This week in the Gaming News Round-up we learn that the highly anticipated The Last Guardian game is still in development, whilst the first round of Modern Warfare 3 DLC is announced. 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 >

Web search giant Google provides its 11th annual Zeitgeist report, shedding light on the most searched for topics of 2011. 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 >

This week in the Gaming News Round-up we find out if Shigeru Miyamoto is stepping down and hear talk of a new chapter in the Dead Rising franchise. FULL STORY >

Canadian smartphone and tablet maker Research In Motion will be changing the name of its forthcoming new mobile platform from BBX to BlackBerry 10 following a lawsuit. FULL STORY >

HP's latest acquisition is German-based software solutions provider Hiflex. FULL STORY >

South African tablet users will soon be able to take advantage of a new tablet entry geared particularly for the local market, the Wise Touch tablet range. These will be available with either a 7 FULL STORY >

The HP EliteBook 8460P strikes many of the right notes, particularly for business users looking for excellent performance and who can forgive the extra weight. FULL STORY >

Frank West returns to battle a seemingly unending wave of the living dead, while snapping some memorable photographs along the way. FULL STORY >

The Redmond-based software giant Microsoft is reportedly still looking to own a piece of web search company Yahoo!. FULL STORY >

Piracy has all but ensured that the forthcoming action horror game, I am Alive, will not find its way to the PC, and will probably only be available for consoles. FULL STORY >

HTC will be re-examining its decision to acquire graphics chip maker S3 Graphics after S3 lost its ITC patent case against the Cupertino-based tech firm. FULL STORY >

Big Fish Games has been given the green light to offer its range of casual gaming titles on a subscription basis for iPad users. FULL STORY >