The Fileplanet.com subscribers only exclusivity period has ended for the Fighter Ace 3.5 demo and it now seems to be available for all to download.

Fighter Ace 3.5 is a MMP WW2 themed flight sim that is light on the sim and heavy on the action.
Players are able to fly fighters, bombers or transport planes and take part in a series of conflicts themed around battles in a number of theatres including the Pacific (complete with carrier ops and torpedo runs), Europe and Africa.

To play the full version or check out some screenshots see the Fighter Ace Website the demo can be downloaded from Fileplanet here.

Eidos have launched a special mobile phone website to promote the upcoming Lara Croft: Angel of Darkness game, offering visitors the opportunity to download special ringtones and logos for their mobile phones.

For the first time ever fans of Lara Croft and the Tomb Raider series of games will be able to download official music and images based on the forthcoming game, Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness. The ring tones available have been taken from the soundtrack for the new game.

Borrowed shamelessly from GamesPress, here is this week's All-Formats Charts:

POS.	TITLE	PUBLISHER
1	Metroid Prime	Nintendo
2	The Sims	Electronic Arts
3	Rayman 3	UbiSoft
4	The Getaway	Sony Computer Entertainment
5	Grand Theft Auto: Vice City	Take 2
6	The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers	Electronic Arts
7	Tenchu: Wrath of Heaven	Activision
8	FIFA 2003	Electronic Arts
9	Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance	Midway
10	Command & Conquer: Generals	Electronic Arts
11	Dancing Stage Party Edition	Konami
12	Super Monkey Ball 2	Infogrames
13	Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell	UbiSoft
14	Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield	UbiSoft
15	Shenmue 2	Microsoft
16	Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secrets	Electronic Arts
17	Panzer Dragoon Orta	Infogrames
18	Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2003	Electronic Arts
19	Sonic Mega Collection	Infogrames
20	Pro Evolution Soccer 2	Konami

Updated throughout the day.

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In a move that makes me personally very happy Black Isle Studios have announced that a sequel to the PS2 game that has seen the most amount of traffic in my house, Baldurs Gate: Dark Alliance, is in the works.

Amongst its features BG:Dark Alliance II boasts more detailed environments, an item creation system that allows players to create their own unique weapons and hidden areas and secret characters.

For more details and some early screenshots check out the games website, release is posted as Q4 2003 at the moment.

The latest edition of the X-Universe Newsletter hits the virtual stands today covering the latest developments for the true sequel to X: Beyond the Frontier, X2:The Threat.

As well as some new screenshots covering station exteriors and some cockpit shots the newsletter contains a fan Q and A session and word on the 2 demos upcoming for the Space Trader.

It seems that a recent choice by UK retailer Argos to drop the GameCube price to £78.99 has paid serious dividends.
The move was widely believed to be a sign that Argos were going to drop support of the Cube after poor sales and the price drop was an attempt to shift stock collecting dust on the shelves.

It now seems that since the price cut Argos can't keep GC's on the shelves and the decision may now be U-Turned.

Konami have announced that the European release of the action shooter Zone of Enders: The 2nd Runner will include extra goodies not included in the already released US and Japanese versions.

Among the extras are 3 totally new levels as well as significant redesigns to two of the games existing levels.

Remeber Defender? Well, Joystick Junkies have struck a deal with Midway to produce the official Defender T-Shirt. The latest version of Defender was released on March 14^th.

"Defender is an instantly recognisable brand" said Mike Eglington of Midway Games.

Fasa Studios, in a forum post by Von, have announced that MechWarrior 5 has effectively been cancelled.

Although an exceptional effort was made by an extremely creative and talented development team, we have decided not to continue the development of the project at this time. There were several factors in this decision, but most prevalent was our concern that we were not advancing the genre enough to meet and exceed our customer's expectations. Please know that this was a very difficult decision, but one we felt was in the best interests of our customers.

Strategy First have opened up Beta Signups for their upcoming FPS Chrome. You can head over to their website to sign up.