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May 3, 2004 by Austin Gage
Hey! Remember when you bought the SUFFERING and got MIDWAY ARCADE TREASURES for free? It was probably the best deal I have seen in years. You buy a game 411mania gave a 9.0 to, and you got a game we gave an 8.5 to FOR FREE! How can you beat that deal? Well now they've done it again. When you buy NBA BALLERS, a game Pankonin gave an 8.0 too, you get MIDWAY ARCADE TREASURES for free! That's about as good a deal as it gets! As well, if you pre order PSI-OPS, from the creators of THE SUFFE...
May 3, 2004 by Austin Gage
In the latest issue of Electronic Gaming Monthly, Tecmo's Team Ninja reveals that they indeed are planning a sequel to the heavily drooled over action game, Ninja Gaiden. In the magazine's "Afterthoughts" section, EGM sits down with Team Ninja's head honcho Tomonobu Itagaki for one awesome interview. "Yes, I am planning a sequel. But first, I'm implementing some of the requests from the fans into the game program of the Master Ninja Tournament." That tourney, by the way, gets started on Ma...
May 3, 2004 by Austin Gage
Sega has recently revealed that they will be making two new Shining Force games exclusively for the PS2 system. The first will be called Shining Tears, and the second is only known as Shining Force for right now. These two titles have been announced in addition to the remake of the original Genesis Shining Force on the GBA.
March 29, 2004 by Austin Gage
To go along with the system price drop, Microsoft has announced that certain games will drop in price as well. Most have dropped today, while others will OFFICIALLY drop tomorrow: Crimson Skies: High Road To Revenge: $29.99 Priject Gotham Racing 2: $29.99 Grabbed By The Ghoulies: $19.99 Voodoo Vince: $19.99 X-Box Music Mixer: $19.99 In addition, both Finding Nemo and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets have been added to the X-Box Platinum Hits collection, with each retailing at...
March 29, 2004 by Austin Gage
Well, it's official. After all the rumors, Wal Mart flyers, and industry speak, Microsoft has OFFICIALLY announced that as of tomorrow, March 30th, 2004, the X-Box will be selling for $149.99 in the US. This cuts the price down $30 from its previous selling price of $179.99. Similar cuts have also been announced for the surrounding terriroties. The system will now retail for $199.99 in Canada, and for 1,999 pesos in Mexico.
March 26, 2004 by Austin Gage
EGM has reported the obvious. LucasArts is developing Star Wars: Knight of the Old Republic 2 for Xbox, the sequel of the popular Star Wars RPG. Great news. In related news, if you haven’t picked up the first game yet, it’s now at the wonderful semi-greatest hits price of $29.99. So pick that badboy on up to get ready for the sequel.
February 19, 2004 by Austin Gage
Near the beginning of the week, news sites all over the place sprung the news that Nintendo was putting their next-generation console plans on hold in order to focus more on the handheld market. Rumors started flying about that the Gamecube's successor wouldn't hit store shelves until 2007, way after Sony and Microsoft would debut their next consoles. In order to quell all the unsubstantiated rumors, Nintendo announced that they will have their new home console (codenamed the "N5") on display...