Sega lands multi-year deal with ESPN, to add exclusive ESPN type features to Sega Sports titles.

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SEGA DRAFTS ESPN TO BRING ITS CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED SEGA SPORTS GAMES TO NEW

LEVELS OF AUTHENTICITY

Incorporating ESPN Features into SEGA Sports Games Brings Gamers Closer to

the Sport

SAN FRANCISCO - (May 9, 2002) - SEGA Sports(tm), the brand that continues to

Guess how many GameCubes were sold in the UK in just two days? 75,000! Now guess which game sold the most, and it wasn't a Nintendo published title...

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According to the latest NOE figures, the Nintendo GameCube has sold over 75,000 units in the UK during the first two days.

The best selling title for GameCube was Rogue Leader, with Luigi's Mansion, Super Monkey Ball and Sonic Adventure 2: Battle closely following. These four games also took the positions 2-5 in the All Format charts with 2002 Fifa World Cup as the top title selling on all 3 formats.

Disney fans and sports fan rejoice! A bunch of sports game with Mickey and gang coming your way from Konami!

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Earlier today in Japan, Konami announced information on their new series, Disney All-Star Sports, for GC and GBA. The series will feature games covering sport genres such as soccer, American football, basketball, and skateboard. The development team behind the series will be Konami Computer Entertainment Osaka.

See ya Culpepper! After 26 turkey legs, Marshall Faulk finally makes it big.

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Marshall Faulk Joins the EA SPORTS Team on the Cover of Madden NFL 2003

Electronic Arts signs MVP and Pro Bowl running back to be "In the Game"

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. - May 8, 2002-Marshall Faulk, the All-Pro running back from the St. Louis Rams, has... Read more...

Thousands flock to Acclaim's booth to get a first glimpse of Mary-Kate and Ashley Sweet 16.

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Note: Abstract provided by the ever-witty Steven "WindyMan" Rodriguez.

Today Acclaim announced their product lineup for E3 2002. Most or all of these titles are expected to be playable, and you can bet PGC will have plenty of impressions. Here's the press release and complete list (no platforms specified, but most of these games are scheduled to hit Gamecube):

Hands up if you were scared by the "characters" inside the giant plastic cubes. Prepare yourselves...

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Nintendo Europe have found some truly unique marketing ideas for the GameCube. First revealed at the Cube Clubs, now it has made its way onto the Italian catwalks.

Models in Milan were painted with designs of Donkey Kong, Mario, Star Wars, Pikmin and Wave Race using a new type of paint, Latex Art. This is applied to the body and dries to form a fabric-like layer after thirty minutes.

UPDATED with new info! Namco is definitely working on another Star Fox game and we have the poster to prove it. Several other Namco titles have also been announced!

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Update: Dengeki Online has provided some more details regarding the press conference of Namco and Nintendo. (The following is translated by our Japanese correspondent, Bakudan Yoshinoya.)

Regarding Star Fox, Miyamoto commented,

"However you put it, Star Fox Adventure

Information on the Japanese release and size of the game has hit the web!

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According to the German game site, Gamefront, Biohazard 0 (AKA Resident Evil 0) will be released on August 28, 2002 in Japan and will be a whopping three discs in length. Stay tuned to PGC for further developments regarding this exciting GameCube-exclusive prequel!

GC Inside reports that Konami TYO is currently making a new Winning Eleven game for Gamecube.

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Konami TYO (originally KCE Tokyo) officially announced that their transition to next generation platforms ended this past fiscal year (3/2002) and that they are now working to establish title brands. Along with this came the announcement of its first Gamecube title, the latest in the Winning Eleven series. While details are unknown, GC/PS2/PS/GBA are the platforms they are supporting.

THQ snags the rights to make games based on the next 3 Disney/Pixar movies.

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THQ has announced they signed a deal with Disney/Pixar to make games based on the their next 3 movies. THQ has acquired the game rights for "Finding Nemo," "The Incredibles," and "Cars."

This deal allows THQ to make games based on these movies until 2008 for the PC, as well as Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft consoles.

