And lo, the large horde of PSO fans simultaneously cry "BLLLLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH".

Ugh. Talk about leaving a bad taste in your mouth. IGNDC has found out that the upgrade to the popular online game, will in fact require people to pay a fee to play. It is unknown how much players will have to pay for the privilidge of playing, although owners of the original PSO will still enjoy unlimited play for the exact price of nothing.

Creepy. That's all you can say. And eerie. Creepy and eerie. That's it.

Silicon Knights has updated their website with some knew Eternal Darkness desktop art and screen savers!

Nothing wrong with a little love from Silicon Knights! Something to tide you over until ED releases with GameCube this November.

Also, while you're there...check out some of the other updates. We paid Denis a whole TWO DOLLARS to be listed under IGN!

We've called almost every store in AMERICA! Well not quite, but we've got new dates for when you could see some titles early! THPS2 early! HELL YEAH!

Yes it’s true! If you have an import GBA you could get some titles early. As we reported earlier, some Wal Mart and Toys R’ Us stores already have received Earthworm Jim , Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure, and Iridion -3D-. Some stores are selling early, and some are not. Make phone calls to make sure your local store has them in stock and is willing to sell.

Mike S found something special at his local Wal*Mart today!

It's a bit of an odd story, actually. I had finally decided to buy one of the Zelda Oracle games, for fear of missing out on something big. I heard in PlanetChat that Best Buy had a good deal on them. So I high-tailed it down there. They didn't have either Oracle game. Next I tried Target, same thing.... Read more...

What's going on with the video? Who's making it? Will it be ready soon? We answer these questions and make a small call for help!

Billy asked me to do an “E3 Video Update” and one is certainly needed! Many people are asking us what’s up and as potential customers, you have a right to know!

Lately, I’ve been putting a lot of time into the E3 video, as we want to get it produced and into your eager little hands... Read more...

What many consider the "American arm" of Game Arts, Working Designs is hinting at GC support. LUNAR III OH YEAH!

Take a look at this press release from WD's site:

Working Designs also discussed their strategy for next generation systems, highlighting their support of the PlayStation 2 game console and their interest in GameCube publishing. Working Designs president Victor Ireland stated, "We are extremely... Read more...

We’ve been excited about rumors of a new Spy Hunter game for some time. At E3, we saw it. We’ve got oodles info on this uber cool game, even though it’s just for PS2, for now…

If you’ve given our massive games list a gander, you may have caught the listing for Spy Hunter. The entry refers to a next-gen Spy Hunter, a game that was rumored to be in the making years ago by Midway, then there was word it might be in development for “Dolphin.” Soon after, word leaked... Read more...

A couple different things have been going around, so here’s some solid info on the next blood-spilling, spine ripping installment of Mortal Kombat.

Last week, the Younger Plumber posted this story regarding the fifth installment of Mortal Kombat. I knocked the story off the front page (“C’mon TYP, we confirmed this ages ago”) yet the press release was recent and the report was being posted elsewhere. This caused a couple people actually write in asking about what was up with Mortal Kombat 5 on GameCube.

...and hoo boy do they have some GC lovin to spread around!

Tendo Box's Japanese correspondant Steven Langhorn regales us all with an interview from the latest Famitsu, with Yuji Naka of Sonic Team, and Toshiro Nagoshi of Amusement Vision.

Yuji Naka: (laughs) I want to do something interesting now because I'm working on GameCube.

Famitsu: Will it be possible to play Dreamcast users [on the GC port of PSO]?

Nintendo's latest issue of Nintendo Power doesn't just talk about the upcoming Nintendo titles. Nintendo talks frank about the emulation scene as well ...

