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Press Release:
WizKids Announces Change in Release Schedule
June 21, 2004 - In order to better focus on
the development of the newly formed
Constructible Strategy Game (CSG) genre,
WizKids has removed the Lord of the Rings
CSG from its product release schedule.
This move will allow WizKids to focus on
supporting the first CSG release, Pirates of
the Spanish Main, and the further
development of the new “Epic Battle System”,
which allows for thousands of units, giant
war machines and heroes to clash on the
battle field.
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Press Release:
Donkey Kong vs. Mario Online Game Released
Seattle, Wash. – June. 25, 2004 – Leading
interactive game creator Nintendo of America
celebrated their newest offering, Mario vs.
Donkey Kong, with an interactive online game
featured on:
www.mariovsdk.com, created by Martini
Design to run on both Macintosh and PC
operating platforms.
On the site, Mario and Donkey Kong square
off in a mini-game on the factory floor,
where Mario tries to sell as many mini,
mechanical Marios as possible to the Toads
without having Donkey Kong intercept the
mini-Marios in motion.
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Dragon Ball Z the movie
Just when we think the Dragon Ball Z movie
is dead in the water, a new story pops out
telling us it's still alive! Variety
Magazine is reporting "Screenwriter Ben
Ramsey has inked a half-million-dollar deal
to adapt "Dragonball Z" for 20th Century
Fox."
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BitDemon brings online play to PC, PS2,
Xbox
New network middleware system takes the
pain out of online game development
Network middleware providers demonWare have
announced the launch of BitDemon 1.0, a
software platform designed to make the
process of adding networked multiplayer to
PC, PS2 and Xbox titles easier.
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Back in play
Retro's the name of the game for a
newgeneration of videophiles
A sudden spike in the popularity of retro
gaming is bringing such low-frill hits as
Pac-Man, Space Invaders and Pong to a new
generation of gamers looking for something a
bit simpler to enjoy.
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Review | JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Vols.
1–3
No, you may not call me Joey.
By Jeff Boman · June 24, 2004 | I first read
about this series in the American Shonen
Jump: it's a Japanese take on the American
idea of superheroes. Don't mistake it for a
kid's show like many of the comics of the
1970s, though—this series is violent,
sometimes gory and full of adult language
(more so in the second and third volumes; it
feels as if both try to outdo each other in
this).
The original story came from manga, so I
can't fault the anime for glaring holes in
the story logic. Mind you, the third disc
says this is a prequel, so I'm not so sure
that excuse still applies...
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POKÉMON ANIMATED EPISODES NOW PORTABLE
USING GAME BOY ADVANCE
New Technology Lets Fans Take Favourite
Animation Anywhere
On a plane, in a car, in the park or at the
beach, for the first time ever fans can
enjoy their favourite Pokémon® episodes
using a Game Boy® Advance. Game Boy Advance
Video lets users watch their favourite
animated shows on their Game Boy Advance
systems at an affordable price and with no
need to buy additional hardware. Pokémon
episodes include "Playing with Fire!" and "Johto
Photo Finish" on one video pak and "A Hot
Water Bottle" and "For Ho-Oh The Bells
Toll!" on another. The Pokémon titles will
be offered at an MSRP of $24.95.
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Ultimate Racing Simulator
Whilst Codemasters 'Ultimate Racing
Simulator' was originally announced only for
the Xbox and PC, the British publisher will
shortly be bringing the game to the PS2, by
'popular demand' apparently. TOCA Race
Driver 2 will be heading to the PS2 in
October, and we're reliably informed that it
will even offer PS2 Online support for eight
racers.
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
(PS2)
The gang at X-Play has suddenly discovered
it’s attending the same school of witchcraft
and wizardry as the famous (and very
profitable) Harry Potter. Fancy that! In
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban,
you’ll guide Harry and his friends through
magic classes, extracurricular activities,
and harrowing situations involving creepy
creatures known as Dementors. It doesn’t
quite deliver all the excitement of the
movie, but it does deliver all the
excitement of an unremarkable but enjoyable
adventure game.
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Dragon Ball Z: Supersonic Warriors Ships
for Nintendo Game Boy Advance
Fast-paced fighting and energy attacks
highlight the fierce intensity of the Dragon
Ball Z experience as Atari today announced
it has shipped Dragon Ball Z: Supersonic
Warriors for Nintendo Game Boy Advance. Now
for the first time ever in a Dragon Ball Z
video game, fans can take their battles
skyward by launching explosive aerial
assaults on opponents, just like in the
animated series.
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Music Generator 3 Ships
Make sweet, sweet music with MTVs tune
creator.
Time to get your digital groove on.
Codemasters and MTV announced today that MTV
Music Generator: This Is The Remix has
shipped to retailers nationwide. The newest
chapter in the series lets wannabe DJs
create, mix and display their symphonic
creations on the PS2 and Xbox.
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MLB Slugfest: Loaded Ships
The craaaazy baseball title slides into
retailers.
June 21, 2004 - Midway Games announced today
that MLB Slugfest: Loaded has shipped for
PS2 and Xbox. Following the same brand of
over-the-top action from previous titles in
the series, MLB Slugfest: Loaded features
athletes that play the game as if high on
every drug known to man (all legal, of
course.)
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Magic the Gathering casts its spell - USA
TODAY
Magic is draining support from chess and
is so addictive that it has been dubbed
"cardboard crack."
The game has become so successful that
Hasbro, the toy company that bought Wizards
of the Coast for $325 million in 1999,
awarded $100,000 in college scholarships
this past weekend to 64 top players among
313 entrants who were 15 or under when they
qualified for the junior national
championships. Older "professional" players
competed for $70,000 in prize money.
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Rumour: New Pokemon?
New rumours are surfacing about a new
Pokemon game - but the console is currently
unknown.
The latest rumours from the Land of the
Rising Sun - or, more specifically, the
Japanese 'Korokoro' magazine - indicate that
a new Pokemon game could be on the way.
The magazine claims that the game will be
announced in their next issue.
UNCONFIRMED RUMOR
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And, for you Scully Fans Out There....
The X-Files: Resist or Serve [PS2]
Both Mulder and Scully are playable
characters from the start; it's quite
interesting seeing their respective views on
the same event, and we would be lying if we
said that it doesn't stay true to its source
material. The ever so familiar theme tune is
used at every possible opportunity, voice
acting is supplied by the actors from the
series, the likenesses in the cut-scenes are
spot on, and the plot has been referred to
as a 'lost episode'. There are also some DVD
style extras, including character profiles
and numerous FMV clips.
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Magic the Gathering
