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March 15, 2005
by Jonathan Metts - 11:24 am EST
Total comments: 9
Source: EA Press Release
Marvel Nemesis is a fighting game combining Marvel superheroes with original EA characters created by comic writers and artists.
EA ANNOUNCES MARVEL NEMESIS: RISE OF THE IMPERFECTS
EA Taps Top Comic Talent Including Renowned Artist, Jae Lee, to Unleash the Ultimate Super Hero Fighting Videogame
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – March 15, 2005 – Electronic Arts (Nasdaq: ERTS) announced today that Marvel Nemesis™: Rise... Read more...
March 14, 2005
by Steven Rodriguez - 10:42 pm EST
Total comments: 8
Source: http://touch-ds.jp/news/new_lineup/index.html
It's a dictionary! It's a translation tool! It's a brain teaser! It's a math tutor! It's all for your Nintendo DS!
Nintendo Japan has just announced three new games for the Nintendo DS. Well, they're actually not really games. They'd much better be classified as applications for the system.
The first, titled Nou o Kitaeru Otona no DS Training ("Brain Training for Adults on the DS"), will use the game's... Read more...
by Rick Powers - 9:21 pm EST
Total comments: 2
Source: Nintendo
Now you can try to match screenshots and maybe win a Nintendo DS!
Nintendo has launched a contest in conjunction with WarioWare: Touched! Simply sign up, and you're entered to win. Then, try to find an item linked to each WarioWare: Touched! screenshot from the list of possible games. There's only a couple days left to play and win, so go check it out!
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March 10, 2005
by Karl Castaneda - 2:22 pm EST
Total comments: 13
Source: http://www.zelda.com/universe/game/legendzelda/
More fuel for the Nintendo inferno.
A new trailer for the hotly aniticipated Legend of Zelda has surfaced and can be found on the official Zelda website.
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by Jonathan Metts - 11:31 am EST
Total comments: 52
We've got the first details of all the info revealed by Satoru Iwata during his GDC keynote address. Includes: Zelda footage, first details on Revolution, DS WiFi.
UPDATE: Details on the Presentation
Iwata began his presentation by explaining how, deep down, he is a videogame developer just like everyone else. After a brief background of his history, including how he programmed games on his Hewlett Packard calculator, and his involvement with HAL from its very beginnings, he began talking about games.
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by Daniel Bloodworth - 9:11 am EST
Total comments: 44
Source: Various
Interviews with Nintendo's Reggie Fils-Aime are popping up all over the web, and we're bringing some of the juiciest tidbits to you.
With Nintendo President, Satoru Iwata, making his speech at GDC today, Nintendo interviews have been appearing all over the web. Two particular talks with NOA VP Reggie Fils-Aime from 1Up.com and IGN caught our attention.
Update: Two more interviews, from Penny Arcade and Game Informer Online, are summarized below. Click here to skip down to the newer stuff.
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by Jonathan Metts - 8:22 am EST
Total comments: 4
Source: Press Release
Sega of Europe buys developer of the acclaimed Total War series.
SEGA Purchases UK Development Giant The Creative Assembly; Creators of Total War to Bring SEGA Technology and Western Content
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 9, 2005--SEGA of America, Inc. today confirms that SEGA Europe Ltd has acquired The Creative Assembly, the hugely successful UK and... Read more...
March 9, 2005
by Michael Cole - 12:42 pm EST
Total comments: 1
EA and Criterion will provide RenderWare tools to developers-in-training.
EA AND CRITERION GIFT RenderWare SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT KIT to UNIVERSITIES WORLDWIDE
Undergraduate Curriculum to be Bolstered By Free Access to Award-winning Game Development Platform
March 8, 2005 - Redwood City, Calif. - Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: ERTS) and Criterion... Read more...
by Karl Castaneda - 12:17 pm EST
Total comments: 1
Source: Press Release
X-Men Legends II's score will be composed by acclaimed composer Gregor Narholz.
APM FILM AND TELEVISION COMPOSER GREGOR NARHOLZ SIGNS ON TO SCORE ACTIVISION'S X-MENT LEGENDS SEQUEL
Santa Monica, CA - March 9, 2005 - APM film and television composer Gregor Narholz is set to score Activision, Inc.'s (Nasdaq: ATVI) X-Men* Legends II, based on Marvel's legendary Super Hero team.
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by Karlie Yeung - 8:58 am EST
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Source: Nintendo UK
Virgin Megastores in five UK locations will open at midnight this Friday to begin DS sales.
To celebrate the launch of the Nintendo DS five Virgin Megastores throughout
the UK will be opening their doors hours early to sell Nintendo DS consoles.
