Features (Page 389)

In the second part of our interview with Tribes: Vengeance producer Chris Mahnken, we go over the community's involvement, how seriously Irrational takes the single-player component, making the game more accessible, and public demo plans.

We chat to new European president and CEO John Yamamoto about the expansion of Square Enix' European division, a move that heralds a whole new era for the Japanese giant in this territory.

(This week's European releases.) Not a whole hell of a lot, although when does that ever stop us?

In the first part of our in-depth chat with Tribes: Vengeance producer Chris Mahnken, we discuss what the team learned from past Tribes titles, what it's been like adapting the game to new technology and a new audience, and more besides.

Activision's Spider-Man 2 movie tie-in shunts Atari's movie wannabe - and we bid farewell to the PSone.

Keiji Inafune on Jean Reno, the upcoming movie, multi-platform possibilities and whether this is the end of Capcom's popular hackandslash series...

We talk to the game's senior producer Dave Rutter about Beautiful Game Studio's "faster, more user friendly and more accurate" take on football management.

Rockstar won’t talk to nobody, fool. You can’t see Rockstar. Until now. Eazily Dan approach, the microphone because he ain’t no joke…

We chat to Intrepid Games about B.C., its hugely ambitious Xbox action-adventure title, and how you go about teaching cavemen to survive and evolve in a land rife with dinosaurs and other natural rivals.

Rockstar North’s art director, Aaron Garbut, gives the rarest of interviews on the look of the biggest game of all time. Pray silence, for the man in charge of the San Andreas style.

(This week's European releases.) The Classic NES Series is here. Woo. And Spider-Man 2 and Onimusha 3. Come on then - chop chop.

The man behind Kick Off 2 returns to the dugout to give his first in depth interview and talk about his first football game in ten years. And why all the other ones are rubbish.

Sales still strong for Atari's great hope, but it's a quiet week at the tills otherwise.

We chat to Amuze creative director John Kroknes about Headhunter: Redemption - what it's about, how it compares to the original, and what happened to Jack Wade's motorbike...

We chat to Epic's Mark Rein, Tim Sweeney and Alan Willard about the third generation of their Unreal engine technology.

(This week's European releases.) Athens 2004, NHL Eastside Hockey Manager, Soldiers, Kirby, and various bad jokes that we can't publish anywhere else.

We chat to Risto "Riz" Remes, creator of NHL Eastside Hockey Manager, about the game's path to market, the reaction to the demo, updates, and the importance of the NHL license.

Atari scores first chart topper since Enter The Matrix with this year's fastest-selling title...

(This week's European releases.) DRIV3R's out. But then you know that. But so are Full Spectrum Warrior, Ground Control 2, Champions of Norrath and others.

More of your thoughts on games both great and small. (And crap.) Highlights include Metroid: Zero Mission, Sonic Advance 2, StarCraft, Crimson Skies and, um, Dragontorc.

Sam Fisher stealthfully outwits Mr Potter to reclaim top spot as Shrek 2, Driv3r and Mario Golf make top ten debuts...

Your reviews of Interstate 76, Far Cry, Super Mario Sunshine, Soldner, Shining Force, TOCA Race Driver 2 and Space Invaders Anniversary. More to come later this week.

Apart from a new breezy sense of confidence in the England camp, there's Mashed, a new .hack game, Mario Golf, Sonic Advance 3, Breakdown, and other odds and sods to keep you out of the sun...

Sam Fisher and Red Harlow can't shift the teenage wizard...

With Dirty Harry the next game to get the movie to game treatment, we ask: what's the point of basing videogames on movie licenses, and the pros and cons surrounding their increasing use...