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Feb 02, 2004

Pac-Man vs. giveaway for Europe
Keep fit with Reebok and Juiced
Crystal Chronicles dated for Europe
Jesper Kyd to score Hitman: Contracts
Xbox 2 specs revealed--but are they fact?
Take-Two adjusts financials south, blames Max Payne's poor showing
Ultima V returns in free mod demo
Good reviews for jobs seminar
Japan Xbox comes with extra cheese
Sony ready to spend big on PS3 technology

Feb 03, 2004

Laser Squad Nemesis going solo
Argonaut titles signed for UK
Atari revenues down, market share up
Big Huge Games licenses SpeedTreeRT
Euro Xbox Live pricing confirmed
Arkane Studios licenses Half-Life 2 engine
Dungeon Siege screenwriter selected
Ubisoft sales climb in recent quarter
Half-Life 2 due "this summer"
New Prince of Persia planned
Gangland delayed
Tamagotchi thrust back in the limelight
AirForce Delta Strike takes off
Take-Two take-down in the works?
Report: $35 billion in next-gen console sales by 2008
ATI unveils Mobility Radeon 9700
Black Hawk Down mod toolkit up

Feb 04, 2004

EA signs Breakdown for Europe
Fear Effect movie in the works
Yu-Gi-Oh! WC Tournament 2004 details
English Mafia ships for the PS2
Blizzard talks World of Warcraft Europe
Ubisoft announces Pandora Tomorrow delays
Microsoft launches Xbox Game With Fame program
Far Cry developer raided
DICE enlists DesertCombat crew
Uru Live canceled
KOTOR v1.02 patch available
Men of Valor MIA until Q4 2004
Data East titles go mobile
Q&A;: Scenario scribe David Freeman
Koei titles get optimized
Sony goes fishing with Sega

Feb 05, 2004

Monster Garage ships
Mad Catz reports record sales
Xbox Live to expand in Asia
Positive results for JoWood
EverQuest upgrading to DX9
No king's ransom for Lords of the Realm III
MechAssault 2 launching in late 2004
Breed to spawn in stores March 23
Vivendi financials sag
Sega's profits double despite slow sports game sales
Judge Dredd's court in session in March
Full Spectrum Warrior postponed
THQ profits spike
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. R.E.N.A.M.E.D.
THQ adapting The Incredibles
Universal Combat ships despite lawsuit

Feb 06, 2004

3D Worms Live in North America
EA announces UEFA Euro 2004
SCEE to launch Aqua PS2
Breed dated for UK
Animal Planet: The Clan Wars renamed
Marvel versus EA on the cards
N-Gage Snow Tour announced
Microsoft pledges Allegiance to its fanbase
Exclusive new Dungeon Siege bonus pack
Spot On: Games Gone Wild
Rumor Control: Re-enter the Matrix and PSP pre-orders

Feb 09, 2004

Stanford conference puts games under the spotlight
Do games need stories?
Burnout 3 details emerge
Sega announces two for N-Gage
New hires and offices for Infinium
JAKKS Pacific signs Spider-Man for TV Games
Hip Interactive reports profit, acquires LSP
IGDA Lifetime Achievement Award for Mark Cerny
Ubisoft signs Gates of Discord for Europe
Gates of Discord swing open
Capri goes gold
Alien Blast rockets into stores
Samurai Spirits Zero Special announced
The Legend of Zelda: Collector's Edition Hitting Japan
Sega preps for the PSP, the DS, and Sammy
Nintendo postpones next-gen console?

