Revolution to be kept mostly under wraps, but a new GBA comes out of nowhere?

The week before E3 is always hard to manage, as conflicting information about games and hardware comes out, and you don't know quite who to believe.

According to GamesIndustry.biz, Nintendo will indeed be keeping Revolution mostly under wraps (as has been reported elsewhere), showing only some... Read more...

Namco is shelving the project before ever revealing it to the public.

Recent online reports have indicated that Namco is in development with a new Pac-Man themed pinball game for the Nintendo DS. Today, a Namco rep confirmed to PGC that the game was in development, but that is no longer the case. The title has been canceled, apparently early in its development cycle, since no screenshots have yet been shown to the public.

Sega of America has formally announced a long-awaited sequel to the Genesis classic.

SEGA ANNOUNCES GUNSTAR SUPER HEROES FOR GAME BOY ADVANCE

Fan-Favorite Developer, Treasure, Delivers Game Boy Advance

Sequel to Critically-Acclaimed Action Game

SAN FRANCISCO (May 10, 2005) – SEGA® of America, Inc. today announced Gunstar Super Heroes™, the highly anticipated sequel... Read more...

Peter Jackson and Ubisoft team up to revive the classic icon.

UBISOFT AND UNIVERSAL STUDIOS CONSUMER PRODUCTS GROUP ANNOUNCE UNVEILING OF PETER JACKSON'S KING KONG

Award-winning Videogame Creator and Three-time Academy Award Winner Collaborate to Create Groundbreaking Videogame Experience

SAN FRANCISCO - MAY 10, 2005 - Today Ubisoft and Universal Studios... Read more...

The memory provider for both GameCube and Revolution has predicted a launch window for the next system. Also, first details on the Revolution's enhanced RAM technology.

In a conference call about the company's financial status, Monolithic System Technologies (MoSys) has revealed that their 1T-SRAM memory technology has been licensed to NEC for use in Nintendo's Revolution game console. NEC's 90nm chip technology will be used to enhance the 1T-SRAM design over the version currently used in the GameCube.

Dwayne Wade has been awarded the honor.

DWYANE WADE TAKES HIS GAME TO THE COVER OF EA's NBA LIVE 06 Miami HEAT All-Star to Endorse Best-Selling EA SPORTS Basketball Franchise

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. - Monday, May 9, 2005 - Electronic Arts (Nasdaq: ERTS) announced today that NBA All-Star Dwyane Wade will serve as cover athlete and spokesman... Read more...

The big man confirms some info regarding the DS onine.

When Nintendo President Satoru Iwata unveiled the first pieces of information regarding the DS' online plans, he left gamers with many questions. Now, in a document sent to Japanese gaming website Game Watch, he has clarified some of this information.

First off, Nintendo plans to launch somewhere... Read more...

A representative from Nintendo of America confirms yet another collaboration between the two companies.

In answering a question about Mario Kart GP, the (currently) Japan-only arcade racer in development at Namco, Tom Harlin, PR Manager at Nintendo of America, has confirmed that Namco is also hard at work on another Mario game. In IGNcube's weekly "Nintendo Minute" feature, Harlin mentions that Namco... Read more...

Change the speed of your GBA games with this unusual mod.

A few months ago, we told you about an in-development mod for the Game Boy Advance intended to boost or reduce the system's clock speed. The GBAccelerator is now finished and available from ABHQ.com, the company that designed the chip.

Available with a do-it-yourself installation kit, a mail-in... Read more...

SSX On Tour is headed to the GameCube!

EA Announces SSX on TOUR

Rule the slopes in the latest release from the critically acclaimed SSX franchise

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., May 4, 2005 - Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: ERTS) announced today that SSX On Tour (working title), the latest title under the EA SPORTS BIG(tm) brand, will be available... Read more...

From the Land of the Rising Sun comes the major news. Details are inside!

