Mobile Power GC, Super Pad Pro, CubeLink Advanced, and the Black Thunder Racing wheel to be shown at E3.

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INTERACT OFFERS MOBILE OPTION FOR GAMECUBE

Several Other New Accessories Enhance GameCube Play

Hunt Valley, MD ~ May 20, 2002 ~ With the new Mobile Power GC, InterAct Accessories, Inc., a Recoton company (NASDAQ:RCOT), has made it possible to independently operate the Nintendo® GameCube , opening up a whole array of options for gaming on the go.

New game from Aussie developer all about our own staffer Ty Shughart. Or something. WE NOW KNOW WHAT THE HELL YOU ARE TY! TEH SEKRAT IS OUTT!!!111

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EA to Unleash Ty the Tasmanian Tiger for the PlayStation 2 and Nintendo GameCube

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. May 10, 2002: G'day mate! Electronic Arts goes "down under" with its new character-based action adventure game, Ty the Tasmanian Tiger(TM). The title's star, Ty,... Read more...

September 14th (nice date...word) the new Kirby Cartoon, "Kirby: Right Back at Ya" kicks off it's Saturday morning run on Fox Kids! Brace yourself for "Kirby: Right Back at Ya!"

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KIRBY ROLLS ONTO FOX NETWORK FALL SCHEDULE

Television Cartoon, New Video Games Feature Top-Selling Nintendo Character

REDMOND, Wash.--May 10, 2002--Kirby(TM), Nintendo's pink

powerhouse, bounces onto U.S. television airwaves this fall.

Nintendo of America once again is teaming up with 4 Kids Entertainment (NYSE:KDE) to produce a Kirby animated television series

The official English press release regarding Wednesday's announcement.

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Nintendo and Namco Join Forces to Bring Software to Market

Namco to bring six Nintendo GameCube games and eight Game Boy Advance games to Japanese market

TOKYO -- Nintendo Co., Ltd. and Namco Limited announced today they have joined forces to bring multiple Namco software titles to the Nintendo GameCube and Game Boy Advance systems.

Take a Whirl through what Crave is going to have in store at the big show.

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Here are the GameCube-related games that the developer will be showing, as plucked from the press release.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Build the Best. Destroy the Rest. UFC: Throwdown introduces real fighting for the first time to the Nintendo GameCube(TM)... Read more...

Combat Role Playing hitting the GameCube, Spring 2003. Get the juice right here.

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DARE TO ENTER THE ARENA. LUCASARTS BRINGS BRUTAL GLADIATOR-STYLE FIGHTING

ALIVE IN GLADIUS

Epic Combat Role-Playing Game Expected in Spring 2003 for

PlayStation 2, Xbox, and Nintendo GameCube

SAN RAFAEL, Calif. -- May 9, 2002 -- The brutal and spectacular gladiator

The growing publisher will release three GBA games based on popular Cartoon Network series.

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Today Majesco announced a new licensing deal with Cartoon Network to publish three Game Boy Advance titles based on the network's original series. The games are so far unannounced, but they will combine characters and themes from the Cartoon Cartoons set of shows and will all be released in 2003. Here's the full press release:

The floor plan maps have been revealed and it looks like Nintendo has the biggest area. Hop in an take a look where to be at E3 2002.

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Take a look for yourself....

I have called our media contacts at E3 for official comment, but they are not allowed to release booth size information.

Bring on the Bond girls. EA is whipping up an original, all new Bond FPS for all next generation consoles...including the GameCube.

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Electronic Arts Sheds "Light" On James Bond 007: NightFire

New Title to Deliver the Most Complete Bond Game Ever On Multiple Platforms

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. May 9, 2002: Electronic Arts unveils plans for its new James Bond game that promises to deliver a complete... Read more...

Sega lands multi-year deal with ESPN, to add exclusive ESPN type features to Sega Sports titles.

