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DateOct 31, 2004
New DS Commercial

An overeager lion rescripted a commercial for Nintendo DS by jumping into a tree with Wildboyz star Steve-O, playfully pawing at his body and gnawing on his safari hat. