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Oct 01, 2003
Immersion launches TouchWare Gaming
American Idol announced for GBA
Freedom Fighters ships
Fatal Frame movie update
GameShark SP now available
Etherlords II ships
Half-Life 2 Q&A;
Heroes of Etheria goes gold
Silent Storm delayed
DreamCatcher, Strat First, BioWare make Fast 50
Shadowlands ready for download
Sega names new president, COO
THX, EA sound off on new collaboration
Brian Fargo: Back in play
Oct 02, 2003
First look: SimCity 2000
Microsoft and Yahoo Expand Games on Demand
GameCube sales soar
Phantom beta applications stopped
Operation Surma site launches
DreamCatcher signs Mojo! for UK
Battle of Britain 1940 coming soon
Capcom to distribute Rogue Ops
Half-Life 2 source leaked
Kingdom Hearts II, Chain of Memories update
P.O.D. CD to come bundled with Amplitude
Rise of the Elves site opens
Microids acquires Wanadoo Edition
Monster Rancher 4 preorder offer
Battle.net deletes 400K accounts
Oct 03, 2003
GameCube price cut for Europe
EyeToy: Groove lineup confirmed
Dredd Versus Death goes gold
New titles for Major League Gaming
Nintendo seeing red
New general manager for Nintendo UK
Sony to unveil PSX next week
Paradise Cracked ships
XIII multiplayer demo released
Backyard Wrestling goes gold
ATI beats Q4 estimates
New Donkey Konga details
American McGee aims for TV
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Backgrounder
Railroad Sim 2004 secures endorsement
New Morrowind releases
Savage demo due
Atari to patch Temple
Oct 06, 2003
ESPN, GameWorks host competition
GameRiot at New Orleans Media Experience
European N-Gage champion crowned
N-Gage launch imminent
Max Payne 2 goes gold
Ubisoft takes flight
Metro3D signs Dinosaur Hunting
Pro Evo 3 orders top a million
Mysterious Spawn character named for Armageddon
Kill.switch now gold
Age of Mythology: The Titans competition
Otogi sequel to pack in original
Rainbow Six 3 bundles custom headset
Gladius goes gold
New demo journeys to the Center of the Earth
The Sims: Makin' Magic goes gold
Oct 07, 2003
Squad Assault: West Front goes gold
FX Racing announced
FIFA 2004 gets N-Gaged
Virtual worlds up for debate
Game collectibles selling for charity
Which games are OK to Play?
Half-Life 2 delayed until April 2004
Viewtiful Joe ships
Double Dash!! bonus disc details
Empires: Dawn of the Modern World enters golden age
Savage: Battle for Newerth demo available
PSX makes a stir in Japan
Max Payne 2 update
Demikids to lighten, darken GBA
Half-Life 2 theft affects more than Valve
Metal Slug 3 to shoot stateside
"The Sims Online" update on the way
Oct 08, 2003
Lords of the Realm III postponed
Riverdeep titles confirmed for Phantom
Massive Assault goes gold
MU Online goes global
Official UK game sales chart
Wallace & Gromit arrive on the PS2 and Xbox
Weekly NPD PC game sales chart
I of the Dragon gets publisher
Tetsuya Mizuguchi to exit Sega
PSX OS test drive: elegant, intuitive
GameCube outselling PS2 by 20 percent
Peter Gabriel to tune up Ages Beyond Myst
EA added to Fortune 50 index
Backyard Wrestling ships
Special GBA SP due in Japan
Sony details Cell production
New limited edition Street Fighter II
Trials of Atlantis goes gold
New Barbarossa to Berlin ships
War of the Ring beta invitation
VU Games not for sale--for now
Condition Zero sighted
Oct 09, 2003
GBA SP hits 2 million in Europe
Generals, Zero Hour patches coming soon
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon ships
Here Comes the Pain goes gold
Gotham Games goes Back to Baghdad
Phantom forum launched
Alter Code: F to be wilder
Uru preorder bonus revealed
Macrovision plans to foil game pirates
Battlefield Command now Wartime Command
Final Fantasy XI price point picked
Hidden & Dangerous freebie offer
Neverwinter Nights Gold Edition due
LucasArts president quits
RC Cars now drivable
Oct 10, 2003
Crimson Skies goes gold
Fall 2004 release for Rome: Total War
Singles announced for PC
Activision to sponsor 2003 Gravity Games
Rainbow Six 3 site opens
Halo PC ships in Europe
Gyakuten Saiban 3 demo up
Kingdom Hearts II's Tetsuya Nomura Q & A
Nosferatu gets dressed in gold
Commandos 3 goes gold
Sega snubs Xbox?
