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- And the Lord blessed us thusly... with Contra
Since we fully advocate anything Contra-related (well, aside from those PS versions that we'll refrain from mentioning), we present to you screens from the upcoming Contra: Shattered Soldiers courtesy of Gamespot. Link
- Prisoner flees jail in cardboard box
BERLIN (Reuters) - German police have launched a manhunt for a convicted murderer who escaped from prison via cardboard box. A truck driver "unwittingly" transported the box out of jail and the prisoner jumped off the vehicle unseen.
- Quit your job, dump your friends, give your family the finger and play Everquest full-time
Everquest, or e-crack as it's often referred, is expanding and Sony has yet another way to get you addicted. The Everquest Invasion tour is coming to a town near you so you can meet up with fellow EQ geeks and play more Everquest. Everquest Invasion Link
- Reader Reviews go live
Lo and behold, Reader Reviews have finaly launched accompanied by two new site features: the Hype-o-Meter and the Report Card. Link - Sony uses money to combat Mario, Bowser slaps forehead
Sony plans to spend around one billion yen on advertising to quell the Super Mario Sunshine hype rather than using that money to bathe in, as they had previously been doing. Games Are Fun Link
- THQ, Inforames among publishers Sega looking to purchase
Bent and obsessed on world domination - or perhaps just the gaming industry - Sega is looking to purchase a publisher or two to expand their gaming reach to the North American and European markets. Infogrames and THQ are said to be among the publishers Sega is currenly eyeing. Gameforms - IGN attempts to uncover truth on Rare multi-platform issue, comes up empty handed, publishes ridiculously irrelevant article anyway
In a recent attempt to uncover the truth surrounding the gaming industry's hottest rumor of late, IGN contacted Rare's US division in search of answers. What they came up with, however, is the same fucking information that we've had for the past four months. Regardless, the article has been published for your non-information. - BREAKING NEWS: Playing video-games makes you stupid
Tokyo (Gamespot|article) - According to Akio Mori, professor at Nihon University in Tokyo, prolonged game playing may acually dull brain activity and stress the player. Link
- Unlimited SaGa revealed
The latest and possibly sexiest title to be revealed by Square has been presented in the form of Unlimited SaGa. And just when I was getting revved up to bitch about the lack of Square titles in the works... Full Article - This September... Christ will die, Satan will reign supreme, and Maxis will ship the unblessedly profane fifth The Sims expansion pack among Hell on Earth
Yes, it's true. Well, at least the part about The Sims expansion pack. The Sims: Unleashed will focus primarily on pets in the Sim world. Your Sims could soon own a pet, walk it, bathe it, etc as well as visit new locations like markets, parks, and pet stores. TheSims.com|article - New media: The Resident of Evil Creek 0
We have 17 new Resident Evil 0 screens (stolen from GameSpot of course) of Rebecca and that other guy fighting a gargantuan brain who terrorizes neighborhoods. (Sources for inside jokes: Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh and Square Haven, respectively.) Link
- Halo to be released for the PC in summer 2003
Upon learning that Halo will come to the PC next year, population decides to not give a shit as they continue to play Halo on their Microsoft Halobox. Microsoft, speaking from their golden building full of money, says "hehe." Shacknews
- Turok fan to wait in line 50 days for game
A silly British gamer has decided that he will try to break a world record by waiting in line over 50 days for the next Turok. Unfortunately for him, Acclaim says that they're going to give him free Acclaim games to help pass the time. Welcome to hell, British gamer. Link - Injunction issued in lawsuit against Gator
A federal judge ordered ad-ware company Gator to cease the display of pop-up advertisements over the websites of major media companies, including the owners of the Washington Post. Apparently, Gator's scum-bucket, reason-defying stance in the lawsuit, mentioned in an AP article, is that its invasive, annoying ads are akin to having multiple windows open from web browsers and instant messaging programs. BusinessWeek|article Link - Remakes of Final Fantasy I and II confirmed for PS
... in Japan. Absolutely no word on a North American release (much less European!). Full Article
- BREAKING NEWS: IGN sucks nuts
Note that there is both an Agressive Inline review and new Rygar screens available on IGN but you're allowed neither because you have to be an Insider to get past IGN's home page. - New somewhat-impressive Super Mario Sunshine screens
We've collected 60 or 80 or so screens of the upcoming Super Mario Sunshine, courtesy of Gamers.com. Link
- Microsoft said to have recently attempted to acquire both Sega and Square
According to Eurogamer (article), Microsoft recently made an attempt to purchase both Sega and Square, and apparently almost succeeded. The deal would cost Microsoft $1.8 billion to acquire Sega, who would, in turn, use the profits to purchase a controlling interest in Square. The deal fell through however when Sega rejected the proposition, stating conflicting interests.
- No news today.
That's right. There is absolutely no news to report today. And with that said, here is a link to the weather at my house. - Final Fantasy III WSC officially canned according to Stephen Wilson
After months of nothing but dreadful speculation, Stephen Wilson has finally confirmed that the Wonderswan Color version of Final Fantasy III has been officially canned. Source: Stephen Wilson
02 July 2002 by 
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