News Highlights: Wed 21st Dec

Having a hard time keeping up on gaming news with all the Christmas stress going around? Fear not. Gamereactor has you covered with all you need to know in a quick glance.

First up, Tekken 3D: Prime Edition has been given a proper European release date on February 17. Great news for those in need of an iron fist in their pockets.

Today's weirdest story comes out of Iran from an alleged American spy who claims the US government is using Kuma Games to rewrite history. Taking a look a games such as "Death of Osama" it would appear the spy got it right, although it's hard to believe there is any great conspiracy at work here.

The success of Star Wars: The Old Republic is evident by the fact that Bioware are telling players to stay away from certain overcrowded servers. But after a few years of waiting it may be worth a couple of hours in line to get on the server where your friends are playing, right?

A rumour has originating from PC Gamer claims that Relic Entertainment are back working on a new instalment of the World War II RTS franchise - Company of Heroes. Let's hope the rumours are true.

Techland and Deep Silver have revealed that the somewhat flawed, but enjoyable Dead Island has sold in excess of 3 million copies worldwide, making it Techland's best selling game to date. While not going as far as confirming a sequel, it's a safe bet that one is on the way.

To cap it off we give you the most recent episode of the GRTV Christmas Calendar. We miss you, Petter Mårtensson!