Small Rockets have announced a new 3D racer for GBA - 4x4 Off-Roaders! Learn all about this ambitious handheld title!

Today, London based developer Small Rockets announced it will release the first true 3D racer to the Game Boy Advance, which will also serve as the company’s first project for the new handheld. The game’s working title is "4x4 Off-Roaders" & it is described as an arcade-style off-road racing game with realistic physics and graphics. Voxel technology is used in order to creat fully 3D environments on the GBA.

Yes, according to The Magic Box.

The famous fan-site, noted for its Engrish reporting of Japanese gaming news, reports simply that Konami is making Contra for Game Boy Advance. No rumor designation, but also no details at all. Hopefully Magic Box will elaborate soon...

With gaming websites closing and game developers laying people off, it's easy to think that the industry is in trouble.

With the recent news of several popular video games websites shutting down, and independent games publishers being swallowed up left and right, it would seem that the industry is shrinking. How about some good news for a change? Read on.

According to CNN sources, the industry actually grew by 15% this year.

After a couple rebuilding weeks, it looks like the Nintendorks are back for good.

The site has been updated for May 1 (that would be today) with real news and even a Pokemon Puzzle League review. The DRCs aren't working yet due to some bug, but even that cherished insanity should be working by tomorrow. Yeah...another update, tomorrow. So I think it's for real this time. Now... Read more...

Oo. Lookit the pretty colours.

With the recent announcement of the newest AGB title in the works, Gameboy.com has the first screens of the title. Take a look at its pixelled glory:

So what will EA have playable at E3? How many titles? PGC offers you only one of the two answers to these questions so far...

Electronic Arts has informed Planet GameCube that they will only have one playable GameCube title this year at E3. They couldn't say specifically which title, but they did say that it would be coming from EA Sports.

So which is it? Well, what could EA have in the works for GC??

SSX: Special Edition - Rumored

Will the blockbuster title be making a comeback? Check here to get the juice.

According to IGNcube, sources at Nintendo of America are saying that Super Smash Bros 2 will be at E3 in playable form. In addition, the game is supposedly farther along than we thought and could be a launch title. The first game was a huge success. Nothing is really known about SSB2 at this time. If you want the low-down on what we (I) hope will be in the game check out the Ultra Smash Bros: Online Frenzy dream game special.

Rumor has it that the underrated fighting game might be converted to handheld form...

A recent RUMOR from Magic Box states that Sammy / Arc System Works are planning to port their popular 2D weapon fighting game Guilty Gear X to both PlayStation 2 and GameBoy Advance. Supposedly, an officially announcement will be made within the next few weeks.

Guilty Gear X on Dreamcast has... Read more...

Billy's Special Edition Suikun Blue Pokemon Center GBA arrived! With a link cable! It's sparkly!

The buzzer rang about 2pm CST. Mr. Mailman wants to deliver some gifts to Planet GameCube? Sure! I'll sign for these! My Limited Edition Suikun Blue Pokemon Center GBA has finally arrived!

The Box containing the GBA goodies!

The Pokemon Center GBA Box: Front

Box Comparison Shot

Bloomberg reports on Nintendo's GBA and GCN situation in a fair manner.

Bloomberg's report, "Nintendo to Use New Game Boy to Fight Against Sony, Microsoft" is a very good read. Despite considering the GCN inferior due to lack of DVD capablilities, (apples and oranges, people) this statement is countered by many quotes from optimistic analysts! Maybe not all of the analysts have jumped to conclusions!

Although mainly about the latest N64 game (Animal Forest), Tendo Box slips in a little info about GCN news.

The bulk of the story is about Animal Planet, which is apparently coming out in the US, but the end reveals some interesting information. Namco is busy with its GameCube love.... good sign for you fighting fans! Camelot is also working hard on the GameCube. Hopefully we'll see something from both companies at E3.

THQ is bringing Star Wars to the GBA.

THQ will be publishing Star Wars: Jedi Power Battles to the GameBoy Advance. This is THQ's first game under their multi-property publishing deal with LucasArts. SW:JPB is in development now by HotGen Studios. The game should be out this fall.

Simon Jeffery, president of LucasArts, had this to say.

It seems that every Nintendo fan's best mainstream media friend has been spotted once more, spreading the love the Big N so desperately needs...

While it must be acknowledged that the Nintendo bashing articles that were seen so much about a month ago seem to have cooled here comes our boy Steven Kent again talking up the Big N in a mainstream publication.

To get a feel for this piece one has to look no farther than the opening paragraph:

Despite the rumors, Camelot has confirmed that the "secret" page is nothing more than a fluke.

According to Camelot's latest web update, the secret "Coming Soon" page is nothing more than a vestigial page from the Mario Golf 64 unveiling. I guess we all just got our hopes up for nothing! D'oh!

Getting one of these suckers in the mail really gets you all fired up. PGC is about to take on E3. The badges are arriving!

Go out with some friends...it's Saturday you know. Do a little W00T W00T dancing an shiz with the ladies. You know...PGC style. Dragona...picture Ricky Martin. Word!

So I get home, open up my mail box....and just like a Rap video with helicopters or yachts...the gift from the heavens arrives...

If you're one of the older fellers here and had an Atari 2600...or have played it, you gotta see this.

As being one of the older folks here at Planet, I embrace the classics. Especially the Atari 2600. My first system. I'll take anyone in Pac-Man or Space Invaders. You gotta use the reset button multi fire cheat! I could play Donkey Kong for hours. A little switch from an N64 or a GBA for that matter.

The best-selling point-and-click adventure is coming to Nintendo's handheld. Check out these graphics!

Thanks to the scoop by IGN Pocket, we now know that this gorgeous game is being ported to GBA. It will retain its pre-rendered backgrounds and animation-style sprites, and presumably the dialogue is still there in either text or voice, but not much else is known about the game just yet. We've gone... Read more...

Tony Hawk GBA Video. If you thought the screen shots were nice...check the video. Fill them depends!

Check the video over at IGN. Words aren't enough. It doesn't matter if you have a 2400 baud modem. Download this video.

Louie the Cat takes a look at the global problem of Feline Pornography. Plus exclusive help from Denis Dyack of Silicon Knights!

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Looks like GBA kiosks have arrived to US Toys R Us's. Time to be a Toys R Us kid...like right NOW! We want to know if you've seen one!

Your local Toys R Us could have a GBA or two all ready for you to play Mario Advance as you are reading this!

Collectively all 6 of Planet GameCube's readers have just blazed away on their razor scooters.

Another interesting thing this story mentioned was that Toys R Us isn't doing presales. Supposedly because of prior PS2 issues. Get ready to camp out at your local Toys R Us...that is, if you haven't pre-sold your GBA.