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Square Enix recently sent out an email inviting a number of its European fans to participate in a closed beta test of Final Fantasy XI for Windows, which is "potentially on [its] way to Europe" following its successful launch in the States.

Rockstar's biggest game of the year isn't due to be shown off to the world's press until next month, but that hasn't stopped the company from releasing a few tantalising details about its next Scots-developed criminal tour de force during the E3 show this week - along with a few screenshots.

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Monolith's massively multiplayer title The Matrix Online is now to be published worldwide by Sega, the company has announced at E3 - quashing speculation that it would be handled directly by IP holder Warner Bros.

Konami has launched the promised Metal Gear Solid 3 "Camouflage Campaign" this week, and announced plans for a Metal Gear Solid comic book later this year, all the while the game has been wowing audiences in both trailer and playable demo form at the E3 trade show in Los Angeles.

We knew it was meant to be there. But as Nintendo's hugely detailed conference crept into its fortieth minute, we were beginning to wonder if it would actually show up - our cramped legs, in particular, were starting to complain bitterly. But of course it did. It started with a shot racing over valleys and water, before flicking to a shot of giant horse-like creatures and warriors creeping over the fiery horizon to dramatic pangs of music. Then we glimpsed the castle, and saw flashes of somebody galloping past the camera on a horse - and suddenly there he was, and we had our first lingering shot of Link, reunited with his horse Epona and tearing across the front of a horde of enemies.

Japanese developer Tecmo - the chaps responsible for the rather excellent Ninja Gaiden, which all you Xbox owners will undoubtedly be picking up on its European release tomorrow - has revealed that an Xbox version of its survival horror title Project Zero 2: Crimson Butterfly is in the works.

Download a video of our entire interview with Valve Software's Doug Lombardi from Eurofiles, and hear the man himself discuss the process that brought Half-Life 2 together.

Download a video of the entire Nintendo pre-E3 press conference from Eurofiles (113MiB). Including first ever footage of Zelda sequel, Advance Wars on the Cube, Metroid Prime 2: Echoes, the GBA's The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cup, and of course the long-awaited unveiling of Nintendo DS!

You've probably heard lots about the Sony pre-E3 conference - you know, that little event in LA where Ken Kutaragi invited around some close friends and showed them his new toy, the PlayStation Portable, and a stack of new software. Now, thanks to our wonderful magical Eurofiles Service, you can grab a video of the entire conference for your viewing pleasure.

The legendary online FPS Counter-Strike is to receive a Souce-engine makeover and re-released this summer, Valve boss Gabe Newell revealed at E3 this morning.

Given the enormous popularity of all things Half-Life, it's a given that a movie will be made of the game eventually. Indeed, several attempts at getting such a project off the ground have been firmly rejected, Valve's Doug Lombardi revealed in a recent interview, but the developer behind the Sci-fi shooter phenomenon hasn't ruled out the possibility of extending the franchise to the silver screen.

Valve has revealed it has several Half-Life 2 expansion packs planned which will tell the stories of several key supporting characters in the soon-to-be-released PC blockbuster.

Konami's stand at E3 this year is, by the sounds of it, quite a noisy one. Possibly quite a sweaty one as well; the Japanese company is showcasing crazy dancing titles like Dance Dance Revolution EXTREME and Dance Dance Revolution Ultramix 2, and anyone who's had to stand near one of those machines for a while knows that the smell of jiggling nerd flesh can be quite overpowering after a while. I wonder if Konami are planning to sell own-brand deodorant as well?

Nokia's E3 press conference has revealed that a number of new publishers are set to support the N-Gage game deck, including Atari and Capcom, with eight new software titles for the system being unveiled.

There was a time when "arcade perfect" was one of the most abused phrases in the games journalist's arsenal, guaranteed an airing whenever a good-looking game required thought-free hyperbole at short notice. And it certainly captured the imagination. Arcade quality visuals in the home! Technology that we could never possibly afford emulated to within a fraction of its former brilliance!

Although we only currently know of one Sega EyeToy game in production - the encouragingly game-like SuperStars - representatives admitted to Eurogamer recently that the company could decide to continue developing for the breakout peripheral.

Nintendo of Europe has announced plans to release Animal Crossing in Europe in typically understated fashion, sliding a printed press release into our freebie bags at today's press conference in Los Angeles confirming the news. Cube owners will be able to pick up a PAL copy of the game on September 24th.

Electronic Arts has finally ironed out its differences with Microsoft over the latter's Xbox Live online service, announcing that a large number of its key titles will be Live-enabled starting as early as July.

Sony's first announcement of E3 this year was that the PlayStation 2 is to drop in price to $149.99 in the United States, effective immediately - mirroring a similar drop by the Xbox at the end of March.

Square Enix has one game in development for Nintendo DS, the dual screen console set to be unveiled in Los Angeles later today, and will be demonstrating a playable version of the game at E3 when the event opens this Wednesday.

We often whinge about cheating scum, but we do hold a certain place in our hearts for Datel's Action Replay regardless, because sometimes it lets us do things with our games that we never thought possible. Just look to the Wind Waker test level code, or the way it brought us English versions of the Japanese F-Zero GX menus when we thought the text was all but lost.

Activision has issued a release this morning proclaiming that the PC version of Doom 3 will launch "this summer", following last night's impressive demonstration of the Xbox version at Microsoft's pre-E3 conference.

Every so often we joke about the possibility of a rap battle rhythm-action game. After all, the various teams behind Amplitude, DDR/Dancing Stage, Karaoke Stage, SingStar, EyeToy: Groove and a host of other similar titles have literally attempted everything else.

The capabilities of the Xbox Live service are set to be extended once again later this year, with new video chat functionality and the ability to download arcade style games being announced at Microsoft's pre-E3 conference.

There wasn't much in the way of genuinely new software at Microsoft's press conference in LA last night, but one game did stand out as being shiny (very shiny, in fact) and new - namely Forza Motorsport, a Microsoft Game Studios internally developed title which is shaping up to be the Xbox' answer to Gran Turismo 4.

Given Duke Nukem's continuing refusal to kick any ass at all for the past eight years, the world evidently needed another lantern-jawed, smart-mouthed gaming character to fill the breach. 'Serious' Sam Stone has done his bit for ludicrous firepower and insane quantities of screaming enemies with bombs strapped to their backs, but he's no match for the cigar-chomping babe magnet from Texas in the one liner strakes. Or for chicks, for that matter.

The much-delayed arrival of Halo 2 has been confirmed for a November 9th release date at Microsoft's traditional pre-E3 showcase event in Los Angeles.

UK development studio Bits Corp has been handed the contract to develop a game based on Warner Bros' upcoming DC Comics adaptation Constantine - giving them the weighty responsibility of translating iconic comic book character John Constantine to videogame form.

Remember when videogames used to be about shooting people? Or hacking them to bits with a sword, or throwing rocks at them, or even kicking them in the face in the absence of any suitable objects for bashing them about with. Not any more; for kids these days, it's all about sneaking around and avoiding their enemies entirely. Gone is the all-guns-blazing glory - it wasn't like this in my day, I tell you...