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Jan 04, 2005
Age of Empires III confirmed
GDC Choice Awards seeking nominations
French government may defend Ubisoft in EA share grab
Molyneux meets the Queen
Doom 3 Xbox gets release date, collector's edition
Untold Legends: Brotherhood of the Blade for PSP confirmed
Jan 05, 2005
Mario to hoop it up in NBA Street V3
VU Games merging with Ubisoft?
Few PSP details emerge at CES
Darkstalkers Chronicle to be US PSP launch title
Scrapland golden in UK
Titus bankrupt, Interplay's future uncertain
Mercenaries storms factory
Coded Arms planned for North American release
Developers impressed with PSP
Jan 06, 2005
Third City of Heroes update comes to the rescue
Despite Xbox Next no-show, CES builds buzz
Enigma: Rising Tide Gold Edition surfacing
Castlevania coming to DS
Hearts of Iron II marches into retail
PCs and Xbox Next seeking Retribution
Gran Turismo 4 ships one million in two days
Midnight Club 3 opens online garage
Jamdat acquires Downtown Wireless
Tales of Eternia Online delayed
GPU manufacturing stalling PSP production
Namco Museum hitting Japanese PSPs in February
More Worms burrowing into Xboxes and PS2s
Sega expands market in China via AtGames
Intel discusses next-gen desktop and mobile chips
SOE talks EverQuest II updates
Dolby demos Dolby Digital Plus
Jan 07, 2005
Q&A;: Microsoft's Cam Ferroni revels in being #1
Killer 7 hitting Japan on March 24
Activision discovers Madagascar
GameStop says earnings stymied by shortages
Sonic to roll on the Gizmondo
VU and EA back Blu-ray disc format
Electronic Arts tackling Rugby 2005
Mario shimmies onto Dance Dance Revolution
PoPoLoCrois dated for PSP in Japan
AMD announces Turion mobile chip strategy
Dynasty Warriors 5 teaser site opens
Rumor Control: Xbox Next Patents and Gizmondo Halo
Intel details upcoming Pentium 4 600-series
Jan 10, 2005
Grand Theft Auto jacking PSP
Wish canceled
Ubisoft to publish Bard's Tale for Euro gamers
EA scores exclusive AFL deal
Atari announces TimeShift
World of Warcraft sells more than 600,000 units
Disciples II Gold off to factory
Bungie: No Halo for Gizmondo
Analysts: Strength in CE sector bodes well for game handhelds
Dragon Quest VIII coming to America
Tekken 5 dated for Japan
Talib Kweli to voice Getting Up hero
Jan 11, 2005
Tekken 5 to include original Tekken
The Getaway: Black Monday screeches off to retail
Another Code hitting Japanese DSes in February
Next Dragon Quest will continue 3D design
Metal Gear Solid 3 DVD strategy guide set hitting Japan
EyeToy: Monkey Mania PALing up this spring
Stolen nabs a Web site
Buena Vista Games names 3 execs in Europe
Dragons of Norrath to fire up EverQuest
There will be a Moment of Silence in North America
Game Initiative brings jobs workshop to Seattle
Resident Evil 4 finally spooks stores
San Andreas writer joins indie studio
The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap shrinks onto GBA
Eidos stock falls as takeover talk cools
Twin Galaxies offering bounties on gaming world records
Industry responds to tsunami disaster
Australia DS launch confirmed for February
City of Heroes gets Euro launch date
Jan 12, 2005
Nokia Multimedia to cut up to 350 R&D; jobs
VU Games to lay off 89 workers in France
Suikoden IV sets sail for retail
Genki's detective 'Lullaby' sings for DS in March
Myst V landing on PCs this fall
Tork twists onto Xbox
ESA survey says adult gamers lead active lives
Atari retains exclusive Dragon Ball Z license
Adventure Company puts Still Life in motion
Smokin' deal: NARC tagged with $19.95 price point
Jan 13, 2005
United Talent Agency opens NoCal operation
Majesco catches Planet Moon's Infected
Expect 'flat' sales numbers from NPD today
Square Enix unveils Code Age plans
Codemasters digs up Worms 4
Playboy: The Mansion flirts with gold
Amazon sets delivery date for PSP
Pilot Down rescued in UK
EA to ship The Sims 2 University March 1
