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    Review | Kohan II: Kings of War

    War. It's fantastic.

    Now here's an interesting example of the cross-Atlantic divide. When bobbing merrily along as a digital castaway on the gaming info-Sargasso it's possible to forget that flesh-space concerns as "nationality" still exist, but it doesn't make them any less real. So while Kohan II's imminent arrival has been causing outbreaks of disco-boogie in the colonies, in the heart of Empire we're very much still much playing wall-flower at this fantasy RTS party. It's no great change - in its previous iterations Kohan received strategy game of the year awards a plenty over there while over here it got... well... got forgotten.

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    Review | Crash Bandicoot: Twinsanity

    Twinsane in the mem-- [No, no, stop that, that's a terrible, tired cliché the likes of which we can only endure so many times. Unlike the new Crash, actually. -Ed]

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    Ubi gives us the (Cold) Fear

    Have you seen any zombie sailors lately?

    Ubisoft is hoping to be responsible for soiled pants up and down the land next March, having entered the merry survival horror genre (or "action-horror" as the French publisher calls it) with newly announced title Cold Fear.

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    Half-Life 2 Steam offers ready tonight

    Which means you can pre-order Half-Life 2 direct from Valve, and you can get hold of the full version of Counter-Strike: Source as soon as they go live.

    Half-Life 2 packages will be made available for pre-order via Valve's Steam content delivery service at 6pm GMT (11am PST) today, the developer has announced. And as promised, anybody who buys one of the Steam packages will be able to play the full version of Counter-Strike: Source immediately. Half-Life 2 will then be made available as soon as it's ready.

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    New CoD: Finest Hour screens, 12 movies, trailer

    With voice acting from Dennis Haysbert (24!) and Brian Johnson (AC/DC!) confirmed this week, too.

    Activision has announced the voice, scripting and musical talent behind its forthcoming console World War II FPS title Call of Duty: Finest Hour, and also released a slew of new screenshots and gameplay movies, including a QuickTime trailer.

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    Interview | Traveller's Tales on Crash Twinsanity

    We ask the Crash developer about the reaction to Wrath of Cortex, the new near-fully 3D approach, Crash and Cortex working together, Jordan Reichek, their future plans and platform games in general.

    Sometimes we feel a bit like we're talking to a brick wall. When we find ourselves piling some of our favourite games of past years into roundups of games that sold in pitiful quantities, for example, or whenever people tell us they didn't buy ICO, but wasn't it just the same as Project Eden? No. Damn you. On the other hand, there are clearly times when you think we're talking out of our collective royal backside too, and comparing the critical reaction to the sales figures of the Crash series - consistently one of the best performing platform franchises since consoles reached 32-bit - it's quite possible the ageing Bandicoot is a catalyst for that reaction in a lot of people.

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    Half-Life 2 will be released on DVD only in the UK, according to a report carried by prominent fan site HalfLife2.net this week, although there's no word on the rest of Europe.

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    Survive 9/11 in new disaster game

    And Hiroshima, the Titanic, Hurricane Andrew, and more. It's all about survival, which is probably why it's called Survivor. Shots?

    German developer Replay Studios has announced a third-person action game which involves experiencing some of the worst disasters in recent history, including the sinking of the Titantic, Hurricane Andrew, Hiroshima, and - in a move which is already provoking much consternation Stateside - the events of September 11th.

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    New PC and Xbox CSI titles due in November

    At least, that's what we understand from the dead woman's toenail scrapings.

    Ubisoft is preparing to release a pair of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation titles this November. On the PC, there's CSI: Miami, which we're guessing is a Miami-based spin-off of the original show (we don't watch it, so we wouldn't know), while Xbox owners can look forward to a CSI title combining the contents of both previous PC titles - the original CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, and CSI: Dark Motives. The PC and Xbox titles will retail for 20 and 30 quid respectively.

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    Feature | UK Charts: Star Wars Battlefront knocks The Sims 2 from the top

    Another number one for Activision, while Nintendo and EA also impress.

    Activision has returned to the top of the UK software charts once more, with Star Wars Battlefront climbing one place to knock EA's The Sims 2 from the top of the ranking, while four new entries made it into the top ten.

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    Capcom's new survival horror due next spring

    Haunting Ground - or Demento as it's known in Japan - announced for release in Europe soon. Plenty of details and shots inside.

    Capcom has announced that it plans to release a new survival horror title called Haunting Ground on PlayStation 2 next spring across Europe. Having demonstrated the game in trailer form in Japan (where it's known as Demento) at the Tokyo Game Show last month, the Resident Evil publisher has now released more details and a slew of screenshots.

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    Review | Star Wars Battlefront

    Battlefield 1942 meets Star Wars. They get on. We hope they sire more offspring.

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    Review | Dynasty Warriors 4: Empires

    We originally thought it said 'Vampires'. That would've been more interesting.

    Keeping franchises fresh is a hit and miss affair, and, like arguing with an abusive imbecile that refuses to see sense and appears to speak Martian, is often pointless. Many classic games succeed simply because they do one thing very well. Burnout works because it lets you crash cars brilliantly. Bangaio lets you shoot things with a near-religious perfection. Dynasty Warriors lets you mow down dozens of opponents in 3D with various weapons and makes your little heart pop through your shirt like no other game can. Problems arise when, four or five games in, there's an apparent need to mix things up to keep the cash registers ringing. We're seriously okay for Burnout F1 and Bangaio Cricket, thanks.

