Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes first look

Nick Cowen: Lego Batman returns – and this time he's got Lego Superman, Lego Wonder Woman and more to back him up in his battle against evil

DiRT Showdown – review

Steve Boxer: Loud, brash and in-your-face, DiRT Showdown provides entertainment in spades

Ghost Recon: Future Soldier – review

Mike Anderiesz: Future Soldier puts the Ghost Recon franchise right back at the cutting edge

Waterstones boss poised to join the e-reader battle

Bookseller James Daunt remains upbeat about traditional books even as he plots a digital revolution, reports Robert McCrum

Game on: DiRT Showdown

Rubbish at driving? Like to be given a second chance when you crash – or even a fifth? Then get behind the wheel of DiRT Showdown, writes Tom Meltzer

Max Payne 3 – review

Keith Stuart: A breathless hair-trigger blast-'em-up that veers thrillingly between high-class clubs and low-life strip joints

Minecraft: Xbox 360 edition – review

Keith Stuart: Even in its limited, outdated form, Mincraft: Xbox 360 Edition remains an essential purchase – but one that needs to grow from these solid foundations

Microsoft to go carbon neutral

Tech giant commits to making data centres, air travel and offices meet target by July, and to introducing internal carbon market

Bank Holiday catch-up: EA, Wii-U and the $99 Xbox

Keith Stuart: Catch up on some of the stories that broke over the Bank Holiday break, including the announcement of Dead Space 3 and a new way to sell games consoles

Max Payne 3 – multiplayer preview

Nick Cowen: Although it borrows a little from the giants in the shooter genre, Max Payne 3 is dirty, fun, gritty and downright mean

Sniper V2 Elite – review

Simon Parkin: This is a flawed action game that misses its targets almost as often as it hits them

Microsoft invests $300m in Barnes & Noble’s Nook ebook business

Barnes & Noble shares soar as deal with software giant eases fears that bookseller lacks capital to compete with Amazon

Samsung shows the confidence of the world’s leading phone maker

With results suggesting that it has outsold Nokia, and its marketing department staging a provocative PR campaign against Apple, the Korean manufacturer is dominating a difficult market, writes Juliette Garside