Employees sound off about the sale to Microsoft.

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The newly revived RareNet has an exclusive story on Rare employees' reactions to the Microsoft deal. The speakers are all anonymous, of course, but this is a very rare chance to hear from the company employees themselves. Here's a brief excerpt:

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Time to get excited!

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There's a new Japanese website for Square's upcoming GBA debut, Final Fantasy Tactics Advance. Judging from our automated Babelfish translation, the site will fully launch (presumably with screens and more info) on September 20th, and there's a big counter ticking down... Read more...

Yo Scrappy, wassup!

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Today THQ announced that their newest game, Scooby-Doo! Night of 100 Frights, has shipped for GameCube. The game features some of the original cartoon series voice cast, including Don Knotts, Tim Conway and Tim Curry. The release doesn't mention whether or not Casey Kasem returns to play Shaggy...

Check out a sample of Ubi Soft's upcoming cel-shaded FPS.

Ubi Soft has released a very tiny 37 second clip of it's upcoming cel-shaded

FPS XIII.  This file may be tiny, but it's a pretty slick movie showing off

some of the games mechanics.  Neck snapping, knive throwing, and plenty of

gun popping.  So far, it's looking pretty good. XIII will be released

So you imported PSO 1&2 with the modem and want to know how to get it working so you can play online? Fear not!

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Phantasy Star Online for Dreamcast was one of the most import friendly games because it had an English option, and you could get Hunters Licenses easily.

The GameCube version of Phantasy Star Online Episodes 1 & 2 is no different. According to our sources, the... Read more...

Bloody. Creepy. Yummy.

Capcom has posted a new Biohazard 0 (Resident Evil 0) promo movie. 

Get a much better look at post train events, see plenty of new monsters and

bosses you'll be facing, and take a quick dip in the incredible music.  You'll also get to see the new mystery man in

action.  One look at this movie will get the biodrool flowing again.

9 new screenshots, and a new website for Turbo Turtle Adventures.

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New character Turbo Turtle's website currently contains downloadable movies and screenshots as well as some details about the game itself and gameplay.

The game, which will be released in September, stars the Turtle on an adventure to make his way back home from the Isle of Mazes where he has become trapped.

The GameCube upgrade to this RPG from Sega and Overworks now has a US release date. Plus, more info on the new content.

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Today Sega of America confirmed that Eternal Arcadia Legend for GameCube will be released in North America in January 2003 as Skies of Arcadia Legend. The press release also notes that the game will have new sections that tell the characters' backstories and other events leading up to the original plot. Here's the official word:

Even more wacky butt-ugly fun. Might as well get even nuttier and use words like poo poo, and tinkle to capture kids eyes.

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The earth-loving Butt-Ugly Martians™ invade Game Boy Advance™ video game consoles

Inspired by the Hit Television Series, This Exciting Action Game Features Kids' Favourite Martian Heroes and Advanced Alien Gadgetry

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Butt-Ugly Martians: Zoom or Doom! to be released this November in Europe.

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This autumn, the heroic Butt-Ugly Martians™ race onto Nintendo Gamecube™ and PlayStation®2

Out-Of-This-World Combat Racing Game Features Favourite Characters And Super-Slick Air Bikes From The Hit Television Series

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We're still waiting for the official word but Nintendo has given a brief quote on the situation.

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Bloomberg.com now has an article on the Rare situation adding to the list of mainstream media that have already picked up the Microsoft Buys Rare story. So, why even mention this? Well, there's actually a (very) brief quote from a Nintendo spokesman on the matter.

You knew it was coming. Get all the info right here…

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According to our sources inside Nintendo, Nintendo has officially sold its share of Rare to Microsoft. Last year, Nintendo had the opportunity to purchase the company, and refused. Rare put up the for sale sign and was looked at by both Microsoft and Activision. Microsoft won the bidding war, and Nintendo cut its ties with Rare. That’s what we do know.

GBA Extreme Team member kite surfs across the Irish Sea for the good of Nintendo!

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Kitesurf record set with Kirsty Jones' 70-mile Irish Sea crossing.

On Friday 6th September at 6pm, Nintendo Game Boy Advance Xtreme Team member Kirsty Jones, became the first person to successfully Kitesurf across the Irish Sea. Current British Ladies Champion, Kirsty made the gruelling 70 mile trip from Rosslare in the Republic of Ireland, to Broad Haven in Pembrokeshire.

Dust off your pizza launcher because the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are coming back. Let's just pray they leave Vanilla Ice out of it this time around....

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Konami Back As Exclusive TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES Video Game Creator/Publisher

New York, NY (September 10, 2002) - 4Kids Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE:

KDE), the exclusive worldwide agent and co-producer of the all-new TEENAGE

MUTANT NINJA TURTLES animated series, today announced that Mirage

Counting the moments until you can build your new world in Animal Crossing? We've got just the thing you're looking for.

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Can't wait to get yourself on Animal Crossing time? We found a pretty cool download on NCL's website a while back that you might be interested in. It's a clock that you can have on your desktop that looks exactly like the clock in Animal Crossing. It even plays chimes at the hours, just like in the game. Very cool, indeed.

Want to win some free Nintendo and Panasonic gear? How about a free Animal Crossing screen saver?

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Nintendo has just announced the Animal Crossing "Deck Out Your Room" Sweepstakes. This is what you could win!

One Grand Prize winner will receive the “Deck Out Your Room” package, just what’s needed to outfit their room for gaming, playing and general entertainment, including:

Nintendo Australia updates their site - and thus provides us with local information including hardware and software release dates.

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Nintendo Australia has once again given their site a fairly major update, this time adding complete sites for Game Boy Advance, Pokemon Mini and N64. There's also some Game Boy Color information. As for the Pokemon Mini, seeing that most stores that carry them have been... Read more...

Eidos has just released a new trailer for their upcoming Timesplitters 2, and we've got it.

We've uploaded the newest trailer of Timesplitters 2 from Eidos. The GameCube version is set to ship in North America on October 15th.

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Reports are coming in from around the country that Animal Crossing is already for rent at Blockbuster. Go home happy...EARLY!

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Animal Crossing isn't available in stores until next week, but there's a chance you might get to start building your town a little early.

I've gotten a couple reports from friends and readers that Animal Crossing is already available to rent at some Blockbuster Video Stores.

Tonight we're having trivia like always, but once again there's that extra little incentive to win. What's the prize this week? Click to find out.

Yep, it's time for our weekly reader particpation event, or as we like to refer to it as, Planet Trivia.

Most of you regulars know the deal, so we'll see you there, but for everyone else, here's what's going down.

First and foremost, read and understand the trivia rules. With so many people participating (usually over 100), any rule-breakers will be banned, so if you want to stay, you need to play nice.