Dumping the cheerful rainbow arch, Ubi Soft now wants to hypnotize you!

UBISOFT ANNOUNCES NEW LOGO

Strategic milestone accompanies sale of 100 millionth game

London, UK – September 9, 2003 – Ubisoft, one of the world's largest video game publishers, announced today that it sold its 100 millionth game in September. The sales achievement took on added meaning... Read more...

Nintendo makes the second Preview Disc official, as well as some changes to the Player's Choice Lineup.

Update: Nintendo clarified at its recent Gamers' Summit that the despite how the news release was worded, that the Mario Kart bonus disc will be packed in with Mario Kart: Double Dash, and will not be available separately at retail. Planet GameCube and Nintendo apologize for the confusion.

It's the return of you-know-who...

Although normally we wouldn't be encouraging you to go check out our competitors, it just wouldn't feel right to ignore a special event like this. Today marks the launch of Game Informer Online, headed up by PGC founder and former Director, Billy Berghammer.

The site covers all three console... Read more...

The new Batman game will offer pre-order bonuses, and exclusively for the GameCube, a Jim Lee lithograph.

Ubi Soft Entertainment, Mattel Inc., DC Comics and Warner Bros. Consumer Products Announce Exclusive Collector's Items for the Upcoming Videogame Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu

Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu Videogames Including the Special Collector's Items Will Be Available Through Pre-Order on September 4

Midway is touting the unique radio system in its upcoming car-combat game. There's nothing like tuning in to the golden oldies while you incinerate your opponents.

Midway's RoadKill Features Unique, Wide-Ranging Radio System

Radio System Includes 14 Licensed Songs and Seven Hours of Original Programming that Changes as Gamers Adventure Through Different Cities

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 4, 2003-- Midway Games Inc., a leading software industry... Read more...

Nintendo has a little secret for the observant in the commercial for Final Fantasy Tactics Advance.

Nintendo took time during their "Ultimate Fantasy" Summit today (designed to showcase the fantastic GBA RPGs coming this year) to show us several versions of their Final Fantasy Tactics Advance commercial.

The commercial mocks some of the late-night pay telephone commercials you might see, such... Read more...

And it's actually selling GameCubes!

According to Japanese gaming site Quiter, the new Media-Create sales rankings show both Tales of Symphonia and GameCube at the top of Japanese sales charts during the week of August 25 through 31.

Namco's newest Tales RPG, and the first game in the series to take place in 3D, debuted with an... Read more...

Two million in three weeks. Yikes.

...And Boom Again! EA Sports Madden NFL 2004 Shatters Records with Two Million Units Sold in Three Weeks

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 2, 2003--Electronic Arts, the world's leading developer and publisher of videogames, today announced that based on internal tracking, two football... Read more...

Nintendo's R&D1 director and Wario Ware creator talks about Miyamoto, GBA 2 and the next Metroid game.

During their ECTS rounds, CVG managed to tackle Nintendo's Yoshio Sakamoto, tie him to a chair, and interrogate him about the goings-on at Nintendo. The Brits managed to wrangle some pretty interesting information out of him, although Sakamoto-san did sort of side-step the tough questions, as you can see below:

The ECTS 2003 Awards were presented yesterday with Nintendo picking up awards in two categories.

This year's ECTS awards were presented yesterday afternoon on the show floor.

The first category is "Best of Year", which includes "Game of the Year" awards for the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and Scandinavia that are voted for by readers or the editorial teams of a media outlet from that country. The award for "Game of the Year UK" went to Pro Evolution Soccer 2 by Konami.

NOA VP of Marketing and Corporate Affairs gives birth to an eight pound baby girl ... while playing Donkey Kong Country?!

The entire staff of Planet GameCube wishes all the best to Perrin Kaplan, Nintendo of America's Vice President of Marketing and Corporate Affairs, who gave birth Sunday to a 7lb. 15oz. baby girl at Swedish Hospital in Seattle, Washington.

In true Nintendo form, Perrin used her Game Boy Advance as her focal point, playing Donkey Kong Country while going through labor.

The Tokyo Games Show press machine has officially kicked off. Find out how NCL President Satoru Iwata will be involved.

Today the date and plans for the 2003 Tokyo Games Show were announced. It will take place in its perennial location, the Makuhari Messe in Japan, on September 26 (Friday) through September 28 (Sunday). As in past years, the first day is open only to business and press, but the other two days are open to the public.

Find out what Nintendo have to display at ECTS this week.

Today the doors opened for this year’s European Computer Trade Show, part of London Games Week.

Nintendo’s stand is in front of the Earls Court 1 building, at the Brompton Road entrance. The area is accessible to all ECTS badge holders and is decorated with palm trees and white and red painted... Read more...

The GameCube's Speed Force is just one of many from the emerging leader in gaming wheels.

Logitech Achieves Force Feedback Racing Wheels Milestone: More Than One Million Sold Worldwide

FREMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 25, 2003--Logitech, a leading provider of gaming controllers for PCs and consoles, and a market leader in force feedback-enabled wheels, today announced that it... Read more...

Game Boy Advance SP sponsored the Frostfrench show at London Fashion Week on Monday.

GAME BOY ADVANCE SP SHINES AT FROSTFRENCH SHOW

Game Boy Advance SP, the most stylish games console in the world, last night made its fashion debut at London Fashion Week.

Game Boy Advance SP joined in the fun at the star-studded Frostfrench catwalk show at The Royal Horticultural Centre, London.

"I agree strongly with that point of view", says Carmack, when discussing Nintendo's plan to make games simpler.

In an interview with CNN Money, John Carmack of id Software and the man behind the upcoming PC hit Doom 3 agrees that games, specifically PC Role-Playing games, have gotten to be so complex, "they had to have a book ship with the game."

He goes on to detail the internal debates over simplifying... Read more...

Check out what sort of things you'll be able to do with your e-Reader and Super Mario Bros. 3.

On September 19, Series 1 of the Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 e-Cards will go on sale in Japan for ¥191 ($1.60) a pack. Since the game was first officially revealed, Nintendo has said that e-Reader support for the game would be included, and now we have an idea of what the cards will do for the game.

Soul Calibur II is finally out! Celebrate PGC-style with the full Japanese OST this weekend! Connection details inside.

American gamers have waited months for the release of Namco’s fighting masterpiece, Soul Calibur II. While most are familiar with the game’s stunning graphics, fewer know of its exceptional music. To celebrate Soul Calibur’s recent release in America, PGC is playing the full Japanese Soul Calibur II soundtrack after Radio Trivia on Friday through Monday night!

Someone paid three-quarters of a million dollars to make Army Men games. Find out who the fool lucky bidder is inside. Updated!

As many of you know by now, 3DO went bankrupt earlier this May. To help raise money to pay off its outstanding debts, the company decided to sell off its assets, most of which were its key game franchises and licenses. Many companies were interested in some of 3DOs more infamous brand names, and a list of who got what and for how much can be seen below.

Nintendo has been diving for oysters, it seems, because here are two new pearl-colored systems.

Available September 5 in Japan, there will be two new colors available for the few people that haven't yet bought a Game Boy Advance SP system.

That's Pearl Blue on the left, and Pearl Pink on the right. These two new shades add to Japan's Cobalt, Platinum and Jet tones already available, and will go for the standard GBA SP price of ¥12,500.