Features:

• Simple Pleasures (The Sims hit Wii and DS with achingly cute characters and a big dollop of Animal Crossing. Say hello to MySims)
• Gun-Fight Club (Born of racing games, target shooting and pinball, Bizarre Creations hope The Club is more than just a blunt instrument)
• Pushing Gaming's Buttons (Recent Developments in hardware and development bring us back to the perennial question: what happens next?)
• Play-Pen (The quality of game writing is constantly under discussion. So why do games so rarely look to literature for inspiration?)
• Time Extend: Second Sight (It doesn't take a crystal ball to divine the gameplay and structural innovations in Free Radical's paranormal shooter)
• Game Devs Chat (All the news from the Game Developers Conference)
• PlayStation 3 Arrives (We report on the Euro launch of Sony's latest console)
• Return Voyage (The Commodore name is back in the games industry)
• Twice As Nice (We investigate Two Worlds, the RPG that became an instant MMO)
• History Today (The History Channel is bringing its expertise to the world of games)
• An Unfair Race (Plumbers and hedgehogs, together at last for the Beijing Olympics)

Including Previews of:

• Manhunt 2 (PS2, Wii)
• Skate (360, PS3)
• Pirates Of The Burning Sea (PC)
• Wakfu (PC)
• Monster Hunter Frontier (PC, PSP)
• Stuntman: Ignition (360, PS3, PS2)
• World In Conflict (PC)
• Super Paper Mario (Wii)
• Space Station Tycoon (PSP, Wii)
• Wing Commander Arena (360)
• Treasure Island Z (Wii)
• Opoona (Wii)
• Soul Cradle (PS2)
• Phantasy Star Universe: Illuminas No Yabo (360, PC, PS2)
• Guitar Hero 2 (360)
• Heroes Of Mana (DS)

Featuring Reviews of:

• Stalker: Shadow Of Chernobyl (PC)
• Command & Conquer 3 (360, PC)
• SSX Blur (Wii)
• Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter 2 (360, PC, PS3)
• Silent Hunter 4 (PC)
• Karous (DS)
• Medal Of Honor: Vanguard (PS2, Wii)
• Lost In Blue 2 (DS)
• Heatseeker (PS2, PSP, Wii)
• After Burner: Black Falcon (PSP)
• Theme Park DS (DS)
• The Red Star (PS2)