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BBC Sport app heads to PS3, hacker gets 18 months prison sentence for distributing Trojan horse virus via Call of Duty hack, Eden Games not closed down according to Atari and Criterion Games seeks PSVita software engineer.Running time: 00:04:10

Pirate Bay website gets banned in the UK, Markus Perrson to be in Total War game and Nintendo UK boss David Yarnton suffers collapse at bike riding event.Running time: 00:03:42

TimeSplitters 4 not in development, UEFA Euro 2012 add on for FIFA 12 not fully licensed, midnight store openings for Diablo 3, Nintendo opens 25,000 WiFi spots throughout Europe, GAME get Max Payne 3 exclusive content deal, PS Vita outsold by PSP in Europe and Lionhead consider their future after the departure of Peter Molyneux.Running time: 00:06:06

PC gaming expo Rezzed to launch in July, Metro declares XBL a paedophile zone, Codemasters launches new label, Splash Damage begins making iOS titles, Starbreeze buys out Overkill and MCV hands out gongs.Running time: 00:04:59

Nintendo pulls out of Gamescom, Game Focus closes its doors, GOG.com targets Steam sales, GAME stocks new games again and Ubisoft gets sued over Rocksmith again.Running time: 05:18

Euro Championship 2012 becomes DLC for FIFA 12, Raspberry Pi distribution blocked by lack of CE mark, former Irish GAME employees have sit in over lack of redundancy pay, GAME rescued by OpCapita, ShopTo removes GAME Reward Card scheme, Sainburys and Tescos up their game with video game retail and Good Old Games becomes GOG.comRunning time: 00:05:39

Rocksmith UK release hit by trademark dispute, Angry Birds playgrounds to be built in the UK, Ubisoft defends its position on DRM for PC games, Sky to launch Now TV service on consoles, GAME collapses into administration, UKIE to track all PC game sales downloads and tax breaks granted to the video game industry in the UK.Running time: 00:05:39

4G network to launch in UK in 2012, Yakuza Dead Souls DLC gets diverted away from GAME, BBC iPlayer heads to Xbox 360 dashboard, Watchdog investigates FIFA 12 disconnections, BAFTA awards Portal 2 as game of the year, GAME heading for administration unless it finds 180 million GBP and HMV deny getting assistance from EA to sell Mass Effect 3.Running time: 05:02

Raspberry Pi computer signs up distribution deal, Rebellion defends Sniper Elite V2 DLC, GAME puts Gaikai on its website, Jagex cans Stellar Dawn, Echo Park and Another Place Productions formed, Dark Energy Digital closes its doors, Playdead may port Limbo to mobile platforms, and GAME could lose 2.5 million GBP over loss of Mass Effect 3 Special Edition exclusivity.Running time: 00:07:54

PC port of Alan Wake makes its money back in 48 hours, developer of A-Men claims PSVita memory mapping better than PS3, Pirate Bay gets banned in the UK, Jagex claims physical copies of games to become a thing of the past, GAME unable to stock games, Gameplay closes its doors, brick and mortar retail sales drops by 25 percent, Criterion Studios opens its doors to students and EuroGamer Expo tickets go on saleRunning time: 00:08:32

BAFTA GAME Award nominees announced, Frozen Synapse talk details revealed, GAME Group culls 46 jobs from its head office, UKIE pushes for legalisation of crowd funding in the UK, Rocksteady Studios bemoans the collapse of the UK video game industry and David Braben reveals education package for Raspberry Pi computer. Running time: 00:06:45

Angry Bird developer promotes removal of DRM, Ubisoft shuts down authentication servers for PC games for maintenance, GAME Group renegotiates its position with its lenders, Splash Damage take on Ninja Theory staffer, and BAFTA hosts Games Question Time. Running time: 00:05:24

Ofcom slaps wrists of ITV over Arma II footage in documentary, Pink and White 3DS consoles go on sale at 20 GBP mark up price, Lego Minecraft being developed, GAME mistakenly takes PC games off of its website, UKIE launches digital sales tracking of PC games and sells off its interests in GfK Chart Track. Finally Gamestop pulls out from its UK brick and mortar store presence.Running time: 06:12

