Hopefully, Santa will be bringing you a stack of gaming goodies tonight, but what happens if he's stocked up on socks and selection boxes instead? Fear not, because The Northern Echo has teamed up with Chips - the North-East and North Yorkshire's biggest independent games stores - to give you a chance to win some.

The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay. Format: Xbox. Price: £39.99.

BASED on the movie of the same name, Escape From Butcher Bay is a third person action-adventure game in the tradition of Metal Gear Solid and a prequel to the film Pitch Black.

Graphically, it's also one of the best Xbox games to date and the perfect thing to slap into your drive when PS2-owning mates come round for an evening.

It's quite easy on the default difficulty level but there's plenty here to keep you entertained after the Queen's speech.

* We have two copies of The Chronicles of Riddick to give away. The two lucky winners will also receive a pair of cool, Riddick-style sunglasses as worn by Vin Diesel in the movie. Three runners up will each receive a set of shades. To win, answer this simple question: Who plays Riddick in the movie series? Entrants must be 16 years or older.

.Hack. Format: PS2. Price: £29.99.

AN action packed role playing extravaganza, the .Hack series is a firm favourite with gamers in Japan, where sweeping adventures are massively popular.

Shown from either the first or third-person perspective, the action plays out with a combination of turn-based and real-time moves that inject real pace into the story.

If you enjoy the Final Fantasy series, then this is the title for you.

* We have four copies of .Hack to give away. To win, simply answer this question: What kind of genre is the .Hack game an example of?

Conflict Vietnam. Format: Xbox. Price: £39.99.

THIS is the one to go for if you enjoy first person shoot 'em ups (FPS). The game drops you behind enemy lines during the Tet offensive. It's your job to get four raw recruits back into friendly territory.

Unfortunately, more than 100 miles of ruthless terrain stands between you and success. In order to get home, you must negotiate 14 tough missions that will take you deep into the jungle, through shattered villages, ruined temples and into the maze of tunnels dug by the Viet Cong.

Another graphical extravaganza, Conflict: Vietnam is an excellent example of the FPS breed.

The fully destructible environments help create a game world that sucks you into the adventure.

* We have five copies of Conflict: Vietnam to give away to Xbox owners. To win just tell us: When did the Vietnam war end? Over 16s only.

Onimusha 3. Format: PS2. Price: £39.99.

THE famous hack 'n' slash series returns for a third instalment. Ten years have passed since the events in Onimusha 2. Two warriors from different time periods find themselves drawn into a new adventure that will take them from ancient Japan to modern day Paris.

A time warp storyline is the big innovation and helps extend the scope of the game. Events in the present have a direct bearing on your adventures in the past.

* We have three copies of Onimusha 3 to give away. Simply tell us which European capital city figures in the new adventure. Over 16s only.

Drakengard. Format: PS2. Price: £39.99.

DRAKENGARD is the story of Caim, a Union soldier who is at war with the evil Empire.

Fatally wounded trying to save his sister, the Goddess of the Seals, he makes a pact with a dragon to survive. As both Caim and the Dragon, you have to take on the soldiers of the Empire.

Drakengard is produced by the legendary Squaresoft Studio - the same group of genius programmers who gave you the Final Fantasy series - and the action-adventure brings a new dimension to the traditional role playing game.

* We have five copies of Drakengard to give away. Created by Squaresoft, Drakengard is related to which famous RPG series?