Admittedly I was only on for about an hour but the novelty of wrecked concrete bridges, 50's paraphernalia and dusty desert didn't wear off.

Good news for Microsoft then, although considering that the previous biggest day one seller on PS3 was GT5: Prologue - approx 80k - you can spin this as decent news for Sony too.

So what do you think so far then? Is GTA IV as good as you hoped?

I've spent the weekend playing what I predict will be the biggest selling game this year...

A new way to adventure?

Mac owners will get to experience Will Wright's ambitious evolve-'em-up at the same time as their PC-using friends.

The first ten games from our 2008 selection...

It's not arriving in Europe until next year, but Aleks got the chance to play a US version of the music game Rock Band.

Play a game, give rice to the needy.

So, assuming your wallet can handle it, which one of today's big games are you going for?

The biggie is Call of Duty 4. I've been playing it for the last week and it's easily the best shooter around at the moment

What about the supposed "short" length of the game? It took me around 8 hours to complete on normal settings and experienced players will probably knock an hour or two off that. But you know what - I loved every minute.

First impressions from a night with Infinity Ward's riproaring modern shooter.

You can tell it's Autumn - there are some actual new games in the shops. Hitting the highstreet this weekend are Midway's John Woo-supervised shooter, Stranglehold for Xbox 360, Ninja Theory's visually awe-inspiring PS3 battler Heavenly Sword and lovingly stylised adventure Super Paper Mario for Wii. All have reviewed reasonably well, although Strangehold has been called simplistic and repetitive, while Heavenly Sword is considered too brief by some reviewers (although you have to see the cut-scenes). Super Paper Mario, though, is pretty much unmissable for game-starved Wii-ers.

The first real must have game of the year is released today. Bioshock - released on 360 and PC - is a first person adventure set in an under water city full of art deco architecture and 1940's music.

Text adventures are the ideal collaborative gaming enterprise. Who wants to build one with the gamesblog?

Tomb Raider Anniversary is up there with Crackdown as my most pleasant gaming surprise of 2007.

Forget Halo 3, the most gaming entertainment I've had this week has been on Buzz: The Mega Quiz.

Browser games Samorost 2 and Club Penguin (MiniClip) have taken the Webby awards in the game category.

MTV and Guitar Hero creator partnership produces the collaborative Rock Band.