Dale gets the nod for appearing on the cover of Nascar Thunder 2003. Yeehaw!

Discuss it in Talkback!

DALE EARNHARDT JR. JOINS THE EA SPORTS FAMILY OF COVER ATHLETES ON NASCAR THUNDER 2003

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.- September 4, 2002-NASCAR® superstar Dale Earnhardt Jr. of DEI Racing will become the official cover athlete for the EA SPORTS TM franchise NASCAR Thunder... Read more...

Now you'll know why Star Wars: Bounty Hunter will sound so deeeeeelicious.

Discuss it in Talkback!

SKYWALKER SOUND TURNS UP THE VOLUME ON

LUCASARTS' STAR WARS BOUNTY HUNTER

Marin County, Calif. -- September 4, 2002 -- Seeking another outlet for its

Academy Award-winning sound library, Skywalker Sound, a division of Lucas

Digital Ltd. LLC, recently completed the sound design for Star Wars Bounty

Take a stroll down memory lane!

Discuss it in Talkback!

LUCASARTS CELEBRATES 20 YEARS OF GAMING

WITH DYNAMIC ANNIVERSARY WEB SITE

Site Features Interactive Milestone Timeline, Classic Game Cutscene Theatre,

Sweepstakes for Next Generation Video Game Consoles and More

SAN RAFAEL, Calif. -- September 4, 2002 -- In celebration of two decades as

The website for the FIFA 2003 game is open with downloadable movies.

Discuss it in Talkback!

EA Europe have launched their FIFA 2003 website. There is an in-game movie and Soccer Council movie up for download, as well as a countdown to the release date and a newsletter to register for updates.

The website requires flash, and plays a movie with statements about the game.

In a bit to cater to adult otaku males, Nintendo is releasing a limited edition Chobits Gameboy Advance which also includes the Chobits LE game.

Discuss it in Talkback!

From NCS:"Nintendo will release a limited edition Chobits Gameboy Advance handheld bundled with the Chobits software on September 27. The GBA unit features a clear-blue shell with a Chobits logo located directly above the directional pad."

The bundle will be priced at 14,600 yen.

What would it be like if you attended the EA Play event, or ECTS last week? Take a look through the eyes of PGC's European Correspondents!

We've uploaded a few movies of the EA Play Event, and ECTS to give you an

idea of what the events were like.  Note: There is little or no game

footage in these movies.  These are walk thru's of the event to give you a

taste of what European trade shows are all about.

*You will need Windows

Do you have an unhealthy obsession with Mario? Well, I hope you like Wendy's.

Discuss it in Talkback!

All month long, Wendy's fast food chains are giving away Mario toys with their kid's meals. There are five toys in all. There's a Mario and Chomp suction cup, a poseable action figure, a mini Mario Kart race game, a Mario Kart, and a mini Mario board game. You don't need to be a kid to get the meal, though you'll probably get a strange look if you order one.

Nintendo's going to turn their star-riding puffball into a superstar!

Discuss it in Talkback!

Nintendo has already made huge stars out of Mario, Link, and all the Pokemon. Now, its Kirby's time to hit it big. Beginning with Kirby's new TV series, "Kirby: Right Back At Ya!" Nintendo is relaunching Kirby big time, with a $10 million promotion. The new promotion is... Read more...

That's right. If you're going to Greece any time soon, be sure you leave that GBA at home.

Discuss it in Talkback!

In an attempt to stop "illegal gambling", the government of Greece has passed a law that simply makes all video games illegal.

Greek Law Number 3037, enacted at the end of July, explicitly forbids electronic games with "electronic mechanisms and software" from public and private places, and people have already been fined tens of thousands of dollars for playing or owning games.

For those who could not be in Japan to attend this event, you can still listen to the concert on your surround sound speakers this fall. Updates about the concert inside.

Discuss it in Talkback!

