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June 5, 2003

Mega Man 15th Anniversary Sweepstakes GC

by Ben Kosmina - 1:09 am EDT
Discuss in talkback! 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

Get Your Name in MGS: The Twin Snakes GC

by Mike Sklens - 9:14 am EDT
Total comments: 21 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

Camelot on Golden Sun 3 Status DS

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...

McSega Auction for Charity

by Michael Cole - 9:15 pm EDT
Total comments: 2 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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Free Gameplay Movies from E3 2003

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...

Capcom Announces Biohazard Collector's Box

by Mike Sklens - 7:55 pm EDT
Total comments: 2 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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Package shots for Japanese Bundle Promo GC

by Rick Powers - 5:49 pm EDT
Total comments: 4 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

Planet GameCube Server Upgrade

by Rick Powers - 4:19 pm EDT
Total comments: 11

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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Haven Returns

by Mike Sklens - 12:21 pm EDT
Total comments: 2 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

3DO Files for Bankruptcy GC

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...

Xicat Confirms Zanzarah: The Hidden Portal

by Lasse Pallesen - 8:00 am EDT
Discuss in talkback! 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

Sonic Pinball, not Spinball

by Michael Cole - 8:05 pm EDT
Discuss in talkback!

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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E3 Awards 2003 Nominees Announced

by Mike Sklens - 11:49 am EDT
Total comments: 27 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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Sega in Partnership Talks Again

by Steven Rodriguez - 10:44 am EDT
Total comments: 8 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...

Sonic Heroes to Use Renderware GC

by Steven Rodriguez - 10:28 am EDT
Total comments: 2 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

Done with your Demo Disc? That's what YOU thought! GC

by Rick Powers - 12:21 pm EDT
Total comments: 13

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

The Cinematic Mario Brothers Go Digital

by Alex Sandell - 6:18 pm EDT
Total comments: 10

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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Aonuma Confirms Wind Waker Sequel GC

by Jonathan Metts - 12:38 pm EDT
Total comments: 28 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

Atari Paid How Much for Enter the Matrix? GC

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...

Nintendo Sales and Profits Fall Again

by Steven Rodriguez - 9:49 am EDT
Total comments: 16 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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