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Xbox Interview
With the launch of the Xbox just thirteen days away, we figured it would be an appropriate time to get some of the questions that have been pouring in about... (more)
posted by splash · 28 Feb 2002
Xbox Stockists
Confirming something a David Jones guy told me, it seems that Harvey Norman won’t be stocking Xbox’s for the launch period. The amazing thing is that “launch period” was apparently... (more)
Xbox too much for Japan?
Found this story over at Gamespot, take a look. According to Bloomberg, Microsoft sold approximately 123,000 Xbox units during the console’s Japanese launch this past weekend. Microsoft reportedly shipped around 250,000... (more)
posted by Bob342 · 26 Feb 2002
Blizzard Go After FSGS
Following last week’s action against Bnetd, Blizzard have sent their lawyers after Net-Games, makers of the even more popular FSGS server, which Aus-1 among others use. A statement on the... (more)
posted by splash · 24 Feb 2002
Nintendo’s President To Retire
Hiroshi Yamauchi, after 53 years as the president of Nintendo, is set to retire by June this year. Yamauchi-san (74) said he had intended to retire two years ago, but extended... (more)
posted by splash · 24 Feb 2002
Xbox Bundles
Grace Brothers here in Sydney have 4 Xbox bundles available for preorder. Each has a console, extra controller, the DVD playback kit, and various games. The price ranges from $949... (more)
Blizzard Shut Down BNetD
Blizzard Entertainment has taken out the Corporate Cannon and shut down the bnetd project using the Digital Millenium Copyright Act (DMCA). The bnetd project is a battle.net server emulator licenced... (more)
Warcraft 3 Multiplayer Beta Impressions
The Warcraft name, for the most part, is a reminder to most of days when real-time strategy titles had not yet had their own phrase or genre coined and instead... (more)
posted by splash · 20 Feb 2002
New Poll
Well after a month of RPG’s I figured it was time for a change. The competition was fierce, with Final Fantasy taking top spot as the most popular RPG. Close... (more)
posted by splash · 20 Feb 2002
Mario Sunshine this year
The Gaming Intelligence Agency has a report of an interview with Shigeru Miyamoto in which he confirms that GameCube Mario will be ready this year - even in Europe, which... (more)
GBA Internal Light
It looks like the dream of an internal GBA light is coming to fruition - though not from Nintendo. The guys from Portable Monopoly have got the self installed system... (more)
Australian Game Developers List
As promised… back by popular demand… the one and only BigKid Australia game developers list is back again. From now on, this list will available from the ‘main menu’ box on... (more)