Are you obsessed with games? Maybe this will sober you up a bit ...

Discuss it in Talkback!

A 24-year-old unemployed South Korean man was found dead in an Internet cafe bathroom after playing computer games for 86 hours straight.

Witnesses claim that the man had not left his terminal since last Friday, and had not eaten or slept in any significant manner since starting his binge. He then collapsed at the counter yesterday, only to recover and head towards the bathroom, where he was later found dead.

Rumors are running rampant about the GBA 2, and Louie the Cat investigates...

In a year of wild, wacky, and weird Nintendo things, something really weird just fell into my stinky box. Last week, A lilEbirdy tells me (before I ate that sucka) that Edge Magazine is claiming to have the specs on a GBA2 in an ad for their upcoming magazine. Big deal, everyone and their brother... Read more...

Tis' the season to go portable...

Discuss it in Talkback!

ESSENTIAL GAME BOY ADVANCE

Game Boy Advance: the hottest handheld gadget this Christmas

Nintendo's Game Boy Advance provides high action entertainment on the go and at home this festive season. Game Boy Advance is the essential gadget this Christmas, and with... Read more...

Two exclusive tracks from big names to thump along while you play Defender. We told you about one before...find out who's the other....

Discuss it in Talkback!

-New 3-D Defender Blasts Off October 21 With Two Videogame Exclusive, High-Octane Songs From Top Bands

Metropolis Records' KMFDM and Black Black Records' Trigger Bring Intense Beats to New Version of Videogame Classic

CHICAGO - Oct. 9, 2002 - Midway Games... Read more...

Two staffers go through the spanking machine today. Find out who’s getting gray hairs.

Blow out some candles in Talkback!

Our Australian Correspondent Ben Kosmina turns 21 today. Known to some as, “The aussie mate with a serious Game Boy habit” Ben can now legally drink beer in the USA. Which really doesn’t matter because he’s in Australia. Oh well.

We’ll put a candle in a Fosters for you! Happy Birthday Ben!

Activision announces Iron Man for the Game Boy Advance. Get the tender vittles inside...

Discuss it in Talkback!

ACTIVISION brings the BRAINS AND BRAWN OF MARVEL'S IRON MAN to the NINTENDO Game Boy Advance

Santa Monica, CA - October 8, 2002 - Marvel Comics' Golden Avenger will bring his battle for justice to Activision, Inc.'s (Nasdaq: ATVI) upcoming game The Invincible Iron... Read more...

Shrek: Hassle at the Castle is headed to stores.

Discuss it in Talkback!

TDK MEDIACTIVE SHIPS SHREK® HASSLE AT THE CASTLE FOR THE GAME BOY® ADVANCE

Fun Filled Title Follows Plot of Original Movie

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. – October 8, 2002 – TDK Mediactive Inc. (OTC: TDKM.OB), a global publisher of entertainment software, announced today that Shrek® Hassle At The Castle has shipped for the Game Boy® Advance.

More from Trip Hawkins about how Army Men will save the universe...

Discuss it in Talkback!

Company Updates Guidance for Fiscal Years 2003 and 2004

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Oct. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --

The 3DO Company (Nasdaq: THDO) announced today that founder and chief

executive officer Trip Hawkins has made a $3 million loan that will meet the

Joytech have announced a peripheral for GameCube that looks like a real F1 wheel.

Discuss it in Talkback!

JOYTECH Announce Winning Formula...

JOYTECH, one of Europe's largest manufacturers of third party peripherals, are planning a day guaranteed to set hearts racing, upon the launch of the astonishing JOYTECH Official WilliamsF1 Team Racing Wheel on the 17th of October.

After the first weekend of release, 175,000 copies of the game have sold across Europe.

Discuss it in Talkback!

After just three days, nearly a fifth of GameCube owners now have the game. It is also reported that console sales have risen by 40%.

MARIO’S SUN SHINES ON NINTENDO GAMECUBE175,000 Super Mario Sunshine Sold Across Europe Over First Weekend

8 October... Read more...

Silicon & Synapse lives again! Blizzard is resurrecting their classic SNES title for the GBA!

