Robot battling action lands on US shores next week.

DID YOU KNOW? - 'CUSTOM ROBO' HITS STORES ON MAY 10

May 7, 2004 -- Set your strategy, build your robot and challenge your friends to the ultimate robot battle. Custom Robo™ lets you and up to three friends create your own customized robots from nearly 200 unique parts and then turns you loose in a virtual arena to find out who is made of steel and who is just a bucket of bolts.

Konami and Toys "R" Us are organising a nationwide tournament. You think you've got what it takes?

KONAMI AND TOYS "R" US LAUNCH NATIONWIDE YU-GI-OH! VIDEO GAME TOURNAMENT

Yu-Gi-Oh! Video Game Tournament to Commence on May 22nd at all Toys "R" Us Stores

REDWOOD CITY, CALIF. - May 7, 2004 - Konami Digital Entertainment - America,

a division of Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc., today announced they have

The turn-based RPG is now available at a bargain price of $19.99.

FUTURE TACTICS: THE UPRISING NOW AVAILABLE FOR PLAYSTATION2, NINTENDO GAMECUBE & XBOX

LOS ANGELES, CA – May 7, 2004 – Crave Entertainment, a leading publisher of console videogames, today announced that Future Tactics: The Uprising has shipped for the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, the Xbox® video game system from Microsoft and Nintendo GameCube™.

The British publisher will be handling Free Radical's new stealth game, and (gasp!) will even release the GameCube version.

CODEMASTERS SIGNS SECOND SIGHT —

FREE RADICAL DESIGN’S PSYCHIC STEALTH ACTION EPIC

New York (May 7, 2004) – Codemasters has secured the global publishing rights to Second Sight, the new project from respected developers Free Radical Design, the creative force behind the acclaimed TimeSplitters series.

It's coming your way in 2005.

EA ANNOUNCES TIME SPLITTERS FUTURE PERFECT FOR 2005

Critically Acclaimed First Person Shooter Returns with Innovative Time Travel Gameplay, Improved Story Mode, Single Player Co-op Mode, Online Play, and More

Chertsey, UK. – May 6, 2004 – Electronic Arts announced today the return of... Read more...

The first official game for the system has finally been revealed, but don't get too excited about it.

Telegames, known for the Urban Yeti GBA game, has announced its E3 lineup. They'll have some GBA games at the show, but more importantly, they are the first company to mention a specific Nintendo DS title.

Don't be too excited about it, though, as it's simply a compilation of board and card... Read more...

The Entertainment Software Association prepares to launch its official E3 news website.

Although PGC is still your best bet for Nintendo coverage, you might want to keep an eye on the official E3 site for show news...we certainly will be.

WWW.E3INSIDER.COM GOES LIVE MAY 10TH TO OPEN

E3EXPO'S "VIRTUAL DOORS" TO GAMERS

Consumer Web Site Delivers All-New Exclusive "Fan Cam"

Well, so far it looks like all we get is Kingdom Hearts for GBA.

SQUARE ENIX U.S.A., INC. TO UNVEIL MULTI-FACETED LINE-UP AT THE ELECTRONIC ENTERTAINMENT EXPO, MAY 12 – 14

New Titles Highlight Company’s Objective of Versatile and Portable Entertainment in All Categories

LOS ANGELES, Calif., (May 3, 2004) - Square Enix U.S.A., Inc. (“Square Enix... Read more...

Def Jam Vendetta II gets a subtitle: Fight for New York.

EA AND DEF JAM ANNOUNCE THAT DEF JAM VENDETTA II HAS BEEN OFFICIALLY RENAMED DEF JAM: FIGHT FOR NEW YORK

You are gonna have to fight for it and it ain't gonna be easy.

Chertsey, UK. April 30, 2004 - Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: ERTS) announced today that it's time to take control of New York's hip-hop underground.

EA announces that it will create Nintendo DS games during today’s investor conference call.

