We already knew about Bernard Hopkins and Little Mac. Now find out who else will be bruising it up next month.

Today Electronic Arts released the full roster of playable athletes in the upcoming boxing sequel, Fight Night Round 2.

Heavyweight:

Roy Jones Jr

James Toney

Muhammad Ali

Chris Byrd

Joe Frazier

Evander Holyfield

Sonny Liston

Rocky Marciano

Ken Norton

Light Heavy:

Jeff Lacy

If you've ever wondered where the koopa shell launcher control was on a go-kart, wonder no more.

Every year, the All-Nippon Amusment Machine Operator's Union holds their annual show. AOU2005 is basically E3 for the Japanese arcade industry, and traditional arcade powerhouses such as Sega, Namco, Sammy, and Capcom show off their latest coin-op creations.

As for Namco, early reports from... Read more...

Immersion Issues Joytech a Patent License for Force Feedback Video Game Console and PC Gaming Peripherals

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 17, 2005--Immersion Corporation (Nasdaq:IMMR), a leading developer and licensor of touch feedback technology, today announced that gaming peripheral maker Joytech has entered into a patent license with Immersion for both force feedback and advanced vibro-tactile,... Read more...

The third installment will focus on racing games, including the Rush and Off-Road series.

MIDWAY ANNOUNCES MIDWAY ARCADE TREASURES™ 3; COMPILATION TO DELIVER CLASSIC RACING FAVORITES

Prepare to Test the Limits of Speed and Catch Some Serious Air while Racing to the Finish Line in Eight of Midway's Greatest Racing Games Ever

CHICAGO – February 16, 2005 – Midway Games Inc.... Read more...

Have a look at the list, which includes games which have been in America for months!

In preperation for the upcoming oh-so-close Nintendo DS launch, Nintendo Australia has supplied their current release schedule. Obviously, this will probably pretty dull if you don't live in Australia, but if you do then at least you'll know what will be coming out in Australia for the next five or so months. As usual, all dates are subject to change at any time. Righto, let's get started:

Join Pooh and his posse on a Rumbly Tumbly Adventure in the Hundred Acre Wood.

Ubisoft Releases Disney’s “Winnie the Pooh’s Rumbly Tumbly Adventure” Video

Game

Join Pooh and All His Friends on a New Video Game Adventure

SAN FRANCISCO – February 15, 2005 – Ubisoft, one of the world’s largest

video game publishers, and Disney Interactive, a publishing label of Buena

Game to come packaged with three limited-edition cards.

KONAMI SHIPS YU-GI-OH! 7 TRIALS TO GLORY: WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT 2005 FOR THE NINTENDO GAME BOY® ADVANCE

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – February 15, 2005 – Konami Digital Entertainment - America, a subsidiary of Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. today announced it has shipped Yu-Gi-Oh! 7 Trials to Glory: World Championship Tournament 2005 for the Nintendo Game Boy® Advance to retail stores nationwide.

Indie and Experimental Titles Make Headway, 2004 Titans Clash in Competition for Best Game.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. - Feb. 14, 2005 - The International Game Developers Association (IGDA) has announced nominees for the 5th annual Game Developers Choice Awards, the premier accolades for peer-recognition in the game industry. Recipients will be awarded on March 9, 2005 at a ceremony during the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco.

Special Edition DS announced as part of a Japanese promotion for Pepsi Twist.

Pepsi and Nintendo have announced a co-promotion in Japan that will see the release of a blue-and-white Nintendo DS designed to promote Pepsi's new drink, Pepsi Twist. There will also apparently be a blue DS carrying case, and Pepsi headphones to go along with it:

Nintendo DS Pepsi Twist Edition

Midway gets publishing and development rights to three Cartoon Network properties.

MIDWAY AND CARTOON NETWORK SIGN THREE MULTI-TERRITORY PUBLISHING AGREEMENTS FOR GAMES BASED ON THREE TOP-RATED KIDS' PROPERTIES

Company to Launch Children's Line with Cartoon Network's Ed, Edd n Eddy, The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy and Dexter's Laboratory

CHICAGO – February 15, 2005... Read more...

