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Ah, the Tokyo Game Show. TGS. The thing that I remember most vividly about TGS (actually, the thing I remember Japanophile Rob Fahey asserting most repeatedly during his lectures on The Brilliance of TGS, which were something of a constant during our stay) is how well the kids behaved. Surrounded by throbbing pods, throbbing crowds and throbbing twentysomething Japanese ladies in schoolgirl outfits, they didn't squabble, and didn't bitch and whine when mother said move along; they stood in front of the pod, played the game, and got moving when told to. Bless them. Their behaviour is like a distillation of the entire show: busy, but restrained and polite; a vast network of games tapping you on the shoulder to get your attention.

The top spot in the all format charts goes to everyone's favourite heroine this week, as Tomb Raider: Legend significantly outsells The Godfather - pushing EA's mobster adventure back into second place.

Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy is heading to Xbox 360 as well all the previously announced formats, says publisher Activision.

It's that time of the year again - the time of the year that we all cross the Atlantic, complain about the sun, and try to avoid making "unfortunate" comments about low-flying planes in too many people's earshot. Particularly at the airport. Because it's not funny. And it's not funny to say, "did I pack this bag myself? This isn't even my bag!"

Atari's outlined the obvious bits of its E3 schedule, but is certainly reserving a few announcements for the show itself.

Ubisoft's next Rainbow Six title, Vegas, isn't going to appear on current-generation console formats after all, according to the publisher.

Activision's next Call of Duty game, due out some time between October and the end of December, will appear on next-gen consoles only according to CEO Bobby Kotick.

RedOctane and Harmonix have announced a few of the songs that should make up the 55-strong playlist in Guitar Hero II, due out in the US this November.

As you'll know if you've checked in with Sony's current-gen E3 line-up, Zipper Interactive's working on a pair of new SOCOM games - one for PS2 and one for PSP.

Everyone's expecting Sony to go new-game bananas at E3 next week, but that hasn't stopped it releasing a list of PS2 and PSP games we already know about.

Nintendo's DS Lite will launch in the USA on June 11th and cost $129.99, the company's announced.

THQ's joined the growing list of publishers to announce its line-up for E3 - and there's a lot to consider in virtually every category.

SiN Episodes: Emergence isn't even out until May 10th, but Ritual's already talking about a free update due a couple of weeks later - featuring a new gameplay mode.

SEGA's announced a few details about the game Bizarre Creations is developing for them - it's a third-person shooter called The Club which, SEGA reckons, will do for that genre what Bizarre did for the racing genre with Gotham. (Presumably metaphorically rather than, you know, adding donuts and Kudos points.)

Atari's announced plans to bring a modern update of BattleZone to PSP this November.

SEGA's confirmed the brilliant news about its Rome: Total War - Alexander expansion. You know, that Brian Blessed is voicing over the cut-scenes. Wicked!

The Creative Assembly's working on an expansion pack for Rome: Total War called Alexander, according to PC Zone, and it'll be released through a digital distribution service when it's finished.

Vivendi's planning to show off the Xbox 360 version of F.E.A.R. at E3 next week - and has released a few more details about it and the first screenshot.

Continuing our in-depth look at last year's sales report, Kristan picks over the DS and PSP's first years and even spends a bit of time on the Game Boy Advance. All data taken from Chart-Track's annual report, used with permission.

With Chart-Track's Annual Report now published and available for sale to publishers, Kristan prepares his own annual Statto impression and wades through the facts and figures to offer an interesting picture of UK retail. In part one, we look at the state of the market and the fate of the current generation of console platforms. (Data from Chart-Track's annual report. Used with permission.)

Electronic Arts has announced its typically bulky E3 line-up, promising "a renewed focus on original and wholly-owned intellectual property" to "drive gameplay innovation" - with a particularly strong selection of PC titles.

Vivendi's announced Crash Boom Bang! for Nintendo DS, featuring 40 mini-games that take advantage of the DS' unique features.

"Nobody ever passes first time," I told my sister the other day. She's about to start driving, see. Although that had nothing to do with the situation we were in, where I'd just swerved out from behind a lorry and then swerved back in because I wanted to avoid hitting a rabbit. Or a small child - I forget. She looked at me, moderately terrified, and said: "I don't want to learn any more." "Of course you do!" I said, casually mowing down a garden gnome for effect. "There's nothing more entertaining than going round corners when you're not quite sure whether you can brake enough."

Crave's joined in the pre-E3 fun by announcing its line-up - featuring the return of Dave Mirra, some non-violent PS2 shooting and an EyeToy-compatible poker game.

A Western version of Cooking Mama will be among four handheld titles shown off by Majesco at E3 next week, the publisher's announced.

Pandemic's confirmed speculation that it's working on a sequel to Mercenaries.

Warner Bros. Interactive has done a deal with D3Publisher that allows the latter to develop and publish games based on DC Comics/Vertigo's 100 Bullets comic.

Those of you up early to see what else SEGA's got in store for E3 can probably head back to bed - today's announcement's a PC, DS and GBA take on Nickelodeon's forthcoming Charlotte's Web film.

Midway's announced its line-up for E3, and it's one of its strongest ever - with next-gen titles like Unreal Tournament 2007 and Stranglehold rubbing shoulders with the likes of Rise & Fall: Civilizations War.

DreamCatcher's announced Genesis Rising: The Universal Crusade, a new science fiction RTS game with RPG elements - in development at Metamorf Studios and due out this September.