Does anyone actually bother downloading demos from Future Gamer any more? What was that? Oh, you do! Well we've got three (cough) crackers for you this week - High Heat Baseball 2000, NASCAR 2000 and Black Bass with Hank Parker (not 2000). Get 'em while they're hot. Latest additions to the Hints and Tips database include Theme Park World on PC, Quake II on PlayStation, Supercross 2000 (there's another one!) on N64 and Re-Volt on Dreamcast. We've also got patches and updates for all the latest games.

The Future Gamer Chat Forum has been absolutely car-azy this week, as Crazy Taxi got its European release. It certainly looks like Sega have hit the nail firmly on the head with this one. Public transport aside, the Forum has been rather quiet (apart from the usual nonsense), which is amazing considering that Sony's PlayStation2 is released in Japan this weekend. However, Casper introduced an interesting thread on the lifespan of consoles. Are consoles really dying younger these days? Kaneda introduced a new twist to "Guess that Game" with "Guess that Game Tune" via the use of .wav files. Of course, most of us were baffled by the obscure Japanese tunes cropping up, though credit must go to WideUK, who whistled his way through the Rainbow Islands theme. Jimmy was interested to know everyone's favourite games for each genre. We were also forced to confess which of the so-called 'great' games we hadn't played; Tomb Raider received more than a passing mention. Finally, it appears that certain regulars are getting just a bit too excited about the start of a new Formula One season. Start your engines and rev into the Forum by clicking here.