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(This week's new releases.) Headhunter and Sudeki hit the streets (with beards and magic), while our Ameribrethren get a Viewtiful PS2 offering.

Star Wars: Battlefront, Tony Hawk's Underground 2, X-Men Legends, Shark Tale, Spider-Man 2, Doom III, Shrek 2. Them lot.

ShellShock: 'Nam 67 (Eh? Never heard of it!), Crash 'n' Burn, Champ Man 5, Snowblind, Imperial Glory, Get On Da Mic, LEGO Star Wars. It's all there.

Troubled publisher may fight on under bankruptcy protection legislation.

Manchester studio staff sent home, sources claim, as publisher financial woes continue.

Former president Rob Dyer says there will be more Deus Ex and Thief titles, but that the games will have more of a "consumer focus".

A very welcome makeover for the Tom Clancy series.

Sony and Nintendo, perhaps unwittingly, reveal what everyone believes is the real name for Prince of Persia 2. Meanwhile, we get hold of a new trailer, which is on Eurofiles now.

Epic's move to Midway seems to have had a positive effect on its arena-style shoot-'em-up. But will there be Animalities?

Seeking the stars of the future in schools, cities, and... er... Butlins.

As gamers around the globe try to get the best quality visuals and highest performance out of Doom III, NVIDIA marks the launch of a new (and potentially regular) discussion of technical wizardry by explaining Floating Point Precision.

(Updated throughout the day.) X-Men Legends on N-Gage, Thomas Jane to voice The Punisher, EA to launch Galaxies in Japan, Black Eyed Peas to score, star in The Urbz, Jason Bentley to score Destroy All Humans, Cossacks II delayed until 2005.

More setbacks for struggling publisher, but GMAC grants a stay of execution.

(Updated throughout the day.) Amazon Japan lists PlayStation 3 for the first time, Fable goes gold, Obscure demo released, Stronghold 2 unveiled.

Xbox and PC versions will be set five years after PS2 and Cube. Ubisoft also confirms release date for the Tom Clancy sequel.

Activision racks up seven consecutive weeks at number one.

Codemasters gives us a taste of this year's Colin McRae outing with three cars and three stages. Plus: details on the forthcoming PS2 and Xbox demos.

(Updated throughout the day.) NCsoft Europe announces EGN line-up, Sean Astin signs on for duty in Men of Valor, Burnout 3 song list revealed.

Hurrah! Now we can all kill people violently!

Dennis exits game mag market, Future set to suspend long-running title as circulation falls.

Next month: Ms. Pac-Man when she was young and needed the money.

(Updated throughout the day.) Forbidden Siren 2 details, Tribes V nearing completion, King Arthur in November, Just 2 Play budget range unveiled, Heart of Empire: Rome announced, Dungeon Lords demo soon, Eidos signs Lego Star Wars.

Karaoke Revolution set to make its debut on Xbox this November, alongside Volume 3 of the PS2 version, which will introduce dual-microphone support for the first time.

id Software chief executive Todd Hollenshead admits that the Xbox port of Doom III is now unlikely to make it out before the end of 2004.

Microsoft has backed out of the highly competitive US sports genre, cutting its NFL Fever, NHL Rivals and Inside Drive teams and laying off 76 staff in the process.