News round-up: True Crime reborn, LittleBigPlanet goes karting...

By Andy Robinson for computerandvideogames.com

Today's been a rare February day in that we've actually seen some video games announced (or leaked, or re-announced).

The game formally known as True Crime: Hong Kong re-emerged this morning like a phoenix from the flames, with the new title Sleeping Dogs. Before that was a leaked report and images of LittleBigPlanet Karting, which is still very much unofficial.

Perhaps one of the more significant events is a worrying report from the EU, that could effectively result in an EU-wide game tax break ban. Ubisoft, for one, would be significantly affected.

Wednesday February 8, 2012

• Square Enix discounts its Xbox Live content
• 'EU-wide ban' on game tax breaks as French deal expires
• Gotham City Impostors hits XBLA today
• NeverDead DLC gets detailed and dated
• Activision and Hasbro team-up for Battleship FPS
• Killzone PS3 re-release "delayed indefinitely"
• EU PSN Update: Shank 2, Catherine, Gotham City Imposters
• Official: Sleeping Dogs is new True Crime
• Lollipop Chainsaw confirmed for Japan in May
• Activision's Skylanders Giants gets first trailer
• SSX tracklist track list includes Run-DMC, DJ Shadow
• Ex-Blizzard exec promoted to head of Disney Games
• God of War 4 announcement hinted by retailer?
• Amalur dev: We want to stick with current-gen consoles 'as a developer'
• Disney's 'video game' movie references Call of Duty
• Ridge Racer Unbounded 'Day One Edition' detailed
• True Crime: Hong Kong is 'Sleeping Dogs' - Report
• Mass Effect 3 DLC 'leaks', called 'From Dust'
• LittleBigPlanet Karting 'is real' - First images leak
• Minecraft: Crazy man recreates World of Warcraft
• Valve puts Portal 2's Space Core in Skyrim
• PS3 firmware update 4.10 inbound
• Final Fantasy XIII 2 'Opponent: Lightning & Amodar' screenshots
• Tim Schafer and Notch are talking about making Psychonauts 2
• I Am Alive trailer stresses the importance of climbing