Three members of the Tomb Raider team have left Core Design to form Gatehouse Games, and develop Spiralstone, a multiplayer RPG for GameBoy Advance.

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Spiralstone is being developed to combine the depth of PC role-playing games with the playability of an arcade game, to create the perfect RPG experience, ideal for the hand-held market.

Tom Scutt comments: “The potential for role-playing gaming in the hand-held... Read more...

Crave Entertainment today announced the addition of Whirl Tour, a title offering a combination of action, extreme sports, and adventure, to its 2002 product line-up.

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Whirl Tour is being developed with Papaya Studio for the Nintendo GameCube.

"Whirl Tour will feature an engaging storyline, addictive game play and Papaya Studio's 2nd generation Utopia console engine technology. Papaya's slick engine enables the creation of expansive,... Read more...

Want to hear those Nintendo tunes played by a live orchestra? Well, if you are willing to travel to Japan this summer, you can.

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Nintendo and HAL Laboratory will be holding the Smash Brothers DX Orchestra Concert on August 27 in Tokyo. The New Japan Philharmonic Orchestra will perform melodies from classic Nintendo games such as Zelda, Metroid, and Mario. Tickets will cost 3000 yen (around $25 US) and go on sale on June 17.

Dengeki talks a bit with two of the higher-ups on the prequel to the original on GameCube.

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The game's producer, Hiroyuki Kobayashi and director, Shinji Mikami, talked to the Japanese magazine about how the game is coming. Xen Gamers was swell enough to make some sense all of it and put it in plain English. Here's a bit of it.

Dengeki: How did the decision to transplant Biohazard 0 to GameCube come about?

Majesco announces the fun ball kicking game for the GBA!

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EDISON, N.J.--(BW SportsWire)--May 7, 2002-- Majesco, one of the fastest-growing publishers of interactive entertainment software, today announced David Beckham Soccer for the Xbox(TM) video game system from Microsoft, PlayStation® game console, and Nintendo Game Boy®... Read more...

Acclaim ships All-Star Baseball 2003 for GBA.

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GLEN COVE, N.Y.--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--May 7, 2002--Acclaim Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ.SC: AKLM):

Award-Winning Hardball Franchise Delivers All-New Game Play Modes, Features and Unparalleled Realism Into the Hands of Gamers

Putting the power of Major League... Read more...

THQ will be publishing Fairly OddParents, a game based on a Nickelodeon show, this fall. Wow.

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THQ ANNOUNCES FAIRLY ODDPARENTS FOR GAME BOY® ADVANCE

Latest Breakout Hit from Nickelodeon To Make Its Interactive Entertainment Debut

CALABASAS HILLS, CA, May 7, 2002 THQ Inc. (NASDAQ NMS: THQI), the #1 kids videogame publisher, and Nickelodeon, the #1 entertainment brand for kids, today announced that Fairly OddParents (working title) is in development for Game Boy® Advance.

THQ announces Matchbox Cross Town Heroes for Gameboy Advance and PC.

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CALABASAS HILLS, Calif. ? May 7, 2002 ? THQ Inc. (NASDAQ NMS: THQI) today announced the latest interactive installment of the Matchbox? brand, Matchbox ?Cross Town Heroes ?for Game Boy ?Advance and PC. The videogame adventure takes place in a dynamic world in which... Read more...

The second Triforce title has been revealed, and it’s just as exciting as the first! Rumors claim Namco has gotten its mitts on the Star Fox franchise...

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When gamers first heard about Star Fox Adventures and its Zelda-esque gameplay they worried about the series’ future. Before, it looked like there would be a trade-off between adventuring and flying, but if IGN is right, gamers can have their cake and eat it too! ... Read more...

Developer Puzzlekings will be the first company to use Intrinsic's Alchemy development platform on a GameCube title.

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Puzzlekings' ZooCube, a 3D puzzle game due for release on GameCube very soon, will be the first GC title to use Intrinsic Graphics' Alchemy middleware. Puzzlekings is using Alchemy to create the graphics for ZooCube. Alchemy is designed for multiplatform development, but so far ZooCube has only been announced for GameCube among the three next-gen consoles. (A GBA version is also in the works.)