Nintendo has confirmed that its newly-announced DS handheld console revamp, the DSi, will not allow you to play games bought in other regions. The DSi features a camera, SD card slot, web browser and larger screens and launches in November in Japan and, according to the rumours, Spring 2009 in Europe.

The region lock, stopping Japanese DSi consoles playing European games etc. is only for DSi-specific games (cartridges or downloaded from the new “DSi Shop”), existing DS games will still be region-free. So why should gamers be up in arms about such a limited region lock?

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We’ve speculated about Firefox Mobile for a while, and even had some hints from Mozilla that it’s coming sooner than expected. Now there’s word that it could be launching in just a few weeks.

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Manhunt 2 finally gets its release on October 31, Halloween. So we finally get what the rest of the world has had for ages – a mediocre action-adventure with a hefty dose of cynical controversy on top. But while Manhunt 2 possibly deserved banning – this lot definitely do. And quick!

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Slammed by the BBFC for its “unremitting bleakness and callousness of tone”, controversial Rockstar Wii, PS2 and PSP game Manhunt 2 is to get a UK release on October 31, Halloween.

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It’s been blamed for a teen crime spree but Grand Theft Auto could also be blamed for getting Obama into the White House. Gamepolitics has revealed how several high profile games industry figures intend to vote.

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The PlayStation 3’s news and weather service has finally gone live, flinging real time news and forecasts straight to the console.

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RIM has launched yet another new consumer-targetted BlackBerry - and it’s the first clamshell-style handset ever to hit the range.

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Looking for a new compact laptop? Well, Toshiba has just launched seven of them, all with 12.1-inch screens, and all under the new Dynabook SS RX2 Series banner.

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