NEC officials have indicated that they are in talks with Nintendo to make chips for the GameCube's successor.

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Bloomberg is reporting today that NEC Corp. is in talks with Nintendo Co. to develop a chip for the GameCube's successor, and compete with Sony's PlayStation 3.

Spokesmen for both companies are denying the talks, but NEC executives who declined to be identified stated that engineers at NEC Electronics Corp. and Nintendo are discussing the possibility of co-developing the new processor.

A little spoiler about Zelda's new world, the truth about linking The Wind Waker to A Link to the Past, and a cool tidbit about the Game Boy Player.

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We've got a few random bits of news from the ongoing Zelda Gamers Summit in Seattle.

Although this is still unconfirmed, we are fairly certain of a very interesting fact regarding the world of the new Zelda game. This is SPOILER info, so highlight below to read it:

Photos from the launch of Zelda: Kaze no Takuto in Japan.

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Today the Legend of Zelda: Kaze no Takuto went on sale in Japan. We have pictures from the inside, and outside of a store launch.

Shigeru Miyamoto and Yu Suzuki to speak at the 2003 D.I.C.E. Summit in Vegas.

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ACADEMY OF INTERACTIVE ARTS AND SCIENCES (AIAS) PRESENTS "AN AUDIENCE WITH THE MASTERS" AND OTHER EXCITING SESSIONS FOR THE 2003 D.I.C.E. SUMMIT

Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto and SEGA's Yu Suzuki Two of Many Interactive Entertainment Visionaries to Speak at Annual Las Vegas Event

Brace yourself for some intense Zelda coverage over the next few days, and find out how to win your own copy of Kaze no Takuto!

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It's official: Zelda has been unleashed upon Japan, and being the impatient, Zelda-hungry fanatics that we are here at PGC, we're of course importing. That means you can look forward to a weekend chock-full of Zelda goodness. While other sites go home and watch football,... Read more...

Rayman is hob-nobbing with some big names, because these celebrities include none other than Luigi and the Red M&M!

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UBI SOFT ENTERTAINMENT ROLLS OUT THE STARS FOR CELEBRITY VOICEOVERS IN RAYMAN®3 HOODLUM HAVOC GAME

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – Ubi Soft Entertainment has announced two Hollywood celebrities who will play feature voiceover roles in Rayman®3 Hoodlum Havoc, a video game slated for release in March 2003 that is already stirring a buzz among the gaming community.

If you want to know when to see Sega Sports commercials on TV, find out what time this college football bowl game is on.

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University of New Mexico and UCLA to Meet in the SEGA Sports Las Vegas Bowl

LAS VEGAS - At a media conference today at the ESPN Zone located inside the New York-New York Hotel & Casino on the famed Las Vegas "Strip," the SEGA Sports Las Vegas Bowl officially welcomed UCLA (4-4/7-5)

Dragon's Lair clothes, action figures, and more are available for your Holiday massacre shopping.

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RAMONA, Calif., Dec. 12, 2002 - Last minute shoppers don't panic! Dragon's

Lair clothing, mousepads, hats, bags, mugs and more are perfect for any

gamer from 13 to 35. Whether buying for one of the millions of fans from the

original 1983 Dragon's Lair arcade phenomenon, or for the teen-gamer new to

If you buy a TDK game before the end of the year, you'll get another one in your mailbox for next to nothing.

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TDK MEDIACTIVE TO THE RESCUE OF WEARY HOLIDAY SHOPPERS

TDK Mediactive, Inc. announced today that it has launched a special “buy one, get one free” offer for holiday shoppers. For a limited time, anyone who purchases the Robotech®: Battlecry™, Shrek®: Super Party or Shrek®: Extra Large video game can redeem a mail-in offer to receive a second TDK Mediactive title free.

Any game that features Jennifer Garner is fine by us.

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DAREDEVIL FOR NINTENDO GAME BOY ADVANCE GOES GOLD

Videogame featuring the Marvel Comics Super Hero to release in conjunction

with Daredevil live-action film in February 2003

Los Angeles, CA - December 11, 2002 - Encore, a majority-owned subsidiary

of Navarre Corporation (NASDAQ: NAVR), today announced that its Nintendo

It's in the same city, in the same venue, but it ain't E3. But it might be as close as you're going to get.

