Thanks for all your comments and advice....it seems Vondur is taking over as the new multi-game master =).
Games...
U2 - yes I`ve heard and read as much. I think I`ll get it anyway. Paul, your comment about U2 sounds fair - but exactly what people were saying about Quake2 after Quake1...
UT2 - I`m going to try that out soon....but I`ve heard that it`s a bit more, ummm, Q3A-ish gameplay, but also that it has lots of consol-esque trick manouveres already built in. Comments?
C&C - didn`t really interest me but I was just suprised it got out so quick. Impossible Creatures did interest me...
WC3 - seems damn popular, it`s what everyone is playing multiplayer around here (where?). I don`t like the zoomed in and cartoony looks myself.
Splinter Cell - looks too real-life for me. I can cope with Deus Ex and RTCW but nothing more civilised than that =). Same goes for NOLF2.
Enclave - I`m sure I`m going to try this anyway. There aren`t enough proper fantasy games around....oh, has anyone else apart from Aard tried Gothic2 yet??
Devastation - what is it? (checks
http://www.tothegame.com/ oh I see sorta ummm DeusEx-lite or something?)
Racing games no thanks...