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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.

Konami's answer to Rainbow Six finally unveiled.

Ropey.

Gripping.

Falters more than it alters.

The horror of low expectations on high seas.

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

Sadly lacking its companion release Addiction Manager 2005. Lose yourself to numbers. Again.

Hadoken? Yes, about 50 times, thanks.

Or SingStar Encore, since we're clearly still at the same show.

The best World War II shooter ever.

EA's first Middle Earth-based RPG. The beards are twitching. Is it a perfectly flighted arrow or a drunk dwarf smacking his head on a pub doorframe?

We're puzzled. In a good way.

All right, we don't really care about wrestling any more. But Gary Cutlack does.

The end of the line for Jak & Daxter?

Beat men in the Judgement Ring and swap gay porn with shopkeepers. A traditional Japanese RPG, then.

A dashboard confessional for a guilty pleasure.

Apparently it's good. But can you trust that?

We fort this was going to be good.

Ty us up. Ty us down.