At precisely midnight the Oxford Street branch in London, the 235 Buchanan
Street branch in Glasgow, the Pavillion Centre store in Birmingham, the Tops
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March 8, 2005
by Steven Rodriguez - 10:18 pm EST
Total comments: 12
Source: Nintendo
Nintendo dispatched fifty apes into LA to help promote DK Jungle Beat. Photos inside.
The Los Angeles Marathon is held every March, and tens of thousands of people test their stamina against the 26.2 mile course through the city. Fifty of these contestants weren't exactly they kind you'd see competing in a distance race, though.
Nintendo thought it would be a good idea to drum... Read more...
by Steven Rodriguez - 9:43 pm EST
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Source: Press Release
Rave twice as hard, once on the GBA, and once on the GameCube.
KONAMI SHIPS TWO TITLES BASED ON THE POPULAR ANIME PROPERTY RAVE MASTER™
Rave Master™ For Nintendo GameCube™ And Rave Master™: Special Attack Force for Nintendo Game Boy® Advance Arrive At Retail Stores Nationwide
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. - March 8, 2005 - Konami Digital Entertainment... Read more...
by Mike Sklens - 7:39 pm EST
Total comments: 34
Source: 1up
Sonic's rival will be the star of an all new Sonic game.
1up is reporting that Sega took the wraps off a brand new Sonic the Hedgehog game at today's Walk of Game event. However, the new game does not star Sonic. Instead, Sonic's nemesis Shadow the Hedgehog is the main character this time around.
While the core gameplay is very similar to that of Sonic... Read more...
by Karl Castaneda - 2:09 pm EST
Total comments: 3
Source: http://www.nanostray.com
Majesco launches a website for its DS shooter.
Head on over and check out Nanostray's website, which includes forums, up-to-the-minute news, the official trailer, and everything else known about Majesco's new game.
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March 7, 2005
by Karl Castaneda - 1:41 pm EST
Total comments: 1
Source: Press Release
The video game adaptation of the new Twentieth Century Fox film is on its way to stores.
ROBOTS, THE VIDEO GAME BASED ON TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX'S UPCOMING ANIMATED FEATURE FILM EVENT, SHIPS TO RETAIL
An exhilarating interactive experience from Vivendi Universal Games incorporates the best elements from the movie with quality gameplay, exploration, puzzle-solving and combat.
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March 6, 2005
by Jonathan Metts - 10:44 pm EST
Total comments: 25
We're this many.
You may have noticed that we like to announce whenever one of our staff members has a birthday, since PGC is like a family anyway. Well, we also like to take the first weekend in March every year to celebrate the website's own birthday. Planet GameCube was born in 1999 and is still here today, covering... Read more...
March 4, 2005
by Jonathan Metts - 10:25 am EST
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Source: Activision Press Release
Yep, there's another one headed to consoles, this time from a different developer.
Activision announced today that a new game in the Call of Duty series is in development at Gray Matter and Treyarch, two of the publisher's internal studios. The game is another console-targeted title in the military shooter franchise, following the tremendous success of last year's Call of Duty: Finest Hour. No other information on the new game is currently available, but we are expecting a GameCube release.
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by Karlie Yeung - 4:24 am EST
Total comments: 5
Source: Nintendo of Europe
We just got a message from Nintendo that says the Nintendo DS consoles and software for the European launch are ready and waiting to be transported to stores all over Europe. Photos inside!
The brand new production line at the DS factory has been very busy producing up to 144,000 units of software a day to be ready for the European launch date on 11th March. There are now 650,000 Nintendo DS consoles and over 2.5 million games that are ready for distribution.
In the next few days... Read more...
March 3, 2005
by Mike Sklens - 10:38 pm EST
Total comments: 15
Source: GameSpot
Nintendo's new game is barely a game.
GameSpot is reporting that Tokyo retailers are getting the buzz on Nintendo's latest DS title. It's called "Electroplankton" and has quite an out there concept.
The game, which will be released April 7 for a price of 4,800 Yen ($45), is a hardly a game at all. Electroplankton is more accurately... Read more...
by Karl Castaneda - 12:31 pm EST
Total comments: 2
Source: Press Release
The new DBZ-based action game from Atari is on the way.
Title Marks Franchise’s Inaugural Multi-Platform Launch and Xbox™ Debut
BEVERLY, MA – MARCH 3, 2005 – Atari, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATAR) today announced that development is complete on Dragon Ball Z® : Sagas™ , the first Dragon Ball Z ® action game for console systems, which will be available... Read more...
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