In the first part of this week's Gaming News Round-up, Microsoft may employ an anti-used games measure within the next version of the Xbox and The Witcher 2 is given an Xbox 360 release date. FULL STORY >

Intel snaps up a large number of patents from RealNetworks, the firm behind the Real Player media player. FULL STORY >

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is apparently looking into ways of scraping information shared on social media sites in a bid to identify potential crimes before they occur. FULL STORY >

Local mobile operator Vodacom has revealed that the first phase of the National Library of South Africa connectivity project has been successfully implemented. FULL STORY >

Popular social networking site Twitter looks to become a less favoured destination for malware, as the company acquires anti-malware firm Dasient. FULL STORY >

In this week's Gaming News Round-up: Resident Evil 6's release date is declassified, whilst Gran Turismo players are now able to get into the driving seat of more new vehicles. FULL STORY >

Research in Motion's shares have risen just on a rumour that the company would be acquired by Samsung. FULL STORY >

The newly unveiled Project Fiona aims to offer PC gaming in a tablet form. FULL STORY >

With many employees bringing their own smartphones and tablets to work, expecting full access to the company network, corporate and confidential data can be all too easily exposed. FULL STORY >

HP today announced a number of new products ahead of the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas next week. FULL STORY >

Nuance Communications is snapping up Vlingo in an effort to deliver intelligent voice interfaces that combine voice, language understanding and semantic processing to more devices. FULL STORY >

Sonys newest portable console, the PS Vita, has apparently had a bit of a bumpy launch this week. FULL STORY >

Microsoft has announced the winner of the South African leg of its global Imagine Cup 2011 student programming competition. FULL STORY >

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 blasts away all competition to net over $1 billion dollars in the shortest amount of time. FULL STORY >

European Union regulators temporarily suspended their investigation into search giant Google's acquisition of smartphone and tablet maker Motorola Mobility. FULL STORY >