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Criterion's main man answers our questions.

XNA movies showcase the power of Microsoft's next-gen technology. If this is Xbox 2 then sign us right up.

You'll be able to buy the next generation Xbox in both America and Europe in 2005, say experts.

British sources confirm previously rumoured details about Microsoft's new console.

Rumours of our website breaking for like a whole day are not greatly exaggerated.

NCsoft's Stephen Reid considers the growth of MMOs in relation to their single-player equivalents, and how the genre's shaping up overall.

Pirates! designer Sid Meier explains why Firaxis decided to produce an Xbox version.

We talk to one of the games industry's foremost composers, Nobuo Uematsu, whose work extends far beyond the Final Fantasy series that made his name.

Part one of our five-part countdown of our favourite games based on titles released in Europe during 2004.

The next ten games in our countdown of Eurogamer's favourite games of 2004, with more commentary (and back-biting) from Kristan, Tom, Rob, Kieron and Ronan.

We're getting closer to the biggest and bestest games of 2004, and it's safe to say that between them these ones could keep you going until next year's roundup.

Not quite the top ten, but the favourite-but-ten games of 2004 according to our panel. Don't forget to come back tomorrow for our top ten...

So, after all that, we're here: Eurogamer's top ten favourite games of 2004.

We're off now. Check back next week for our Top 50 Games Of 2004 (yes, we're as surprised as you are), and join us again for real on January 4th.

Nintendo wants us to 'touch', but Sony actually let us get our hands on the PSP this week, and it's a shiny little fella.

Given the significance of Super Mario 64 DS, we thought it best not to tie ourselves to one man's opinion. Read the review, then head here for Rob and Tom's reaction to various issues.

We talk to Jak 3 director Evan Wells about the final game in the Precursor Legacy trilogy, the series' appeal, what it does differently, and why you should be interested.

Kevin Hendrickson, game director on the Live-enabled Xbox port of TRON 2.0, talks about the various differences between the PC original and the Climax-developed port due out next month.

In the first of our reports from the Tokyo Game Show, we take a quick run around and try and scoop up as much as possible with our eyes. Check back later this week for a PSP special, and more.

In the second part of the developer diary series, designer Chris Degnan at Relic Entertainment ruminates on "The Creative Process of Gameplay".

Guerrilla pulls no punches with a brutal take on Vietnam...

As gamers around the globe try to get the best quality visuals and highest performance out of Doom III, NVIDIA marks the launch of a new (and potentially regular) discussion of technical wizardry by explaining Floating Point Precision.

EA shows the natural, blistering successor to Battlefield 1942 and Battlefield Vietnam. Download the video or read the transcript of the recent presentation right here.

Learn about Ratchet & Clank 3's story, enemies, environments, online play and more in this broad chat with various members of the development team.

GI.biz speaks to Criterion CEO David Lau-Kee and Electronic Arts worldwide studios VP Bruce McMillan about today's surprise announcement of Criterion's acquisition by EA.