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JoWooD has released a multiplayer demo of Chaser, their upcoming first person shooter set in 2044. You can download the 142MB file from 3D Gamers and all the other usual suspects, and play on one of two deathmatch maps; Building Site or Final Strike.

Yeah, we like big robots round these parts. We're not ashamed to admit that the opportunity to pilot a hulking great mass of metal through the streets of some random futuristic city gets us a bit excited [although it depends if it's attractive metal -Ed], and it was with some degree of anticipation that we picked up Armored Core 3, hoping to have our missile-laced walking tin can desires satiated.

It's fair to say that the original Xbox and PS2 release of CMR3 was greeted with a fair amount of disappointment from many of its more demanding fans. It's not that it was bad game by any stretch of the imagination, but previous versions set such a high standard that many people expected Codemasters to once again set the benchmark. The cold fact was it didn't.

Given the state of the weather around here (it's hotter than the surface of the sun), it's perhaps a touch ironic that I spent the morning home from work assessing water damage with an insurance bloke. But evidently when it rains, it pours. And it's not just water. For some reason, June 20th has brought us not a drop, not a dollop, but a whole goddamn deluge of things it's probably worth spending money on. If they twist your particular teat, that is. Fortunately game shops have an overflow in the shape of the bargain bin to catch the bits that slip through the cracks. Unlike the flat above me...

If you want to go to the PlayStation Experience - taking place from Thursday 28th to Sunday 31st August this year at Earl's Court, London - then now is the time to whip out that credit card and spend £6, either via www.playstationexperience.co.uk (which subsequently links to this place for online booking), or by picking up the phone and dialling 0870 444 5208. We're not sure what's going to be on display yet, but there should be a goodly amount of new and unfinished PlayStation 2 games, most of which even we have yet to play.

Evolution. Isn't that what most game sequels are these days? Ever since the days of the 4,000 Street Fighter II editions, cash cow franchises have been milked to the very last rancid drop, and thanks to the unwavering loyalty that hardcore gamers possess games companies know only too well that plenty of people would buy the same game about four times if it came in a different box. Dare we assume Virtua Fighter 4 Evolution will offer enough 'new' content to justify the £39.99 price tag?

Capcom is planning a PC version of Chaos Legion, a game only previously announced for PS2. Although the publisher has yet to release any screenshots of the PC version, we do know that it is due for a global simultaneous release this autumn with support for eight languages. And unlike some PS2 to PC conversions, the game will support high resolutions from 640x480 to 1600x1200.

Impossible Creatures wasn't bad at all according to our Rob, and now Relic is set to make it even more... not bad. Er. The new 1.1 patch adds better mod support and a mod selection screen, along with some gameplay balancing, sound engine updates and "much more"! Hop on over to our good buddies 3D Gamers and get inbreeding.

Chrome (a Polish FPS, believe it or not) has been delayed from early to late summer according to North American publisher Strategy First. The decision to hold the game back was apparently made on the strength of player feedback from the recent beta test.

Hong Kong based Lik-Sang, a mail order company which distributes videogame software and hardware worldwide, has lost a crucial court case brought by Nintendo over the sale of devices which could copy Game Boy software.

Codemasters has released a multiplayer PC demo of TOCA Race Driver, the "even fiercer" version of the erstwhile PS2 exclusive, with higher resolution visuals and all sorts of other jazz. The multiplayer demo gives up to 12 players access to three circuits (Sears Point, Norisring and Adelaide) via LAN and online. Why not have a gander at Martin's review while you download the 164MB demo. Then if you like it, maybe you'll buy the PC or Xbox version. If you go for the newly Platinum PS2 version though, beware that it's not quite the same experience.

As the man himself says on the inside cover of his game manual, "I've always been stuck in those liquid crystal displays, but not anymore." Yes, Nintendo has finally decided to thrust Mario's bulky adversary into the red, green and blue of true console limelight, after years of quirky coin collecting, block-busting and puzzling platform games on various Game Boy consoles. And in-keeping with the big N's current strategy of outsourcing popular franchises to trusted second parties (which seems to be working if Metroid and F-Zero are anything to go by), Wario's first Cube adventure has been concocted by gameplay gurus Treasure, whose 2D shooter Ikaruga - also reviewed this week - is a poster child for playability over pretentious polygons.

Splash Damage, London-based developer of the surprisingly good free multiplayer game Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory, is working on a Doom III engine project in collaboration with Id Software and Activision, according to a job advert posted on their website.

