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The Sims 3 owners will finally be getting what they've been asking for, as The Sims 3: Pets has been announced by Electronic Arts for the PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

Publisher Activision won't be turning away from Freestyle Games, developer of DJ Hero, as the UK studio gets a "new, innovative project" to chew on with 75 devs.

Meanwhile 35 placements have been cut back. They're still in the "consultation process" and so can't discuss their new project; still a "strong partnership" with Acti.

At E3 2011 we'll get to see Tecmo's freshly announced Champion Jockey: G1 Jockey & Gallop Racer for Xbox 360 and PS3, which fully supports motion.

It lets us "simulate the jockey experience" with a "high degree of accuracy" says the publisher. We have to understand "rhythm, potential, stamina" of our horses too.

The original life simulation is back, as publisher Gameware has announced Creatures 4 for PC and Mac. Creatures boasts having procedural artificial intelligence that learns about its world and you as the game goes along and virtual DNA as the player may breed and winnow generations to get strange and new Creatures.

Major Nelson has tweeted that Star Raiders, the remake of the classic Atari 2600, 5200 and 800 game, will be hitting Xbox Live Arcade this Wednesday, May 11.

Microsoft's updated the Xbox Live Status page with an alert that warns users of a potential phishing scam while playing Modern Warfare 2.

"Users may receive potential phishing attempts via title specific messaging while playing Modern Warfare 2." read a statement on the Status Page. "We are aware of the problem and are working to resolve the issue. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your patience"

Deep Silver has announced that the X series has been reborn with the appropriately titled X Rebirth. The last game in the space trading and combat simulator series from German developer Egosoft was X3: Terran Conflict, released in 2007.

Harmonix has let loose on the dance floor three new songs as DLC for the Kinect loving Dance Central. They're available from today the 19th on Xbox Live.

Each is priced at 240 Microsoft Points but don't forget it's not just the songs but the dance routines too. It's time to prove you're a Wild Thing? It was in the 80's.

The plastic peripheral strumming of Guitar Hero isn't over after all as Activision's Dan Winters affirms it's just taking a break from the spotlight, it hasn't ended.

They'll "continue to sustain the channel" and keep the brand alive, but they're not making a "new one for next year, that's all." Guitar Hero 'ended' along with 500 jobs.

THQ today confirmed that it's developing UFC Personal Trainer: The Ultimate Fitness System for Xbox 360's Kinect and PlayStation 3's Move.

Designed by the National Academy of Sports Medicine with support from martial arts (MMA) training experts Mark DellaGrotte, Greg Jackson and Javier Mendez, who have worked with renowned UFC fighters such as current UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones, current UFC Heavyweight Champion Cain Velasquez and former UFC Heavyweight Champion Frank Mir.