Feb 10, 2004

Champions of Norrath ships
TKO secures Sahara license
First look: eXtreme Demolition
Ms. Pac-Man signed for TV Games
Spells of Gold dated for UK
Dragon Ball Z: Taiketsu confirmed for Europe
Nvidia to sponsor Electronic Sports World Cup
King to work on Pirates of the Burning Sea
VU Games gets Radical
Wars and Warriors: Joan of Arc ships
Hollywood talent confirmed for Pandora Tomorrow
Blitzkrieg: Burning Horizon announced
Nintendo unveiling next-gen console at E3 2005
Silent Scope Complete sets sights on stores
Nintendo, Prince of Persia top Game TV Commercial Awards
Seven Samurai 20XX Web site launched
Nightshade slips into stores
Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship Tournament 2004 ships
SpellForce enchants stores
Q&A;: Johnathan "Fatal1ty" Wendel
Wrath Unleashed released

Feb 11, 2004

NCsoft announces preorder campaigns
Take-Two announces deal with Cartoon Network
First look: Dangerous Waters
Xbox appearing at Big Day Out 2004
Crusader Kings signed for North America
Electronic Arts moves Maxis
Singles: Flirt Up Your Life update
Unreal Tournament 2004 demo made real
Women over 40: the hardest-core online gamers?
Painkiller pre-order incentives announced
Republic soundtrack CD released
Metal Slug 3 to fire away in May
Two Thrones lords over stores
Nintendo: 20 Million GBAs sold in U.S.
Game pirate gets four years jail time

Feb 12, 2004

GMX Media joins TMI Group
Auran maps out future of Trainz
EA secures Catwoman license
Sega and Sports Interactive announce partnership
Uranium to compose Ballerium soundtrack
First look: GBA Pandora Tomorrow
Q&A;: Ian Wilkinson and Michael Pole
Aliens to invade Anarchy Online
Inside Syphon Filter's online co-op mode
Sony developing next-next-generation chip
Fire Red and Leaf Green sell one million
Mythica is no more
ESA calls for international anti-piracy effort

Feb 13, 2004

Brain In A Jar to rally with Oxygen
1C Company signs Brigade E5
Nvidia reports mixed results for 2004
Gusto Games turns to golf
Xpand Rally details emerge
Far Cry pre-order disc near
Jet Li rising to honor in SF
New Star Wars Republic Commando info
EA absorbs NuFX
Q&A;: Mythic founder Mark Jacobs
Spot On: Independent Development
With new notebook, Dell says 'game on'
Rumor Control: GoldenEye Redux and another Ninja Gaiden delay

Feb 16, 2004

Crash Nitro Kart announced for N-Gage
Karaoke Stage confirmed for Europe
Publishers invited to Mysterious Island
F-Zero 2 confirmed for Europe
AIAS Awards finalists announced
Smash Court Tennis Pro Tournament 2 announced
Painkiller demo available

Feb 17, 2004

Ballerium beta testers wanted
Disgaea: Hour of Darkness confirmed for Europe
SingStar details emerge
Exileworks announces Poacher
Zoo Tycoon 2 announced
Circle Studio chooses RenderWare
Rise to Honor ships for the PS2
Everything or Nothing shipping
Call of Duty calling on mapmakers
Sammy president becomes Sega chairman
Nemesis of the Roman Empire demo Friday
Alienware building supercomputer
Intel reveals new 64-bit chip
First Halo 2 action figures appear
Briton crowned world PC Halo champion
Way of the Samurai 2 coming to US
World Soccer Winning Eleven 7 International kicks off

Feb 18, 2004

Xbox Live Giveaway for Europe
Gary Grigsby's World at War announced
Turbine to open new Los Angeles studio
Q&A;: Turbine's new LA chief, Jason Bell
Games software engineering courses for UK university
LifeLine site launches
Bam Entertainment to acquire VIS
Breakdown heads to production
Acclaim reports significant losses
La Pucelle: Tactics' American arrival scheduled
Dark Age of Camelot charting New Frontiers
Study: Teen-rated games feature mature content