Mythic is running an open beta of its new Dark Age of Camelot expansion, Foundations. The free, optional expansion offers players the opportunity to own a house, customise its outer appearance (including the garden, Titschmarsh fans), and adds new housing NPCs such as Smiths, Enchanters, and Tradeskill merchants to place in your home, amongst other features. You pick the files for the expansion up over at the official site.

According to the latest issue of Famitsu, Aruze subsidiary Nautilus is working on a successor to Shadow Hearts, one of Eurogamer's favourite unsung PS2 RPGs. Nautilus' work on the PS2 follow-up is apparently 70 per cent complete, with Shadow Hearts 2's release date currently undecided.

Carmageddon was one of the first games this writer can remember getting well and truly hooked on when he finally managed to get a PC that could run it, alongside Grand Theft Auto and Duke Nukem 3D. Carmageddon introduced the kind of freeform driving and comedy violence we can now take for granted in classics like GTA3. Sadly, the game's subsequent two sequels never really bettered the original's formula, milking it to within an inch of its life. It's with some trepidation then that we notice that SCi has plans for another Carmageddon title for release in 2005, according to a report in MCV. Naturally, nobody knows any specifics about platforms or even developers but as soon as we know, we'll let you know.

Electronic Arts has announced that Digital Illusions Canada is working on a successor to Battlefield 1942, and has in fact hopped on one of the FPS genre's favourite new bandwagons. Welcome to Battlefield Vietnam.

If there's one vital service which the GameCube is providing to gamers all over the world, it's the highly commendable job it's doing of bringing the Dreamcast back catalogue to a wider audience. From the likes of Sonic Adventures to the ultra-hardcore Ikaruga, the system is gradually removing all the reasons you might have had for calling your Dreamcast back into active service under the TV - and with the arrival of Skies of Arcadia Legends, one of the best RPGs the DC saw in its short lifespan, the catalogue of top-notch DC software on your Cube has grown yet again.

GameSpot reports that Capcom will localise, publish and distribute both the PS2 and PC versions of Grand Theft Auto III in Japan. Rockstar's new partnership agreement with Capcom will see a release for the 18-month-old title on Japanese shores before the end of the year.

PlayStation Portable (PSP) games will cost between £15 and £40, SCEE president Chris Deering revealed yesterday at ELSPA's first annual Games Summit.

With so few games publishers willing to go out on a limb and release exclusive titles for the Xbox (unless Microsoft passes around its huge money hat), it's been a frustrating year for those of us who want to see them really pushing the boundaries, and actually release killer content. Apart from the odd exceptions (Splinter Cell, Panzer Dragoon Orta), we've largely had to wait for Microsoft's own first party offering to emerge to provide the really compelling reasons to invest in the big black box. It's been a barren period.

An Xbox version of Unreal II is definitely underway, and will be released in Europe during November, an Atari spokesman confirmed this morning.

LucasArts has finally announced that its long-awaited massively multiplayer RPG, Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided, will make its way to US stores next Thursday 26th June priced at $49.99, which includes a 30 day subscription to the game. The publisher is offering a range of subscription fees, including month-to-month payments at $14.99; quarterly payments at $14.00 per month; six-monthly payments at $13.00 per month; and yearly payments at $12.00 per month.

Ubi Soft has patched up its Serious Sam-alike FPS, Will Rock. Despite our efforts, we weren't able to find a list of changes for the patch, but we assume it's really quite important and that it will improve your quality of life beyond your wildest dreams. If you're that way inclined, pick up the 27MB file from Ubi's FTP server, or 3D Gamers.

Tom gave me this story because he thinks he's a funny guy. You're not a funny guy, Tom. Anyway, there's an official patch for Postal 2, one our most revered games of the past year.

Hackers working on breaking the copy protection systems employed by Nintendo's GameCube have caused a stir by posting binary images of several Cube games to the Internet - but their claims are more than slightly exaggerated.

PlayStation Portable (PSP) is not the first time that Sony has developed a handheld gaming system, it has emerged, with a Japanese business publication revealing details of the company's one-time plans to release a portable platform in 2000.

Released back in December 2001 on the PC, the PS2 version of Return To Castle Wolfenstein has been a long time coming, but instantly distinguishes itself as the weakest of the three versions currently available, missing all the components that made it worth owning in the first place.

Capcom has updated its release schedule, giving more precise release date estimates for Viewtiful Joe and other titles. The side-scrolling superhero caper that finally caught the masses' attention at E3 is now apparently due on October 31st, up from its previous sketchy "November" target.

Those busy folks over at Codemasters have just posted the first movie footage of Colin McRae 04 here, available in a variety of download flavours to suit your needs.