The Smash Brothers DX Orchestra Concert was held last week in Ueno, Tokyo. The sold out event featured 14 tunes from Nintendo’s popular franchises including Mario and Zelda. The audience consisted mostly of children accompanied by their parents.

The producer... Read more...

Direct feed footage of a little hottie that will suck out your bodily fluids, and then mutilate you afterward. Yummy.

We've uploaded a new direct feed movie of BloodRayne.  Don't forget to

right click and save to your computer!

*You will need Windows

Media Player to view this file

BloodRayne:

Movie 1

(5.0mb Windows Media File)

The game will actually help break down the week's matchups, and serve as quasi-instant replays, complete every camera angle imaginable. Amazing.

Discuss it in Talkback!

EA SPORTS and ABC SPORTS Debut John Madden's Videogame Analysis on Monday Night Football

Partnership Has John Madden Using Madden NFL 2003 to Breakdown Monday Night Match-Ups During Broadcast

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. & NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 3, 2002--... Read more...

Time to call your friends across the pond to nab a couple of these for you!

Discuss it in Talkback!

Bigben Interactive UK appointed as UK Distributor of Officially Licenced Nintendo Collectable Bobbleheads

They stand seven inches tall and their heads are on springs. But for Nintendo fans, Bobbleheads are set to be must-have collectables for Christmas.

Created... Read more...

Ok, raise your hand if you really think this whole campaign is stupid.

Discuss it in Talkback!

The UK's first human adverts are unveiled

Marketing pioneers change their identities in new advertising initiative

Five people who have changed their names by deed poll to that of a character in a video game in a unique marketing initiative have been revealed... Read more...

Don't want to wake up on Saturday? Catch a special early preview of the Kirby's new animated series!

Discuss it in Talkback!

The new series isn't set to premiere until September 14, but Fox hears our cry for Kirby, and is set to deliver. This Sunday, September 1, at 7:00 PM (Eastern/Pacific), the Fox Network will be showing a special half-hour preview of its new FOX BOX lineup of anime programming.

EA will now be publishing Namco's GameCube and Xbox games in Europe.

Discuss it in Talkback!

This publishing deal includes the games Pac Man and Soul Calibur.

EA TO PUBLISH NAMCO’S NINTENDO GAMECUBE AND XBOX GAMES ACROSS PAL TERRITORIES

Chertsey, UK. – August 29, 2002 – Electronic Arts (Nasdaq:ERTS), the world’s leading interactive entertainment... Read more...

There you have it, Resident Evil 0 will reach Europe in Spring 2003.

RESIDENT EVIL 0 SET TO INVADE NINTENDO'S GAMECUBE™ IN SPRING 2003

ECTS August 29, 2002 Capcom® Eurosoft today confirmed that it plans to release Resident Evil 0 (Zero) for the Nintendo GameCube in early 2003. Resident Evil 0 is the prequel to Resident Evil, the game that started it all. Utilising... Read more...

Guess what, another company not at ECTS! That means another show, at anthor venue, which means running around all over the place!

This morning Vivendi held their Winter Games Fair to show off the games that are coming for the rest of this year.

The press presentation was introduced by Stefan Nussbuum, Senior Vice President of Sales Northern Regions. The upcoming titles for the studios that Vivendi Universal Interactive own were announced and video was shown.

Sega has finally announced the release date for Eternal Arcadia Legend in Japan.

According to the German gaming site Gamefront.de Sega's RPG title Eternal Arcadia Legend (Skies of Arcadia Legend in the US) will be released on November 28th in Japan. No American date has been set yet, but the game will likely release sometime next year.

Nintendo Europe catches up with the Developers of the first-person horror game, Asylum.

With horror games such as Resident Evil and Eternal Darkness hitting the Cube, it's only natural that more developers will be bringing more to the genre in the coming years. UK Developer Darkblack is creating a first-person shooter called Asylum, which puts you in the role of one of four contestants locked away in a haunted asylum.