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October 17, 2002
by Michael Cole - 10:47 am EDT
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Source: Lik Sang
The import store is finally up and running again, now with a few changes in its inventory.
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Earlier this month, Hong Kong based import and modification store Lik Sang closed its doors due to prosecutions by Microsoft involving the sale and promotion of mod chips and other products that allegedly encourage pirated software. Now back online, the store has revealed... Read more...
by Michael Cole - 10:02 am EDT
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Source: GameSpot
Check out an interview with Blizzard's Bill Roper on the company's recent announcements!
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GameSpot recently conducted a brief interview with the vice president of Blizzard North, Bill Roper, on the company’s recently announced handheld conversions of three classic SNES games as well as Blizzard’s new multiplatform approach. Below is an excerpt from the full article:
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by Michael Cole - 9:51 am EDT
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Do you have mad skills at EA's NHL series? Then be sure to check this out!
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EA SPORTS NHL 2003 GLOBAL CHAMPIONSHIP TO DECIDE THE WORLD'S GREATEST HOCKEY GAMER
REDWOOD CITY, CA –October 17, 2002—EA SPORTS(tm) and the NHL® are looking for the world's best hockey gamer! The NHL 2003 Global Championship finals will be held at the 2003 NHL... Read more...
by Billy Berghammer - 8:33 am EDT
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Yes, there are boobies, but they're respectable boobies.
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ACCLAIM ENTERTAINMENT, INC. RESPONDS TO CONTROVERSY SURROUNDING LAUNCH OF 'BMX XXX' FOR NEXT-GENERATION PLATFORMS
Company Believes Product is Being Held to Different Standard Than Similar Content in Other Entertainment Media, Including Movies and Television
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by Lasse Pallesen - 5:43 am EDT
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Find out exactly when all the big GC titles will hit store shelves across Europe.
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Christmas is coming, which means a lot of high quality games are on the way. To make things more clear we have compiled this release list. Bear in mind that this list only includes what is widely regarded as high profile GC games. Naturally, a bunch of other titles are coming out as well during the following months, and so, overall, there will be over 100 GC games on the European market before the year ends.
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by Michael Cole - 1:04 am EDT
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Acclaim announces the soundtrack to its highly anticipated BMX game!
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AKA ACCLAIM UNVEILS DYNAMIC IN-GAME MUSIC SOUNDTRACK FOR 'BMX XXX'
Controversial Action Sports Game to Feature Today's Top Artists, Including Green Day, 311, Sublime, N.E.R.D, De La Soul and Motley Crue
GLEN COVE, NY, October 16, 2002 - Heightening the immersive... Read more...
by Michael Cole - 12:56 am EDT
Catchy tunes means playing THPS4 in your head will be that much easier!
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ACTIVISION ANNOUNCES EXPLOSIVE SOUNDTRACK FOR TONY HAWK’S PRO SKATER™ 4
Santa Monica, CA – October 16, 2002 – Thirty-five tracks of high-octane music will fuel big air tricks in Activision, Inc.’s (Nasdaq: ATVI) Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater™ 4, the sequel... Read more...
October 16, 2002
by Jonathan Metts - 11:48 am EDT
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Source: TDK Press Release
Giant robots now available on your favorite Nintendo systems.
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TDK MEDIACTIVE SHIPS ROBOTECH® GAMES FOR NINTENDO® ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEMS
Robotech®: Battlecry Comes to Nintendo® GameCube and Robotech®: The Macross Saga to Game Boy® Advance
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. – October 16, 2002 – TDK Mediactive Inc. (OTC:... Read more...
by Lasse Pallesen - 7:27 am EDT
Europeans will soon get their hands on the sleeper hit Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee.
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INFOGRAMES SHIPS MONSTER TITLE
Godzilla®: Destroy All Monsters Melee ships for Nintendo GameCube.
London September 16 2002 - Infogrames Europe, a leading global publisher of interactive entertainment software, is about to ship its new title under the highly successful Atari® brand - Godzilla®: Destroy All Monsters Melee for GameCube.
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October 15, 2002
by Karlie Yeung - 1:07 pm EDT
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Source: Infogrames Press Release
Atari's surfing game will be released for GameCube in Spring 2003.
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ATARI ANNOUNCES SPRING 2003 RELEASE OF TRANSWORLD SURF: NEXT WAVE FOR THE
NINTENDO GAMECUBE
New Edition of Genre-Defining Surfing Game Rebuilt From the Ground Up to
Include New Gameplay Enhancements, Other Improvements
LOS ANGELES - Oct. 15, 2002 - Atari is bringing the franchise that
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by Jonathan Metts - 12:23 pm EDT
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Source: IDSA Press Release
Ever wanted to own the Lugia PT Cruiser? Maybe you'd be more interested in E3 passes or a tour of NOA headquarters? If you've got the money, this is your chance.
