The next Star Wars game from Factor 5 will be unveiled in next month's issue of EGM.

According to Gamers.com, the online extension of Electronic Gaming Monthly, the next issue of EGM will feature the first-ever information on Star Wars: Rogue Squadron III, Factor 5's newest game. LucasArts will be the publisher, of course. The website offers no further information except that the game will debut at E3 in May.

Now for that extra incentive to purchase Sonic Adventure DX - every single Sonic Game Gear game.

Are you a bit iffy about purchasing Sonic Adventure DX? Well then how about the added incentive of being able to have every single Sonic Game Gear game as well? It's no Knuckles Chaotix, but still...

During Sega's public launch in Tokyo of their B-Club broadband game-rental service, Sonic... Read more...

The Headphone Adapter and Stereo Headphones designed for the Game Boy Advance SP are available for purchase - if you know where to look.

After various problems in locating the Game Boy Advance SP Headphone Adapter, they can finally be found for purchase. If you go to the Nintendo Online Store, under the section 'Parts and Accessories, Manuals' there will be a 'Game Boy' section. There is now a 'Game Boy Advance SP' section, which has the Adapter for purchase at a price of US$4.25.

The second GBA title in the King of Fighters series will be released in North America by Acclaim.

Acclaim has announced that it will publish King of Fighters EX2: Howling Blood for Game Boy Advance. The game will be released in North America sometime in April. Like its handheld predecessor, EX2 was developed by Marvelous Entertainment. The game will include these features:

· Gain experience with each new match - refine your skills, unlock

Our friends at Play-Asia have received the Game Boy Player and put it through some tests.

The Game Boy Player was just released in Japan, and importers will be happy to know that the peripheral is fully compatible with modded U.S. GameCubes. Also, U.S. GameCubes using the FreeLoader work fine. Additionally, PAL GameCubes can use the Japanese Game Boy Player with the FreeLoader and RGB... Read more...

Despite the early shipment of the Game Boy Advance SP, the Headphone Adapter is nowhere to be found. Here's why ...

Update: We've been contacted by people from both Nintendo of America and Nintendo Australia, and both companies are choosing to NOT distribute the Headphone Adapter in retail channels. Much like the Component Video Cable, this means that they will only be available Online through Nintendo's store.

Thanks to the many readers who've sent us the info, we can confirm that the GBA SP is on sale at select retailers...

Update: We've gotten word that GameStop has been authorized to sell the SP as soon as it arrives. Sure enough, I just returned from picking up mine. Remember, your mileage may vary, so please be respectful when dealing with your retail employees. Thanks.

Also, it seems that many chains that allowed pre-orders are getting just enough to cover those pre-orders, with big chains getting a few extras. Be forewarned!

Do you see? Because Tom Nook owns a store...and...oh, forget it.

The Animal Crossing code hunts are back! This time, it's Tom Nook giving away the goodies, with a little help from his friend (and blatant sponsor) Nintendo Power. While this code doesn't give you a NES game, it gives you something just as cool - here's how to get it.

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Trade show and industry veterans Bernard Stolar, Rob Dyer and Don Vaughn offer their expertise to make the first Ultimate Gamers Expo a success.

ULTIMATE GAMERS EXPO NAMES GAME INDUSTRY LUMINARIES BERNARD STOLAR AND ROB DYER TO ADVISORY BOARD

LOS ANGELES, March 19, 2003 – The Ultimate Gamers Expo (UGE) has named Bernard Stolar, Rob Dyer and Don Vaughn to its advisory board. Stolar and Dyer are widely recognized game industry luminaries... Read more...

ITV are running a contest to find the greatest gamer in the UK. Trials begin this weekend!

Beginning this Saturday there is an ITV Game Stars tour to find the "Greatest gamer in the UK". Regional heats will take place in London, Bristol, Birmingham, Cardiff, Manchester, Leeds, Newcastle, Glasgow, and Belfast. These will involve playing three games at random from a selection of 11 on GameCube, PlayStation 2 and Xbox with times or scores recorded.

Breaking bottles over heads is good fun, even if it's cel-shaded.

Ubi Soft has a new trailer of their cel-shaded

FPS, and we've slapped in on our media server.  Witness the many different

weapons you'll have at your disposal, as well in the environments you'll be

wreaking havoc in.

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C'mon...say it! THE BEST VERSION IS ON GAMECUBE! We know you agree.

Soul Calibur 2 arrives in Japan next

week, and Nintendo has rolled out a Link-specific commercial!  It's

slightly grainy, but you'll get a good idea how amazing Link looks in Soul

Calibur 2.

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Plus, release dates for Mario Golf (GameCube) and Advance Wars 2 (GBA).

Nintendo of America has announced that GameCube sales in February increased 110% over January sales. The GameCube software tie-ratio now stands at 8.4 games for every system on a year-to-date basis. The sales boost is attributed to Nintendo's bundle offer, which gives new GameCube owners a free game with the system.

New "AGB Rush" engine combines 3D environments and sprites

Graphic State has developed a new engine for GBA games that allows 3D environments, more realistic physics, dozens of on-screen sprites and more. Crazy Taxi : Catch a Ride will be the first title to take advantage of the new technology.

GRAPHIC STATE ENHANCES TECHNOLOGY FOR GAME BOY ADVANCE

Yamauchi won't get to see his baseball team play this year, due to the threat of war. Too bad.

UPDATE: ESPN's website has a news article with a video clip of Mariner's CEO and former Nintendo exec Howard Lincoln commenting on the situation. To find the video (in both low- and high-bandwidth versions), hit this link, scroll halfway down, then look to the right.

Thanks to one of our readers for the heads up!

Tech TV's Extended Play will be featuring an exclusive interview with Miyamoto, talking about all things Zelda.

In anticipation of The Legend of Zelda's GameCube release, the "Miyamoto on 'Wind Waker'" feature will air on TechTV's 'Extended Play' this Friday, March 21st at 9:30 PM Eastern Time. The interview was conducted during the DICE conference in Las Vegas.

Miyamoto speaks not only on The Wind Waker,... Read more...

Made in Wario, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, and Batman: Dark Tomorrow are among the games reviewed this week.

In the latest issue of Famitsu, three GameCube titles along with a handful of GBA titles were reviewed. The highest GameCube scoring game goes to The Baseball 2003 from Konami – (7,7,7,7). Star Wars: The Clone Wars scored one point less (7,7,7,6). Reviewers commended the sound and graphics, but... Read more...

Fans of the original Soul Calibur now have even more to look forward to in the sequel.

Earlier today, Namco announced that Seung Mina and Sophitia, two female combatants featured in the original Soul Calibur, will be added into the console versions of Soul Calibur 2. Despite the popularity the two fighters held in the original (especially Sophitia), both warriors were noticeably absent... Read more...

Get off the couch and take yourself to the ball game, you lazy doof.

Midway Sports Hits It out of the Park with 20-04 Version of Top-Selling Baseball Videogame Franchise MLB Slugfest

Exclusive Aggressive-Style Baseball Videogame Returns with Proprietary Blend of Lightning-Fast Gameplay, Key Baseball Features and Cover Athlete Jim Edmonds of the St. Louis Cardinals®

It looks just like it did on your PC...except smaller!

Take 2 has released a new preview trailer for

Wing Commander Prophecy. Worried that

they won't be able to shrink the PC space shooter down appropriately? 

Don't be.

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