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Pojo's Friday News Page
for September 3rd, 2004

Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone Goes Gold

The latest D&D action adventure game will hit PlayStation 2 soon, Xbox and PC later.

Atari today announced that Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone, an action adventure game set in the popular Dungeons & Dragons world created by Wizards of the Coast, has gone gold. Demon Stone for the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system is scheduled to ship to retailers on September 14 for an estimated retail price of $49.95. Demon Stone will be available for the Xbox videogame system from Microsoft and personal computer in November. Full Story


Find Duel Masters: Cobalt New And Used On Ebay Now!

Duel Masters: Cobalt brings all the excitement of the collectable trading card game developed by Wizards of the Coast and more to the PlayStation 2, with stunning 3D animé-style visuals, which take their cues from the striking card art and the animated Duel Masters television series already massively popular in Japan, the US and the UK. The player takes the role of one of five characters, each aligned with one of the five powerful Duel Masters civilizations; Fire, Nature, Water, Light and Darkness. As campaigns are played through as each of the different characters, the player learns about each one, eventually unveiling the underlying story before bringing all the characters together at the end for the electrifying climax. Full Story


Atari & Liquid Ent. Announce Dragonshard Realtime Strategy Game

Atari is to developing DRAGONSHARD, a realtime strategy game based on the DUNGEONS & DRAGONS universe created by Wizards of the Coast. Under license from Hasbro Inc., DRAGONSHARD will be the first game set in the exciting new D&D(R) campaign setting, EBERRON, a cinematic and war-torn world of action, adventure and intrigue where fantasy meets magical technology.

DRAGONSHARD is scheduled to be available for PC in spring 2005. Full Story


Magic' card players compete in world championships in SF

Devoted fans of the fantasy card game "Magic: The Gathering" are competing here this week in a world championship tournament that carries $1 million in prize money.

The game's premier event is expected to draw more than 1,000 spectators and about 300 competitors from 60 nations to San Francisco's Fort Mason. Many of the players are national champions in their home countries.

The individual first-place winner will receive $35,000 and the top team $30,000. The top 50 players will compete for an additional $600,000. Full Story


D&D Interview

GameInformer gleaned an interview with Wizards of the West Coast's Ed Stark about all things Dungeons and Dragons. Full Story


Get your geek on
Magicians cast weeklong spell at Fort Mason.


Warriors and goblins and elves, oh my!

Inside the huge festival pavilion hall at Fort Mason, the names of champion wizards hang from the ceiling; fantastic, fiery images of spell-casting sirens and monstrous ogres fill the halls. And there's only one word to describe it: magic.

All week long, you can get your geek on at the 11th Annual "Magic, the Gathering" World Championship. Here, for the next five days, you can watch the world's top players forge fantastic battles in the trading card game's Olympic-style competition to be crowned the best of the best. And really, what better place to watch wizards match mystical wits for millions than San Francisco? Full Story


Ghost Recon 2 – Xbox & PS2 Differences

Ubisoft confirm details on how the Playstation2 and Xbox versions will offer distinctly different experiences…

Rumours last week suggested that Ghost Recon 2 would offer a distinctly different experience on the Playstation 2 compared to the Xbox version, as Ubisoft today released an official announcement on the subject.

Whilst few specifics are known as of yet, we do know that the Playstation2 version is currently in development at Pandora Tomorrow creators, Ubisoft’s Shanghai Studio’s, and will be built right from the start using the Unreal engine – marking the first title in the Tom Clancy franchise to be created exclusively for the Playstation2. The game will also include the rare appearance of real-time physics in a PS2 title, courtesy of the Havok physics engine. Full Story


NASCAR 2005 Ships for All Platforms

Chase for the Cup shipped to retail today, a completely revamped version that puts players behind the wheel of vehicles from four series, including modifieds and trucks as well as a variety of production cars such as the new Chevrolet C5 Corvette and Ford GT. Full Story


Star Wars Battlefront Gone Golden
LucasArts announced that Star Wars Battlefront has gone gold:


Prepare for battle. LucasArts is excited to announce that the highly anticipated action/shooter, Star Wars Battlefront has officially GONE GOLD on PS2, Xbox and PC and is scheduled to blast its way onto store shelves on Tuesday, September 21, 2004 --- day and date with the Star Wars Trilogy, which marks the first time all three classic films will be available on DVD. Full Story


Pokémon adds features, retains its characters

Still not dead.

That isn't a great marketing slogan, but it's really the bottom line when it comes to Pokémon. It's now six years since the cartoon, game and trading-card phenomenon jumped from Japan to the United States, and Nintendo is reporting an uptick in interest, not a decline.