In Volume 145 of Nintendo Power magazine, there is a letter to NP talking about emulation (a follow-up to a question from Volume 143). The author basically says that copying a ROM that you own is legal, and brings up the "24 hours rule. Lastly, they also suggest that it's OK to copy games if they are not available in stores any longer (and are, therefore, public domain). Here's Nintendo's response, in it's entirety:

NCL's Director and General Manager Satoru Iwata talks about online gaming, Super Smash Brothers Melee, SpaceWorld and more!

The editors over at IGNcube recently had the chance to sit down with a few good men over at Nintendo, mainly Mr. Iwata, Perrin Kaplan, and Jim Merrick. The chat revealed a few details about Nintendo's upcoming online strategy, among other things.

Iwata mentioned that Sega had approached him,... Read more...

Nintendo's "Main" man sits down for an interview with c|net. See what he has to say.

Nintendo's Executive VP, Peter Main, recently sat down with David Becker of c|net News.com to talk about Nintendo's stance on the next generation of video games. The interview is quite good and talks about a wide scope of topics. Everything from handheld gaming to what Mr. Main thinks is totally wrong with the industry.

Mike S got his new NP issue today, but something is missing.

I've been waiting for the June issue of NP for quite some time now. According to the May issue, all subscribers were to receive a free copy of Nintendo's new magazine, Nintendo Power Advance. Well, I sure didn't. The new NP is looking slick. The logo has changed (actually, it changed a few issues... Read more...

The fellahs at PGC wanted to say thanks to a couple people, organizations, and a few material things for their love at E3 2001. In memory of E32K1 we give thanks....

E3 2001 has come and gone. The staff of Planet GameCube want to thank all the people, things, and organizations that helped up with everything we needed. Without further ado, here are our sincere thanks!

Billy would like to give thanks…

The entire staff of PGC: You people are what... Read more...

Our CloudChaser brothers at RareNet have had a tough year so far, but things are looking good for a comeback.

A few days ago the guys at RareNet posted a notice about the status of their site, saying that myriad server problems have plagued them for the past few weeks, but they're looking for a new server and will soon "relaunch" with a couple new features and somewhat regular updating. This is despite some talk that the site was shutting down for good. We're glad to know that RareNet is still alive and will soon be back in business!

Nintendo NCL posted the price of the GCN hardware, but Camelot has stated the price of the software.

Camelot has posted the Japanese GCN Software price on its most recent news update. It seems that the magical number is 6,800 Yen. That's about $56 US. Not too bad, considering games usually cost more over there.

NCL is set to stop shipping opaque GBA colors in Japan.

According to The Magic Box, Nintendo has decided to unify GBA color selections by taking the opaque Japanese models off the market. TMB says this will take place "after April"...dunno if that means now or starting May 2002. Anyway, those solid purple import GBAs might be a collector's item before too long!

Though we already knew it existed, the new issue of NP has further confirmed a GameCube Bomberman and its multiplayer support.

The newest issue of Nintendo Power contains a whole section about GameCube (damn, time to renew...), and nestled within that section is a little morsel of info that we thought you'd like.

"Hudson has created Bomberman for Nintendo GameCube--another title that's big on multiplayer interaction."

Earlier this week, NCL’s President, Hiroshi Yamauchi had a question & answer session with a Japanese newspaper. Check out his post-E3 thoughts!

With E3’s true debut happening at E3, many might wonder what Nintendo’s President, Hiroshi Yamauchi might have to say. Well, thanks to iemag (formerly GameWeek) translating an interview, we now have the answer!

The following is a question and answer session between the Nihon Keizai Shimbun and Nintendo President Hiroshi Yamauchi, regarding the highly anticipated next-generation game console from Nintendo, the GameCube:

Konami and Universal Interactive are trumpeting Jurassic Park III in a big way, with three different GBA games based on the upcoming movie!

Last week during E3, Konami announced that it would bring not one, but three games to the Game Boy Advance based around on Universal Pictures’ and Amblin Entertainment’s upcoming Jurassic Park III, the third installment in the studio’s most successful film franchise ever, scheduled for release on July 18, 2001.