What do PlayStation games tell us about the important subject of family? We looked into it and, if this is what families are really like, we're going abroad on our own next Christmas. It's not though. In real-life, it's important to love your family, no matter how annoying they are.

You may or may not have heard of Scott Pilgrim, but he's the star of a fantastic indie comic title that is approaching its sixth and final volume, a movie adaptation directed by Shaun Of The Dead and Hot Fuzz maker Edgar Wright and a videogame from Ubisoft. Basically if you haven't heard of him you'll be hearing plenty in the coming months, but what I wanted to bring to your attention was a new teaser panel from the next volume of Pilgrim's comic.

The Super Street Fighter IV screens just keep rolling in, with this new batch focusing mostly on the art of kicking people really hard or, if you will, getting kicked really hard. New characters Cody, Guy and Adon feature, along with Street Fighter IV favourites Rose, Sagat and Chun-Li. Good ol' Chin-Li.

How It Works moves from strength to strength as first issues have sold fantastically across the board. With a record uptake for subscriptions after just two issues, as well as a growing staff of editorial experts, How It Works magazine looks set for a bright future. With issue three of the magazine on sale from 31 December, this amazing new title from Imagine Publishing dedicated to explaining all things science and technology, is continuing with its penchant for accessible, ...

While most people are tucking into their turkey and pulling a cracker or too we here at Play are still frantically smashing away at our keyboards trying to promote cheer and good will throughout the land and on that note we’d like to wish all our readers a very happy Christmas holiday. Thanks for all of your support over the last 12 months and welcome to all those who received a PlayStation from the man in red – we hope you stick ...

No one can deny that when Media Molecule created Sackboy they cooked up one of the most iconic videogame characters in recent years. And what do you do with something that has universal appeal and can appear in a near endless amount of different guises? You merchandise it of course. Arriving just in time for Christmas is a new range of products based on Sony’s award-winning franchise. Everything from figures and keyrings to flashy new threads will soon be with us – available at retailers like HMV and Play.com gamers ...

If you've been reading Play for a long time, then you'll no doubt be familiar with the name and face of Nick Jones, who's been working on the magazine for almost six years. Tuesday this week though was his last ever day on Play. He's not actually leaving in order to become the God Of War – he's taking charge of the NowGamer network, of which this very site is part – but we made ...

Thought you'd like to see this – we ran a competition with Morrisons a few months back and first prize was this, a signed PSPgo, signed by the man who created Gran Turismo and changed racing games forever, Kazunori Yamauchi. That's his signature! He touched this PSPgo! Yeah, so fanboyisms aside, here are some pics. Oh, and the lucky, lucky winner was David Birch from Leicester. That is all....

From air-sea rescue to counter surveillance, night vision goggles have literally changed the way we see Night vision typically utilises two types of technology; thermal imaging (infrared) and image intensification or light enhancement, of which the latter is the most portable and therefore suitable for use in night vision goggles. Light Enhancement devices take the photons present in ambient light (typically moon or starlight) from the front lens, pushing them through a photocathode tube that converts them into electrons, ...

The magazine that feeds minds is available now! Ever wondered about the world around us? Do questions like how do sharks hunt, how big is the sun and what’s inside an iPod fascinate you? Then get to the shops and buy a copy of How It Works magazine, a new accessible, entertaining science and technology title that delivers absorbing articles packed with facts and information on sale today across the UK. How It Works covers the environment, history, science, space, ...

New directory champions Apple’s iDevice as market leader Apple’s groundbreaking smartphone, the hugely popular iPhone, is set to become the world’s best device for handheld videogaming, according to The iPhone Games Directory. “With giant publishers such as Electronic Arts, Ubisoft and Konami now supporting the device with bigger and better games, which include the likes of Assassin’s Creed, Brothers In Arms, Spore and Metal Gear Solid, the iPhone is fast becoming the handheld gamer’s platform of choice” ...

New Celebrity Twitter Directory bookazine rates the best and worst of the world’s most famous blogs. Cycling legend Lance Armstrong has been rated as one of the best celebrity users of social media sensation Twitter in a new guide to the website, The Celebrity Twitter Directory. Former Knight Rider star and current judge on America’s Got Talent, David Hasselhoff, however, was voted as one of the worst, along with rap star Eminem, pop icon Janet Jackson, X-Man Hugh Jackman, and illusionist David Copperfield....

After a short and unsuccessful stint over on ITV, Play is back on Britain's most popular London-based soap, Eastenders. It appeared on last night's episode, as ever, on the top shelf in the Minute Mart – supported ably by Don Gilet. The UK's favourite unofficial PlayStation magazine has always had a reputation as the 'lovable rogue' of magazine actors, ever since it broke onto the scene back in 1995 as a child star appearing in a Birds ...

It could be the first image from the set of a Fallout movie, but it's actually an amazing Cosplay outfit. See more amazing images after the break.

The week's top gaming headlines in quickfire mode.

20 years later, but still a little rushed... Tackling a property as revered as Ghostbusters can’t have been easy for Terminal Reality. With the classic movie aired on more or less a monthly basis, there can be few people in the civilised world capable of returning only a bemused scowl when you ask them who they’re gonna call. But with the original writing team of Aykroyd and Ramis reprising their roles for what you might call an interactive cinematic experience (well, ...