Releasing on all platforms simultaneously in 2005.

Previously unmentioned for GameCube, Splinter Cell Chaos Theory will now release in March 2005 along with the Xbox, PS2, and PC versions which were pushed back from a fall release date. It seems that Ubisoft wanted gamers from all four markets to experience the game simultaneously, but rumors suggest that they may have wisely ducked out of the oversaturated 2004 holiday season. The brief media release is below:

Mark your calendars for October 7th, because that's when Nintendo is going to spill the dual-screened beans.

The headline says it all, really. Nintendo has just announced that they've scheduled a press conference to show off the Nintendo DS and its games to retailers and the public on October 7, less than a month away.

All that's currently known about what Nintendo plans to do at this conference is... Read more...

A look at the 2004 runners & riders.

UK’S LONGEST REVEALS SHORTLIST

Golden Joystick 2004 Awards Unveils Shortlist; THQ Leads Charge With Most Nominations; Tables On-Sale Now

Friday 17 September 2004/... The Golden Joystick Awards 2004 organiser Future Publishing has today released the final shortlist for this year's event... Read more...

Four player madness, be sure to show up your friends.

Nintendo has signed on to be a part of the TKO (TechKnowOverload) College Tour. The TKO Tour hits varoius colleges across the eastern US promoting the hottest products to students everywhere. Nintendo's Street Team will be joining the tour, and brining Donkey Konga with them. Gamers can get a chance to play Konga on a nice widescreen television rigged into the back of a "pimped up" SUV. Here's a list of campuses the tour is hitting this fall.

Get your chat on from up to 3 miles away!

GameStop is listing some very interesting upcoming products from Majesco. The first is a wireless messenger device. This small unit, which includes it's own battery, will enable users to chat with their friends up to three miles away. The device allows users to chat privately with each other, or in... Read more...

More Special Edition GBA love for the US.

While Nintendo has not officially announced anything, Walmart.com is listing a special limited edition Game Boy Advance SP. The system is colored Onyx and is emblazoned with the "Who are You?" logo Nintendo has recently been using to promote their games and systems. Also, the system uses light grey buttons instead of the standard dark grey ones used on the Onyx model system.

I think everyone knows by now, but the new title is Prince of Persia: Warrior Within.

Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™ [09.16.04]

Only by Mastering Deadly New Combat Arts Can He Awaken the Warrior Within and Emerge with His Life

Ubisoft today announced that Prince of Persia® 2 (working title) will now be officially titled PRINCE OF PERSIA: WARRIOR WITHIN™. The sequel... Read more...

Pick it up next month, but have your ID ready...it's rated M.

Midway has announced that its first GameCube title in many months, Midway Arcade Treasures 2, has gone gold and is set to be released on October 11th. The compilation is priced at $20 and is rated M, due to the fact that it includes a number of violent arcade games from the early 90s. The complete game list:

All of you Treasure fans out there, take note.

UBISOFT ANNOUNCES ADVANCE GUARDIAN HEROES SHIPS FOR THE NINTENDO GAME BOY® ADVANCE

Sequel to the Popular Treasure Classic Arrives for the Handheld

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (September 15, 2004) -- Ubisoft, one of the world's largest video game publishers today announced that Advance Guardian Heroes... Read more...

GBA is getting a new Goemon game in the bunch.

Yesterday, Konami revealed its TGS line-up, including a number of PS2 games, three PSP games, and four GBA games. The GBA titles are:

Boktai 2: Solar Boy Django

Croquette! Great Jikuu No Boukensha

Ganbare Goemon Kessaku-Sen! Yuki-Hime To Magginesu

Power Pro Kun Pocket 7

Unfortunately,... Read more...

Exclusive: See the first picture of the special Nintendo DS hardware used by developers.

Thanks to development sources who wish to remain anonymous, Planet GameCube can now reveal to our readers the Nintendo DS Development Emulator, a special and currently rare piece of hardware used to develop games for Nintendo's newest handheld system.

This is a more advanced unit than the... Read more...

Crazy spinning puzzle action is coming to a Japanese GameCube near you this October. Oh and there's a mini-site with all the goodies.

Nintendo and Eighting's wacky spinning birds are back for their first outing on Nintendo GameCube which looks to have multiplayer and GBA connectivity features. In anticipation of this hot October release, NCL has put up a bit of a webpage about the game. There are Heririn of all sorts with flamethrowers,... Read more...

Electronic Arts and the University of Southern California are teaming up to make game development a serious academic pursuit.

EA and the USC School of Cinema-Television Celebrate the Grand Opening of the EA Interactive Entertainment Program and EA Game Innovation Lab

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 14, 2004--Electronic Arts (Nasdaq:ERTS) and the USC School of Cinema-Television today unveiled the EA Game Innovation... Read more...

Imagine the possibilities.

According to development sources who wish to remain anonymous, Nintendo DS software can access the Game Boy Advance cartridge slot. However, our sources indicate that this feature seems intended mainly for hardware purposes, not for running a DS game and a GBA game at the same time. This would still... Read more...

Slap down five bucks on the next Tony Hawk game, and you'll get a DVD with interviews and other bonus videos.

Activision announced today that gamers who pre-order T.H.U.G. 2: World Destruction Tour at either EB Games or Gamestop will receive a bonus DVD called "The Complete Sessions". The disc is available only through pre-ordering.

The DVD contains a historical look at the Tony Hawk series of games,... Read more...

Prove you're the biggest Tony Hawk's Underground fan in SoCal, and you could get on TV and win prizes.

If you live in Southern California and are a huge fan of last year's skateboarding blockbuster, Tony Hawk's Underground, Spike TV is looking for you. You could be on TV and win a trip to meet THUG 2's creators and have your gaming rig seriously upgraded. Check out the digital flyer below for all the details.

Nintendo to showcase the Nintendo DS and their fall line-up in five cities in Japan

Earlier today Nintendo announced "Touch DS" which will be showcasing the Nintendo DS to the public for the first time ever. All events are free of charge, and Nintendo will be showcasing a total of eighty titles for Nintendo DS, GameCube, and Game Boy Advance combined. General tour dates are below, but please see Nintendo's official page for precise venue information. Each venue will be open from 9:00 AM until 4:00 PM.

Vivendi Universal Games may have outdone its own Universal Studios GameCube game with this one.

FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER PLAY BARBIE(tm) AS TWO CHARACTERS IN THE ADVENTURE OF BARBIE(tm) AS THE PRINCESS AND THE PAUPER

Newly released Game Boy(r) Advance title ships to retailers nationwide

LOS ANGELES (September 9, 2004)- Girls join Barbie(tm) as two

characters, Erika(tm) and Princess Anneliese(tm), in Barbie(tm) as the

Kimi no Tame Nara Shineru - "I Could Die For You."

Famitsu has published some news and images of a new Sega game for the DS, named Kimi no Tame Nara Shineru (or, "I Could Die For You").

It's a mystery-oriented game starring a silhouetted woman. Apparently, there will be little to no dialogue and little use of the control pad. The focus will be using the touch pad to explore the game and change the appearance of your own character. Further details are forthcoming!

This is only newsworthy because the court is kickin'-rad.

Included in the deluge of new Nintendo game information in the latest issue of Famitsu Weekly, there is a preview of Mario Tennis. Many of the screenshots included with the preview show off and brand new court for Mario Tennis. The court, titled the Mario Classic Court, is styled after the original... Read more...