E3 happens in May at the LA Convention Center, you can almost set your calendar by it. But the only problem with this major industry event is that YOU CAN'T GO. E3 is for the industry professionals only, so all that early gaming goodness is off-limits to Joe Gamer. At least, it was. Get ready for the Ultimate Gamers Expo, August 15-17.

The very tough reviewers at Famitsu have taken on "The Wind Waker" and have a verdict. Read on to find out what it is.

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The next Zelda game has already made history.

Zelda no Densetsu: Kaze no Takuto is only the fourth game in Famitsu history to receive a 10/10/10/10 ... a PERFECT score. The other three were Vagrant Story (yes, you read that right), the Dreamcast masterpiece that was Soul Calibur, and of course, Ocarina of Time.

Konami's Frogger Beyond for the GameCube ships to stores.

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KONAMI'S FROGGER BEYOND LEAPS ONTO THE

NINTENDO GAME CUBE(tm) AND MICROSOFT XBOX(tm)

REDWOOD CITY, CALIF. - December 10, 2002 - Leading video game publisher Konami of America, Inc. announced today that Frogger Beyond for the Nintendo GameCubeä and Microsoft's... Read more...

Codemasters shares its wisdom with those eager to become part of the Video Game industry.

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WANT TO WORK IN THE GAMES BUSINESS?

Codemasters Launches Career Advice Guides For Aspiring Programmers, Artists and QA Technicians

New York - December 10, 2002 - For many gamers, the chance to work in the games business and shape the way future titles are created... Read more...

...as long as you don't mind cheating. Also: Freeloader almost done, to be sold in North America as well as Europe.

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Today Datel, makers of InterAct's popular GameShark devices and the upcoming Action Replay cheating devices for GameCube and Game Boy Advance, confirmed to PGC that they are in the final stages of production for both the GameCube Action Replay and the long-awaited Freeloader import disc.

Sega Sports unleashes NHL 2K3 to retail. More hockey action available now!

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SEGA SPORTS NHL 2K3 SHIPS FOR NINTENDO GAMECUBE

Deepest Hockey Simulation on the Market Offers ESPN Telecast-Style

Presentation, Lifelike Realism and Exclusive Features

SAN FRANCISCO - (December 10, 2002) - SEGA(R) of America, Inc. announced

today the release of "SEGA Sports(TM) NHL(R) 2K3" for the Nintendo

Majesco ships Battlebots: Beyond the Battlebox nationwide.

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ROBOTIC DESTRUCTION HITS THE NINTENDO GAME BOY® ADVANCE

AS MAJESCO SHIPS 'BATTLEBOTS®: BEYOND THE BATTLEBOX(tm)'

Television Smash Hit Debuts on Popular Handheld System

EDISON, NJ, December 10, 2002 - Destructive combat wreaks havoc on Game Boy®... Read more...

College hoops await you Sir Dunkalot.

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SEGA SPORTS NCAA COLLEGE BASKETBALL 2K3 LAUNCHES ON XBOX AND NINTENDO

GAMECUBE

New Franchise Debuts with Exclusive Features Including 300 Division I

Schools, Online Play, ESPN Telecast-Style Presentation and More Than 600

College-Specific Animations

In an interview with Japan's weekly Playboy magazine, Miyamoto drops a couple bombs.

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Sometimes, big news happens in strange places. Miyamoto told Japan's weekly version of Playboy about a couple of games in development.

Miyamoto refers to Super Mario Sunshine as a deluxe version of Mario 64, and acknowledges that there wasn't enough new and different... Read more...

Now you're playing with 2.4GHz power ...

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Mitsubishi Materials announced today that Nintendo will be using it's 2.4GHz ceramic wireless antenna in a chip in it's WaveBird wireless controller for the GameCube.

This is a bit of a surprise, as the current WaveBirds use 900MHz technology, similar to the technology... Read more...