New additions to the Hints and Tips database include Giant Gram: All Japan Pro Wrestling 2 on the Dreamcast, Darkstone on the PC, Anna Kournikova's Smash Court Tennis on the PlayStation and Mario Golf on the N64.

This week's Chat Forum round up is being written as the total eclipse gets underway and so far we haven't had the greatest view of it - Future Gamer Towers is unfortunately completely shrouded in cloud, rendering the experience a total disappointment. Someone else currently shrouded in darkness is Tek, who reports that screaming.net is not all it's cracked up to be. When he checked his phone bill and found that he was still being billed from BT for his phone calls, he had a sudden urge to become a lemming. Despite help from various regulars such as Mr Flibble, the lawyers have had to be called in - it's good to see people sticking up for their rights. Good luck, Tek!

As ECTS approaches, preparations gathered momentum for the regulars set to attend. Kaneda has readied his toolbox for an attempted sabotage job on the Hotel TV, enabling him to play Soul Calibur on the Dreamcast being supplied by another regular. Also in the forum this week, Kev C has expressed his delight at the fact that US gamers will have to pay a set monthly subscription fee for the online services of the Dreamcast. To be honest, most of us would rather pay the fee than have to pay for the phone call. Finally, it appears that nowhere is safe from crime, even the Forum. LucX reported that going home for lunch isn't such a good idea when you find burglars turning the place over. We expect that his PlayStation, washing machine, microwave and garden gnome will be auctioned off later this week. If you'd like to purchase any of these items or, more importantly, talk about games, pay a visit to the Forum now. Until next week...