Nite to Unite kick-off on eBay
Deus Ex: Invisible War site launches
Knightshift: Now in English
Tron 2.0 mod-able
Star Wars Galaxies Update
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Update
Oct 13, 2003
kill.switch PS2 exclusive in Europe
The Return of the King goes gold
First look: In Memoriam
RoadKill ships for PS2 and Xbox
Tenchu going mobile
Konami expands in California
GameCube selling well in UK
Lineage II Korean launch hits jackpot
Ubisoft wins latest round in EA conflict
Romero confirms Midway deal
Grabbed by the Ghoulies goes gold
Final Fantasy XI beta coming to a close
Xbox Grand Theft Auto to feature DIY radio
$99 PS2 in '03?
Dynasty Warriors 4 goes gold
Final Lords of EverQuest faction revealed
Commandos 3 ships
Oct 14, 2003
Japanese game companies fight piracy in China
Max Payne 2 ships
NBA Live 2004 released
FIFA Soccer 2004 demo kicks off
Sly Cooper beats Hixton to the punch
Vivendi refuses offer for VU Games
Atari goes mobile
PlanetSide expansion open for preorders
Call of Duty giveaway gets underway
Mobile gamer Elkware opens US shop
NPD's list of top-selling PC games
Underground on tour with Tony Hawk
Oct 15, 2003
VU Games and Interplay, OK in Europe
Official UK game sales chart
State of Emergency 2 in development
New Xbox Live broadband partners announced
SeaWorld Adventure Parks Tycoon ships
Tak and the Power of Juju released
Nintendo announces Pac-Man vs. giveaway
Fugitive Hunter signed by Encore
Age of Mythology, Empires II bundle now out
Space Colony lands in stores
Rogue Ops goes gold
Takara to buy Atlus
Chunsoft opens site for 20th-anniversary titles
Street Fighter tribute album planned
EA takes Ubi to the mat
School for modders, courtesy of Epic Games
The Black Mirror ships
True Crime's soundtrack announced
Oct 16, 2003
Nintendo claims a chunk of Bandai
EA acquires Studio 33
Vivendi sings Bard's Tale's tune
GameCube Celebrity Deathmatch killed off
Fallout and Dark Alliance II release date debacle
Gyakuten Saiban 3 update
Rentrak, GameSpot alliance
Classic title accompanies Baten Kaitos preorder
Condition Zero commotion has golden ending
N-Gage not n-ticing N-glish gamers
Monster Rancher 4 site unleashed
Pirate Hunter and Patrician III ship
PlanetSide enlists Platoons
Sinbad sets sail to stores
New F-Zero title GBA bound
Microsoft big on XP for gamers
Oct 17, 2003
Halo demo locked 'n' loaded
Phantom Brave site now open
Jedi Academy launch date set for Japan
Sega financials point northward
True Crime taken to true court
Golden age for Victoria
Star Ocean 3 director's cut site launches
Battlefield 1942 mods made mo' beta
Haunted Mansion spooks stores
SNK opens up consumer Web site
CDV dumps Sabotain and Psychotoxic
Rainbow Six 3 goes gold
New wave of Halo toys on the horizon
Oct 20, 2003
Call of Duty and True Crime mobile-izing
Sorrent signs new CEO, Fox Sports license
Project Gotham Racing 2 to bundle music sampler
Highway to the Reich goes gold
Wraps taken off Gusto Games
Athena Sword sheathed until 2004
Games: Just what the doctor ordered
Analysts peg Europe's mobile market at $7 billion by 2006
Chrome gets gold finish
Sony to eliminate 20,000 jobs
No Man's Land ships out
THQ shuffles top spots, tops projected earnings
New mode for FFX-2: International + Last Mission
Front Mission seeks online beta testers
Leisure Suit Larry lives?
Lords of Everquest goes to closed beta
Nosferatu: The Wrath of Malachi ships
Bionicle store-bound
Oct 21, 2003
Wanted: Blake's 7 videogame
World In Flames coming to PC
GTA Double Pack arrives on PS2
PS2 Snooker for UK pubs and bars
Activision spending big on Underground promotion
Dead to Rights sequel announced
Encore to publish Buka titles
SSX 3 now in stores
Nintendo tapped Mattel for Bandai shares
Crimson Skies taking off
ESPN NBA Basketball traveling
N-Gage start stumbles
Castlevania: Lament of Innocence ships
Stores prepare for Warlords IV invasion
Max Payne 2 patch released
Boys of Blizzard come in from the cold
Grabbed by the Ghoulies ships
Nvidia Editors' Day report
Oct 22, 2003
Families sue over GTAIII-inspired shooting
Official UK game sales chart
Riot Police en route to PC
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ships
V-Rally 3 headed for PC
Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel golden
Trainz 2004 goes gold
Second Life v1.1 now available
Nokia says N-Gage launch a success
Midnight Nowhere demo right here
Bandai, Nintendo comment on recent stock activity
GDC 2004 keynotes announced
