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Get Super Mario World with the Game Boy Advance in one neat package.

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On July 5th there will be a new Game Boy Advance package in the UK. Clear Blue is the new shade and it will be packaged with Super Mario World. It is expected to cost around £90 for the set.

DON’T FORGET YOUR

GAME BOY ADVANCE THIS SUMMER…

Don’t be seen without this must-pack holiday essential

They weren't content to just invade the console market...

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THQ has announced they have signed an exclusive agreement with Microsoft to publish Game Boy Advance versions of popular Microsoft properties. The first announced games under the deal are Oddworld: Munch's Oddyssey and Monster Truck Madness 2.0, both currently scheduled for 2003. Here's the full press release:

...the game world is how big?

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Dengenki caught up with Camelot's Takahashi brothers, then held them at gunpoint and forced them to answer a few questions about Golden Sun: The Lost Age. Well, maybe they didn't use guns, but whatever they did had the same effect, as there's some pretty nice new info in here. Here's a tiny snip:

Unfortunately, the industry decided to go one more time, and hit a Whammy, losing it all. Shoulduf passed your spins.

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Video Games Sales to Top $31 Billion in 2002 - Study

LONDON (Reuters) - The video games industry is on track for a record year in 2002, with global sales projected to increase by 12 percent to $31 billion, a new report by British research firm Informa Media Group said on Monday.

Yes, it's Windy's birthday. Time to put on my steel-toed boots!

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TEH WINDEY DALE IS TEH WHOLE 20 YERZ 0LD!111 Happy birthday brother! So please, all of you out there, feel free to help out in Planet Chat in kicking him repeatedly...

Seriously though, to our new trivia Sama, and general all around cocky bastard, we hope you have a good time celebrating the big 2-0!

Activision announces that Lost Kingdoms should be available on retail shelves as of the 21st.

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Wow! Look what I found in my mailbox! And I bet you all thought (or hoped) I was dead! Actually, I was looking for GameCube games today and I didn't see Lost Kingdoms anywhere, so expect it out tomorrow or Tuesday.

ACTIVISION’S LOST KINGDOMS FOR NINTENDO GAMECUBE SUMMONS ITS WAY ONTO RETAIL SHELVES

Superman: Shadow of the Apokolips and Mission Impossible are headed to European GameCubes.

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According to GameCube Europe, Infogrames will be releasing Superman: Shadow of the Apokolips and Mission Impossible to GameCube in that territory. Superman is currently set for March 19, 2003 and MI's date is TBA.

We contacted Infogrames' North American offices and they had nothing to announce regarding a US release of these games, but there could be announcements in the future.

All ten films are now available for your reviewing pleasure.

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Head over to Eternal Darkness Films to check out the ten semi-finalists. Each film is rather short (five minutes or less), but a few of them are very, very sweet. Each is offered in high and low bandwidth versions (the biggest different between them is the sound quality). If you intend to vote, I suggest watching all ten before doing so.

PGC just recieved both Eternal Darkness and the Memory Card 251 ...

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Taking a brief timeout before I get to playing in earnest, but Eternal Darkness and the Memory Card 251 have arrived (and should both be in stores Monday).

The Memory Card 251 has nifty gold labels, so be careful not to rip them when you open the bubble pack (like Billy did).

Read on to find out about when the first Mario Sunshine commercial will be aired in Japan and what the catch phrase is...

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According to Nintendo Dream, Mario Sunshine’s commercials will go on air in Japan on June 29. The commercial will feature in game footage sporting the catch phrase – “The best adventure of Super Mario will be realized on the GameCube.”

Nintendo officially announced that Spaceworld will not be held this year. Details inside.

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According to Nintendo Dream’s Q&A section with Nintendo, Spaceworld will not be held this year. Nintendo is, however, looking into holding smaller events across Japan so fans everywhere can have a chance to play the Nintendo titles.

Quest, the development group behind the latest Tactics Ogre games, is now a part of Squaresoft.

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GameSpot reports that Quest announced on Wednesday that they have handed over their software development division over to Squaresoft. Quest was responsible for both Ogre Battle 64 and Tactics Ogre: The Knight of Lodis for GBA, as well as the other games in the Ogre Battle and Tactics Ogre series.

Sega pats themselves on the back for their 2 E3 game critics awards. Madden who?

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SEGA GAMES WIN GAME CRITICS AWARDS: BEST OF E3 2002 AND RECEIVE INDUSTRY

ACCOLADES

"SEGA Sports NFL 2K3" wins Best Sports Game "Super Monkey Ball 2" wins Best

Puzzle/Trivia/Parlor Game

SAN FRANCISCO - (June 19, 2002) - Building upon its reputation for creating

Doshin the Giant is coming to town! Find out which month the game will be available in Europe.

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Puissance Nintendo was recently able to talk to Nintendo France and discovered that Doshin the Giant will be released in Europe in September. This is will a "test title" to see how well games such as this and Animal Crossing would be received.

Songlist! Special guest!?

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Gameforms has the story, or, uh, Dengeki Online, if you can read Japanese.

The show begins on August 27 at the Tokyo Festival Hall. Admission is 3,000 yen and advance ticket sales begin on June 17.

Performed by the New Japan Philharmonic Orchestra and conducted... Read more...

Zelda gets Best Console Game and runner-up for Best of Show; Metroid Prime and Mario get runner-up positions only.

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The Game Critics Awards announced their Best of E3 2002 winners today, and Doom III for PC took most of the top awards, including Best of Show. Nintendo's Legend of Zelda for GameCube was voted runner-up for Best of Show and took the prize for Best Console Game, though oddly, it didn't get first or second place for Best Action/Adventure Game.

Ubi Soft finally brings the Settlers series to consoles. The official word inside...

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Ubi Soft Starts Development of a New Game

from the Cult Series The Settlers® With International Ambitions

18 June 2002 – Ubi Soft® Entertainment, one of the world’s leading videogame publishers, today announced the development of a new game from The Settlers®... Read more...

Sega has announced that Sonic Team will reveal the next game in their famous Sonic the Hedgehog series next month.

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Next month, on July 13th and 14th, the World Hobby Fair will be taking place in Japan. It is at this event that Sega has said Sonic Team will be unveiling the next Sonic the Hedgehog game. At this time it is currently unknown which platform(s) this new Sonic game will be available on. Super Monkey Ball 2 will also be playable at the show and there will also be a rare Chao download for showgoers.

The long-awaited sequel finally gets the green light!

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THQ SHIPS GT ADVANCE 2-RALLY RACING FOR GAME BOY ADVANCE

Gamers Rev-Up with Realistic Rally Racing Action Featuring Game Boy Advance Link Cable

CALABASAS HILLS, Calif. – June 18, 2002 – THQ Inc. (NASDAQ NMS: THQI) today announced the release... Read more...