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• Grade scores in Dance Dance Revolution now for real
  Anyone who's finished a Dance Dance Revolution level has received a score and grade at the end of it. Now, those grades will be for real for some Californian students who get to play DDR instead of volleyball. Link
  17 June 2002 by Shar ↑ 34 ↓ discusss permalink
• Final Fantasy XI PC minimum requirements released
  $300 worth of PS2 periperhals looking like the cheaper way out after all. Full Article
  18 June 2002 by Shar ↑ 10 ↓ discusss permalink
• Square purchases Ogre Battle developers. Like slaves.
  SquareSoft has reportedly finalized a deal to purchase the development team and resources behind Quest, known for the Ogre Battle series (we think). Full Article
  19 June 2002 by Matt ↑ 55 ↓ discusss permalink
• Presenting: The Super Premium Square Haven VIP Message Forums of Death!!!
  Yes, we have submitted our wills to all one of you who have demanded a message forum. So we've complied as so: The Super Premium Square Haven VIP Message Forums of Death!!! Link
  20 June 2002 by Matt ↑ 55 ↓ discusss permalink
• IGN offers free week of Insider... FOR YOUR SOUL!
  None of us here at Square Haven are Insiders and we assume, since IGN can't possibly suck more ass, that all the good shit is Inside. insider.ign.com
  20 June 2002 by Matt ↑ 19 ↓ discusss permalink
• No Spaceworld this year
  Spaceworld, Nintendo's annual gaming expo will unfortunately not be held this year. Instead of the Japanese event, which was a yearly showcase of first and third-party offerings for Nintendo's consoles, Nintendo has opted to set up several smaller events around Japan.
  21 June 2002 by Shar ↑ 18 ↓ discusss permalink
• Final Fantasy XII logo officially the shittiest logo of all time
  Korean gaming site Ruliweb has revealed what is supposedly the new Final Fantasy XII logo, which features a horned figue and his giant erect penis engorging the letter A. Full Article
  21 June 2002 by Matt ↑ 87 ↓ discusss permalink
• RIAA pleads to narcs: 'squeal on fellow employees'
  Those mother fuckers at the RIAA are at it again. Their latest scheme of homosexual evilness, aside from cutting Audio Galaxy from any and all usefulness whatsoever is a call to all narcs to squeal on fellow employees who trade music. Those fiends. Link
  21 June 2002 by Matt ↑ 2 ↓ discusss permalink
• Mmm... Monkey Balls...
  Check out new screens of Super Monkey Ball 2 that we ganked from GameSpot and find out just what makes Monkey Balls so Super. Link
  25 June 2002 by Matt ↑ 41 ↓ discusss permalink
• Entire future of online gaming rests solely on Star Wars and The Sims
  According to IGNPC and some lady, the future of online gaming rests solely on upcoming titles The Sims Online and Star Wars Galaxies. If said titles were to bomb, it would usher in a "Dark Age" of gaming where the beer is warm and Hamtaro rules the Earth.
  27 June 2002 by Matt ↑ 17 ↓ discusss permalink
• Final Fantasy Complete Works reissued
  Originally published by DigiCube in 1997, Final Fantasy Complete Works is a two-volume set with illustrations, screenshots, and a wealth of detailed information and data about Final Fantasy I through VI. Full Article
  27 June 2002 by Paul ↑ 20 ↓ discusss permalink
• Ikaruga to be released in September
  All twenty North Americans who played Radiant Silvergun on the Saturn reported to be cheering and flailing wildly. Full Article
  29 June 2002 by Shar ↑ 55 ↓ discusss permalink
• Microsoft to lose $750 million on Xbox this fiscal year, $1.1 billion in the next
  "Oh," say writers of Worth Magazine. Link
  30 June 2002 by Shar ↑ 0 ↓ discusss permalink
• Console race over; some magazine rates Xbox as best gaming console
  This magazine, apparently entitled "Worth" or something, has rated Microsoft's Xbox as the best gaming console on the market. Thus ends the current - and most heated - console war in gaming history. IGN | article
  30 June 2002 by Matt ↑ 16 ↓ discusss permalink
• 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.
  02 July 2002 by Matt ↑ 23 ↓ discusss permalink
• 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
  02 July 2002 by Matt ↑ 32 ↓ discusss permalink
• 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
  03 July 2002 by Matt ↑ 44 ↓ discusss permalink
• 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
  06 July 2002 by Matt ↑ 107 ↓ discusss permalink
• 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
  09 July 2002 by Eric ↑ 49 ↓ discusss permalink
• 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
  10 July 2002 by Matt ↑ 39 ↓ discusss permalink