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• Square Enix developing world's only biker gang MMORPG
  "Proving that the Square Enix partnership isn't just about exploiting powerful franchises, the newly-formed company today announced the world's first massively-multiplayer online biker gang RPG for the PC, as reported by Impress Game Watch. Entitled Bakusou, Yankee Tamashii, something about burning wheels and "Yankee Souls," it lets players design their own biker-thug alter ego and roam the streets of Tokyo." Gamers.com
  27 Apr 2003 by Matt ↑ 37 ↓ discusss permalink
• Console price-drop rumored for E3
  According to Gamefront, the North American price point of consoles may drop $50 each, an announcement that will take place sometime around E3. Were the price-drop to take effect, gamers could buy PS2 and Xbox for $149.99 each and Gamecube for $99.99.
  28 Apr 2003 by Matt ↑ 38 ↓ discusss permalink
• Unworthy Gamingredients gets Sega PR, reveals their line-up in exchange for loving
  Sega's E3 line-up is out, and with a giant list of games from new Sonic titles to an elaborate Pokemonization of Phantasy Star Online, this Gamingredients report is something you don't want to miss - and something I don't want to type out all over again. Gamingredients
  28 Apr 2003 by Rahul ↑ 39 ↓ discusss permalink
• Square Enix good deal for investors
  Analyst Eiji Maeda of the Daiwa Institute of Research created a list of companies for the Nihon Keizai Shimbun newspaper which should be good choices for longterm investors. Square Enix, Capcom and Nintendo were the top three on that list - especially Squenix due to the fusion and the resulting increased output. As for Capcom, it seems odd since the company has not been selling well recently, and Nintendo's reduced popularity is certainly nothing to shout about - though this obviously is not damaging them particularly. Gamefront
  29 Apr 2003 by Rahul ↑ 19 ↓ discusss permalink
• Zelda top March seller in US
  Nintendo's climb back out of the gutter is on the right track with Wind Waker selling 826k copies in the US in March, which of course is partially due to the incredible pre-order sales, according to a Reuters report.
  29 Apr 2003 by Rahul ↑ -11 ↓ discusss permalink
• E3 line-up for Square Enix announced
  Any dreams of seeing something secret will have to be saved for whatever large event is coming after E3, because you're getting the obvious from Square this time around. Full Article
  30 Apr 2003 by Rahul ↑ 2 ↓ discusss permalink