Guess what PGC got its hands on. Click on for pictures and how to get your own copy.

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The latest issue of Famitsu Cube Advance comes packed with a CD of the Smash Brothers Concert held in Tokyo this summer. The CD contains 15 tracks, which are listed below:

Planet Corneria

Jungle Garden

Great Bay

Dr. Mario

Original Medley from Smash Bros.

You own footage of it on the DVD--now own the game itself!

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NINTENDO GAMECUBE is Party Central!

Multi-Player Pandemonium Unleashed In Mario Party 4 For NINTENDO GAMECUBE

REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 21, 2002--The world's favorite plumber is wreaking multi-player madness with Mario Party(R) 4 for NINTENDO GAMECUBE(TM).

More movies from the Cube Clubs, this time for Samus' latest adventure on the portable front.

We've uploaded a new movie of Metroid Fusion!

Taken straight off of the Cube Club DVD, this is some really solid footage of the beautiful art style and graphical techniques used on the GBA for this sequel to Super Metroid. Samus is seen using familiar weapons and items such as missiles, Maru Maru, Power Bombs and even the Speed Boost.

New footage straight off the Cube Club DVD!

We've uploaded a new movie of Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles!

Taken straight off of the DVDs being given out at the Cube Clubs, this footage is a brighter and crisper look into the game than most have seen before.

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Isn't it amazing how well wrestling games sell?!

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THQ NAMED TO FORBES ANNUAL 200 BEST SMALL COMPANIES LIST

CALABASAS HILLS, Calif., October 21, 2002 – THQ® Inc. (Nasdaq: THQI) today announced that it has been named to Forbes Magazine's 2002 Best Small Companies list. The only videogame publisher included in the... Read more...

We didn't know what the hell it was either until we read the press release.

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ACTIVISION NAMED DELOITTE & TOUCHE 2002 TECHNOLOGY FAST 500 WINNER

Santa Monica, Ca -October 21, 2002 - For the fifth consecutive year, Activision, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) was named on the 2002 Deloitte & Touche Technology Fast 500 list, a ranking of the 500 fastest-growing technology companies in the United States and Canada.

Kemco and DC Comics plan to release a limited edition Batman: Dark Tomorrow comic.

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Kemco and DC Comics to Create Limited Edition Comic Book for "Batman: Dark Tomorrow"

BELLEVUE, Wash. - Oct. 21, 2002 - Japan-based videogame publishing powerhouse Kemco and comic book giant DC Comics announced together that they will create a limited edition, two-part... Read more...

Joel Simon from NOA took a moment to talk with PGC about Cube Clubs, product testing, and Metroid. Listen to the interview inside! Also, footage from the L.A. Cube Club.

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On the opening night of the L.A. Cube Club, we met up with Joel Simon, and chatted with him for a few minutes outside. Check out the link below to download the interview. It runs about five and a half minutes.

Also, we have a minute of footage from the L.A. Cube Club so you can get the full the experience. By the way, in L.A. we have a real club - not some tent like those guys in Minnesota.

We're shooting our wad here, folks. More new movies! 14 total! FREE never-before-seen direct feed 1080º: Avalanche booty-licious love! Booya! Re-encoded in Windows Media 7 so everyone can see!

We've uploaded a bunch of massive direct feed movies of the first playable

Cube Club demo of 1080º: Avalanche!

Check out the whole intro, both available

single player levels (Slalom Run and Time Attack), and the Multi-Player level!

Note:

This is a demo, and does look rather early.  But this will give you a good

In an interview with Famitsu, the Metal Gear Solid creator mentions a new GBA title, and it has at least one other developer quite excited...

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Director Mikami of Capcom (Resident Evil, Devil May Cry) and Director Kojima of Konami (Metal Gear Solid, Zone of the Enders) recently sat down

with Famitsu to talk about Capcom's latest court battle game, Gyakuten

Saiban, for the GBA. During the discussion, Director Kojima mentioned his latest project for the GBA.

Click on to find which Nintendo titles stole the top three spots in the Top 30 and how Famitsu reviewed Eternal Darkness.

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According to the latest Famitsu, "takuto" in the title "Kaze no Takuto" refers to the baton that an orchestra conductor uses. As a result, like its predecessor Ocarina of Time, music will probably play a role in this game. It is also very likely that the Baton of Wind is an item in the game just like how the Ocarina of Time and Mask of Majora were in their respective games.

...well, in a few days they will.

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BAM! ENTERTAINMENT BRINGS REIGN OF FIRE™ HOME

Multi-Million Dollar Marketing Campaign To Launch Video Games Based On Action Epic

San Jose, Calif. (October 17, 2002) – BAM! Entertainment™ (Nasdaq: BFUN), a publisher and developer of interactive... Read more...

Finally, Europeans can surf on their GameCubes.

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ACTIVISION'S KELLY SLATER'S PRO SURFER® RIDES ON TO RETAIL SHELVES

London, UK - October 18, 2002 - Surf's up! Action sports fans can now ride the waves like a pro with the release of Activision, Inc.'s (Nasdaq: ATVI) Kelly Slater's Pro Surfer®, which is currently... Read more...

No, this has nothing to do with that weird bike game.

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ACTIVISION'S XXX THUNDERS ONTO RETAIL SHELVES

Activision Brings Explosive Summer Action Thriller to Game Boy Advance

London, UK - 18th October, 2002 - Gamers can now enter the world of one of the summer's biggest action thrillers with Activision, Inc.'s (Nasdaq:... Read more...

Come inside to find out the official Japanese title for the next Zelda game. UPDATED: What’s this? An instrumental item within the game revealed?

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Nintendo recently updated its Japanese website with the official title for The Legend of Zelda (GC). Due out on Friday December 13, the game is officially named “Zelda no Densetsu: Kaze no Takuto.”

The translation of the title can be interpreted many ways including:... Read more...

Cube Clubs started up across America tonight! See how things went down in Hollywood.

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The Cube Club here in Los Angeles is looking successful. After spending about an hour in heavy traffic, I made my way toward the searchlights and found a place to park. The club is located on the northeast corner of Hollywood and Highland, which is right in the center... Read more...

Placement of Prime and Fusion in the Metroid Storyline, captured from shots on a Promotional video being played at the Cube Clubs.

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Back in the corner of the Minneapolis Cube Club, we had a bunch of couches and comfy chairs set up for demonstrating all the Panasonic gear. In particular, on the big screen Panasonic TV, was a Promotional DVD that you could browse through, that included some Metroid Prime and Fusion information.

Cube Clubs not coming to your town? That's okay, you can still play Metroid Prime!

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Reports are coming in that the newest GameCube in-store demo contains a playable Metroid Prime sample. It seems that the demo is the same one shown at the E3 Expo back in May, or a slightly modified version of it. The demo is apparently timed, but that E3 demo level could be beaten in less than ten minutes if you were fast...so consider this a challenge from Nintendo. Beat the demo before time runs out!

Here’s yet another report predicting Nintendo’s downfall in the console market.

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Business analysis company Strategy Analytics published a report on the home console market earlier this month. The report discusses the obvious fact that Sony owns the vast majority of the market, but perhaps more interesting is its analysis of Microsoft and Nintendo’s positions.

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...