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June 5, 2003
by Ben Kosmina - 1:09 am EDT
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Source: Nintendo.com
Bag some Mega Man swag courtesy of Nintendo and Capcom!
Nintendo and Capcom have teamed up to celebrate the 15th anniversary of everyone's favourite high-pitched bright blue robot, Mega Man! And why not? With six games for the Nintendo Entertainment System, five for the original Game Boy and countless other titles for various new systems, you're sure to have come across the antics of Mega Man, Roll, Rush and the delightfully stereotypical Dr. Wily.
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June 3, 2003
by Mike Sklens - 9:14 am EDT
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Source: MGS: The Twin Snakes site
Haven't you always wanted to be in a video game?
Konami has officially opened the website for the upcoming MGS remake, Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes. The site has tons of information on the creators of the game. You can also download the trailer for the game that was shown at E3.
There is also an area on the site where you can submit your... Read more...
June 2, 2003
by Steven Rodriguez - 9:21 pm EDT
Source: Camelot
Looking for another game in the Golden Sun series? If you are, Camelot has something to tell you.
Camelot recently updated its Japanese website with some news about what it's been working on lately. It seems that many people have been asking the developer when the next game in the Golden Sun line might be coming out.
It turns out that they are hard at work with both Mario Golf and Mario... Read more...
by Michael Cole - 9:15 pm EDT
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Source: eBay/Sega
Do you want special Sonic goodies? Do you want to help the less fortunate? If you do, then check out this auction on eBay!
McDonalds and Sega are auctioning off a very special Sonic package in celebration of the two company’s new Happy Meal package! Here is everything the winner will receive:
Two complete sets (six games in each set) of the
SEGA/McDonald's premiums: one standard set, and one special silver-plated
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by Jonathan Metts - 9:06 pm EDT
Better late than never, right? And of course, our movies are totally free.
We've had these movies for a while and had intended to post them right after E3, but there were all kinds of problems with our media server. It seems that everything is working fine now though, so let the downloading begin!
Below are links to our E3 direct-feed gameplay movies. We'll post more... Read more...
by Mike Sklens - 7:55 pm EDT
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Source: Video Game Depot
Includes more zombies than you can shake a stick at.
Upon the release of Biohazard (Resident Evil): CODE Veronica in Japan on August 5th, Capcom will also release a Biohazard collector's Box. This box will be the ultimate collector's item for fans of the series. Here's what you'll get in the box:
Biohazard 0
Biohazard Rebirth
Biohazard 2
Biohazard 3
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by Rick Powers - 5:49 pm EDT
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Source: NCL
Nintendo Japan has some very cool packaging in store for buyers of the new GameCube/Game Boy Player bundle ...
They say a picture is worth a thousand words, so rather than drone on, here's four thousand words for you.
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May 29, 2003
by Rick Powers - 4:19 pm EDT
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We're going to have some downtime tonight, but when we come back, we'll be faster than ever!
If you can read this message, then you're on our new server. Everything appears to have gone smoothly, but there may be a few hiccups here and there as we check everything over. The Forums are up and running, so go to it!
We're fairly unexpectedly having to move our server tonight, but there's good news as a result. We'll be getting a fairly major server upgrade, basically doubling PGC's capacity.
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by Mike Sklens - 12:21 pm EDT
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Source: GameSpot
The formerly canceled GameCube game is scheduled for release again, with a different publisher.
Xicat Interactive has picked up the rights to release the formerly canceled GameCube and Xbox versions of Haven: Call of the King. The game was originally developed for Midway by Traveler’s Tales for all three next-gen consoles, but ended up only releasing on PlayStation 2.
Haven is a 3rd person... Read more...
May 28, 2003
by Jonathan Metts - 8:49 pm EDT
Source: GameSpot
The company behind Army Men, High Heat Baseball, and the upcoming Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse is going broke. Please, hold your applause until the end of the announcement.
According to GameSpot, The 3DO Company has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The infamous publisher has subsisted on sales of its mysteriously popular Army Men series for years, but it seems the well has run dry.
3DO is actively seeking a buyer, either for the entire company or any of its assets.... Read more...
by Lasse Pallesen - 8:00 am EDT
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Source: Press Release
The critically acclaimed fantasy adventure game is coming to GameCube in Q4 of 2003.
XICAT INTERACTIVE BRINGS FANTASY AND EXCITEMENT TO ALL NEXT-GEN CONSOLES WITH ZANZARAH: THE HIDDEN PORTAL
Xicat Delivers a Beautiful Fantasy World of Action, Adventure and Magic Complete with Fairies, Demons and More.
