Nintendo’s official magazine has traditionally strayed from covering M-rated games. It looks like this is about to change…

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We’ve been asked a bunch of times about Nintendo seemingly “ignoring” M-rated games in its official magazine, Nintendo Power, why it was happening and if it meant the games were cancelled. Although there has never been an official explanation, most of us at PGC... Read more...

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Good news if you're a really excited for the summer release of Men in Black II. Radica just got the license for GBA MIB II gear.

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RADICA ANNOUNCES LICENSING AGREEMENT WITH

SONY PICTURES CONSUMER PRODUCTS FOR MEN IN BLACK II

(Hong Kong) April 24, 2002 – Radica Games Ltd. (NASDAQ: RADA) announced today that it has signed a worldwide licensing agreement with Sony Pictures Consumer Products to produce Men In Black II branded video game accessories.

With the next generation of console gaming now in full swing, Blockbuster Video gets ready to get into the action more than ever before.

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According to an article in the Hollywood Reporter, Blockbuster Video is getting very serious about video games. Along with offering new extensive rental programs for certain games, Blockbuster will soon be selling new video game consoles. Here’s the article, with all the details:

Acclaim renews its licensing sponsorship with BMX Superstar Dave Mirra in an exclusive 5 year agreement!

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Acclaim’s Dave Mirra BMX titles have proven themselves to be a real success for the company, and it looks like the series won’t be slowing down any time soon. Acclaim has just announced it has renewed Dave Mirra’s licensing sponsorship with an exclusive five-year agreement. Expect plenty more Mirra games on all next-generation consoles for some time to come!

The famed developer of Earthworm Jim, MDK, and the upcoming The Matrix games is now a part of European publishing giant Infogrames.

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Released from its contract with Interplay last week, Shiny Entertainment didn't stay on the market for very long. Gigantic publisher Infogrames picked up the UK-based developer to add to its already impressive list of in-house and subsidiary game companies. Dave Perry... Read more...

Love the AUF car chase levels? Run away from cops or play the cops and run them down in EA's newest high-speed chaser for GameCube!

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Earlier today, EA announced that it is planning to release the newest installment in its popular racing/car chase series, Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit 2 for GameCube, Xbox, Playstation 2, and PC. The game is currently scheduled to hit store shelves late this summer. The Need For Speed team were the ones who slapped together the joyous car chase levels in 007: Agent Under Fire.

Mario Kart: Super Circuit wins the "Favorite Video Game" at Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards 2002. Wario gets slimed and Mario laughs. News within...

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Game Boy Advance's Mario Kart: Super Circuit wins the "Favorite Video Game" at Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards 2002

Kids' Choice Awards (KCA) 2002 was bigger and messier than ever this year! Produced by Nickelodeon and hosted by Rosie O' Donnell , the extremely popular KCA is an annual show celebrating the best in music, film and television ... voted entirely by KIDS.

The new Monday Night Football team to call play-by-play for many Maddens to come.

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Here's the itsy-bitsy press release.

ABC's AL MICHAELS JOINS JOHN MADDEN IN EA SPORTS' MADDEN NFL FOOTBALL BOOTH

EA SPORTS TO HOST CONFERENCE CALL WITH MADDEN AND MICHAELS

Redwood City, Calif. - April 23 - Al Michaels will join John Madden in the announcing... Read more...

Yep, there were a few handheld games reviewed last week, and we've got them here for you.

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9 GBA games went under the respective magnifying glasses of four Famitsu reviewers, with a couple just missing shiny dendo awards, and with one... well, let's just say it missed. Here are the relevant scores.

Rockman Zero (Capcom) - 26 [7 7 7 5]

Spider-man (Success) - 28 [7 7 7 7]

It's like Mario Party, but with an undersea square-pant sponge instead of a portly Italian plumber.

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Infogrames Announces the Ultimate Nickelodeon-Themed Party Game Featuring Eight Nicktoons Stars

Nickelodeon Party Blast to Launch on Multiple Video Game Platforms

BEVERLY, Mass., April 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/-- Infogrames, Inc. and Nickelodeon(TM) will... Read more...

Now available: story, gameplay details, and the first footage of this unique 3D puzzler.

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Announced just a few weeks ago by Acclaim, ZooCube for GameCube and GBA now has its own website at http://www.zoocube.net. The site has first-ever video footage of the gameplay, plus some new story details and links to pre-order each version directly from Acclaim. Apparently there will also be an online demo at some point, but it's not available yet.

Think that the only reason you bought that DPLII hardware is to play Factor 5 games? Think again.

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Dolby and Factor 5 Introduce Pro Logic II for All Nintendo GameCube Developers

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 22, 2002--Dolby Laboratories' Dolby® Surround Pro Logic® II technology is now available for all Nintendo GameCube(TM) developers through Factor... Read more...

Sting has revealed some new media and information on its upcoming GameCube remake of the Evolution saga!

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Sting, developer of the Dreamcast RPGs Evolution I & II , has updated its web page with a teaser trailer and a handful of images featuring its upcoming GameCube compilation, Evolution Worlds. Featuring enhanced ports of both titles, Evolution Worlds will contain updated... Read more...

Nintendo announces a major price drop in Australia to keep ahead of the X-Box.

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The World’s Only Dedicated Video Game Console Just Got Better

22 April 2002 - Nintendo Australia today announced that its ground breaking new console, NINTENDO GAMECUBE, will launch on 17 May at a suggested retail price of $329.

This new price is part... Read more...

In the wake of MS slashing the Xbox price, Nintendo has followed suit.

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According to the latest press release from the NCL homepage, the GC's launch price in Europe will be an astounding €199! (About $177 USD.) That's a full €100 below the new Xbox price. The press release went on to reiterate that the European launch will have 500 000 units available.

This is what happens when you have too much time on your hands, and a really good geek budget. Meet Yoshi's Boxx.

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Yoshi DeHerrera, one of the resident techie-neo-hacker-mod-gods who appears frequently on TechTV's Screen Savers has built the ultimate gaming machine. The video game wars are over folks. To truly have the ultimate gaming system, you have to build it....

The following systems are installed in the Boxx:

If you need more Monkey Ball, no worries! Monkey Ball 2 coming this fall...first info inside.

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According to various sources, Amusement Vision is hard at work to their smash hit Super Monkey Ball.

Expect plenty of new, more detailed levels, as well as new mini games like Monkey Soccer. Super Monkey Ball 2 should be available this fall.

In the recent issue of Famitsu, the president of the company that created Seaman spoke briefly about the possibility of a new game based on the Seaman engine for the GameCube.

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The latest issue of Famitsu featured an interview with Saito-san, the president of Vivarium (the company that developed Seaman). When asked about Nintendo, Saito-san said that they are currently discussing with Nintendo about collaborating on a very different type of game based on the Seaman engine and mechanics. Here is what he said:

The latest issue of Nintendo Dream reveals some old and new information about Nintendo’s 2002 lineup in Japan.

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As reported earlier, Mario Sunshine’s release date in Japan is July 19 while Star Fox Adventure has been delayed for a Fall release. The Legend of Zelda GC is still on track for a winter release. The Japanese version Metroid Prime has also been confirmed to be due... Read more...