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    US publisher Majesco has confirmed reports that Psychonauts is to appear on PS2 as well as Xbox and PC. This week also marked the launch of the new (and noisy) Psychonauts website, featuring an extensive gameplay trailer. You can find the website here, or you can head here to download the trailer in peace and quiet.

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    Interview | Interview with an Evil Genius

    We talk to Demis Hassabis about Evil Genius - his involvement, project goals, plans for multiplayer add-ons and console ports, and a great deal more besides. Muahaha!

    Elixir founder Demis Hassabis seems to be enjoying himself. He's all smiles when we meet up with him on the last day of a three day trade show; a contrast with quite a lot of other faces around the show floor, which speak volumes about hangovers, ill-fitting shoes, and a desire for the weekend to be here a few hours sooner.

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    THQ charges for Full Spectrum downloads

    Xbox owners asked to pay £2.99 a pop as the first of two downloadable missions arrives, but PC owners will find them already on the disc...

    THQ has released the first of two downloadable missions for Full Spectrum Warrior over Xbox Live, but despite shipping both bonuses with the PC version of the game (due out this Friday), the publisher has nevertheless decided to charge Xbox owners for the privilege of playing them. "Epilogue 1" is available now priced £2.99 / $4.99.

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    Men of Valor multiplayer demo

    And now you can kill your friends with poo-sticks and other unpleasant devices. Like guns.

    We've seen and played Infinity Ward's wonderful Call of Duty, and EA's increasingly polished stabs at reinvigorating the Medal of Honour franchise, but up to now the developer that kicked it all off, 2015, Inc., has been left somewhat by the way side - relegated into obscurity thanks to reports that virtually all the key contributors to Medal of Honour: Allied Assault went AWOL soon after that game shipped.

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    Tribes: Vengeance official MP demo

    Kill strangers using futuristic CD-launchers. Discus.

    We're still not quite sure what happened the first time around that led Irrational Games to instruct its fans not to download the Tribes: Vengeance official multiplayer demo, but the coast is apparently clear now and you're encouraged to munch on this 483MB worth of Vengeful multiplayer action as of now.

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    SEGA confirms SuperStars date

    And releases intro movie.

    SEGA Europe is preparing to launch its first (and hopefully not its last) PS2 EyeToy title later this month, the publisher confirmed this week. SEGA SuperStars, developed by Sonic Team, is due out on October 22nd.

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    SEGA and Sammy complete merger

    Marriage at last after a rocky engagement, as Japanese giants combine forces.

    One of the biggest ever mergers in the videogames industry has been successfully completed, with Japanese giants SEGA and Sammy finally coming together under the banner of SEGA Sammy Holdings.

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    SEGA signs Tenchu sequel for Europe

    Fatal Shadows due out on PS2 exclusively.

    SEGA Europe, not traditional publisher Activision, is set to release the next Tenchu title from K2 Studios in Europe next spring. Tenchu: Fatal Shadows, which appears to be based on the same technology as K2's previous Tenchu title, Wrath of Heaven, judging by these screenshots, will be released exclusively on PlayStation 2.

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    Sam & Max team form new developer

    New studio hopes to revitalise adventure genre.

    A group of veteran ex-Lucasarts employees have founded a new development studio in California called Telltale Games, with the stated aim of "reenergising" the adventure game genre.

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    Review | Pokémon Leaf Green/Fire Red review

    Does the 'Gotta catch 'em all' slogan extend to buying all the games as well?

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    MGS3 Camo Campaign winners announced

    Konami picks the four camouflage submissions to include in Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater.

    As promised, Konami has announced the four winners of the Metal Gear Solid 3 "Camouflage Campaign" contest, whose attempts to hide Snake from the prying eyes of soldiers and other nefarious types will be included in the full game.

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    Namco and Majesco talk up DS titles

    Pac-Pix, Mr Driller, Nanostray and Moonlight Fables start to take shape ahead of the DS' late November US launch.

    With the Nintendo DS set to launch in America in seven weeks' time on November 21st, more details on various third party titles are starting to emerge - even though Nintendo has yet to unveil its launch line-up.

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    Black Hawk Down Xbox delayed

    Xbox Live options need sprucing up apparently.

    NovaLogic has delayed the release of the Xbox version of Delta Force - Black Hawk Down in order to sharpen up the Xbox Live experience, the publisher announced late last week. The Xbox title, ported by Climax, is now due out in Q1 2005.

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    Halo 2 finished

    And nobody's suing anybody. It's the future of FPS development!

    Bungie has finished work on Halo 2 according to the developer's latest weekly update, which promises to be one of the last because, not illogically, "there's no more updating on the progress of the game, since the game is done."

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    Bungie jumping towards next project

    With Halo 2 virtually out of the way, Bungie has been dropping hints about what it might do next, and surprisingly there are no '3's anywhere.

    Bungie plans to do "something different" now that Halo 2 is finished, studio manager Peter Parsons told the BBC last week, scotching suggestions that another sequel to Halo would be the Microsoft-owned developer's next project.

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    Half-Life 2 set for 26th November in Europe

    VU Games confirms date to retail at last, with US date set for three days earlier. Update: VU Games source says there's a "good chance" HL2 will make it before Xmas...

    The long, drawn-out Half-Life 2 release date saga appears to be drawing to a close at long last, with Vivendi-Universal Games' expected to formally announce a November 26th release date for Europe, with US gamers getting the game three days earlier on November 23rd.

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