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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...

(The latest PAL and key US releases.) This week: swash-buckling rootin-tootin' stealth action four-ways. Unscramble to win nothing.

Datel technical director Alex Edge makes the case for Action Replay MAX, which not only encompasses all the usual cheating tomfoolery, but also allows you to play DivX movies, MP3s and even Mega Drive ROMs on your PS2...

Concept art. Meh. Concept demos... Now that sounds infinitely more exciting. Just prior to leaving Starbreeze, we had a quick chat about Riddick's bonus content.

Continuing our discussion with members of the Riddick development team, we turn to the game itself - why they chose the first-person view and varied gameplay styles, the difficulty in crafting the technology, and their thoughts on the critical response.

Film licences. Phew - let's not even get into that! Actually, how about we do? We're talking to members of the Chronicles of Riddick team at Starbreeze, who have just created one of the most critically acclaimed film licences since GoldenEye. But how?

Lack of new releases leaves the coast clear for the boy wizard.

We chat to Julien Bares, producer of Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow, about the process of bringing the game to PS2.

(This week's new PAL and key US releases.) F-Zero on the GBA is about the height of it, but the US gets Riddick and Full Spectrum Warrior. Import-ant games.

Prisoner Of Azkaban makes it five number ones for EA already this year...

With the game's development saga drawing to a close, we talk to Nevrax CEO and creative director David Cohen Corval about why you should care about The Saga of Ryzom, specifics of how you'll play it, and how much you're likely to pay for the privilege.

The sickest, most brutal game ever made, or a bit of harmless cartoon justice?

Quickfire sequel reveals Sam Fisher to be a nasty piece of work... in a good way.

We get our hands on the most eagerly awaited title of the summer... (Check out our exclusive shots too!)

(Friday's comprehensive PAL and key NTSC release list.) Disgaea! GT4 Prologue! Hyper Street Fighter II! Syberia 2! Thief: Deadly Shadows! Spare exclamation marks available on request!

Radioactive Reed braves the exclusion zone once again to bring you the latest fallout on GSC's stunningly beautiful first-person shooter...

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

Read about the biggest surprise to hit gaming this year.

We chat to Black Monday game director Naresh Hirani and writer/narrative producer Katie Ellwood about the changing face of London, BT vans, motorbikes, and how the game will evolve following its E3 showing.

Has Team Soho learnt from its mistakes?

Capcom announces plans to publish Spike's sequel in Europe.

(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?

Includes two Resident Evil 4 trailers including direct feed E3 footage! The question is, why do we have this pathological desire to scare ourselves witless? Answers on a scrap of paper hidden under a bed...

Read our preview or download our huge 14-minute video of Second Sight, and watch Free Radical's David Doak run through the British developer's ambitious new adventure.