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• Who Killed Rare?

  Did Microsoft ruin Britain's greatest game studio? 177

• Modern Warfare 3, Just Dance top January US chart

  NPD reports "steep declines" in software and hardware sales. 14

• Super Smash Bros. convinced Harada to make Tekken 3DS

  "I want these people to play Tekken, too!" 9

• Activision announces Skylanders Giants

  Over 20 new figures and light technology this autumn. 20

• Japan chart: SoulCalibur 5 struggles, Dragon Age 2 makes top 10

  Vita sales continue to fall, 3DS dominates. 24

• UK Top 40: Final Fantasy 13-2 wins first place

  Metal Gear HD beats SoulCalibur 5, NeverDead no-where. 23

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• Can the Clone War Ever Be Won?

  A clamour of clones. 39

• THQ reveals plans for 1.4m unsold uDraw tablets

  No, not landfill. 54

• THQ details full extent of uDraw disaster

  1.4m unsold units adds up to $100m revenue shortfall. 70

• GAME confirms talks with lenders have begun, hints at overseas sell-off

  Review of strategic plan of the company. 117

• Wii U hardware "changing constantly" says Team Ninja

  Development "almost exactly like PS3 or Xbox 360". 84

• Retrospective: Okami

  Dog day afternoon. 111

Tuesday 24 January 2012 2

• GameStop closes Northern Ireland stores

  All "part of the plan" to transfer business online. 36

• Nintendo unleashes Mario Party 9 footage

  Castle party crashers. 8

Monday 23 January 2012 2

• UK Top 40: FIFA 12 highest-grossing sports video game ever

  Scores fifth week at number one. 26

• Balloon Kid soars onto Nintendo eShop this week

  Plus Double Bloobs, Maths, Hungry Caterpillar. 16

Sunday 22 January 2012 1

• Retrospective: Okami

  Dog day afternoon. 111

Thursday 19 January 2012 4

• Trends of 2012: What the Analysts Say

  Four top future-gazers make predictions for the year ahead. 83

• Rising Star Games announces 2012 release schedule

  Harvest Moon, Bit.Trip., Rune Factory receive vague release windows. 10

• The Last Story: Limited Edition trailer

  Wii RPG's special edition priced £86.93. 36

• Zumba Fitness series sales hit six million

  Can't buy me love. 15

Wednesday 18 January 2012 5

• Who Framed Roger Ebert?

  Press A to Art. 197

• VideoGamesPlus.ca hacked, 21,000 users' details stolen

  Update: VGP now "investigating a security issue". 67

• Japan chart: Vita crawls past 500k mark

  3DS continues to dominate. 34

• The Last Story Wii collector's edition pictures

  Comes with steelbook cover, soundtrack CD, art book. 20

• Mario Party 9 release date announced

  Wii revelry commences in March. 4

Tuesday 17 January 2012 1

• Trends of 2012: Indie Games

  An indie bundle of British developers predicts this year's trends. 25

Monday 16 January 2012 4

• The Last Stories

  Assessing the Wii's Indian summer. 18

• THQ denies cancelling 2014 line-up of games

  But Warhammer 40K MMO future less certain. 55

• UK Top 40: FIFA 12 leads for a fourth week

  As two Zumba games occupy top 10 spots. 17

• Download Prince of Persia on Wii, 3DS this week

  Turn back time on SNES, Game Boy Color offerings. 20

Friday 13 January 2012 2

• AIAS 2011 nominees for 'video game Oscars' revealed

  Uncharted 3 most nominated. 46

• Just Dance 3 sells 7 million, franchise 25 million

  Genre obviously not working for Ubisoft. 25

Thursday 12 January 2012 3

• UK 2011 Modern Warfare 3 sales lower than 2010 Black Ops sales

  Adele heads list of last year's most popular entertainment. 50

• Naruto notches 10 million worldwide sales

  Uzumaki something popular. 10

• Modern Warfare 3, Xbox 360 top US 2011 charts

  Plus, full December top 10 revealed. 21

Wednesday 11 January 2012 2

• The best selling UK video games of 2011

  All together, and platform by platform. 93

• Japan chart: 3DS races out of the blocks in 2012

  While Vita sales hold steady. 21

Tuesday 10 January 2012 3

• Inside Adventure Games

  The hitchhiker's guide to videogame adventuring. 97

• Boom Street Review

  It's-a me, Bernie Madoff! 9

  WII

• European Wii sales pass 30 million mark

  Wii balance board sales are nearly 42 million. 38

Monday 9 January 2012 4

• Eurogamer Reader Survey

  Last push for the survey. Fill it out if you want us to consider your feedback! 85