Discuss it in Talkback!

Blizzard Entertainment® Announces "Blizzard Classic Arcade" Label And The Return Of "The Lost Vikings™"

IRVINE, California - October 7, 2002 - Blizzard Entertainment®, a studio of the Games division of Vivendi Universal Publishing, announced today plans to... Read more...

The latest GBA game to be released under the Sega/THQ co-publishing agreement is Virtua Tennis.

Discuss it in Talkback!

THQ SHIPS VIRTUA TENNIS™ FOR GAME BOY® ADVANCE

Game, Set, Perfect Match!

CALABASAS HILLS, Calif. - October 7, 2002 – THQ® Inc. (NASDAQ NMS: THQI) and SEGA® Corporation today shipped VIRTUA TENNIS™ for Game Boy® Advance featuring Venus and Serena Williams.

Games to stuff your stocking with, all for the low price of $20!

Discuss it in Talkback!

MAJESCO ANNOUNCES HOLIDAY 2002 GAME BOY® ADVANCE LINEUP

‘Turbo Turtle Adventure,’ ‘Hyperspace Delivery Boy,’ ‘David Beckham Soccer’, and ‘Denki Blocks’ Ship to Stores Nationwide

EDISON, NJ, October 7, 2002 – In preparation for the forthcoming... Read more...

The latest and greatest hoops game from Sega Sports is on its way to retailers.

Discuss it in Talkback!

GENRE-DEFINING SEGA SPORTS NBA 2K3 LAUNCHES ON PLAYSTATION 2, XBOX AND

NINTENDO GAMECUBE

The Best NBA Simulation Returns With A New Franchise Mode, ESPN

Telecast-Style Presentation, Unprecedented Player Control and Online

GamePlay

SAN FRANCISCO - (October 7, 2002) - SEGA(R) of America, Inc. announced today

Nintendo of America announced today that they will spend $140 million in marketing for the Holiday 2002 season; 25% more than the previous year.

Discuss it in Talkback!

Nintendo of America is gearing up for a competitive Holiday 2002 by upping its marketing budget by 25% to $140 million. You should expect to see plenty of GameCube ads this fall, even more than during last year's console launch.

Much of this budget will go towards... Read more...

The invisible playground at the root of Pianta Village...

Discuss it in Talkback!

Okay, so it's not a "playground" per se, but it's freakin' cool nonetheless.

While trying to guess which episode 100 gold coins were on Pianta Village (which might be the least fun I've had with a videogame in years), I found myself sliding down the tree trunk. I... Read more...

Take off those training wheels Timmy!

Discuss it in Talkback!

ACTIVISION'S MAT HOFFMAN'S PRO BMX™2 TAILWHIPS ONTO RETAIL SHELVES

London, UK - October 4, 2002 - The top athletes in BMX biking will soon be treating gamers to their own brand of riding with the release of Activision, Inc.'s (Nasdaq: ATVI) highly anticipated Mat... Read more...

Don't want to get off the couch? Get some monkey love!

Discuss it in Talkback!

MONKEY ASSIST

'The Furred Emergency Service'

www.monkeyassist.com

Ever wanted to go on a date with a supermodel? Ever been playing a video game and wanted someone to grab you a fresh beer from the fridge? Ever wanted to be king of the world? Well now all this and more is possible, with the launch of www.monkeyassist.com

Super Mario Sunshine is released in Europe today, take a look at the newest sports sponsorship by Nintendo.

Discuss it in Talkback!

To "celebrate" the European release of Super Mario Sunshine, sports presenter Des Lynam dyed his moustache purple. Nintendo are sponsoring for a year, and are hoping to insure his moustache for this.

Nintendo & Mario

Proud Sponsors of Des Lynam’s Moustache

Because of seaport disputes, there might be a GameCube shortage this Christmas.

Discuss it in Talkback!

Nintendo Extends Drop on Estimate Cut, Port Dispute

Tokyo, Oct. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Nintendo Co. shares fell 9.9 percent, declining for a second day after the maker of the GameCube video-game console cut its sales forecast for the game machine and said shipments to the U.S. may be disrupted.