London, UK – 28th May, 2003, Xicat Interactive, Inc., the publisher... Read more...
May 27, 2003
by Michael Cole - 8:05 pm EDT
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Sega releases its new Sonic-themed pinball game on the Game Boy Advance.
SEGA THROWS A PARTY ON GAME BOY ADVANCE WITH 'SONIC PINBALL PARTY'
New Pinball Game for GBA Offers Linked Multiplayer Action, Classic SEGA
Characters, Multiple Modes and More!
SAN FRANCISCO (May 27, 2003) - It's time to get the party started right!
SEGA(R) today announced Sonic(R)'s return to the Game Boy(R) Advance with
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by Mike Sklens - 11:49 am EDT
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Source: E3 Awards.com
Take a look at who will be competing for the annual E3 Awards!
The official E3 Awards nominees have been announced. Every year the ISDA holds awards for the many games presented at E3. This year there are a total of 15 categories to be won. Here they are.
Best of Show
Full Spectrum Warrior (Pandemic/THQ for Xbox)
Gran Turismo 4 (Polyphony Digital/Sony Computer Entertainment for PlayStation 2)
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by Steven Rodriguez - 10:44 am EDT
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Source: Reuters
This week's bidder is Electronic Arts. Why doesn't Sega just give up and get bought out already?
Well, this time it's not quite a straight buyout that EA is interested in. Instead, Sega is reportly looking for a "sales alliance" with the publishing giant, in hopes to boost sales of its North American games.
"We will consider forming a sales joint venture in the United States if necessary,"... Read more...
by Steven Rodriguez - 10:28 am EDT
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Source: Press Release
He's the fastest thing alive, so Sonic Team wants to use the gaming tools that can keep up with him.
SEGA CHOOSES RENDERWARE FOR THE CREATION OF SONIC HEROES
RenderWare Used By SEGA's SONICTEAM in creation of "Sonic HeroesTM" for PlayStation®2, XboxTM and Nintendo GameCubeTM
May 27th, 2003 - Criterion Software®, the world's leading provider of game development solutions, announces that... Read more...
May 25, 2003
by Rick Powers - 12:21 pm EDT
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We've found a silly little secret on Nintendo's Preview Disc that adds just a bit more gameplay ...
Just when you think it's safe to put that Preview Disc away, those wacky guys at Sega manage to give you another reason to dust it off. (That is, if you've bothered putting it away instead of playing Viewtiful Joe!)
There is an extra playable "level" hidden in the Billy Hatcher demo, accessible... Read more...
May 24, 2003
by Alex Sandell - 6:18 pm EDT
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The Super Mario Bros. film makes its way onto DVD just in time for its tenth anniversary
On May 28th, 1993, Walt Disney-owned Buena Vista Pictures released a film loosely based on the Super Mario Bros. video games. With a then sizable 42 million dollar budget, the movie was created to be a tent-pole picture for the studios. Due to poor reviews from critics and bad word of mouth from fans upset that the film wasn't faithful to the Mario Bros. saga, the movie quickly left theaters -- earning less than half its budget.
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by Jonathan Metts - 12:38 pm EDT
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Source: C&VG
It's still early, but he plans to have it playable at E3 2004.
Computer & Videogames, a European gaming site, interviewed Zelda director Eiji Aonuma at last week's E3 Expo in Los Angeles. In the interview, Aonuma confirms that he is already working on a follow-up to The Wind Waker, much like Majora's Mask was a follow-up to Ocarina of Time.
Aonuma: I am... Read more...
May 22, 2003
by Rick Powers - 6:29 pm EDT
Total comments: 1
Source: The Smoking Gun
Get all the morbid details on exactly what the Wachowski Bros. (and Warner Bros.) are getting paid.
It's scary, the kinds of information that you can get on the Internet. "The Smoking Gun" website specializes in publishing information obtained under the Freedom of Information Act, and it has published documents relating to the impending divorce of Larry Wachowski. The documents have some interesting... Read more...
by Steven Rodriguez - 9:49 am EDT
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Source: Yahoo/AP
The PS2 is still cutting into Nintendo's console business pretty sharply, while the GBA carries the company.
Nintendo's goal of 10 million GameCube systems sold through its fiscal year ending in March wasn't met, as today it was announced that 9.55 million systems have been shipped out.
As a result of this, Nintendo's total sales for its last fiscal year have taken a 9% hit, down to ¥504 billion ($4.3... Read more...
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