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February 6, 2004

EA Teams with Marvel Comics

by Ryan Jones - 1:30 pm EST
Discuss in talkback! Source: Reuters

Internally developed fighting games to feature Marvel superheroes and original EA characters.

Electronic Arts and Marvel Comics have signed a deal for new video games to be published by EA. The games will star superheroes from a pool of about 100 Marvel characters (though probably fewer will actually be included in each game), as well as original EA characters created exclusively for these games. The deal covers fighting games only, a genre EA is certainly not well known for but is perhaps looking to test in the market.

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February 5, 2004

Judge Dredd Coming to Consoles in March GC

by Michael Cole - 2:37 pm EST
Discuss in talkback! Source: Press Release

Cheat death soon on a GameCube near you!

EVOLVED GAMES BRINGS JUDGE DREDD: DREDD VERSUS DEATH

TO NORTH AMERICAN GAMERS

First-Person Shooter to Ship for All Platforms in March

Fort Lauderdale, FL (February 5, 2004) – Publisher Evolved Games and developer Rebellion® announced today that the legendary Judge Dredd comic book character... Read more...

February 4, 2004

New Nintendo Release Dates GBA

by Mike Sklens - 2:41 pm EST
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Nintendo's updated their master release list, check out what's coming to a store near you soon.

Nintendo's official website has been updated with some brand new release dates for games coming out in quarter 2. Here's a list of the updates:

Mario Golf: Advance Tour - Jun 28, 2004

Mario vs. Donkey Kong: May 24, 2004

Custom Robo - May 10, 2004

WarioWare, Inc: Mega Party Game$ - Apr 05, 2004

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Splinter Cell Sequel Delayed On GameCube GC

by Robert Graves - 2:25 pm EST
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More 'Pandora Next Week' than 'Pandora Tomorrow'

Splinter Cell Pandora Tomorrow Release Dates

Ubisoft is excited to announce that the Xbox, PC and GBA versions of Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow, the new adventure from the world of Tom Clancy, is on track to ship for the end of March. Due to development issues, and the groups' commitment to... Read more...

February 3, 2004

Fire Emblem En Route to Australia GBA

by Ben Kosmina - 3:03 pm EST
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Famous RPG to Australia. In other news, people walk on their hands and hamburgers eat people.

Fire Emblem™ - The Fires of War Rekindled!

Melbourne, Australia, February 3rd 2004 – After centuries of peace, smoldering rivals threaten to set the world aflame in a blaze of battle in Fire Emblem™ for the Game Boy Advance™ launching Australia-wide on February 20th, 2004.

A traveler... Read more...

Prince of Persia Sequel Planned GC

by Steven Rodriguez - 1:42 pm EST
Discuss in talkback! Source: Ubi Soft

Wouldn't he be the king by the time the game is released?

Among the pages and pages of Ubisoft's latest finacial reports, among which include word of increased revenue thanks to Ubi's well-rounded game lineup (which also bagged them a Louie Award), a simple statement from president Yves Guillemot confirms what seemed to be a no-brainer after the original game was released: A Prince of Persia sequel.

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February 2, 2004

Euro Crystal Chronicles Release Set GC

by Steven Rodriguez - 3:32 pm EST
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Looks like Nintendo has plenty of free GC-GBA link cables to give out, as European copies of the game will have one included, too.

FINAL FANTASY: CRYSTAL CHRONICLES

"Let the fantasy continue on March 11th 2004!"

The most successful role playing game franchise ever, returns to Nintendo in this stunning fantasy adventure. Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles is set to launch in Europe on March 11th 2004 exclusively for Nintendo... Read more...

Konami Shows off Limited Edition Metal Gear Bundle GC

by Daniel Bloodworth - 3:11 pm EST
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Finally a picture of the box full of goodies heading to Japan.

Konami has finally released an image of the Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes Premium Package. Konami stresses that this bundle is being produced in very limited supply, so if you want one, you'd better find an import store carrying it soon.

Again the Premium Package includes:

Limited edition MGS GameCube

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January 29, 2004

Pokemon Colosseum Teleconference Notes GC

by Jonathan Metts - 3:59 pm EST
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The development team at Genius Sonority talks about the upcoming Pokemon battle/RPG title for GameCube.

Today Nintendo hosted a teleconference with members of Genius Sonority, the developer of Pokemon Colosseum. Below are rough notes of the proceedings. Please note that this is NOT a true transcript; most quotes have been paraphrased. However, the very lengthy call would have taken a very long time to transcribe, and we thought our readers would rather have the gist of the information in a more timely manner.

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Latest DS Details DS

by Steven Rodriguez - 3:21 pm EST
Discuss in talkback! Source: Famitsu

E3 secrets, GBA interchangeabilty, LCDs, and Miyamoto!

The cloud of mystery surrounding the new Nintendo DS product won't be fully lifted until E3, so every scrap of information that comes out about it before then will be jumped on in a hurry. This time is no exception.