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The Interactive Digital Software Association, the same organization behind the E3 Expo, is hosting its annual "Nite to Unite for Kids" charity event. In addition to a snazzy black-tie dinner at $500 per plate, the IDSA is hosting a myriad of online auctions at eBay to... Read more...
by Karlie Yeung - 9:21 am EDT
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Source: Nintendo of Europe
Nintendo of Europe have hired a new Marketing Manager for GBA.
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NINTENDO OF EUROPE ANNOUNCES NEW GAME BOY ADVANCE EUROPEAN MARKETING MANAGER
(15 October 2002) Nintendo, the world’s leading games company, have announced today that it is expanding its marketing department with the appointment of a European Marketing Manager for... Read more...
by Jonathan Metts - 9:16 am EDT
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Source: Majesco Press Release
She vants to drink your blood.
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HALLOWEEN COMES EARLY FOR GAMERS AS MAJESCO SHIPS 'BLOODRAYNE' FOR PLAYSTATION 2, XBOX, AND GAMECUBE
Sexy, Supernatural Action-Thriller Marks Company's First Multi-Console Release
EDISON, NJ, October 15, 2002 - An interactive journey into the terrifying world... Read more...
by Jonathan Metts - 9:00 am EDT
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Source: NOA Press Release
What that means is that there will be a new GameCube title coming out almost every single day during November and December.
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NINTENDO GAMECUBE -- 180 Reasons Why Men Crave It and Women Envy It
Metroid Prime and Resident Evil 0 Mark Unprecedented Holiday Season For Older Gamers
REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 15, 2002--The game worlds on
NINTENDO GAMECUBE(TM) this fall are filled with the boundless
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October 14, 2002
by Rick Powers - 6:14 pm EDT
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Source: Yahoo! Finance
The fast single-transistor RAM in the GameCube hits a milestone ...
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NEC announced today that the MoSys 96-Mbit 1T-SRAM used in the Nintendo GameCube hit the 25 million units shipped mark, after only one year since the GameCube's launch.
Perrin Kaplan, Vice President of Marketing & Corporate Affairs at Nintendo of America said "We... Read more...
by Mike Hrusecky - 5:06 pm EDT
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Source: Reuters
Three top retailers, including Wal-Mart, said they refuse to carry the video game billed as the first major release to feature full-action nudity and with prostitutes and pimps as major characters.
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Using the tagline "Keep it Dirty," video game publisher Acclaim Entertainment Inc. is gearing up for the Nov. 19 launch of "BMX XXX," a game that also features copulating pink poodles and a variety of racing bike stunts.
But major retailers Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Toys R Us Inc. and KB Toys all said they would not carry the game, a potential blow for the game's exposure.
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by Steven Rodriguez - 3:30 pm EDT
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Source: Nintendo
The Cube, the game, and a memory card, all for $189. Not too shabby!
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You can trim your holiday shopping list and get great savings on Nintendo's hottest wares with the Super Mario Sunshine(tm) Bundle Pak.
Don't be the gift-giver who gives the "'cool toy' without the batteries."
Nintendo's got the perfect gift Pak in store for you with all the "bells and whistles" already included!
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by Jeff Shirley - 12:50 pm EDT
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Source: 3DO Press Release
Eutechnyx and 3DO take it to the streets.
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3DO Announces "Street Racing Syndicate(tm)"
Mean Streets and Fast Cars Make for Fierce Competition
REDWOOD CITY, CA (October 14, 2002) - The 3DO Company (Nasdaq: THDO) today announced that "Street Racing Syndicate" is currently in development for the PlayStation(r)2... Read more...
by Jonathan Metts - 11:59 am EDT
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Source: TDK Press Release
The Friendly Ghost wants to haunt your GameCube for a pleasantly low price.
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CASPER® MAKES DEBUT ON NINTENDO GAMECUBE
TDK Mediactive Ships CASPER SPIRIT DIMENSIONS‘ in Time for Halloween
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. – October 14, 2002 – TDK Mediactive, Inc. (OTC: TDKM.OB), a global publisher of entertainment software, announced that Casper Spirit Dimensions for the Nintendo GameCube has shipped to North American retail accounts.
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October 11, 2002
by Michael Cole - 11:33 pm EDT
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Vigilante 8's developer joins Activision's family of development studios.
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ACTIVISION® ACQUIRES SOFTWARE DEVELOPER
LUXOFLUX CORPORATION
Luxoflux is Currently in Development with
True Crime™: Streets of LA™ and Sequel to “Shrek”
Santa Monica, CA –October 11, 2002 – Further enhancing its internal console development capabilities, Activision, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI), today announced the acquisition of software developer Luxoflux Corporation.
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