``Pokémon Ruby'' and ``Pokémon Sapphire,'' the first Pokémon titles for Game Boy Advance, were huge hits last year. No wonder then that Nintendo is crowing about buyers reserving 150,000 copies of the next releases, ``Pokémon FireRed'' and ``Pokémon LeafGreen,'' in the first half of August. The company says that pre-sell rate is 200 percent ahead of the pace created by Ruby and Sapphire. Full Story


Pokemon
The First Movie


If you don't already know what Pokemon is, you're probably one of those otaku who has shielded themselves from all signs of Western civilization in favor of spending their days locked in a dark room basking in the glow of a cathode ray tube wondering what it would be like to have a torrid affair with a Sailor Scout. So I'll forego the introductory ground that has already been plowed into oblivion by the likes of Newsweek, Time, and countless other mainstream publications.

Of course most parents will fall asleep and most youth will love it to the point of tears. However, what about those of us somewhere in between... Those who can watch Card Captor Sakura and Dragonball Z without feeling a little too grown up for the subject matter? Well, it's not GOOD, but it's not bad either. Full Story


Pokemon FireRed/LeafGreen

It seems like every time Nintendo launches a new adventure in the Pokemon series it's one huge event. Makes sense, though, considering the Pokemon franchise is one of, if not the most successful videogame brands of all time. Each Pokemon game, at least ones in the handheld RPG genre, are pretty much guaranteed million-sellers, and the upcoming FireRed and LeafGreen have already sold that many in preorders alone. Full Story


Nintendo Drops Price of Best-Selling Game Boy Advance SP to $79.99!; Companion Marketing Campaign Urges Players to ``Start Mayhem''

REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 1, 2004--The hottest video game system in history is getting the best price in the universe. Starting Sept. 2, Nintendo's record-breaking Game Boy(R) Advance SP will sell at an all-time low manufacturer's suggested retail price of just $79.99, a full $20 less than its current price. The reduction significantly expands the potential audience of an already dominant consumer electronics device to a wider range of consumers. Full Story


Nintendo Peripheral Revealed

It's been a big day for Nintendo. Not only has the company revealed never-before-seen screen shots of some of the hottest upcoming games, but it has also released its official holiday lineup. Well, here's a little more news from the big N. Full Story


Nintendo GameCube Players to Enter Mortal Kombat: Deception Fray

Midway Games Inc. will bring the latest iteration of it's world-renowned MORTAL KOMBAT fighting game franchise, MORTAL KOMBAT: DECEPTION, to the Nintendo GameCube in the first half of 2005.

MORTAL KOMBAT: DECEPTION takes martial arts-style fighting and the MORTAL KOMBAT franchise to new heights with an innovative engine delivering intensely in-depth, blood-spurting action that will appeal to long-time MORTAL KOMBAT fans and avid gamers. The game features powerful hand-to-hand and special weapons combat, four unique gameplay modes (Kombat, Konquest, Puzzle and Chess Kombat) along with all-new fighting combinations and multiple character specific fatalities. Full Story


Eat at Wendy's, Win a Trip to Nintendo of America

Start guzzling down those soft drinks for your chance to win a four-day trip to Washington.

In a recent Nintendo Newsletter, Nintendo posted the following details on the contest with Wendy's. We're still trying to figure out what you would do for a full four days, but be sure to bug Bill Trinen for details on the new Zelda game while you're there.

SUPER FAMILY SWEEPSTAKES COMING TO WENDY'S SEPTEMBER 6TH!

Look for special codes on 20 and 32 ounce cups at Wendy's. There are three codes with three chances to enter. Take your code to: wendysfamilysweeps.com to enter. Two winners will each be awarded a grand prize of a four-day, three-night trip to Nintendo of America headquarters in Redmond, Washington along with three family members. Other great prizes are also available to be won such as Nintendo GameCube video game systems, Game Boy Advance SP video game systems and more! Go to Wendy's and get your entry code to play! Full Story


Nintendo announces pink GBA SP 'just for girls'

Nintendo has announced a new "dusty pink" limited edition Game Boy Advance SP unit, due out this October 29th, in its attempts to capture the attention of "gadget girls". It should go for the same price as existing SP models.

Now, we were going to attempt to paraphrase Nintendo's thinking here, but instead we've decided we'll just leave them to it. Ladies, this is why you should care about the "Game Boy Advance SP Limited Pink Edition": Full Story


Dragon Ball Z Budokai 3: Hands-On
How many times can you say "kamehameha"?


After two generations of Dragon Ball fighting games that had plenty of consumer demand but definite room for improvement, you might guess that Atari would buckle down and churn out one for the fans -- a Dragon Ball Z fighting game to end all Dragon Ball Z fighting games. Atari's been recently proud to showcase its latest attempt at doing justice to the epic battles betwixt Goku, Freeza, and the rest of the DBZ cast too, with Dragon Ball Z Budokai 3. But after spending some time with the game hands-on at Game Stars Live in London, I've come away unconvinced. Full Story



 

 


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