot of effort into getting a bit of gaming into Government – and the efforts have seemingly been successful with confirmation that the love for video gaming has spread to the very top of UK politics. When not tied up with …

AUDIO SPECIAL: Side's creative director Andy Emery talks about getting famous voices in games

Square Enix has announced that a sequel to Final Fantasy Dissidia is in the works. The catchily titled Dissidia 012 [duodecim] Final Fantasy will arrive sometime next year exclusively for PSP. The name refers to the ‘12th battle’ – a new war that the game revolves around, with ‘duodecim’ meaning …

Square Enix has announced Crysta, a new online payment method for Europe. The billing system is already used in Japan and allows consumers to pay for subscriptions and security tokens in the publisher’s online games. The first title to use Crysta in Europe will be Final Fantasy XIV, which launches …

Nintendo’s cult gaming IP Pokemon continues to endure in Japan with news that the latest release in the series has set a new sales record for the brand. Andriasang reports that between them Pokemon White and Pokemon Black sold a massive 2,637,285 copies in their first week of release in …

Paul Gascoigne has becoming addicted to casual title Angry Birds, according to The Sun. The tabloid claims the Geordie football star bought an Apple device purely to play the smash hit game, though he also plays arcade hits Pacman and Tetris. A pal (apparently) said: "Gazza is hooked on Angry …