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If Ninja Gaiden couldn't kick your arse before, chances are it will do from now on.

Top three titles remain unchanged despite sliding sales figures.

It's one of the most ambitious action role-players ever conceived, in which you literally live the life of a hero. But when we sat down with Fable for the first time, we wanted to make sure that the underlying game could back up that ambition.

Paws for thought as Artoon's grinning cat returns to the big black box.

3DO may no longer exist, but apparently nothing can save us from the dreaded Army Men.

(Updated throughout the day. Allegedly.) Square Enix reg's a trademark, demos of Myst IV and Arena Wars, Zoo announces Pool Shark 2.

VU pledges Tribes, Crash and Riddick amongst others, while DJs will have TrackMania: Sunrise, Chaos League, Bet On Soldier and more.

Microsoft UK confirms that X04 will not be taking place as expected. Instead, the platform holder is planning a series of events in individual territories, focusing on key Xbox titles.

Hironobu Sakaguchi has elaborated on his plans for Mist Walker, the studio he founded after leaving Square Enix, where he directed the Final Fantasy series from the outset.

You'll believe a hamster can fly. And explode.

Bohemia Interactive remains quiet, but publisher Codemasters updates its website to reflect a new release target.

Doing anything this September?

(Updated throughout the day.) Club Football 'Precision Trigger' details, THQ humps Pixar some more, UT2004 patched, Codename: Panzers and Soldner demos, Custom Robo for GBA, another Shining Force on way.

Sometimes the kindest thing you can do is put them to sleep, you know. They go to cat heaven. Apart from Catwoman, which will roast in the most virulent fires of hell. Shame. Nice coat.

(This week's new European releases.) Find Bin Laden, and kill all the cats, amongst other things.

Featuring one single and one multiplayer map, lots of wriggly pink fellows and a whole new approach to how they slaughter one another. Available from Eurofiles now.

But how long before they're Xbox downloadables, we wonder.

But nobody knows much about it yet.

(Updated throughout the day.) Intellivision pack for Cube, Majesco confirmed as Psychonauts bods (due on PC, too), massive Vampire Bloodlines walkthrough video, DOA Ultimate cushion toned down, Iron Phoenix delayed.

Killzone developer's Vietnam title finally gets the green light after an aborted attempt to release it in June.

Wishful thinking from the world's richest man?

Yannis Mallot, producer of Prince of Persia 2 talks about the game's new Freeform Fighting System and the various improvements the Montreal team has made since The Sands Of Time.

It was meant to reshape the world of RPGs. Instead, it just reshapes what was already in it, and lacks conviction in doing so.

(Updated throughout the day.) Midway plans Mortal Kombat: Deception special editions, strips original MK out of Arcade Treasures 2, Sonic Mega Collection Plus line-up revealed.

Despite mentioning the game in a job ad on its website, Climax now says that it was merely a typo, and that Microsoft holds the keys to the franchise.