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Late Night Consoling

by jason bergman, Oct 04, 2002 8:30pm PDT
Related Topics – Sega, Games: Console

So hopefully everyone enjoyed last night's premiere edition of LNC EX. I think that's a good solution, as I can write it on Wednesday nights, and don't actually have to be home when it goes live. As I mentioned last night, I can't promise I'll do it every week, but I'll certainly give it a shot. There's a lot to get to tonight, so let's jump on it!

PS2 Yet Another Insane Acclaim Promotion Having already caused people to legally change their name to become walking billboards, Acclaim has moved on to a new promotion over in the UK. To support the PS2 release of Burnout 2, they have offered to pay any speeding tickets consumers get on their way to purchase the game. Naturally, the Department of Transport isn't too thrilled about the idea (thanks Richard Smith for the tip).
GameCube Nintendo's Insane British Mario Promotion Because apparently people in Britain don't respond to traditional advertising any more, Nintendo has resorted to sponsoring the facial hair of sports commentator Des Lynam to promote the UK release of Super Mario Sunshine. Get a load of these pictures at GameSpot.
GameCube PS2 Xbox StarCraft: Ghost Preview GameSpot has posted a new preview of StarCraft: Ghost, the cool looking third person action game with the dorky name. The preview is pretty brief, but it's a good read if you're curious about what little has been seen from the game. And naturally there's more there for paid subscribers.
GameCube PS2 Xbox Sega's Sales Reports IGN has posted a graph showing Sega's sales figures for the past year across all major consoles. The results are certainly interesting...Sonic Adventure 2 for the GameCube isn't just Sega's best selling title, it's the best selling GameCube game of the year so far. And get a load of the dismal sales figures for Rez, although you have to wonder whose fault that is, since it was impossible to find just weeks after its release.
GameCube PS2 GameBoy Advance Square's Financial Status More fun with sales figures...Square's financial status for the year ain't spectacular. Final Fantasy XI in Japan hasn't reached that 200,000 figure needed to break even, despite the company's hopes that it would pass that over the summer (it's at 170,000 copies sold, with 120,000 active accounts). Still, it's not all gloom and doom, since there's been only one US release so far this year, and there are plenty of big titles in the works.
PS2 GTA: Vice City News GameSpot has another GTA: Vice City interview online tonight, this time talking with Alex Horton, the senior animator on the game. In other Vice City news, it's been revealed that the upcoming soundtracks for the game will actually unlock exclusive content in the game, and the IMDB has a list of the voice actors for the game (which includes the always entertaining Luis Guzmán).
Xbox Microsoft Shuts Down Lik Sang? ZDNet (among others) is reporting that Microsoft has shut down import retailer Lik Sang. If true, it's because Lik Sang recently purchased a company that builds Xbox mod chips. Lik Sang has always been sort of shady, but they've also been a good online resource for importing games. Their official site currently has a message saying they're temporarily off-line, with a form to be notified by e-mail when they come back.
Xbox Panzer Dragoon Orta News A new interview with Takayuki Kawagoe of Smilebit is up at GameSpot tonight, talking with him about Panzer Dragoon Saga. On a related note, Sega has announced a Limited Edition version of the game that will be released in Japan, although it's a minimal one at best (and is more of an incentive for pre-ordering the game than anything else).
GameCube Xbox Sega Previews Two more Sega-related previews can be found at GameSpot this evening...they have a look at Toe Jam & Earl III, as well as a new preview of Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II. Speaking of PSO, apparently in Japan, users of the just-released broadband adapter are having some difficulties.
Xbox DOA Xtreme Volleyball Update Eat your heart out WarCraft III...when Dead or Alive: Xtreme Beach Volleyball is released, there will be no less than 5 different limited edition covers.
Xbox Xbox 2 Soon? Microsoft's J. Allard made suggestive comments recently that they intend to beat the PlayStation 3 to market with their Xbox 2. Specifically he said, "...they won't get a head start next time. And I'll just leave it at that."
GameCube PS2 Xbox GameBoy Advance Misc. Screenshots/Media Lots of stuff tonight, most from Sega. GameSpot has new shots from Toe Jam & Earl III and House of the Dead 3 for Xbox, as well as new shots from Shinobi, Space Channel 5 and Breath of Fire V for PS2. They also have a brief preview of Doom II for GBA, which naturally has some new shots as well. Cube.IGN has the box art from Skies of Arcadia Legend and the Sonic Mega Collection for GameCube (what else?). Pocket.IGN has new movies showing off Sonic Advance 2 and Sega Rally for GBA, as well as new shots from Pokemon Ruby/Sapphire. And finally, new shots from the Xbox games Jedi Knight II and Steel Battalion are up at their respective official sites (thanks PlanetXbox).
Console Game of the Evening: Space Channel 5 for the Dreamcast. This game was more about style than anything else, and it never quite lived up to its own potential (plus it was really, really short).


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