When discussing the company’s future during its Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2004 Results conference call this afternoon, publisher giant Electronic Arts confirmed rumors that it will develop games for the “Nintendo Dual Screen.” [Section 3, time stamp 35:40] However, EA seemed much more excited about... Read more...

Not only are all current GBA emulators flirting with copyright laws, they're now violating a Nintendo patent.

Nintendo has recently been awarded a patent for "a software emulator...emulating a handheld video game platform," or in English, any and all Game Boy emulators. Those listed in the patent give the examples of cell phones, PDAs and the video screens found in airplane seats, but in effect, the patent refers to just about anything that duplicates or enhances the Game Boy line's hardware via emulation.

Read all about how someone gets into this line of work, from inspiration to production.

The New York Times today has published a fascinating article, detailing how Spencer Seim found his true calling, becoming part of a band that plays nothing but songs from the great games of NES past.

The name of the band is The Advantage, and they recently released their first album. Much like... Read more...

A new Spyro game will come to the GameCube this fall.

SPYRO THE DRAGON RETURNS THIS FALL IN HIS BIGGEST ADVENTURE EVER FOR PLAYSTATION®2, XBOX® AND GAMECUBE™

Currently in development, this new 3D action platformer from the popular video game franchise will feature five playable characters and powerful new Spyro abilities

LOS ANGELES, CA... Read more...

Now that we know more about the PSP, people seem to think the smart money is with Nintendo stock.

A Bloomberg report is saying that now that the videogame industry has more information about the Sony PSP, investors have started to realize that Sony might not swoop in and take a chunk of Nintendo's 95% global handheld stake quite so easily.

In large part due to the expected PSP price range... Read more...

If you're too old to remember the games from the first compilation, then maybe a few of these newer ones will ring a bell.

Midway Set to Deliver Another Feast of Old School Delicacies with Midway Arcade Treasures 2

Midway® Arcade Treasures 2™ Brings Back More Than 20 Arcade Classics Including All-Time Favorites Such As the Original Mortal Kombat®, NARC®, Cyberball 2072™ and Arch Rivals™

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS... Read more...

Believe it or not.

According to Slashdot.org's Games section, those clever folks at Ahead Games have figured out a method to overclock the Game Boy Advance. By tweaking settings on the GBA's processor, they have managed to double the system's speed.

Of course, the real question is why anyone would want or need... Read more...

The Olsen twins claim Acclaim neglected their games and their royalties.

The two identical starlets are no push-overs! On Celebrity Justice, Mary-Kate and Ashley announced they are suing Acclaim for abandoning their game franchise and skimping out on promised royalties.

According to entertainment litigator Chuck Kenworthy, the twins are suing to protect their image and assert their dominance in the entertainment industry.

In case you missed it too, here's the English trailer for GameCube's first truly major RPG.

This beautiful movie somehow slipped by us last week, but here it is in case you still haven't seen it. The trailer is 45 seconds long and depicts cutscenes and gameplay footage from the English version of Tales of Symphonia. There's no English voicework featured, but the text has been translated. This is definitely one of the most beautiful GameCube titles yet, so it's worth checking out even if you aren't otherwise interested in the game.

The ultra-secretive Zoonami finally proves it is a game developer with the announcement of Funkydilla.

IGN reports that England-based developer Zoonami is hard at work on Funkydilla, a music game Zoonami describes as for “all game platforms.”

Zoonami’s music and rhythm game takes a different approach to the genre: instead of using predefined patterns players much match, Funkydilla lets players... Read more...

Tactical RPG action moves one step closer.

Future Tactics: The Uprising GOES GOLDFOR

PlayStation®2, NINTENDO GAMECUBETM & XboxLOS ANGELES, CA

- April 22, 2004 - Crave Entertainment, a leading publisher of console

videogames, today announced that Future Tactics: The Uprising has reached gold

master status for the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, the