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Let the V Games Begin: First National Video Game Tournament Announced

NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 2004 -- Who says video games are a waste of time? Certainly not those who will be competing for thousands of dollars in this year's V Games (www.thevgames.com), sponsored by Ziff Davis Media Group and EB Games.... Read more...

Meet the real Last Samurai.

SEGA Partners with Cartoon Network and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment to Publish Samurai Jack: The Shadow of Aku for PlayStation 2, Xbox and Nintendo GameCube

Amaze Entertainment Studio to Develop Console Game Based on Emmy-winning Cartoon Network Series

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS... Read more...

How can you pass up the chance to play a game based on a wacky Japanese comic book?

SEGA Propels ''Astro Boy'' to U.S. on Playstation 2 & GBA; Partners with Sony Pictures Consumer Products and Tezuka Productions; Yuji Naka to Supervise PS2 Development at Sonic Team

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 27, 2004--SEGA(R) of America, Inc. today announced a partnership with Sony... Read more...

PC gaming is slowing down a bit, but consoles are picking up the slack.

The NPD Group Reports Annual 2003 U.S. Video Game Industry Driven by Console Software Sales

PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 26, 2004--According to leading marketing information provider, The NPD Group, retail sales of U.S. video games, which includes portable and console hardware,... Read more...

A couple of Japanese giants are already jumping on the bandwagon.

After Nintendo let the cat out of the bag, announcing the Nintendo DS, people started to wonder if anyone other than Nintendo would develop games for it. According to Japan's Nikkei Keizai Shimbun, we now know that there will be at least two more companies making games for the mystery system.

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Need a keyboard for your GameCube? Probably not, but here you go anyway.

MAD CATZ announces FIRST SHIPMENTS OF the GAMESHARK(tm) SHARKBOARD

Fully Functional USB Keyboard Compatible with PlayStation�GameCube(tm) and PC

San Diego, California, January 22, 2004 -- Mad Catz Interactive, Inc., the world's leading third party video game enhancement and accessories... Read more...

Samus will relive her first adventure this February. Find out what the improvements are.

Nintendo has just released some new info about their upcoming GBA title Metroid Zero. Scheduled to release this February, the game will be an updated remake of the original Metroid for the NES. Apart from improved graphics and sound, the game will have an expanded plot. While the basic story elements... Read more...

Game Informer Online discusses Nintendo’s recent announcement with Beth Llewelyn.

Following yesterday’s intriguing revelation of the Nintendo DS, the Nintendo's rumored “third pillar” platform, Billy Berghammer of Game Informer Online talked with Beth Llewelyn, NOA’s Director of Public Relations. The interview reveals a handful of new tidbits along with clarification on what the system is and why it exists. Below are a few highlights:

Free Radical jumps publishers.

ELECTRONIC ARTS ANNOUNCES PUBLISHING AGREEMENT WITH FREE RADICAL DESIGN LTD, DEVELOPER OF TIMESPLITTERS GAME FRANCHISE

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., January 21, 2004 – Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: ERTS), the world’s leading interactive entertainment software company and UK-based developer Free Radical... Read more...

The speedy racer grabs a new publisher.

According to a story over at IGNcube, Criterion has switched publishers for its Burnout franchise. Electronic Arts, known for their own arcade style racer Need for Speed, will be publishing the next in the Burnout series. The game, in which players are encouraged to dodge traffic and perform other... Read more...

New handheld system employs two LCD screens for new display possibilities.

Update: Nintendo NCL has revealed more information on the dual processors and screens in its Japanese press release.

The primary processor is based on the ARM9 architecture, and the secondary processor is based on the ARM7 architecture. Which screens the two processors are coupled with... Read more...

Not even Nintendo is safe from Linux geeks.

Do you remember that big fuss about Microsoft not liking the fact that some homebrewers managed to get the open-source Linux operating system up and running on the Xbox? Apparently, since that job is done, a bunch of people involved in the Xbox Linux project have moved on to greener pastures, or more specifically, they're trying to run the OS on a GameCube.

Like Zelda? Think that third dimension is one too many? We've found something interesting for you.

Daniel Barras, like many others, loves his Zelda games to death. However, after Ocarina of Time, he felt that something was missing, namely, the 2D overhead view gameplay that the original games used. Rather than accept this, he decided to do something about it.

Daniel is in the process of taking... Read more...

If you're in the UK, you can get your mitts on this one-of-a-kind GameCube.

If you like F-Zero, have we got an eBay auction for you! Nintendo of Europe has gotten a graphic artist by the name of Ron Jonzo to make them up a spiffy GameCube, decked with F-Zero designs all over. On top of that, the winning bid will be donated by Nintendo to the Starlight Children's Foundation. You can see what the GameCube is like and how the bidding is going by clicking here.

Twin Galaxies referee wants to pay you to set world records on various games.

Have you ever wished you could be paid to play games? Robert Mruczek, Chief Referee of Twin Galaxies, has promised cash bounties for proof of high scores on a set of classic (and a few modern) video games, including several games among the NES, Super NES, and N64 systems. The bounties range from $25... Read more...

Man, the Japanese always seem to get the awesome deals.

Konami and Nintendo are preparing a special collection for those looking to pick up Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes when it hits Japan on March 11.

For 21,000 Yen ($200-ish), you'll get a special MGS:TT GameCube, the game, a special 44-page booklet on the game series, and a special disc which includes, among other things, the original NES version of Metal Gear.

North American gamers will finally get a chance to play Team 17's international hit next month.

Update: Although the press release does not mention specific platforms, we contacted Acclaim to ask about a GameCube version. The publisher has recently withheld GameCube versions of some of its games, citing poor sales of third-party software on the system, but Acclaim will indeed publish Worms 3D on GameCube in North America.

You'd better get a bag of popcorn and find a nice, comforable couch to watch it on.

Everyone knows how Konami puts these movies together, especially the ones for their Metal Gear Solid series. They've just released another one to promote the new Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes for GameCube, and somehow, defying all logic, this trailer clocks in at an astounding twenty-seven minutes long.

The company announces GameCube hardware figures for the holiday 2003 sales season. Plus: Mario Kart races to the million mark.

Nintendo of America said today that GameCube was a huge success for Christmas 2003. We spoke today with the company to get all the latest data. According to information gathered from retailers and Nintendo’s projections based on November sales, the company says 1.1 million GameCube systems were... Read more...

The classics are back. Update: There's a matching system too.

Nintendo has recently announced a series of Game Boy Advance games. These games are all re-releases of classic Famicom games from way back when. The titles will include both first and third party games. They are priced at 2000 Yen ($19) a piece and will be released on February 14th. Here is a list of the first batch.