Nintendo DS (Page 199)

Could be Spider-Man 2 on the DS and Activision Anthology/Tony Hawk's Underground 2 on the PSP, judging by the previously released information.

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.

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.

Outspoken developer takes the industry to task over "creative crisis".

The legacy of Mana continues to grow.

Application man Neil Aitken claims he was forced to work 12-hour days and falsify timesheets to keep it above board.

European MD set to move to new role at Digital Bridges.

Hitmaker and Amusement Vision fall off the web, while others pare down their presence.

Aims to remain true to the original storyline, whilst fleshing things out in a few places. Includes shots of a few sample pages from early on.

Craft and Meister formed by former Capcom pair.

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...

The Kick Off legend returns with his first footy game in over ten years - first info inside...

The Mobile Panel gives you access to new mobile games in exchange for your feedback. And you could win an iPod, too.

Nintendo Europe managing director David Gosen has strongly criticised Microsoft for attempting to drive the industry to a hardware transition too early, and also attacked the games media for its focus on the next generation.

Mammoth buyout ruled out, but Viacom may still be hunting for a publisher.

(Updated throughout the day.) Tribes available from Sierra for free, Joint Ops goes gold, Box Clever Interactive approved as DS developer.

(Updated throughout the day.) Engine Software becomes DS developer, Neversoft porting engine to Xbox 2, Datel launches MAX Drive for GameCube - including homebrew dev support.

Veteran game designer discusses gameplay experiments conducted on Cube and DS, "and there are other ideas, too". N5, perhaps?

Top three titles remain static as UEFA, Pokemon and Hitman retain their places.

Warner Bros reckons so. Boss Jason Hall wants to target publishers who "exploit movie studios all day long" with bad products.

European clash of the handheld titans in line for March 18th 2005, claims UK retail magazine.

According to reports. With The Rock playing main man Alec Sects, too.

(All this Friday's new releases.) Singstar versus Rallisport Challenge 2, Way of the Samurai and Riding Spirits sequels, and a whole lot of strategy. As they say in LA: are you PUMPED?

EA Sports' rivals heave a sigh of relief as reports are decried as false.

Spider-Man 3 set for release in 2007, with a comic-based title due out next year.