Take 2 Interactive have released details of the forthcoming expansion for their rather successful Railroad Tycoon II on the PC. The Second Century offers exactly what it says on the box – the opportunity to build and maintain a rail network from 1930 right up until 2030. It will feature a new campaign, new standalone maps (multi and single-player), new trains, industries and tycoons. The new campaign is divided into three segments of six scenarios each – War and Aftermath (1939 to 1950), The Modern Era (1950 to 2005) and The Future (2005 to 2030). The Second Century will be released in April.

Japanese Dreamcast owners will soon be able to flex their investigative muscles, thanks to Panasonic. Web Mystery is an adventure set in Japan and Hong Kong in which you must investigate a serial murder case. Clues will be made available on the Internet to help you pick up the grisly trail. Funnily enough, you don’t hear of many Japanese serial killers. Probably because they are all really nice people (or they’re all too busy playing games). Web Mystery comes on two GD-ROMs and will be released on April 8.

More news is beginning to seep through regarding Street Fighter III 3rd Strike: Fight for the Future. Chun Li makes a welcome return along with four all-new characters – Makoto, Remy, Q and Twelve. The frantic car-breaking bonus round from Street Fighter II is also back.

The US postal service recently opened a public ballot, in order to select 15 postage stamps to commemorate the ‘80s. So far, videogames are at the top of the pile with 133,942 votes, closely followed by the Berlin Wall with a respectable 132,190. What Future Gamer wants to know is where the hell are Duran Duran? Maybe they couldn’t fit Le Bon’s fat face on such a small piece of paper. And how about Nik Kershaw’s snood?