Yesterday, the London Park Lane Hilton played host to one of the biggest awards ceremonies on the gaming calendar: the annual video game BAFTAs. Be it a celebrity, developer or journalist, all the big faces in the industry gathered together to see which games really stood out over the past 12 months. And our editor Mike got in too, for some reason. PlayStation 3 exclusive Heavy Rain came away ... more.

Nintendo's plans for 3DS downloads of both retro games via the Virtual Console and "3D Classics" (retro games with 3D effects added) via the 3DS eShop have been outlined by the company, as well as their plans to make all existing DSiWare available when the service launches in May 2011. But what has not been explained is the possibility of a "3DSiWare" system, similar to that available on the DSi. ... more.

Sony Ericsson have finally dropped some details on the gaming side of the Xperia Play, previously known as the PlayStation Phone. Kazuo Hirai has said it will come pre-loaded with an unnamed "legendary" PS1 game, with a number of PlayStation titles available on a timed exclusivity to the Xperia Play via the Android Market. The exclusivity doesn't end at PS1 games, however, as games such as Dung... more.

Activision Publishing yesterday announced Skylanders Spyro's Adventure, another reboot for the Spyro franchise that could actually be quite interesting. Using a "Portal of Power" peripheral the game allows the player to transport 30 different and collectable real-world Spyro-based toys into the game, bringing the toy to life as a character inside the game across multiple platforms, remembering ach... more.

Now where will you play those totally fine I own the cartridge back-ups and ROMs? A high-court judge has scored one for the developers today, ruling the popular R4 cards illegal to import, advertise and sell in the United Kingdom. R4's are used by thousands of British gamers to play pirate and 'back-up' DS ROMs, as well as for emulation and homebrew. A shame for the legitimate DS homebrew devel... more.

Traveller's Tales have released another video for LEGO Harry Potter Years 1-4, this time it's a talk with the developers. They explain just how they managed to convert the magical Harry Potter universe into LEGO bricks. LEGO Harry Potter Years 1-4 flies into stores on all platforms on the 25th June.... more.