Feb 19, 2004

Whiplash comes under fire in the UK
Conflict: Vietnam signed for North America
BBC Multimedia announces Spooks
Pitfall: The Lost Expedition found in stores
US Final Fantasy concert confirmed for May
MTV Music Generator 3: This Is the Remix announced
Sting confirmed for Showdown: Legends of Wrestling
Eidos announces ShellShock: Nam '67
Konami hires licensing pro
Tsunami of new features hitting Xbox Live
Strategy First caught in Traps of Darkness
Killzone announced for US market
Infinium Labs ready to haul HardOCP into court
Final Conan demo available
Gran Turismo 4 on for fall release
Sony's Siren coming to North America
Hot Shots Golf goes online this summer
God of War planned for PS2
Brat Designs shines light on SOLAR
Danny Elfman writing Fable theme
Longest Journey sequel renamed, dated, and financed
Games to feature FBI copyright warning

Feb 20, 2004

PSP development grant for Sidhe
Extra Links 2004 course released in Europe
Isle of Man TT Superbikes update
Big names confirmed for ELSPA Games Summit
Jon-David Wiesman joins SOE
Game Boy bomb student arrested
Athena Sword goes gold
Nemesis of the Roman Empire demo now available
Gangland demo available
Cthulhu calls Web surfers
DISCover update
Spot On: Cracking the Chinese market
Rumor Control: MIA Xbox Half-Life 2 and "The Gamer's Virus"

Feb 23, 2004

Atari CFO resigns
There developers creating "virtual Earth"
Eidos, Acclaim beef up corporate rosters
The Suffering goes gold
Pandora Tomorrow site online today
Far Cry movie in the works
Q&A;: Game filmmaker Uwe Boll
Crash and Spyro wed, GBA honeymoon planned
SNK Playmore adopting new arcade platform
Nokia CEO concedes N-Gage sales slow
Atlus cancels Shin Megami Tensei
Crimson Sea 2 delayed
Classic Square RPGs going cellular

Feb 24, 2004

NBA Ballers hoops it up on the Web
EA to distribute Samurai Warriors in North America
EA reportedly shuttering Origin
Capcom and Sega collaborating on new PC game
Front Mission 4 and Star Ocean to ship this summer
Jak and Daxter and Ratchet & Clank sequels due in fall 2004
Ninja Gaiden release date finalized
Pikmin 2's Japanese ship date set
Spot On: The 2004 Japanese arcade lineup
Free Radical gets Second Sight
Colin McRae Rally 4 demo up
Major League Gaming adds N-Gage tournaments
Carve ships out

Feb 25, 2004

Condition Zero, condition green
Studio Gigante developing new WWE game
Ubisoft jacks out of the Matrix Online
Confirmed: No PSP until 2005
Next Xbox to skip hard drive?
EyeToy: Groove to shimmy across the Atlantic
Adventure Company publishing Aura
Gangland goes gold

Feb 26, 2004

New Ultima Online expansion in works
BAFTA Games Awards winners announced
Midway Sports announces MLB SlugFest: Loaded
EA signs Black Hole Games' Armies of Exigo
World Basketball Manager seeks publisher
Mortal Kombat series not finished
Tokyo Game Show 2004 details announced
Origin obit confirmed
Steel Battalion: Line of Contact ships
KOF: Maximum Impact announced
MVP Baseball goes gold
Galactic Civilizations patched to version 1.2
Cartoon Network, AOL team up with the IGF
Syberia II demo debuts Monday
Pandemic confirms Mercenaries
Online Ninja Gaiden tournament unmasked

Feb 27, 2004

Athens 2004 announced for the PS2
Critical Mass announces Sword of Dracula
Games industry a priority for UK Trade & Investment
Ground Control 2 beta testers wanted
Midway reveals weak financials
Justice League canceled
EA making GoldenEye 2
Microsoft Japan launches E3 contest
Polygon ends brief honeymoon
Area 51 update
Midway announces MLB SlugFest: Loaded
Psi-Ops update
Midway throwing down the Gauntlet again
More Midway Arcade Treasures unearthed
Rumor Control: Son of Syndicate and 24: The Game