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- Sorry, Klingon interpreters, Oregon's not hiring
PORTLAND, Oregon (AP) -- "Sorry, potential Klingon interpreters. Officials have said they won't be needing your services, after all. The office that treats mental health patients in Multnomah County had included Klingon on a list of 55 languages that could be spoken by incoming patients." CNN.com | The Klingon Language Institue
- Triton Labs developing wireless GBA linking solution
Triton Labs, creator of the Afterburner Game Boy Advance backlight, is developing a new wireless peripheral to connect multiple GBAs. The device is named the Stealth Link and will use 2.4 GHz Bluetooth technology to seamlessly connect GBA units from a range of up to 100 feet. Triton Labs plans to release the Stealth Link later this year at a retail price of $30-40. TritonLabs.com
- Splinter Cell sequel announced with online multiplayer capabilities
Ubi Soft has officially announced the next installment to the Splinter Cell series, Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow. The title will reportedly have a more cinematic presence than the original Splinter cell, and will also incluse a "strong online multiplayer component," whatever that means. Pandora Tomorrow is sheduled for an early 2004 release for Gamecube, PS2, Xbox, PC, and Turbografix 16. Gamespot
- Square Enix says Final Fantasy XII by March '04, Dragon Quest VIII "in a few years maybe"
Square Enix has reported that, despite having announced no details of the title, Final Fantasy XII will be released by March 2004 in Japan. Dragon Quest VIII is reported to have "no release within the current fiscal year." Gamespot - Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles soundtrack
Alongside new details of Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles' gameplay, involving info regarding the Crystal Bucket (tm), Squenix also decided to mention that the title's 2-disc soundtrack for the game will go on sale in Japan on 30 July for $27. The composer may have been announced as the same ones that did FFXI, but I forgot. - IGN gets grubby hands on Crystal Chronicles trailer
Upcoming Gamecube release Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles sports one of the most interesting gameplay premises the series has seen so far, as well as graphics that easily outdo any of Squenix's recent PS2 endeavours - the water sports full refraction/reflection and the character animation looks on par with Wind Waker's. Take a look! IGN media viewer - Nintendo considers Wind Waker sequel
The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker director Eiji Aonuma offered some insight on a Wind Waker sequel in a recent C&VG interview. Aonuma gave little away but did sort of confirm the actual existence of the title, stating that "I am hoping to have a playable version ready by next year's E3." Aonuma also offered that the sequel would make use of the very same gaming engine and the cel-shading graphical style of the original Wind Waker. C&VG
- Sony unveils PlaystationX
As a company now seemingly interested in blowing everyone's minds with crazy new announcements, Sony revealed the PlaystationX today (effectively making everyone's use of the PSX acronym to describe the original Playstation useless) - a console not to be targeted for the videogame industry, nor to be published by SCE. The unit will integrate games, music, and movies by building on PS2 technology and coming with a DVD writer and 120gb disk drive, along with the ability to download media from the internet. Currently the system is set for a release in Asia late this year, with its arrival in NA and Europe early 2004. Gamefront has preliminary shots of the cum-tinted beast of a machine. Bloomberg
- Nintendo invests in next-gen console, portable, replacements for Mario and Pokemon
According to a shady fan site with no source, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has anounced that the company is currenly investing "some" of their $6 billion in funds in research for Gamecube and Game Boy Advance replacements as well as next-generation franchises to replace Mario and Pokemon. *psst* This is strictly off the record, but I heard that Nintendo wants to purchase Fraggle Rock and make it into a huge gaming franchise. Don't tell anyone, ok? N-philes
- Viewtiful Joe rocks pro wrestling world
Capcom's digital sentai hero Viewtiful Joe has been tearing up the Japanese independent professional wrestling world. Gamers.com
- BREAKING NEWS: video games actually not so bad for you after all
NEW YORK (AP) -- All those hours spent playing video games may not be wasted time after all: A new study [clearly supports that] action-packed video games like "Grand Theft Auto III" and "Counter-Strike" [will undoubtedly] sharpen your mind and [enlarge your penis]. CNN.com
- 68-page EverQuest treatise written by economist geek
EGM reports ?Ed Castronova noticed that EverQuest players were meeting up in online auction sites and actually paying real money for virtual platinum and goods. Being a professor of economics, he crunched the numbers and came up with the exchange rate between our [US] economy and Everquest?s black market. The result: a 68-page treatise called ?Virtual Worlds: A First-Hand Account of Market and Society on the Cyberian Frontier.? The paper revealed that EverQuest?s gross national product is slightly lower than Russia?s, and that the average hourly wage is $3.42.? - Researchers develop Spider-Man gloves
LONDON (Reuters) - "Move over Spider-Man -- mere mortals may soon be coming to a ceiling near you. Researchers at the University of Manchester say they have cracked the secret of one of the reptile world's greatest climbers, the gecko, and produced a sticky tape that can mimic the lizard's gravity-defying abilities. Soon, people could walk on walls like comic-book superhero Spider-Man, the university said. Yahoo! News
- Crystal Chronicles delayed in Japan
Square Enix has delayed the Japanese release of Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles to August 8 instead of its original release three weeks prior. Gamers.com - Who will carry on my PlayStation 2 adventures after I'm gone?
"I'll admit, I've had a good run. Done pretty much everything I wanted, accomplished almost everything I set out to do. I fought my way to the top of the criminal hierarchy of two cities, saved the world from unspeakably evil magical and technological conspiracies, went to six Super Bowls, and unified ancient China under three different dynasties. It's a legacy any man would be proud of, yet it is one that raises an obvious question: Who will carry on my PlayStation 2 adventures after I'm gone?" The Onion - Playstation3 architectures starts coming together
Yellowstone offers data rates of between 3.2 and 6.4 Ghz, which gives it between 50 and 100Gb of memory system bandwidth, while the Redwood interface runs at anywhere between 400mhz and 6.4ghz, boasting performance up to ten times faster than current best-of-breed processor buses... gamesindustry.biz - Not that I really care, but Nintendo drops Gamecube price in Canada
Nintendo has revealed that gamers can now purchase a Gamecube for $199.99 (Canadian), a $30 price cut. In addition, those who purchase a Gamecube will still receive one of Nintendo's promotional titles for free, which are: Zelda, Metroid, Mario Party, or Starfox. Go Canada! GameSpy
- Two new GBA SP colors for North America
Nintendo has announced that North American gamers will soon have two more Game Boy Advance SP colors to choose from, a bestowal to the gaming public for 1.1 million SP units bought since the system's release just ten weeks ago. Full Article
- Formation of Global Gaming League renews hopes of vocational track kids worldwide
Eric Rollman, formerly executive of Fox Family Channel and Saban Entertainment, is on a mission to equate gaming with real sports and gamers with real athletes through the creation of the "Global Gaming League." Says Rollman: "With more than 145 million players, this is arguably one of the most popular sports on the planet." The GGL will sign aspiring gamer-athletes to compete in "V-Sports." Unfounded speculation by Paul suggests that one of the "V-Sports" will involve hot teenage Japanese girls playing DDR. Gamers.com
- Neither Nintendo nor Squenix get anything from Game Critics' E3 Awards
Over at E3Awards.com , Game Critics have awarded several E3 games with prizes dependingon how promising they look. We built ourselves a little list with comments inside. Take a look! Full Article
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