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Grow a mo for movember and win a lead part in a video game

Rockstar games is lending its support to Movember this year with the news that it is giving those growing mo's an attempt to be immortalised in a video game - moustache and all.

The games developer, famous for the GTA series, has stated that all those who wish...

GTA: Chinatown Wars coming to PSP

Rockstar has revealed that Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars will be making its way to the PSP, ending its Nintendo DS exclusivity.

Come the autumn, PSP gamers will be able to buy the title on UMD, or for those with a new PSP Go, as a download from the PlayStation...

Rockstar prices GTA IV DLC

Rockstar has confirmed pricing for the first GTA IV DLC episode.

The Lost and the Damned will sell for 1600 Microsoft Points, which works out around £13.60.

Of course, the downloadable content is an Xbox 360 exclusive and is the first of two announced...

Midnight Club DLC accidentally released

The Xbox Marketplace team made a bit of a mistake on Wednesday and released downloadable content for Midnight Club: Los Angeles before it was ready.

However, Xbox has advised any gamer that was quick enough to get their hands on it for the brief time it was...

New Avatar clothes update is bit well-to-do

Microsoft has so far been pretty good at keeping Xbox Avatars in nice new clothes, and the biggest bonus is that they've all been completely free.

Another update today sees a number of difference items being added to Avatar closets for you to try on for size.

Rumours hint at GTA V for Christmas release

A magazine in the US has claimed that Rockstar is working on the next instalment in the GTA series to have it ready in time for Christmas.

Although we're still waiting on the long-promised GTA IV Xbox-exclusive DLC, the magazine reckons that GTA V is already...

GTA: Chinatown Wars gets 18 certificate from BBFC

Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars has become the first DS game to receive an 18 classification from the BBFC.

Take-Two had previously stated that it was going to use Chinatown Wars to see how far it could push mature content on the DS and Wii, and it seems now...

EA announces sixth Littlest Pet Shop title

EA has announced it is to launch the sixth addition to the Littlest Pet Shop gaming line-up in March 2009.

Aimed at girls between 6-10 years old, Littlest Pet Shop Spring will be the fourth DS release in the series. The game features a spring environment for...

GTA: Chinatown Wars "much bigger" than PSP GTAs

Rockstar has said that the forthcoming Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars will be the biggest portable game the company has ever made.

The president of Rockstar Leeds, Gordon Hall said: "Chinatown Wars is much bigger than anything we have ever done before [in...

Runes of Magic enters open beta

Frogster Interactive has announced the multiplayer online RPG Runes of Magic has now gone into open beta.

The game already has 190,000 gamers registered, and the start of the open beta will see Frogster activating all implemented content.

To make...

GTA IV named Game of Year at VGAs

Grand Theft Auto IV was crowned the Game of the Year at the Video Games' Awards in the US.

But it wasn't just that. Rockstar's game also walked away with best action adventure, and best performance by a human male for Michael Hollick, he voice behind main character...

Warner Bros. launches free AIDS prevention game in Kenya

Warner Bros. has teamed up with the US government to deliver a free multiplayer PC game to Kenya in an attempt to change the HIV risk perception, attitude and behaviour of its inhabitants.

Developed by Virtual Heroes, the game is called "Pamoja Mtaani", which...

Sega launches casual games website

Sega has launched PlaySega.com, a new online portal for casual games which will target "all types of gaming and social networking fans".

The site will offer a number of titles for free, including arcade classics, word, puzzle, quiz and sports games, as well...

Rockstar working on GTA IV PC patch

Rockstar has announced that it is working on a solution for Grand Theft Auto IV PC, after some gamers said they were having major reliability problems.

"We are aware that a small number of fans are having problems running GTA IV on their PCs and we would like...

GTA IV PC to come with DRM software

Rockstar has said that Grand Theft Auto IV for PC will come with DRM software, but that there won't be a limit on installations.

The rather unpopular anti-piracy software often limits the number of times a game can be installed on new machines, but Rockstar...

GTA IV PC features 32-person multiplayer

Grand Theft Auto IV for PC is all set for its release next week, but we have given one more little insight into what we can expect before it hits the shelves.

The PC version of the hit game is set to feature multiplayer support of up to 32 players, double the...

GTA IV DLC to be available in shops?

It seems that the long-awaited downloadable content for Grand Theft Auto IV will be available from the shops as well as online on Xbox Live.

This idea has been sparked by a listing on US retailer GameStop website that lists GTA IV: The Lost and Damned in its...

Junior Brain Training coming in December

If you think your child could do with a bit of brain exercising while school is out over Christmas, Avanquest Software is set to release Junior Brain Trainer on the Nintendo DS.

Aimed at 6-11 year olds, the game features a variety of puzzles and quizzes set...

Nintendo releases two brightly-coloured limited edition DS bundles

Nintendo has announced two new limited edition DS bundles, each pairing a Nintendo DS game with the handheld in a bold new colour.

The first DS bundle includes a "Mario Red" system emblazoned with a M for Mario in the bottom right hand corner, and as you'd expect,...

Wii sales hit 7 million in Japan

Nintendo has managed to stack up seven million sales of its Wii console in Japan alone, Japanese publisher Enterbrain has announced.

This figure covers all sales from its launch in December 2006 until November 23rd this year.

However, what's interesting...

Majesco reponds to PETA Cooking Mama criticism

Majesco Entertainment, the publishers behind Wii and DS franchise Cooking Mama, has responded to PETA's criticism of the game earlier this week.

PETA released a browser-based game on Monday, parodying Cooking Mama and accusing the publishers of focusing too...

GTA IV DLC dated for February 17th release

The first downloadable content for the Xbox 360 version of GTA IV will be available from 17th February, Rockstar has confirmed.

USA Today has reported the news following an interview with Rockstar boss, Dan Houser.

The first episode will be titled...

Sony Netflix content "temporarily unavailable" on NXE

As the New Xbox Experience is launched, news has surfaced that hundreds of movie titles from Sony Pictures Entertainment previously able to stream via Netflix on Xbox Live, will no longer be available.

Interestingly the movies have only been withdrawn from the...

Rockstar demonstrates the GTA IV PC video editor

Rockstar has released a set of four videos showing off what you can do with the video editor including the PC version of GTA IV, and it's really quite impressive to say the least.

The PC game, released in Europe on 3rd December, allows you to hit F2 at any time...

Play It range set for full Wii re-design

The games in Nintendo's upcoming Play it on Wii range that are based on a number of older Gamecube titles, are set to be more than just straightforward ports to the new console.

In fact, the Play It line-up that includes titles such as Donkey Kong Jungle Beat...