Starbreeze Studios, the US developer behind The Darkness and Chronicles Of Riddick, has signed a multi-year licence to use Epic’s Unreal Engine 3. Read more here.

Guerrilla Games has detailed the contents of a post-launch patch for Killzone 3. The developer said it has managed to address several key issues such as server stability and network errors based on feedback from the PS3 exclusive’s multiplayer beta. Read more here.

EA has detailed plans to launch three new content packs for Criterion Games’ Need for Speed Hot Pursuit. ‘Armed and Dangerous’, ‘Lamborghini Untamed’ and ‘Porsche Unleashed’ will release for PS3 and Xbox 360 in consecutive weeks beginning on February 22. Each pack will cost £5.49 on both platforms. Read more here.

Dozens of PS3 jailbreak users have been banned from the PlayStation Network this morning, following on from an official statement released by Sony last night. Read more here.

New Forza Motorsport 4 details have snuck out, via an MSN feature on racing game development. Speaking to the site, developer Turn 10 revealed it’s going to even more ridiculous lengths to make sure its racing sequel is the most realistic on the market, including scanning Bugatti Veyrons with 3D lasers. Read more here.

EA has responded to reports that it’s halted work on an in-development sequel to Mirror’s Edge, telling press the series is “an important franchise”. Read more here.

Valve has confirmed that earlier reports are false and there is in fact NO support for the PlayStation Move controller in Portal 2. Read more here.

The first proper Darkness 2 details have arrived, and the game’s set to feature an “emotional” story, a “graphic noir” art style and acid-urinating demons. Read more here.

Xbox 360 was the top selling console in the US in January, according to NPD data provided by Microsoft. Read more here.

Call of Duty: Black Ops was the best selling game in the US during January, according to data released this evening by the NPD Group. The recently released Dead Space 2 came at third place, trailing behind Just Dance 2 for Wii. The full list here.

After a long hiatus, RAGE has finally gotten a new trailer. Watch it below:

The latest issue of Official PlayStation magazine has suggested that the as yet unannounced Far Cry 3 may be released as soon as this year. Read more here.

Although it’s not yet officially announced, EA CEO John Riccitiello has predicted that sales in the Dead Space series will really start to explode with the arrivial of Dead Space 3. Read more here.

Blizzard’s released a new patch for StarCraft 2. Patch 1.2.1 introduces a few small updates to matchmaking as well as general bug fixes to maps and the StarCraft 2 Editor. Click here for the full list of changes.