The Hype

• Interview: Tecmo Koei CEO, Kenji Matsubara

  Exclusive one-on-one discussion with the global boss of Japan's newest publisher. The product of two high profile game companies, can Tecmo Koei truly realise Matsubara's vision to become the "number one" games publisher?

• id Software Interview - June 2009

  We catch up with Steve Nix, Director of Business Development at id Software, on topics including iPhone development, Wolfenstein and idTech 5.

• Everyone Will Burn: Dante's Inferno Interview

  In-depth chat with executive producer and industry veteran Jonathan Knight, who reveals what makes Dante's Inferno hot - and what he committed to on "day one of the project".

• New Super Mario Bros. Wii Hands-on Preview

  Mario bounces back for a second shot at 2.5D platforming - can Nintendo get it perfect once again?

• Uncharted 2 Multiplayer Hands-on Preview

  Naughty Dog's gorgeous action franchise hunts for fresh plunder online, with Kikizo laying down cover fire.

• King of Fighters XII Hands-on Preview

  Thought 2D was dead? SNK Playmore has other ideas. Kikizo trades punches with the new King of Fighters.

• First-Hand with Natal: Why it's a Bigger Deal Than Critics Think

  We present to you our info-packed, first-hand, behind closed doors impressions of Xbox 360's stunning new killer app, chat to Kudo Tsunoda and Peter Molyneux, and explain why some of its critics are really missing the point.

• Red Dead Redemption: First-Hand Preview

  Rockstar gives us an early first look at its stunning, open-world wild west adventure, which unlike the Capcom-inherited original, they've built themselves from scratch.

• Does 'The Saboteur' Stand a Chance?

  Quite literally putting the colour into World War II: Pandemic's Tom French helps us fight, climb, and race our way through a uniquely stylized version of Nazi-occupied France.

• Spore: Why The Best is Yet to Come

  Maxis Executive Producer Morgan Roarty reveals what's in store for Spore, and talks us through Galactic Adventures.

• Shii - the Wii for women

  Hilarious Youtube Wii parody advert. It's Belgian, but you don't need to speak the language to get the jokes. Watch out for the odd English cussword.

• Bethesda's WET - But Are We?

  With terms like 'A2M' being tossed around, how can we not be? Stunning action sequences in Bethesda-published slashfest.

• Sonic Team Isn't Going Stale, Claims Sonic Veteran

  Sonic Team veteran Tetsu Katano says it's not true that staff inside the studio are becoming disillusioned, and that fresh talent keeps things bright.

• Confirmed: Ninja Gaiden 3 Planned, Dual Platform Release Likely

  New Team Ninja leader says the Ninja Gaiden series will continue, that the intention is to make it for "both audiences".

• Interview: Team Ninja Boss Yosuke Hayashi

  Our first chat with the new leader of Team Ninja, on Itagaki, Sigma 2, the Koei Tecmo merger and Ninja Gaiden 3.

• Dead Space Extraction Preview

  We chat to EA Redwood Shores' Steve Papoutsis on the highly promising Wii debut of Dead Space.

• Need for Speed Shift: Huge Interview

  We put our expert racing man Alan Boiston against Need for Speed producer and EA veteran Jesse Abney, for this detailed, revealing look into the game and the series' future.

• Star Trek D-A-C: Paramount Interview

  We chat to Paramount Digital Entertainment producer, Ben Hoyt, about the new Live Arcade game based on the blockbuster movie.

• Interview: Peter Moore, EA Sports

  Five-pages with the former Sega and Xbox boss, on expanding the EA Sports brand, signing up new sporting mega-talent, bundling Wii MotionPlus, growing up in a pub and why darts and snooker aren't really sports.

• Games That Won't Be Worth The Hype

  Today's hyperbole, tomorrow's 7/10? Kikizo runs a cynical eye over some of the biggest upcoming console releases.

• MGS5: There's "Pressure" - Kojima

  Series creator and gaming icon Hideo Kojima says there's "definitely pressure" to pursue a fifth instalment.

• Hideo Kojima: The Kikizo Interview 2009

  Catch-up with Konami's top creator to discuss reinvigorating Kojima Productions, fusion with western developers, rising costs, MGS Touch and, inevitably, Metal Gear Solid 5.

• Why Ubisoft's Next FPS will Impress

  We reveal all from a private showing of FPS western prequel Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood.

• Why I Turned Down Steve Jobs

  Would you turn down Steve Jobs? This man did.

• Nolan Bushnell Interview

  We sit down with one of the founding fathers of the games industry, creator of Pong and Atari legend Nolan Busnell.

• Flytrap: Casual Game Site Launches

  New consumer site to offer unbiased insight into the best in casual gaming.