GAME Group denies being hacked, 41 percent of UK developers emigrate to North America, Codemasters whistle blower shares the dirt on poor working practices and UKIE announces debate on piracy prevention in the wake of the SOPA and PIPA bill protests. Running time: 00:04:58

Netflix arrives in the UK and Ireland, STALKER 2 not dead, CD Projeckt back tracks over pirate attacks, Raspberry Pi computer in production, ICT dropped from school curriculum, BigBig  Studios closed down, GAME Group reports 15 percent sales drop, and HMV seeks to sell only recent game releases. Running time: 00:05:45

ASDA wants your old consoles, Media Molecule looks for new IP, video game sales drop in UK over 2011, EA closes Bright Light Studios, Datel and Microsoft settle lawsuit, Andy Payne from Mastertronic gets an OBE and former DICE staffers go to ngmoco Sweden. Running time: 00:57:37

Sony announces UK tour for PS Vita, art gallery The Louvre installs 3DS consoles as virtual tour guides, Channel 4 appoints games commissioning editor and GamesAid launches LittleBigBunch. Running time: 00:04:06

SCEE admits confusion over PSP, BAFTA awards Privates game, Germany bans Dead Island, Brink gets clan support, Sainsburys hails Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 sales, Frozen Synapse developer gets boost from sales and Evolution stays the course despite Motorstorm Apocalypse failure.Running time: 00:05:46

Vodaphone gets PS Vita 3G deal, The Sun declares XBL to be hacked, launch titles for European launch of PS Vita revealed, Keith Vaz launches attack on Modern Warfare 3, GAME group share value drops by 90 percent and Ste Pickford questions BAFTA video game awards. Running time: 00:07:48

Stuart Black working on another FPS, Splash Damage denies working on Marvel based game, Game Jam competition winners confirmed, PEGI rating system delayed, GAME losses reported, Bohemia Interactive bemoan piracy in PC gaming and still no response from the government on the Skills Review. Running time: 00:07:08

ASDA selling Wii consoles for 89 GBP, BBFC pours scorn over Modern Warfare 3 London Underground outcry, Best Buy shuts down UK stores, Good Old Games MD lashes out at DRM and UKIE creates new sub-group to increase growth in UK video game community. Running time: 00:06:44

Netflix heading to UK in 2012, Mojang reveals pricing details for Scrolls, former Lionhead Studios staff member creates new company and starts work on iOS platform games, Just Cause 3 rumours quashed, GMA ruined by retailer sponsor, executives leave Future Publishing and Sony buys out Sony Ericsson.Running time: 00:06:24

Zavvi and Square Enix sell busted Deus Ex Human Revolution codes for the PC version, Mojang wins court ruling in the use of the word Scrolls, paintball mode to be offered to GAME customers who by the new GoldenEye game, UK price and release date of PSVita confirmed, Introversion shelf Subversion and instead come up with Prison Architect, Golden Joystick winners announced, Mythos European servers to be shut down and CCP shed a fifth of their staff. Running time: 00:07:45

STALK 2 will likely have always on DRM, Ofcom launches investigation into use of ArmA II video game footage by ITV, HMV offers 99p trade in for FIFA 12, PS2 games heading to European PSN, Barnoess Greenfield attacks prolonged playing of video games by children, Ireland starts to invest in video game industry and British design exhibition to feature 5 video games. Running time: 00:06:09

Rare are working on a next generation Xbox console game, BBC, Channel 4 and Channel 5 to arrive on XBL for Silver members, BT to launch ultra fast broadband network, UK video game industry suffering from staff crisis, Nintendo praises fines against sellers of R4 cards in France and FIFA 12 sells 3.2 million units in one week.Running time: 00:06:37

CD Projekt promise more content for XBox 360 port of Witcher 2, Fanatac launches new steering wheel ahead of Forza 4 launch, Football Manager 2012 requires online registration in order to play it, SCEE predict massive losses due to weak Euro and Future Publishing considers selling off US arm. Running time: 00:09:23