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SEGA DRAFTS ESPN TO BRING ITS CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED SEGA SPORTS GAMES TO NEW

LEVELS OF AUTHENTICITY

Incorporating ESPN Features into SEGA Sports Games Brings Gamers Closer to

the Sport

SAN FRANCISCO - (May 9, 2002) - SEGA Sports(tm), the brand that continues to

Guess how many GameCubes were sold in the UK in just two days? 75,000! Now guess which game sold the most, and it wasn't a Nintendo published title...

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According to the latest NOE figures, the Nintendo GameCube has sold over 75,000 units in the UK during the first two days.

The best selling title for GameCube was Rogue Leader, with Luigi's Mansion, Super Monkey Ball and Sonic Adventure 2: Battle closely following. These four games also took the positions 2-5 in the All Format charts with 2002 Fifa World Cup as the top title selling on all 3 formats.

Disney fans and sports fan rejoice! A bunch of sports game with Mickey and gang coming your way from Konami!

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Earlier today in Japan, Konami announced information on their new series, Disney All-Star Sports, for GC and GBA. The series will feature games covering sport genres such as soccer, American football, basketball, and skateboard. The development team behind the series will be Konami Computer Entertainment Osaka.

See ya Culpepper! After 26 turkey legs, Marshall Faulk finally makes it big.

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Marshall Faulk Joins the EA SPORTS Team on the Cover of Madden NFL 2003

Electronic Arts signs MVP and Pro Bowl running back to be "In the Game"

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. - May 8, 2002-Marshall Faulk, the All-Pro running back from the St. Louis Rams, has... Read more...

Thousands flock to Acclaim's booth to get a first glimpse of Mary-Kate and Ashley Sweet 16.

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Note: Abstract provided by the ever-witty Steven "WindyMan" Rodriguez.

Today Acclaim announced their product lineup for E3 2002. Most or all of these titles are expected to be playable, and you can bet PGC will have plenty of impressions. Here's the press release and complete list (no platforms specified, but most of these games are scheduled to hit Gamecube):

Hands up if you were scared by the "characters" inside the giant plastic cubes. Prepare yourselves...

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Nintendo Europe have found some truly unique marketing ideas for the GameCube. First revealed at the Cube Clubs, now it has made its way onto the Italian catwalks.

Models in Milan were painted with designs of Donkey Kong, Mario, Star Wars, Pikmin and Wave Race using a new type of paint, Latex Art. This is applied to the body and dries to form a fabric-like layer after thirty minutes.

UPDATED with new info! Namco is definitely working on another Star Fox game and we have the poster to prove it. Several other Namco titles have also been announced!

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Update: Dengeki Online has provided some more details regarding the press conference of Namco and Nintendo. (The following is translated by our Japanese correspondent, Bakudan Yoshinoya.)

Regarding Star Fox, Miyamoto commented,

"However you put it, Star Fox Adventure

Information on the Japanese release and size of the game has hit the web!

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According to the German game site, Gamefront, Biohazard 0 (AKA Resident Evil 0) will be released on August 28, 2002 in Japan and will be a whopping three discs in length. Stay tuned to PGC for further developments regarding this exciting GameCube-exclusive prequel!

GC Inside reports that Konami TYO is currently making a new Winning Eleven game for Gamecube.

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Konami TYO (originally KCE Tokyo) officially announced that their transition to next generation platforms ended this past fiscal year (3/2002) and that they are now working to establish title brands. Along with this came the announcement of its first Gamecube title, the latest in the Winning Eleven series. While details are unknown, GC/PS2/PS/GBA are the platforms they are supporting.

THQ snags the rights to make games based on the next 3 Disney/Pixar movies.

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THQ has announced they signed a deal with Disney/Pixar to make games based on the their next 3 movies. THQ has acquired the game rights for "Finding Nemo," "The Incredibles," and "Cars."

This deal allows THQ to make games based on these movies until 2008 for the PC, as well as Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft consoles.

Three members of the Tomb Raider team have left Core Design to form Gatehouse Games, and develop Spiralstone, a multiplayer RPG for GameBoy Advance.

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Spiralstone is being developed to combine the depth of PC role-playing games with the playability of an arcade game, to create the perfect RPG experience, ideal for the hand-held market.

Tom Scutt comments: “The potential for role-playing gaming in the hand-held... Read more...