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Sony inks new deal, plus new details of Sony's online network Sony has recently inked a new deal with Nippon telegraph and Telephone Corp of Japan that enables the PS2 with the ability to download video clips over the internet! This new system will undergo preliminary testing in Japan in December and should be in full force sometime next year. Konami releases its final TGS game line-up for the PS2 And they are... Age of Empires 2 Drum Mania 2nd Mix Beatmania IIDX 3rd Style ESPN X-Games Snowboarding ESPN International Track and Field 2000 Goemon Guitar Freaks 3rd Mix Jikkyou G1 Stable Jikkyou Pro Baseball 7 Keyboardmania Live World Soccer 2000 Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty National Hockey Night NBA Power Dunks 6 Ring of Red Seven Blades Shadow of Memories Silent Hill 2 Silent Scope World Soccer Winning Eleven 5 Z.O.E. WTA Tour: Women's Tennis Infogrames states that Unreal Tournament should be ready for PS2 launch Recently, Infogrames announced that Unreal Tournament is now slated for release on Oct. 26th (on the PS2 launch) and unless something really goes wrong, it should stick to its Oct 26th release date. First-person shooting fans will not want to miss this game! Soul Calibur 2 to possibly be headed to the PS2? According to Amusement Grafitti, a Japanese news source, Namco has shifted development plans in their upcoming arcade fighter: Soul Calibur 2 and decided to use Sony's Arcade 246 Board instead of Sega's Naomi Board. This could be a huge change in the game, which could possibly be headed to the PS2 instead of the DC! Namco has yet to either deny or confirm the rumour although, there is a good chance we might see Soul Calibur 2 on the PS2. Let's keep our fingers crossed and hope that Namco sends the sequel to the arcade hit to the Playstation 2, and hopefully the Dreamcast! THQ purchases Volitron! THQ has recently announced that it has bought PS2 developer Volitron. THQ has claimed to purchase Volitron for $20-25 million in an all-stock transition. We'll bring you more when the official announcement is made! Only four first-party games coming to the European PS2 launch? Sony reps have told various sources that only four first-party games are currently scheduled for release in Europe. With only four first-party titles set for the European PS2 launch, one has to wonder what the U.S. launch will offer as far as first-party titles are concerned. Updated North American PS2 launch list! Here's the list:
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Square thinking of Game Cube? Based on a highly speculated rumour, it appears Square is thinking about developing on the Game Cube! Square recently commented that it is open to development to any system that lets them create games to their expectations. Whether or not Square will develop for the Game Cube is another matter, lets hope that Square will, as the Rock says: "finally, Square has come back to Nintendo!" We'll bring you more information on this topic as it becomes available to us. Japanese Game Companies Opinion on Game Cube According to Famitsu Weekly, 60 game companies were polled about their opinions on the Game Cube. Overall, half the people polled liked the Game Cube design and over 50% of them agreed that the Game Cube will outsell the N64! And finally, most companies weren't sure whether or not they will develop for the Game Cube. Capcom to develop for the Game Cube Capcom has officially announced that it plans to develop for Nintendo's Game Cube console and with the cancellation of Resident Evil 0 for the N64 and the announcement of the game resurfacing on the Game Cube, it appears Capcom will offer its full support to the Game Cube! Already it seems that the Game Cube will have much better 3rd party support than the N64 ever had! Street Fighter on the GC? Let's hope so although, Nintendo should do something about the controller. This is very good news, indeed! Matsushita reveals Game Cube plans! Recently, Matsushita revealed in a press conference in Japan that it is currently in development for a device that supports DVD playback and the 8cmm Game Cube disk that enables gamers to play DVD movies on the Game Cube! So far no price has been set and no further details were announced. Nintendo Game Cube thoughts and impressions When I was visiting the
IGN boards the
other day, one person remarked that the Game Cube looked like a lunch
box! I'd say a 300 dollar lunch box! Another remark was
that it is a portable toilet. I was The Nintendo Game Cube had some impressive specs and it looks like the Game Cube will have some great games on the system. Early demos of Mario 128, Zelda Game Cube, Metroid and so on looked really well done and impressed everyone that was present at Space World. The mini-DVD format in which the Game
Cube uses is really innovative and enables games to have lesser load
time than on the PS2, due to a special format released by Matsushita. Also, although the design looks extremely
unappealing (to my opinion), the hardware specs are good and the Game Cube has
the highest processor power to date on any console (besides the X-Box
because it's coming later than the N-Cube). Other than the fact that the system and controller designs are a bit controversial, the Nintendo Game Cube looks extremely impressive and its early demos look awesome. So far, expect to see some of your favourite franchises on the Game Cube and the games are sure to please any gamer out there. We'll wait and see in Fall 2001 if the Game Cube is really what early demos turn out to be. |
MSN mix-up sorted! In a recent news story on the MSN Computing Central section, they referred the X-Box as the Raven in their recent article which caused a huge mix-up in the gaming world. Microsoft stated that the X-Box name is here to stay and the Raven is NOT the name of the X-Box console. The X-Box name is definitely here to stay. Microsoft announces X-Box first-party developers Here's the list of X-Box first-party developers: Lionhead Studios Universal Interactive Stormfront Studios Kodiak interactive Totally Games Rainbow Studios Artificial Mind and Movement Boss Game Studios Climax Entertainment Digital Illusion High Voltage Software KnowWonder Pipeworks Software Pseudo Interactive Tremor Entertainment VR-1 Entertainment Meyer/Glass Interactive Most of these developers have created games on the PC and some played a small role in creating some games for consoles. But honestly, I've never heard of these companies. X-Box controller details revealed New details have surfaced about what the X-Box controller will contain. It is highly speculated that the X-Box controller will have slots for the memory card and will be similar to the Dreamcast controller slots. Also, the controller will contain two analog sticks, two trigger buttons, six action buttons and a start/back button as well. The development kits shown so far are currently using the Interact Hammerhead controller design as a primary controller interface and looks similar to the Playstation controller in terms of the amount of buttons involved. More information on the X-Box controller will be coming our way when available. |
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shocked and stunned when I first saw
the first pics of the Game
Cube. The guy was right, to me, the Nintendo Game Cube's design
was controversial and looked pretty unappealing in my opinion.
Either way, some people at Space World say early demos of the system looked pretty cool and
the controller was ok. So the unveiling of the Game Cube was not
all bad and there were some impressive demos of games at Space World.