Can someone make some "vroom vroooooom" noises? Thank you.

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NASCAR THUNDER 2003 SHIPS ON FOUR PLATFORMS

Best-Selling EA SPORTS NASCAR Game Offers Most Complete NASCAR Experience with New Modes such as Lightning Challenge and Deepest Career Mode in NASCAR Gaming

Redwood City, Calif., September 19, 2002 - Get behind... Read more...

A new pal is joining Sonic and pals for Sonic Advance 2!

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Sega showed Sonic Advance 2 at the Tokyo Game Show. They also introduced a brand new character to the Sonic universe. Her name is Cream the Rabbit. A translation of this page reveals that Cream is designed for beginner players and her game is easier. She also has a pet Chao at her side. The page also has video and screenshots of Sonic Advance 2.

You know you need to check this out!

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While still early, Nintendo’s official Metroid Prime website now up and running!

Currently little more than a teaser page, the site promises a November 2002 release date and houses an impressive 1:10 of game footage, including heat and X-ray vision as well as other visual treats.

Multi-platform action-puzzle hyphenated-entertainment.

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EGGSTRA! EGGSTRA!

RETAILERS NATIONWIDE EGGSTATIC OVER THE ARRIVAL OF KEMCOS’ EGG MANIA SERIES

Addictive Action-Puzzle Gameplay Hits PS2, Xbox, Nintendo GameCube and Game Boy Advance

Seattle – Sept. 19, 2002 – Japanese publisher and developer Kemco has shipped

The official statement from Nintendo that you all may have, or may not have been waiting for.

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Nintendo Cuts Development Ties with Rare, Ltd.

Decision Reflects Strategic Move To Expand And Redirect Game Development

LONDON--Sept. 20, 2002--As part of a strategic redirection of its

game development investments, Nintendo announces it has sold its 49

From Software has released a trailer for Rune II and we've got it online!

We've uploaded a new trailer for From Software's Rune II.  Rune II is

shaping up quite nicely, and looks much improved from the first Rune

title. You'll get a good look at some of the new summons, environments,

and characters.  This trailer is a highly compressed MPEG, so without

further compressing it into a WMV, we left it the way we found it.  Enjoy!

Car racing with "close interaction with animals". Shouldn't you just plan ahead and call it road kill?

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ACCLAIM ENTERTAINMENT TAKES ARCADE RACING TO NEW DEPTHS WITH DAKAR 2 FOR ALL NEXT-GENERATION SYSTEMS

Dakar 2 Builds On Success Of Paris-Dakar Rally By Delivering Exciting New Features, Adventure And Full-On Arcade Action

LONDON, UK, September 19, 2002 –... Read more...

IBM plans to announce today that they have shipped 10 million "Gekko" processors for the GameCube.

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IBM plans to announce today that they have shipped 10 million "Gekko" processors for the GameCube, which debuted just a little over a year ago in Japan.

Nintendo has reported approximately 3.8 million GameCubes have been sold at the end of its fiscal year (March 30) and expects to sell 16 million total by next March 30.

The renowned PC developer/publisher is returning to consoles with a new game for multiple platforms.

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We'll have much more on StarCraft: Ghost very soon, but for now, chew on the press release:

Blizzard Entertainment® Announces StarCraft: Ghost™

Blizzard unveils plans to bring the legendary franchise to console gamers

MAKUHARI, Japan – September... Read more...

All the furry dodgeball action you could ever want, now available for GameCube.

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THQ SHIPS DISNEY/PIXAR’S MONSTERS, INC. SCREAM ARENA FOR

NINTENDO® GAMECUBE™

Videogame Hits Store Shelves Concurrent with Movie DVD and Home Video

CALABASAS HILLS, Calif. - September 18, 2002 - THQ® Inc. (NASDAQ NMS: THQI) today announced... Read more...

If you know where to find it, and how to get it, you might score a nice SFA freebie. But it's not quite what you'd expect...