Joining forces, Namco and Bandai would become the second largest game/toy maker in Japan. Their combined 458 billion yen in annual sales would be surpassed only by that of Sega Sammy Holdings.

Both companies had been looking for other companies with which to integrate their operations to ensure their survival against newly intensified competition.

A few reasons for Australians to look forward to the rest of the year.

Nintendo Australia recently sent out a newsletter to their club members. As well as some information about "Zelda Month", which is now in full swing, they've included a list of upcoming titles for Australian gamers to look forward to. Here's what you can expect to arrive in Australia through the coming months -- remember though, as ususal, all dates are subject to change without notice:

To celebrate our excellent new browser-based chat client, we're giving away two Nintendo DS T-Shirts tonight. If you know your trivia, one of them could be yours!

Once upon a time Planet GameCube had a web-based IRC chat client anyone could use from their web browser window. PGC has finally brought this convenient feature back with the excellent PJIRC client. Now you can talk in the PGC chatroom and personal message your buddies from any web browser supporting Java applets! No need to bother with extra software, just visit the chat page and accept the security authentication.

Nintendo DS may be selling strong, but Nintendo is still looking for ways to increase public awareness in Japan.

Yesterday Nintendo announced it has passed the 5-million mark for worldwide DS shipments after overwhelming acceptance in PAL regions. Today GameSpot reports that the company will be selling the DS in less traditional Japanese stores.

In an interview with Zaikai Magazine, Satoru Iwata revealed that Nintendo will be selling Nintendo DS products in retail stores that currently do not carry video games.

Interact with Utada's pooch via Japan's DS Download service, and browse other puppies' profiles online.

With the recent release of Nintendogs, there's a lot of puppy business going on in Japan.

First off, is a bonus from pop singer Utada, who has been featured in most of Japan's DS commercials with her song, "Easy Breezy." You can now interact with Utada's puppy, Shin, through the Nintendo DS download kiosks. Other new downloads include demos of Cauduceus, Ganbare Goemon, and one Nintendo's bizarre educational games.

The opera sequence from Final Fantasy VI makes its North American live debut.

Square Enix Reveals Special Guest Performances For "More Friends - Music From Final Fantasy®" Concert In Los Angeles

Gibson Amphitheater at Universal Citywalk Plays Host to Unique Videogame Music Performances on May 16th

Soundtrack to Concert Series Available For First Time in North America

It's official. Nintendogs is a huge hit in Japan.

Japanese Judges Rate Nintendo's Puppies 'Perfect' as DS Sales Increase Fivefold

Animal lovers and Nintendo fans in Japan are proving that it's almost impossible to say no to a puppy. Nintendogs(TM), the new puppy simulator for Nintendo DS(TM), hit Japanese stores April 21. In its first week,... Read more...

The former president of Nintendo will be leaving his chair on the board of directors for his official retirement.

Between 1949 and 2002, Hiroshi Yamauchi was the iron-fisted president of Nintendo. The gaming community was shocked when he stepped down from the top after his 53-year reign, and even more shocked to hear that Satoru Iwata, former president of HAL and only a recent addition to NCL's stable of executives, would be his replacement. Yamauchi stayed with Nintendo as a prominent member of the company's board of directors.

EA teams up with USC to give away scholarships to summer camp game development.

EA and USC Team Up to Offer First Female Scholarship to USC Interactive Entertainment Summer Camp;Scholarship Designed to Build Female Profile in Growing Entertainment Industry

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 27, 2005--Electronic Arts (Nasdaq:ERTS) and The University of Southern... Read more...

It's almost impossible to not give the game perfect scores when it gives you that "sad puppy eyes" look.

Weekly Famitsu, Japan's most popular game magazine, recently reviewed Nintendo's puppy simulator, Nintendogs. The magazine's review section is notorious for being tough, as four reviewers with different tastes each look at a game, then give a score out of 10.

Well, the four reviewers looked... Read more...