Battlestrike to wage war on PCs
THQ invests in Chinese wireless content distributor
Rupert Murdoch shopping for a game company, say reports
Samsung to produce memory chips for PSP
Pariah picks up Myst composer as music producer
IGDA plans quality-of-life summit
Jan 14, 2005
ChinaJoy dates picked for '05 event
Anarchy Online expands free play offer
DreamCatcher to publish another 3000AD title
Act of War demo ready for battle
Nintendo beefs up publicity and R&D; spending
Court rules for Immersion; Sony to pay up
December NPD data delivers dose of reality
Sony says PSP is 'in the bag'
Dynasty Warriors to conquer GBA
Ubisoft to EA: 'We have a plan' to remain independent
Bot for Counter-Strike: Source coming next week
Classic games live again in Japan
Iwata: Revolution will bring a "paradigm shift" to gaming
Sammy developing Rumble Fish sequel
New details emerge on Namco Museum's PSP edition
SOE adds Galaxies to Station Access plan
New details, dates emerge on upcoming Nintendo titles for Japan
Jan 17, 2005
Electronic Arts, ESPN ink exclusive 15-year deal
Project: Snowblind official site open for business
Jan 18, 2005
NPD: $9.9 billion worth of console games sold in 2004
Microsoft opens Forza's 230-car garage
Nintendo DS is making (radio) waves in Japan
Sony warns users against destructive PSP patch
Winning Eleven 8 going online in Japan
Rumor Control: Xbox Next Cartridges and TV on the PSP
Rockman Zero 4 dated for April
Rengoku: The Tower of Purgatory aims for PSP January 27
The Punisher takes it to retail
Onimusha 3 takes a pachislot gamble
Sony to kick down World Tour Soccer 2006
World of Warcraft takes the quest to Korea
Take-Two taking a swing at MLB exclusivity?
Namco, ITE bring two Hugo titles to the GBA
NetDragon aims for NASDAQ listing
EA pitching The Sims to TV
World of Warcraft wracked by problems
SOE sires new publishing label, offers EverQuest II Adventure Pack
Jade Empire gets limited edition, new date
Q&A;: EA marketing boss Frank Gibeau on the ESPN deal
Final Fantasy music tour will touch down in San Francisco
Jan 19, 2005
ATI draws up Mobility Radeon X700
Zoo beams Alien Hominid onto UK Xboxes
Reflections 2004: Game pros look back on the year's biggest games
Nintendo Japan taking DS, GBA multimedia adapter preorders
Hip and Kuju sign bloody deal
Nobunaga's Ambition Online moves beyond Japan
Ubisoft to reveal holiday sales early
Tales of Eternia coming to the PSP in March
Q&A;: Lionhead's Mark Healey on Rag Doll Kung Fu
Square Enix unveils new map for FFXI
Area 51 invading PCs?
Xenosaga series loses key writer
NCsoft, Redbus partner in Europe
Massive picks up funding as in-game ads evolve
Soldner: Marine Corps announced
Fullmetal Alchemist and the Broken Angel ships
Jan 20, 2005
Q&A;: Majesco execs Dan Kitchen and Joe Sutton
Flashpoint Germany preparing for battle
Sega breaking into Chinese online game world
Spot On: Analysts react to EA-ESPN deal
Sony beefing up PSP production
Activision acquires Vicarious Visions
MVP Guerrero to cover MLB 2006
Ubisoft holiday sales take dive
The deets on NBA Street's beats
Suffering sequel named, Xbox version revealed
Sega America, Sega Europe management unite
6.4 million Halo 2s sold
America's Army declares war on hackers
Woman deletes ex's Lineage data in act of revenge
Classic Lucasfilm characters unlockable in Mercenaries
Myelin bets on Stacked
Jan 21, 2005
Delta Force: Black Hawk Down to invade PS2
Sony plans PSP phone, will open up UMD
Supernova: Galactic Wars now available
Uematsu's Hanjuku plans will make fans smile
NASCAR SimRacing demo premieres on GameSpot DLX
Mizuguchi's Meteos delayed
Sony eyes wireless PSP connections
Atari fires up Dragonshard Web site
Kutaragi blasts Sony for belated PSP push
Dynasty Warriors 5 comes in for special edition
Konami: "Exciting news" coming
Battle of the Bulge to rage in Europe
Ubisoft brightening Lumines' day?