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Yosco, one of our readers, has informed us about a nice little freebie that can be acquired. Here's what he has to tell us:

I found these while walking the around Circuit City in Westwood, California. I was on my way out of the game section and on the counter was... Read more...

What GameCube and Game Boy Advance games have been announced to be shown at the Tokyo Game Show? We break down the list.

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The Fall Tokyo Game Show 2002 kicks off this week at the Makuahari Messe in Chiba, Japan, and we've got a list of

what's so-far confirmed to be shown on GameCube and Game Boy

Advance.

Nintendo will not be presenting once again, but there will be a good amount of third party software represented. Take a gander...

American publisher + Japanese developer = money.

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Today BAM! Entertainment announced their cooperation with Japanese developer Cavia, Inc. The first joint venture between the two companies is a horror-themed action driving game, to be released in September 2003, although no platforms have been set. Members of Cavia have previously worked on Sega GT, Ridge Racer, and Ace Combat. Here's the full press release:

Will Smith is just too cool to pass up.

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INFOGRAMES’ MEN IN BLACK II(TM): ALIEN ESCAPE HEADS TO NINTENDO GAMECUBE

Agents Jay and Kay Headline Nintendo GameCube(TM) Version of Hit

PlayStation(R)2 Title

LOS ANGELES – Sept. 19, 2002 – Infogrames, Inc. (Nasdaq: IFGM), a leading

global publisher of interactive entertainment software, is bringing the

It's finally confirmed by Black Isle Studios (the RPG division of Interplay). Get ready to head to the dungeons!

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BLACK ISLE STUDIOS ANNOUNCES BALDUR'S GATE: DARK ALLIANCE FOR NINTENDO GAMECUBE™

First Nintendo GameCube™ Dungeons & Dragons® Game Coming this Winter

IRVINE, California, September XX, 2002 – Black Isle Studios, the award-winning RPG (roleplaying game)... Read more...

Blockbuster and Capcom team up for a Resident Evil sweepstakes. Get all the info right here.

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CAPCOM ANNOUNCES THE RESIDENT EVIL.COM SWEEPSTAKES

FANS OF THE BLOCKBUSTER FRANCHISE

ARE A CLICK AWAY FROM WINNING COOL PRIZES

SUNNYVALE, Calif. — September 19, 2002 - Fear spreads across the world wide web as Capcom Entertainment today announced the... Read more...

Nintendo announces the release of Animal Crossing. I am Jack's complete lack of surprise.

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Nintendo's Highly Anticipated ``Animal Crossing'' Spreads across United States

Revolutionary Communication Game Creates Virtual Life in Actual Time

REDMOND, Wash.--Sept. 19, 2002--Nintendo of America's groundbreaking new game, Animal Crossing(TM), exclusively for NINTENDO GAMECUBE(TM), is now available on store shelves.

If you're in Sydney or Melbourne, that is... Updated with a message from Mario!

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Charles Martinet, the voice of Mario himself, is visiting both Sydney and Melbourne to promote Super Mario Sunshine, which is due out in Australia in a couple of weeks. Nintendo's setup a couple of special events where you can play Super Mario Sunshine, win events for prizes, and meet the man himself! Here's the locations of the special events from Nintendo:

The 40th Amusement Machine Show began today in Japan. So what happened at the Namco and Sega booth?

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The 40th Amusement Machine Show (AM Show) began today in Tokyo, and will continue until Saturday. The AM Show is a tradeshow for arcade operators featuring the latest arcade games, UFO catchers, prizes, and token games. Some of the major game companies there were Namco,... Read more...

Looks like we can all breathe a huge sigh of relief...

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Importers have been worried as to whether the Nintendo GameCube Japanese 56k Modem Adapter will be compatible with US systems. There were even rumours that the Japanese modem would not be compatible with US systems. But, it turns out that they were just that - rumours.... Read more...