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Late Night Consoling

by Alec Matias, Jun 30, 2004 8:00pm PDT
Related Topics – Sega, Sony, Games: Console

So not only has the database server been causing all sorts of probs, but my home land line died in a recent thunderstorm, so I've been doing LNC at a buddy's house over dial-up. Loading IGN over dial-up is NOT pretty, so you better appreciate my effort, damnit! Also, check out the comments for a backlog of rumors from this week. Lets see if that section takes off.

PS2 Xbox Teen Experiences Heart Attack playing DDR While Dance Dance Revolution is garnering mainstream press coverage for the weight loss and health fad teenagers everywhere are experiencing, the mood turned sour when a teen from Nebraska had a heart attack while playing the game. Kimber Wilson, 15, suddenly collapsed as she played in a Omaha arcade. Paramedics arrived and used a defibrillator to revive her. However, before all you mothers out there start blaming video games for killing our youth, it was discovered that Kimber had a pre-existing heart condition that caused the attack and she was later fitted with a pacemaker.
GCN GBA Nintendo Europe's Managing Director Steps Down David Gosen, the managing director of Nintendo, announced today that he will be officially stepping down from his position on August 31st, putting an end to a five year career with the gaming giant. From Nintendo, he will become the COO of mobile game publisher Digital Brigades. Recently, Gosen gave a vitriolic speech against Microsoft that made headlines everywhere. Gosen also stood over the European launches of three platforms; the GBA, the GBA SP, and GameCube.
PSP PSP Delayed; PSP NOT Delayed Earlier this day, the Internet was ablaze with speculation concerning one analyst's report on the likelihood of Sony's PSP handheld making it in time for a March 2005 release. In his report, game-industry analyst PJ McNealy claims a lack of PSP SDK kits and an internal Sony memo citing technological problems as reasons why the US and Europe won't see the PSP before the end of Sony's fiscal year. Later in the day, however, Sony refuted the claim, saying they're still on track with their deadline and things are progressing nicely.
PS2 Xbox GCN Misc. Q&As/Interviews GamerFeed speaks with Nao Higo, localization producer for Tales of Symphonia.
  Misc. Media/Previews
PS2 IGN goes balls-to-the-wall with a huge compilation of all their Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas info. GamerFeed gives us the low down on Neo Contra and belts a tune with their preview of Karaoke Revolution 2. 1up previews the good 'ol shmup Espgaluda (cue: roushi). GameSpy gives new screens of Shadow Hearts: Covenant and of the RPG sequel Spectral Force: Radical Elements. IGN also sports new shots of Devil May Cry 3.
Xbox There's FIFTY new screenshots of Halo 2. GameSpot summons a few images of Dungeon Lords. The peeps at GamerFeed get their game on with Rainbow Six 3 Black Arrow. IGN delves deep in their look at Kameo: Elements of Power.
GCN IGN hooks us up with a hands-on impression and movies galore of Pikmin 2.
GBA GameSpot has screens of the FPS Ice Nine.
PS2 Xbox GCN GameSpot offers up their own preview of Headhunter: Redemption (PS2, Xbox). TeamXbox previews Prince of Persia 2 (PS2, Xbox, GCN) and crosses enemy lines to secure us screens of Army Men: Sarge's War (PS2, Xbox, GCN). GameSpy wears a tin foil hat as they introduce new screens of Area 51 (PS2, Xbox). Game Informer does it again with their hands-on impression of NCAA Football 2005 (PS2, Xbox, GCN), with movies included. IGN barges in with a trailer for X-Men Legends (PS2, Xbox, GCN) and images of Colin McRae Rally 2005 (PS2, Xbox), The Urbz: Sims in the City (PS2, Xbox, GCN) and Burnout 3 (PS2, Xbox, GCN).
Console Game of the Evening: Daytona USA for the Sega Saturn. "The arcade hit, now on the Sega Saturn! Too bad it suffered from horrid draw distance and no 2 player support whatsoever. With a cheat you could play as a horse though, which is something every racing game needs to include." (submitted by Chrono Trigga).


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