The LCD displays on the DS, though reported to be similar in appearance and size... Read more...

Popular Internet Games Hit the GBA GBA

by Steven Rodriguez - 2:18 pm EST
Discuss in talkback! Source: Press Release

Now you can pay for the games you were playing for free over the internet!

Widely Popular Internet Web-Games Set out to 'Puzzle' Handheld Gamers Everywhere; Majesco Announces 'Bookworm' and 'Bejeweled' For Nintendo's Game Boy Advance System

EDISON, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 29, 2004--Majesco Sales Inc., the sole operating subsidiary of ConnectivCorp, today announced... Read more...

Killer7 No Longer GameCube Exclusive GC

by Steven Rodriguez - 1:48 pm EST
Total comments: 1 Source: Capcom

That's basically all there is to it.

When Capcom basically stunned the gaming media and announced Viewtiful Joe, Dead Phoenix, PN03, Killer7 and Resident Evil 4 exclusively for the GameCube a while back, questions began to rise about just how exclusive these titles would be. Well, after the (supposed) cancellation of Dead Phoenix, Vanessa Z. Schneider's not-so-hot game, and the successful but low-flying Viewtiful Joe, a lot more questions about Capcom's decision arose.

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Nintendo Lowers Expectations

by Steven Rodriguez - 9:29 am EST
Discuss in talkback! Source: Reuters

Even after words of encouragement, Nintendo will likely fall short of their sales goals.

Nintendo has announced today that it will cut its year-end profit estimate by 10%, will fall about one million units short of its six million yearly GameCube sales goal, and will be two million shy of its twenty million Game Boy Advance sales target.

Because of the stronger Yen in the exchange... Read more...

January 27, 2004

Latest Nintendo Performance Numbers

by Steven Rodriguez - 8:51 am EST
Discuss in talkback! Source: Nintendo

Nintendo sure likes to tell everyone how great they are.

As the NPD Group released its 2003 industry figures, Nintendo decided to tell the world the rest of the story, namely, how well Nintendo has been doing in relation to the competition. Here's the official word from the company:

DID YOU KNOW?

NPD Data Reveals Nintendo #1 in Several Categories

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National Video Game Tournament Announced

by Steven Rodriguez - 8:37 am EST
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Major sponsors are participating, and $150,000 is up for grabs.

Let the V Games Begin: First National Video Game Tournament Announced

NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 2004 -- Who says video games are a waste of time? Certainly not those who will be competing for thousands of dollars in this year's V Games (www.thevgames.com), sponsored by Ziff Davis Media Group and EB Games.... Read more...

Sega Picks up Samurai Jack GC GC

by Steven Rodriguez - 8:27 am EST
Discuss in talkback! Source: Press Release

Meet the real Last Samurai.

SEGA Partners with Cartoon Network and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment to Publish Samurai Jack: The Shadow of Aku for PlayStation 2, Xbox and Nintendo GameCube

Amaze Entertainment Studio to Develop Console Game Based on Emmy-winning Cartoon Network Series

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS... Read more...

Astro Boy for the GBA GBA

by Steven Rodriguez - 8:11 am EST
Discuss in talkback! Source: Press Release

How can you pass up the chance to play a game based on a wacky Japanese comic book?

SEGA Propels ''Astro Boy'' to U.S. on Playstation 2 & GBA; Partners with Sony Pictures Consumer Products and Tezuka Productions; Yuji Naka to Supervise PS2 Development at Sonic Team

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 27, 2004--SEGA(R) of America, Inc. today announced a partnership with Sony... Read more...

January 26, 2004

Consoles Drive Game Sales

by Steven Rodriguez - 1:49 pm EST
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PC gaming is slowing down a bit, but consoles are picking up the slack.

The NPD Group Reports Annual 2003 U.S. Video Game Industry Driven by Console Software Sales

PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 26, 2004--According to leading marketing information provider, The NPD Group, retail sales of U.S. video games, which includes portable and console hardware,... Read more...

January 24, 2004

Third Parties Start Pledging DS Support DS

by Steven Rodriguez - 8:55 am EST
Discuss in talkback! Source: Polygon

A couple of Japanese giants are already jumping on the bandwagon.

After Nintendo let the cat out of the bag, announcing the Nintendo DS, people started to wonder if anyone other than Nintendo would develop games for it. According to Japan's Nikkei Keizai Shimbun, we now know that there will be at least two more companies making games for the mystery system.

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January 22, 2004

Mad Catz Ships Out SharkBoard GC

by Steven Rodriguez - 4:44 pm EST
Discuss in talkback! Source: Press Release

Need a keyboard for your GameCube? Probably not, but here you go anyway.

MAD CATZ announces FIRST SHIPMENTS OF the GAMESHARK(tm) SHARKBOARD

Fully Functional USB Keyboard Compatible with PlayStation�GameCube(tm) and PC

San Diego, California, January 22, 2004 -- Mad Catz Interactive, Inc., the world's leading third party video game enhancement and accessories... Read more...

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