It's a quiet week in Europe, what with E3 creeping over the horizon, but there's still Transformers and Euro 2004 (FIFA in dis-guise!) to get excited about. And plenty more over the water in Statesville.
Take control of battleships, aircraft carriers, subs, planes and so on and control theme all individually as US forces take on the Japanese Navy in the run-up to the Battle of Midway.
Vivendi-Universal Games is claiming that Monolith's latest project, which it plans to show off at E3 this week, might be described as "The Matrix meets The Ring". First shot inside.
Ubisoft Montreal apparently responds to criticism of the repetitive combat system in The Sands of Time, outlining aims for a new and unhinged alternative. Plus: first shots!
Black & White 2, TimeSplitters Future Perfect, GoldenEye, Burnout 3, but nothing you haven't already heard about, other than four PSP titles to be announced next week.
Adventure and excitement. A Jedi may not crave such things, but gamers certainly do, and Obsidian Entertainment's sequel to KOTOR looks very much like it'll deliver.
You in particular. Other highlights on the THQ E3 line-up include Full Spectrum Warrior, S.T.A.L.K.E.R., The Punisher, Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War, and an EyeToy-enabled Nicktoons game.
It'll be on the show floor along with Star Warses Battlefront, Republic Commandos and Galaxies: Jump to Lightspeed, but we're more interested in something else on the list...
Doom, COD: United Offensive, Rome: Total War, Vampire: Bloodlines - it's a mostly PC-flavoured line-up so far. But no The Movies, COD: Finest Hour or Tony Hawk?
Now due in 2005, the latest Final Fantasy will appear at E3 alongside the likes of Kingdom Hearts II, Full Metal Alchemist, Front Mission 4 and of course Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children.