Lead Designer of SOCOM: U.S. Navy Seals moves to Midway's Seattle-based studio.

MIDWAY APPOINTS DAVID SEARS AS A CREATIVE DIRECTOR AT SURREAL SOFTWARE

Midway's Seattle-Based Studio Hires Former SOCOM: U.S. Navy Seals Creative Director/Lead Designer

CHICAGO – February 14, 2005 – Midway Games Inc. (NYSE: MWY), a leading interactive entertainment software publisher... Read more...

That means someone probably had to circumvent the system's anti-piracy measures.

Someone decided that the current selection of titles for the DS wasn't enough, so they had to go and make their own game for the system. The first homebrewed DS game is a version of Tetris. It really doesn't mention anything other than that, but one of the screenshots does show it running on both screens.

Accessories package launch will coincide with the European release of the DS.

Enhance your Nintendo DS™ gaming experience with the DS Extras Pack from 4Gamers

Stockport, UK. – February 11, 2005 – Nintendo has always been associated with first class portable gaming and the name GameBoy® has been the vanguard of hand-held consoles for nearly twenty years. The beginning of a new era starts on March 11th 2005 with the launch of the next generation of Nintendo games systems, the awesome Nintendo DS™!

Two logos were registered this past December.

According to the Japanese Patent Office, Nintendo registered the names and logos for "Nintendo V-Pocket" and "PCGP." The latter of the two was done with Game Freak, the developer of the Pokemon franchise, but it has yet to be confirmed if this has anything to do with another inception of the popular series.

Marvel and EA team up for a super-hero crossover.

In a recent interview with Greg Pak, one of Marvel's writers, the comic scribe revealed that he had been working with Electronic Arts on a super-hero crossover game involving the classic Marvel characters and all-new characters from EA.

Coinciding with the release of the game will be a miniseries called Marvel Nemesis: The Imperfects. More on this story as it develops.

A new Metroid game appears out of nowhere, and an already-announced Metroid game seems to slip further into the future.

A recent perusal of the Nintendo DS games catalog on EBGames.com revealed a title called "Metroid Pinball DS". It's listed as having a release date of 12/05/2005 at a price of $29.99. Nintendo is listed as the publisher, and the developer is currently unknown. We'll have more on this title as news is revealed, but the premise of a pinball game based on the Metroid universe sounds mighty cool indeed.

Rayman gets a simultaneous release on DS and GBA.

UBISOFT ANNOUNCES RAYMAN® TITLES FOR NINTENDO HANDHELD SYSTEMS

Rayman® DS for Nintendo DS™ and Rayman®: Hoodlums’ Revenge for Game Boy®

Advance to Launch Simultaneously

SAN FRANCISCO — February 8, 2005 — Ubisoft, one of the world’s largest

videogame publishers, today announced that not just one but two Rayman®

Four more games announced for the system, including Hudson's Bomberman DS.

UBISOFT REVEALS ADDITIONAL NINTENDO DS TITLES

Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith, Peter Jackson's King Kong and Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell to be released worldwide in 2005

SAN FRANCISCO February 9, 2005 Ubisoft, one of the world's largest video game publishers, today reveals additional titles currently in development for the new Nintendo DS handheld console.

Soaring Hawk and Sprinting Wolf fly and run to retail, respectively.

KONAMI SHIPS TWO NEW SHAMAN KING TITLES FOR NINTENDO GAME BOY® ADVANCE TO RETAIL STORES

Shaman King: Legacy of the spirits, Soaring Hawk and Sprinting Wolf Recreate the Strategic Nature of the Shaman King Tournament

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – February 8, 2005 – Konami Digital Entertainment... Read more...

Yeah, we don't know what it is either.

Ubisoft Signs Trollz Videogame License; Brings DIC Entertainment's Hot New Property to ''Tween'' Gamers

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 8, 2005--Today, Ubisoft, one of the world's largest videogame publishers, announced that it has signed a licensing agreement with DIC Entertainment, a leading... Read more...

Pokemon's Pikachu takes center stage with his very own special edition SP.

Despite being one of the key mascots for Nintendo's Game Boy, Pikachu has never been awarded with true immortalization that can only be achieved with a stylish handheld design. Well, those days are over.

Starting this March in Japanese Pokemon Centres, the critter will have his own Game Boy SP model. Unfortunately, no plans of an American release have been announced.

Mario’s setting up shop in Rockefeller Center.

According to a job posting on Nintendo’s corporate website, the company is planning to open a concept retail store in New York City’s Rockefeller Center. The retail outlet sounds like a cross between a store and an exhibition of current and future products, similar to Nintendo’s GameFront at the Panasonic Center in Tokyo.

The former Square vice-president will be creating a game for the new Nintendo platform.

Hironobu Sakaguchi, the former vice president for Square has announced that his newly established Mistwalker studio will be working on a game for the Nintendo DS. Mistwalker's website appeared around March last year, although not much information about their upcoming project has been revealed. In the interview, Sakaguchi talks about the strategy RPG:

Nintendo NCL's head of public relations talks about Nintendo DS sales and their plans for the Revolution at E3.

Ken Toyota, chief of public relations at Nintendo NCL, talked with Japanese online magazine ITmedia yesterday.

Although Toyota proudly discussed survey results showing an increase in both the older and female markets with the Nintendo DS, did not deny underwhelming game sales. The Nintendo representative... Read more...

Turns out the former release date isn't going to be held up. We're getting it earlier!

Today Midway had a pleasant surprise for GameCube owners with the announcement that their latest iteration of Mortal Kombat would hit Nintendo's console on February 28th. The game was originally scheduled for a March release.

In place of the online play present in Playstation 2 and Xbox copies... Read more...

The publisher plans to anthologize Mega Man X and other games in its enormous back-catalog.

Today Capcom revealed two more collections of its classic games, following the success of last year's Mega Man Anniversary Collection. One of the new compilations will cover the Mega Man X series, which has grown to be almost as large and popular as the original Mega Man series from which it was spun off. The other compilation will include various other games from Capcom's history and may even include some arcade titles.

Alt-Rocker mixes a little Nintendo flavor into his tunes.

Perhaps you’ve heard of Beck; he had a big hit, years ago, with "Where It’s At" off his album Odelay. His new album, titled "Guero" will be out March 29th. To prepare for this upcoming release, there’s a new EP out, titled "Hell Yes." You may be wondering why this news is even appearing on Planet... Read more...

EA sure does like to spend a lot of money.

Electronic Arts has formalized the purchase of almost three and a half million shares worth of stock from Ubisoft, the entertainment giant announced today. Following on the heels of the initial announcement, EA now holds a whopping 3,497,049 shares of Ubisoft, each of which costs 19.69 Euros.

Nintendo's portable dominance will meet its greatest challenge yet. What is Sony bringing to the fight?

According to a report by CNN/Money, Sony will launch the PlayStation Portable, or PSP, on March 24th for the lucrative North American market. The handheld gaming platform/media player will retail for $249.99 and will include the system, AC adaptor for its rechargeable battery, a 32MB Memory Stick, and a portable version of the movie Spider-Man 2 (which was produced by Sony's film division).

Midway makes its choice for next-generation console and PC game development.

MIDWAY CHOOSES UNREAL® ENGINE 3 FOR NEXT GENERATION GAME DEVELOPMENT

Epic Games' Unreal Engine 3 Technology and Tools set to be Development Base for Midway's Next Generation Console and PC Games

CHICAGO – February 2, 2005 – Midway Games Inc. (NYSE: MWY), a leading developer and publisher... Read more...