Midway gets the video game rights to the Aqua Teens, Space Ghost, and more.

MIDWAY DIVES INTO PUBLISHING AGREEMENT WITH CARTOON NETWORK FOR MULTI-TERRITORY INTERACTIVE RIGHTS TO FIVE ADULT SWIM ORIGINAL ANIMATED SERIES

CHICAGO – February 15, 2005 – Midway Games Inc. (NYSE: MWY), a leading interactive entertainment software publisher and developer, today announced... Read more...

You know PGC has been around a while when even TYP is getting old.

Michael Cole, often known as "The Younger Plumber" or just "TYP", is turning 21 years old today. This Luigi-obsessed Staff Writer was formerly known as the youngest PGC staffer (that honor would now belong to Karl) and once had a one-of-a-kind E3 media badge that said "Underage Guest"! He's stuck with us for a long time and is now one of the most experienced writers on the staff.

Lead Designer of SOCOM: U.S. Navy Seals moves to Midway's Seattle-based studio.

MIDWAY APPOINTS DAVID SEARS AS A CREATIVE DIRECTOR AT SURREAL SOFTWARE

Midway's Seattle-Based Studio Hires Former SOCOM: U.S. Navy Seals Creative Director/Lead Designer

CHICAGO – February 14, 2005 – Midway Games Inc. (NYSE: MWY), a leading interactive entertainment software publisher... Read more...

That means someone probably had to circumvent the system's anti-piracy measures.

Someone decided that the current selection of titles for the DS wasn't enough, so they had to go and make their own game for the system. The first homebrewed DS game is a version of Tetris. It really doesn't mention anything other than that, but one of the screenshots does show it running on both screens.

Accessories package launch will coincide with the European release of the DS.

Enhance your Nintendo DS™ gaming experience with the DS Extras Pack from 4Gamers

Stockport, UK. – February 11, 2005 – Nintendo has always been associated with first class portable gaming and the name GameBoy® has been the vanguard of hand-held consoles for nearly twenty years. The beginning of a new era starts on March 11th 2005 with the launch of the next generation of Nintendo games systems, the awesome Nintendo DS™!

Two logos were registered this past December.

According to the Japanese Patent Office, Nintendo registered the names and logos for "Nintendo V-Pocket" and "PCGP." The latter of the two was done with Game Freak, the developer of the Pokemon franchise, but it has yet to be confirmed if this has anything to do with another inception of the popular series.

Marvel and EA team up for a super-hero crossover.

In a recent interview with Greg Pak, one of Marvel's writers, the comic scribe revealed that he had been working with Electronic Arts on a super-hero crossover game involving the classic Marvel characters and all-new characters from EA.

Coinciding with the release of the game will be a miniseries called Marvel Nemesis: The Imperfects. More on this story as it develops.

A new Metroid game appears out of nowhere, and an already-announced Metroid game seems to slip further into the future.

A recent perusal of the Nintendo DS games catalog on EBGames.com revealed a title called "Metroid Pinball DS". It's listed as having a release date of 12/05/2005 at a price of $29.99. Nintendo is listed as the publisher, and the developer is currently unknown. We'll have more on this title as news is revealed, but the premise of a pinball game based on the Metroid universe sounds mighty cool indeed.

Rayman gets a simultaneous release on DS and GBA.

UBISOFT ANNOUNCES RAYMAN® TITLES FOR NINTENDO HANDHELD SYSTEMS

Rayman® DS for Nintendo DS™ and Rayman®: Hoodlums’ Revenge for Game Boy®

Advance to Launch Simultaneously

SAN FRANCISCO — February 8, 2005 — Ubisoft, one of the world’s largest

videogame publishers, today announced that not just one but two Rayman®

Four more games announced for the system, including Hudson's Bomberman DS.

UBISOFT REVEALS ADDITIONAL NINTENDO DS TITLES

Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith, Peter Jackson's King Kong and Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell to be released worldwide in 2005

SAN FRANCISCO February 9, 2005 Ubisoft, one of the world's largest video game publishers, today reveals additional titles currently in development for the new Nintendo DS handheld console.