Grand Theft Auto: Vice City has Gone Gold is the press release with word that the next installment in the GTA series is due in stores in North America on October 29 and in Europe on November 8. The official SERIOUS SAM Xbox Website is now live. Perspective: An online gamer's dilemma (thanks Mike Martinez) is an article on the joys of online console gaming. Word from Majesco is that they've shipped the console versions of BloodRayne, with the PC version expected in early 2003. There's a Judge Dredd vs. Judge Death Q&A on Computer and Video Games talking with Rebellion CEO and creative director Jason Kingsley about the just-announced PS2 version of the upcoming comic book tie-in game. This forum thread (thanks 3d Retreat) has a post from Mathieu Ferland, Splinter Cell producer, with word that a playable demo of the Xbox version should be on the DVD included with the December issue of the Official Xbox Magazine in North America, and Mathieu is also the author of a new Splinter Cell Developer Diary 3 on Xbox.IGN.Com. The GameCube version of TimeSplitters 2 is now shipping to retail.