Sega takes leash off robot dog
New Gundam title mobilizing to PS2
AIAS award nominees announced
Gameloft announces Q4 gains
Ubisoft: EA plan a mystery to us
Snapshot: How ERTS, TTWO ended the week
Rumor Control: Xbox Next launch date and the N-d of the N-Gage
Jan 24, 2005
Take-Two inks agreement with MLB Players Association
Champions: Return to Arms goes gold
Webzen establishes LA office
Galactic Civilizations 2 Web site launched
N-Gage SSX hits slopes
Gamers report PSP malfunction
NPD full-year PC tally nets hat trick for Activision
PS2: First slimmer, now silver?
More classic games revived in Japan
New Star Trek strategy game in the works?
2005 WCG games announced
Sega officially out of the sports game
Mforma deals new poker game to mobiles
Unreal mods take top honors
Jan 25, 2005
Super Punch-Out!!, Little Mac enter the Fight Night 2 ring
Take-Two pitches new label; sports high on the agenda
Trojan horse rides off with game accounts
Playboy exposes itself in stores
Howdy, Stranger: New Oddworld finally ships
EA calls Take-Two's MLB deal "stupid money"
EA bags bigger piece of Battlefield developer DICE
Death Jr. comic book dated
Snakes infests N-Gage
Arc the Lad: End of Darkness to shine in May
Flashpoint Germany lights up PCs
EA holiday earnings beat expectations
Saga of Ryzom contest announced
Napster breaking into games?
Probst: Next-gen games will cost more
Sony downplays "leaked" PSP manual
Pariah dated
Battlefield 2 standing fast until Q2 2005
Jan 26, 2005
Take-Two takes over Civilization
Cold Winter thaws out Web site
Mariner gets stake in Nintendo
Forum to explore in-game ad trend
Nintendo slashes profit forecast
Myst IV heading for the Xbox
Jamdat, Atari extend licensing deal
Ubisoft scores game rights to two Sony movies
EA hands out pink slips in LA
Seven Kingdoms to rule PCs again
ESPN, Sony hit the slopes
MotoGP 3 shows street smarts
Reflections 2004 (Part 2): Game pros look back on the year's biggest games
Q&A;: Chaos Theory composer Amon Tobin
Namco molding Gumby into games
Snapshot: Game stocks a hot commodity on Wall Street
Jan 27, 2005
Nintendo pitches first-party MLB game
DS gets Euro launch date
THQ to destroy all mobile phones
Fantasy Earth details emerge
Heavyweight Thunder roaring into stores
EA reveals details on DS NFSU2
Cops 2170 goes on retail beat
Stan Lee to talk at D.I.C.E.
Snake Eater gears up for Europe
Microsoft's Allard to give GDC keynote
Microsoft profits surge as game biz spikes
Xbox and Halo 2 boost Microsoft's bottom line
Bonus beats: NARC preorders get soundtrack
Konami knocks on Death, Jr.'s door
Konami unveils quartet of new games
Investor Snapshot: Nintendo stock dives, others barely move
DDR dances its way to platinum
Driver 3 reannounced for PC
Nokia releases N-Gage sales data
Jan 28, 2005
PSP priced, dated by major online retailer
ATI moves to head of class in graphics
Half-Life 2 displays retail staying power
Namco and Capcom announce crossover RPG
Nintendo Europe pushes limited DS preorder program
Torque Jacked
JoWood axes two studios
Game sales hit record highs
RA Images summons Daemonica
RadioShack, Jamdat to push mobile content
SF to ban truants from cybercafés?
Investor Snapshot: Jamdat climbs, Gamestop, EB dip
Rumor Control: The Supersized Edition
Winning Eleven fans to colonize new Nation
Jan 30, 2005
Take-Two bulks up on baseball; adds MLBP, MLBAM to partner lineup
Jan 31, 2005
Trip Hawkins gets Hall of Fame nod
PSP media converter dated
Bandai launches Project Eureka franchise
New Prince of Persia 2 demo slicing up PCs
South American football goes Deluxe
Added software gives Lineage II bots the boot
Jade Empire now due April 14
THQ and Nickelodeon announce five for '05
Irth Online pulled out of Magic Hat
Square Enix's "Quest" pays off
Gran Turismo 4 dated for Europe
ChartSpot: December 2004
NASCAR SimRacing speeds off to production
Investor Snapshot: EA, Jamdat come out ahead
Ubisoft plundering Puzzle Pirates
Dangerous Waters goes gold
CDV rolling out Blitzkrieg expansion