BAFTA starts up kids game design competition, Call of Duty Black Ops becomes biggest selling game in the UK of all time, WarDevil cancelled again, HMV refuses trade ins on Resident Evil Mercenaries 3D,  Trenched release delayed in Europe due to potential copyright infringement, Blackrock Studios closes its doors, Unity Technologies open Stockholm office and HMV suffers massive falls in profits. Running time: 00:08:24

Peter Molynuex admits failings with Kinect, Zelda music CD orders not working, Trenched gets delayed in Europe, Eve Online may go free to play, 3DTV will not catch on according to survey, Cryteck to patch Crysis 2 PC port with Directx 11 upgrade, HMV offer discount via 3DS streetpass, Blackrock Studios alumni start up new studio. Running time: 00:07:19

PS3 version of Witcher 2 possible, CryEngine working on WiiU, Valve heads to Gamescom, Nintendo of Europe gets hacked, GRID servers get shut down, Criterion Games not working on annualised title, Best Buy UK expansion halted, SEGA opens new studio in Solihull, Sony UK still headless, GAME warns of more losses despite strong title release in 2011, PEGI still not enforced legally and THQ Warrington is closed down. Running time: 00:07:13

Keith Vaz MP opens up an anti video game EDM, Napoleon Total War gets Ivor Novello Award for best video game sound track, Age of Conan goes free to play while its 360 port is abandoned, DiRT 3 online pass not working on PS3 due to PSN store outage, Daily Mail attacks Modern Warfare 3, IO Interactive makes Hitman more approachable, GAME defends 2nd hand market, eeGeo springs from ashes of Real Time Worlds and UK to sponsor Gamescom. Running time: 00:07:42

HMV offers 35 GBP trade in for Brink, SCEE describes PSN Welcome Back pack, The Witcher 2 gets free DLC, Creative Assembly still working on Total War games, LOVEFiLM offers 5 GBP discount on new orders for PSN outage, Dixons starts selling PC games online, Dead or Alive Dimenions banned in Sweden, Future Publishing profits hit new low, Mojang Specifications aims to co-publish other indie games, TIGA calls for tax breaks following survey that shows game developing in UK spiralling over the next 6 months. Running time: 00:07:42

Enslaved sells 700k, more Alan Wake on its way, Channel 5 responds to The Wright Stuff complaint by Gamers Voice, O2 finally stocks Xperia Play after extensive QA testing, Creative Assembly start work on Aliens game, Dave Jones gets back to work on APB, Splash Damage describe gaming industry as top heavy, Ed Vaisey addresses PSN problems and MPs call for further tax credits for UK developers. Running time: 00:07:28

Two Worlds II delayed again, David Braben promises Elite 4, EuroGamer Expo 2011 tickets released, GAME offers pre-orders for Pre-owned games and UKIE bemoans the lack of merger with TIGA.Running time: 00:04:18

Mary Portas has a run in with GAME, Test Drive Unlimited 2 a bug ridden mess, BAFTA video game nominees announced, 3DS goes on UK tour, Tesco messes up price of 3DS, DiRT 3 has no Colin McRae name attached to it, ESA claims Spain is one of the biggest offenders of pirating games and Bizarre Creations closes its doors.Running time: 00:07:28

11 year old boy runs up 1000 GBP bill with XBL marketplace, Codemasters do not see the need for 3D in DiRT 3, BAFTA GAME award nominees announced, Scottish Affairs Committee report on video game industry in Scotland welcomed by UKIE, UK retailers call for sub 300 GBP price point for the NGP console by Sony, Europe the cash cow for EA, Xperia network supplies in the UK named and new developer appears in Dundee.  Running time: 00:07:05

GAME gets Bulletstorm Epic Edition exclusive, Rock Steady Games boasts about Batman Arkham City features, Funcom denies Secret World release date, Two Worlds II stock wrecked, 3DS heading to MCM Expo Midlands, DICE cancel Battlefield 1943, Enslaves fails to sell, Martyn Brown leaves Team 17, UKIE and TIGA in talks to pool resources.Running time: 00:07:31