Japanese games nuts obviously can't get enough news to feed their hunger, because top Jap Dreamcast magazine Famitsu DC is going from monthly to bi-weekly editions, making it the second bi-weekly games mag in the country. Obviously those cutting edge Japanese haven't discovered the Internet yet...

Hey you! Yes, you! Do you want some demos to lark around with? Have some! Tomb Raider: The Lost Artefact, Bust-A-Move 4 and Nox are all available for download. Latest additions to the Hints and Tips database include Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine on PC, Crash Team Racing on PlayStation, ECW: hardcore Revolution on N64 and UEFA Striker on the Dreamcast. We've also got patches and updates for all the latest games.

There was a fresh start for the Future Gamer Chat Forum this week after requests from several regulars - it was wiped clean and reset in a attempt to get rid of old posts and prevent responses to topics started in November 1998. Needless to say, we did enjoy the tranquillity and harmony, even if it did only last for a few hours. The Forum continues to go against the norm, with discussion on Nintendo's future topping the list. Debaser and Andy are adamant that Nintendo will have the last laugh in the next gen console wars. It appears there's still a lot of pushing and shoving before any conclusion can be ascertained. Egos were both inflated and annihilated this week with the "How big is yours?" thread. Can you believe that Kev has a 12Mb Voodoo 2 card, G3N3R1C has a self-built AMD K6-2 450 and, amazingly, Kaneda possesses a SCSI internal zip drive? Wow! By the way, if you're confused, we're talking about PCs. The "Play, Want, Bin" thread also made a premature return this week. Unreal Tournament still seems to be doing the rounds, ISS Pro Evolution is wanted and Monday mornings were binned. Finally, may we extend special thanks to Jaffa who mutilated one of the ECTS pictures for the Forum's amusement. However, we would like to point out that Andy Ashwin doesn't actually have horns and a goatee beard. At least not during the day...