So Eidos has announced Fresh Games, a new label that will bring quirky Japanese games to the US. As glad as I am to see Ka get an American publisher (it will be known as Mr. Mosquito over here), I have to wonder how long this is going to last. Few companies have been as obsessed with their bottom line as much as Eidos lately, and no matter how nifty these games may be, they're not big sellers, so enjoy it while it lasts. Still, I'm eager to know what else they will be publishing after their first batch (which consists of the aforementioned Mr. Mosquito, as well as Legaia 2: Duel Saga and Mad Maestro). Hopefully they'll pick up great games like Vib Ribbon and avoid the dating, roommate and horse racing simulators that are so prevalent in Japan.

• Well it looks like those Sega Smash Pack rumors are true...Sega will be bringing it to the Game Boy Advance. Before you start jumping for joy, you should know that only three games will be on the cart: Golden Axe, Ecco the Dolphin and Sonic Spinball. Sorry, no portable Phantasy Star just yet.
• Sony's been really, really quiet, but PS2.IGN has posted an update on the state of PS2 online gaming, which apparently is moving along despite Sony's silence. On a related note, Core Magazine has a Q&A with Sony Japan's Kenichi Fukunaga, who answers some questions about their online plans over there.
• The press conference isn't until Monday, but details about the European GameCube launch have leaked out already.
• GameSpot has posted new text and video previews of Virtua Fighter 4, and still more from the game can be found at PS2.IGN.
• Here are some new shots from Pinball of the Dead, Sega's oddball GBA game.
• Sorry Nintendo fans, Grand Theft Auto III ain't coming to the GameCube anytime soon.
• Hey, go fig. Xenosaga will be shipping on a single, dual-layered DVD-ROM.
• Well, here it is...Britney on PS2.
• PlanetDrakan has conducted an interview with Todd Clineschmidt, a designer at Surreal Software on Drakan: The Ancients' Gates.

Console Game of the Evening: The Final Fantasy Adventure for Game Boy. Despite its American name, this is the first game in the long-running SaGa series, and while it's a bit primitive, it was pretty cool for a handheld RPG when it was first released.