Action Adventure (Page 819)

It's the biggest game of the year by a mile. Rockstar invited us in to take a look. Who were we to turn them down?

A step on the path to an interactive sitcom, according to Maxis' Neil Young, as he demonstrates his Sim Fawlty Towers scenario and more to the Edinburgh Games Festival.

It's Blizzard's first attempt at an MMORPG. Given that it may well be for most of its audience, too, we decided to take a closer look at why World of Warcraft has been capturing the attention of more than just the usual crowd.

It's BioWare, Jim, but not as we know them...

It's a "Blowout!" - yes, our tyres have exploded and apparently this means we have lots of new information. Trailers (yes, plural), new shots, co-op details, voice cast exposed, big guns, pedestrian interactions, soundtrack line-up, and on it goes...

Doesn't Mean Anything.

Batman should have taken it a bit further.

Kojima talks about next-gen.

We go hands-on with the single-player portion of Monolith's John Woo-inspired action FPS.

We go hands-on with the multiplayer aspect of Monolith's action-horror FPS. Sorry: Wooooooy geeeooooooh hhhhuuuunddsss-oorrrrrnnnn wiiii-- you get the idea.

It stands for First Encounter Assault and Recon. We mention that now because it's not one of the factors that contribute to this being the most promising PC FPS of 2005...

The horror of low expectations on high seas.

Balance of heaven and earth all messed up? Kick some people in the face.

Metal Gear Acid, that is. And the sequel.

Weighs in on next-gen.

Just as it said pre-E3...

And he's got his own studio.

Well, it was on the cards.

Online play, MSX2 titles.

Current-gen consoles and PC.

"We'll continue to create more titles in the series."

Hideo Kojima will take an executive producer role on the next game, the first in a new series featuring Solid Snake.

The series creator says his absence may curtail references and Codec humour, but says stealth will be key and that next-gen formats could lead to more "conceptual" or "spiritual" ideas.

The end of the line for Jak & Daxter?

Ty us up. Ty us down.