Nvidia and Square team up for FFXI PC Square and Nvidia are collaborating together for the PC release of FFXI. Don't want to buy a PS2 hard drive to play Square's first MMORPG? You could always save up your pennies for a nice, shiny GeForce 4. Full Article
Square officially announces Tokyo Game Show lineup A remix, a couple of remakes, a re-release, a replacement for an aborted port, a revival of a dormant series, a reluctant sequel to a "self-borrowing" spin-off, and some new game to appear at Japan's premier gaming shindig. Full Article
Sony presents cum-colored PS2 to Japanese gamers Sony has unveiled the latest PS2 variant, "Milky White," recently via the Tokyo Game Show in Japan. The translucent console will also be released alongside matching controllers and DVD remotes. Japanese gamers are expected to "gobble up" Milky White as soon as it's "released" onto store shelves. Gamers.com
Nintendo slashes sales expectations, blames Germans Citing slow hardware demand in Japan and Germany and strong Japanese currency or something, Nintendo has reported to investors that mid-year profits will be 77% lower that initially expected. Nintendo will supposedly break even, however, after profits are considered from Nintendo's stake in Rare, which were recently sold. Nintendo profits from the $375 million sale were $183 million. The missing $192 million have been spent financing Satoru Iwata's brand new yacht. Gamespot
Microsoft: "ah aim ta kill yoo with it. mmhm." Gamers.com reports that, in reply to all the recent PS3 buzz Sony has been voluntarily dispensing, Micrsosoft's J Allard has made a hollow promise to the gaming public. "...we'll promise...that they won't get a head start next time. And I'll just leave it at that."
24 year-old Korean man dead; Warcraft III suspected An unemployed 24 year-old man has been reportedly found dead in the bathroom of an Internet cafe in South Korea after a long round of gameplaying. Witnesses of the spectacular 86 hour gaming session claim that the man collapsed during play and, shortly after recovering, staggered into the bathroom where his pitiful life - void of all meaning and purpose - came to an abrupt end. SHM.com
GBA2 rumors persist In addition to tangible reports of a back-lit GBA, new rumors are emerging of a completely new, completely remodeled GBA in development at Nintendo's evil volcanic lair. Full Article
FFX Vocal Collection marks nadir of album concept originality Presumed to be a compilation of "Otherworld," "Suteki da ne," and ten variations on the "Hymn of the Fayth" theme directly from the OST, Final Fantasy X Vocal Collection will be released December 4th in Japan. Like anyone really cares over here. Gameforms