• Netflix launched in UK and Ireland, pricing confirmed

  Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 apps now live. 88

• UK Top 40: FIFA 12 enters 2012 in top spot

  EA footy outing kicks new year chart. 24

• Doodle Fit on Nintendo eShop this week

  Plus the rest of the week's DSiWare, WiiWare downloads. 7

Friday 6 January 2012 2

• Interesting Sequels of 2012

  Serial killers. 89

• 12 million "outdated" consoles lurk in UK homes - Asda

  £1.50 for an Xbox 1 - that's Asda price. 76

Thursday 5 January 2012 4

• Actual New Games of 2012

  Wonder and joy, please. 66

• Vita beaten by PSP for second week running

  Sony handheld fourth in Japanese hardware charts. 74

• UK boxed video game market fell in 2011

  Gently down the stream. 21

• Japanese games market shrunk 8% in 2011 despite 3DS launch

  Mario Land, Mario Kart best-selling games. 8

Tuesday 3 January 2012 5

• The most pirated PC, Wii, 360 games of 2011

  Can you guess what it is yet? 108

• 3DS sells more in first 9 months than Wii did

  Super Mario 3D Land, Mario Kart 7 set franchise records. 70

• UK Top 40: FIFA 12 finishes 2011 on high

  Beats sea of threequels. 13

• Epic Mickey 2 revealed by Disney newsletter

  PS3, Wii, Xbox 360, co-op, out Christmas 2012. 13

• Harmonix wins $383m from former owner in court ruling

  Viacom told to hand over withheld bonus payments. 14

Sunday 1 January 2012 1

• Eurogamer Readers' Top 50 Games of 2011

  The best of the year in your words and votes. 172

December 2011 24

• Games of 2011: The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword

  The toast of Christmas past. 51

• Games of 2011: Xenoblade Chronicles

  The year's nicest surprise. 35

• Eurogamer.net Podcast #94: That was the news 2011!

  Wes, Bertie, Fred and Tom P battle it out quiz style. 5

• Nintendo brings Boom Street release date forward

  Now out 28th December. 8

• Final Fantasy 13-2 sales well down on FF13

  Japan charts: how the Vita's launch line-up fared. 52

• Skyward Sword bug fix goes live in Japan

  Zelda Data Restoration Channel up for download. 9

• Eurogamer Readers' Top 50 Games of 2011 Voting

  Voting ends at 5pm today! 318

• Nintendo Letter Box hits 3DS this week

  And WayForward's Mighty Switch Force! 20

• HMV: economy "may cast significant doubt on our ability to continue"

  But has resources for "foreseeable future". 65

• Dragon Quest 10 story details revealed

  Create two siblings. Play as one of them. 9

• Saturday Soapbox: Bring On The Next Generation

  Before the games industry really loses it mojo. 194

• Nintendo Japan promises to fix borked Zelda game saves

  Creating downloadable bug fix program. 23

• Skyrim debuts at four on Japan chart

  3DS games hold the top three spots. 37

• Miyamoto mulls Retro Studios Zelda "collaboration"

  US Metroid Prime developer suitable for next Zelda? 23

• Fallout: New Vegas dev hopes digital distribution "stabs used game market in the heart"

  Obsidian hopes to digitally distribute its own games. 106

• Nintendo dates 2012 3DS, Wii, DS software line-up

  Luigi's Mansion 2! Kid Icarus! Pandora's Tower! 25

• Just Dance 3 Wii Mario DLC trailer

  Nintendo mascot costs 250 Wii Points from tomorrow. 8

• UK Top 40: Skyrim dethrones Modern Warfare 3

  Sales soar 145 per cent after price cuts. 38

• Nintendo: Zelda series keeping motion controls

  Skyward Sword waggling "will be used" in next Zelda. 66

• Activision: MW3 made $1bn a day quicker than Avatar

  Call of Duty community hits 30 million. 27

• THQ lays-off uDraw developers

  30 redundant following poor sales of tablet peripheral. 27

• Modern Warfare 3 sells 8.9m in debut US month - report

  Less than 100,000 of those were on Wii. 14

• Saturday Soapbox: Was 2011 a Vintage Year?

  It may have lacked innovation, but the breadth of experiences made 2011 a year to savour. 69

• Rayman Origins sells 50,000 in debut US month

  While Sonic Generations misses the top 20. 71