Empire Interactive going Flat-Out
AOM: Titans demo downloadable
Oct 23, 2003
Squad Assault: West Front ships
Atomic Enforcer coming in 2004
Hidden & Dangerous 2 arrives safely
Codemasters going downhill in Europe
Massive Assault ships
Dominions 2 goes gold
New Midway boss talks the talk
First look: Phase: Exodus
New cars for Midtown Madness 3
Sony slump sinks game stocks
SWAT: Global Strike Team gold
War of the Rings golden
Time Crisis 3 targets stores
Nvidia returns fire
Q&A;: Trip Hawkins on Digital Chocolate
Breed bumped back
Battle Engine Aquila retail-bound
Oct 24, 2003
Pro Rugby Manager 2004 announced
New Xbox Xmas bundle for UK
Metal Arms goes gold
Worms 3D fan site competition launched
ELSPA and EA explain PEGI system
Dungeon Siege expansion golden
Ultimate Gamers Expo for 2004
Xbox sales expand
The Sounds of Tony Hawk's Underground
Legacy of Kain: Defiance shipping early
Foursome flies Atari coop
Civilization: Conquests enters golden age
N-Gage $199 until November
La Pucelle: Tactics finds U.S. publisher
Max Payne 2 mods out
Gran Turismo 4: Prologue Edition revealed
Oct 27, 2003
There, Limited Access available
Acclaim and Mirra together again
NFL Blitz Pro ships for PS2
WWE SmackDown! Here is the Pain
Weekly NPD PC game sales chart
First look: Top Angler
Second Call of Duty Demo deploys
Battlestar Galactica goes gold
Q&A;: Andy Donkin goes There
ATI offers bonus to Half-Life 2 bundle-buyers
Dominions 2 demo descends
Railroad Tycoon 3 leaves the station
Nintendo puts original Super Mario on GBA
New Syphon Filter self-censored
Oct 28, 2003
T.J. Ford to front ESPN College Hoops
Tokyo Xtreme Racer 3 announced
EyeToy: Play sells a million
Official UK game sales chart
Final Fantasy XI ships for PC
Tony Hawk's Underground out now
Namco ships kill.switch
Quidditch World Cup under way
Sony slashes 20,000 from worldwide workforce
Van Helsing headed to PS2 and Xbox
Rainbow Six 3 ships for Xbox
Microsoft serves up Top Spin
Amped 2 hits the slopes
New Leisure Suit Larry plot laid out
PS2 Prince of Persia gets golden touch
Diamond Multimedia back in the graphics game
Diablo II patch released
Two more Max Payne 2 maps
Ultimate Warrior having a Showdown
Chunsoft aims toward sports for special GBA title
Eidos jumps on New Media bandwagon
DIY developers bring GameCube online
GameSpot offers EBgames.com discount to Complete members
Mythic ships Trials of Atlantis
Oct 29, 2003
The Sims: Makin' Magic ships
GDC 2004 site opens
Chrome now in stores
Eidos signs deal with Guerrilla
NPD PC game sales charts
Project Gotham 2 races to factory
Xbox gets karaoke add-on
Ubisoft earns hard cash
New details surface on King of Fighters 2003
Rogue Ops rolls out
Square Enix announces remake of Dragon Quest V
PlanetSide: Core Combat launches
New Warcraft III update facing final test
Rainbow Six 3 DVD strat guide on the way
Japan reacts to Sony restructuring
Call of Duty called up
Next Grand Theft Auto due Q4 2004
Oct 30, 2003
Xbox now Live in South Korea
Tecmo offers Ninja Gaiden preorder incentive
Horizons: Empire of Istaria slips in Europe
SCEA spending big on SOCOM II marketing
Midway reports losses
Activision acquires Infinity Ward
BloodRayne 2 announced, site opens
PlanetSide: Core Combat signed for Europe
No Unreal Tournament 2004 until 2004
ESRB asked to expand AO rating
Snoop Dogg in True Crime fo-shizzle
Japanese Sega GT Online launch delayed
CESA Awards: Halo, Half-Life 2, GTA snare spotlight
GT4: Prologue for US gamers being considered
Redline: Xtreme Air Racing 2 ships
Q&A;: Eidos ups the ante in mobile, other new media platforms
Morrowind: Game of the Year Edition ships
New Battlefield 1942 patch
Take-Two's '04 strategy: An insider's view
Two more Atlus games for USA GBAs
PS2 THUG makes Mototrax
Oct 31, 2003
Forbidden Siren teaser site opens
Richard Burns Rally announced
MGS2: Substance a European Xbox Classic
New games industry event for Europe
Animal Planets: The Clan Wars announced
Shaun Murray unleashed on GBA
Pool Paradise announced
Joint Operations pre-beta to begin Monday
Weird War Q&A;
SWAT: Global Strike Team ships
Dead Man's Hand Web site live
Final Fantasy X-2 site launches
Rising Sun sees golden dawn
Pandora Tomorrow goes online
Etherlords II multiplayer demo released
Bloodlines sinks teeth into Web
Contract J.A.C.K. G.O.L.D.
Multiplayer demo available for Chrome
It's a mod, mod, mod, mod Homeworld 2
Final Fantasy XII pushed back
Copyright confusion clarified
Dungeon Siege going to the movies