Late Night Consoling
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N-Gage QD Drops Price
[ngage]On Friday, we learned the company would be unveiling a next-gen N-Gage at E3. Today the company revealed it'll be dropping prices on both hardware and software. The N-Gage QD will now sell for $99.99 and software won't sell for more than $24.99 and will start at $14.99. "These new price points make it even easier to get your hands on an N-Gage QD and games to experience the thrill of mobile connected gaming," said Gerard Wiener, Director and General Manager, Games, Nokia.
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Metal Slug 4 & 5 for PS2, Xbox
[ps2] [xbox]SNK Playmore officially announced that it plans to ship a special bundle pack of Metal Slug 4 & 5 in the summer of this year. It will sell for $39.99 and release on both the PlayStation 2 and the Xbox.
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Mysterious Trademarks by Capcom, Square Enix
First up is Capcom, who trademarked "Pro Cast" with the USPTO. They already released a title called "Pro Cast Fishing" for the Xbox, so maybe that one isn't too much of a mystery. However, with Square Enix, they trademarked "Journey of the Cursed King." A new title? The sub-title for Dragon Warrior 8?
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Euro DS Launch Numbers
[ds]Preliminary numbers for the UK launch of the Nintendo DS are in and it's projected to be the best launch ever for the country. The handheld pushed 87,000 units, which is 20,000 more than the GBA did in its first week. Three DS titles cracked the top ten for the week despite being available for only two days. They were Super Mario 64 DS, WarioWare Touched!, and Rayman DS. More official numbers should be coming in shortly.
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Misc. Q&As/Features
[ps2] [xbox] [gcn] [psp]BusinessWeek posts an interview Nintendo president, Satoru Iwata. GameSpot posts a Q&A about Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects. FileFront chats with Beth Llewellyn, Nintendo of America's senior director of public relations. RPG Vault interviews a few developers behind Area 51. Gamebiz talks with a producer on Rainbow Six: Lockdown. GameGossip interviews the president of Shaba Games about THUG 2 Remix. 1UP interviews one of the Mystery Gamers for the Dead or Alive Ultimate tournament. They also chat with Microsoft's J Allard.
Misc. Media/Previews
PS2
GameZone previews Atelier Iris Eternal Mana. GameSpot has images of Dynasty Warriors 5. IGN discloses new details on Tales of Legendia.
Xbox
Over on FileShack, we have a video showing Forza Motorsport pitted against the real deal. Footage of Mega Man Anniversary Collection is at GameSpot. TeleFragged previews Jade Empire. Game Informer has screens of King of Fighters: Maximum Impact.
GameCube
IGN has hands-on details of Geist.
Portable
Footage of Yoshi's Touch & Go (DS) and shots of NFL Street 2 Unleashed (PSP) are at GameSpot. Gaming Horizon goes hands-on with Twisted Metal: Hands-On (PSP).
Multi
At FileShack, we have three gameplay movies for Psychonauts. Game Informer has impressions of MX vs. ATV Unleashed (PS2, Xbox).
Console Game Of The Evening [Submit Yours!]
No One Can Stop Mr. Domino! for the PSOne. "Destroy the lives of a japanese family through a series of domino related events? I'm in!" (submitted by backspace).