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Activision racks up seven consecutive weeks at number one.

Codemasters gives us a taste of this year's Colin McRae outing with three cars and three stages. Plus: details on the forthcoming PS2 and Xbox demos.

(Updated throughout the day.) NCsoft Europe announces EGN line-up, Sean Astin signs on for duty in Men of Valor, Burnout 3 song list revealed.

DICE shows off how powerful the Battlefield Vietnam engine is by transplanting a lot of 1942 content - and making it look ten times better in the process.

But not necessarily in that order.

Dennis exits game mag market, Future set to suspend long-running title as circulation falls.

Unleash hell. (Or marry your sister or something.)

Valve sharpens up its recently released CS: Source demo. That's what beta versions are for, after all.

Next month: Ms. Pac-Man when she was young and needed the money.

(Updated throughout the day.) Forbidden Siren 2 details, Tribes V nearing completion, King Arthur in November, Just 2 Play budget range unveiled, Heart of Empire: Rome announced, Dungeon Lords demo soon, Eidos signs Lego Star Wars.

(This week's new releases.) Black Arrow spikes our thigh, Powerdrome, um, you know, races about a bit, and Chessmaster makes its move: Gamers to What's New.

(Updated throughout the day.) New Sacred expansion and patch announced. Er, yep, that's your lot for now.

A forum post from Valve's Erik Johnson claims the preload has been delayed on account of CS: Source distribution.

One-level single-player demo has you surviving a plane crash, ducking through a magical forest and cracking seals on the catacombs. In 3D.

More maps, trains and tools - plus a patch - for PopTop's train empire simulation.

The plight of the unplayed game and its many abandoned friends...

Second game from much-vaunted London studio hitting retail soon.

The Regiment offers players a chance to storm the Iranian embassy.

(Updated throughout the day.) NFSU2 trailer, Sonic Heroes on PC, Painkiller expansion delayed, Painkiller expansion delayed, Catan on N-Gage, Metal Gear ported to phones in Japan, Maroon 5 on Xbox Live.

Counter-Strike: Source should be available to Condition Zero owners and ATI coupon holders now, alongside a new benchmark tool to check how your PC will run Half-Life 2.

Which isn't a sequel, because presumably if it were it would have to be X3.

Eugen Systems' Act of War: Direct Action not only looks gorgeous, but seems to have some thought behind it too. Surely not?

A trio of vampire hunters join Uwe Boll's adaptation project, which has already attracted Kristanna "Terminatrix" Loken and Sir Ben Kingsley.

(Updated throughout the day.) State of Emergency 2 delayed, Square Enix reg's new trademark.

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