 Metal Gear Solid: HD Collection – reviewPS3, Xbox 360, Konami, cert: 15, out: 31 January 2012
Comprising spruced-up versions of three "tactical espionage" classics, this collection is nothing if not a value proposition. Things kick off with 2001's MGS2, less a sequel than a postmodern meta-commentary on the game that preceded it (...) [The Guardian]  Final Fantasy XIII-2 – review PS3, Xbox 360, Square Enix, cert: 16, out: 31 January
Sometimes, you just want to turn back the clock and try again. Square Enix clearly did with the spectacular but overly linear Final Fantasy XIII because Final Fantasy XIII-2 is all about jumping back and forth in time.
We find ourselves once (...) [The Guardian] This week's new games Scarygirl, PS3, Xbox 360
If Tim Burton were to make a side-scrolling, mock-3D platform game about an abandoned girl rescued by a super-intelligent Octopus named Blister, this is what it would be like. Registering high on the quirky scale it has both an art style and slightly dark humour that (...) [The Guardian] Scarygirl – review Download, Xbox 360, PS3, Square-Enix, Cert: 7; out now (Xbox), 24 Jan (PS3)
Scarygirl, the creation of Australian artist Nathan Jurevicius, has, for more than a decade now, been the subject of comics, toys and similar geek-baiting artefacts. This 2D platforming affair is her console gaming (...) [The Guardian] Bafta-winning puzzler Quarrel gets Xbox Live release Scottish studio Denki builds on its game's successful iOS debut with a console incarnation, featuring new modes and multiplayer
One of the finest iPhone games of 2011 is coming to Xbox Live Arcade this month, finally arriving on the platform it was originally designed for. The ridiculously (...) [The Guardian] Xbox assembly workers in China threaten mass suicide over jobs dispute Unrest at Foxconn Technology plant defused but worker discontent highlights widespread unrest in China's economy
Dozens of workers assembling Xbox video game consoles climbed to a factory dormitory roof, and some threatened to jump to their deaths, in a dispute over jobs that was defused but (...) [The Guardian] Steve Ballmer's parting message to CES: just Windows, Windows, Windows Microsoft chief executive talks up the Metro interface, Xbox, Kinect and Windows Phone - but where's the vision that we used to see from his predecessor Bill Gates?
Steve Ballmer's final keynote at CES is being held in the Venetian hotel. The queues are colossal - though they always are - but (...) [The Guardian] Play your way through 2012 – games preview A bumper crop of new titles is coming to a console near you. Our critics look ahead to what will be hot this yearBioshock Infinite
Xbox 360, PS3, PC, 2K Games, out: autumn
This is Irrational Games' follow-up to its outstanding 2007 first-person shooter, BioShock. The action shifts from (...) [The Guardian] New consoles could be revealed at E3 Veteran games industry news site MCV says the next consoles from Microsoft and Sony will definitely be shown at E3 2012 in June. The manufacturers don't seem so sure, though
The next generation Xbox and PlayStation consoles will be unveiled at this year's E3 exhibition in June, industry news (...) [The Guardian] TODAY Unveils Custom Voice Activated App On Xbox 360 NEW YORK - TODAY.com, the online home of America's No. 1 morning news program, announced the launch of its new, custom app on Xbox LIVE. The app is part of the all-new Xbox 360 experience that gives y... [WebWire Consumer electronics] UK top 20 video games chart, week ending 17 December It's a very merry Christmas for Bethesda as The Elder Scolls V: Skyrim holds the top position on the chart
UKIE Games Charts(c) compiled by GfK Chart-TrackGamesPlayStationPCXboxPS33DSWiiguardian.co.uk (c) 2011 Guardian News and Media Limited or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved. | (...) [The Guardian] Will Office follow OneNote to the iPad? OneNote, Xbox Live, Kinectimals, Tag… the list of Microsoft apps available on the iPhone and iPad is growing. Will Office join them - and if so, at what price?
What is Microsoft up to, exactly? In the past few days it has released a slew of apps for the iPad and iPhone: Xbox Live (released on 7 (...) [The Guardian] Rayman Origins – review Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, Ubisoft, cert: 7, out now
Sixteen years have passed since Rayman starred in his first outing, so it's with some surprise – after much time spent dabbling with the third dimension on consoles – that this latest iteration sees a return to the 2D platform genre in which he made (...) [The Guardian] Sonic Generations – review Xbox 360, PS3, PC, Sega, Cert: 7, out now
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of Sonic the Hedgehog's debut on the Mega Drive, Sega has plucked stages, music, characters and mechanics from across its mascot's history and come up with the most loving slice of fan service seen this year.
Each level (...) [The Guardian] Need for Speed: The Run – review Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, PC, EA, cert: 16, out now
The story of Need for Speed: The Run isn't the way it plays (the way it plays is, in fact, hopelessly variable) but the fact that your average part-time gamer can start it from cold and complete all that the offline, one-player aspects have to offer (...) [The Guardian]
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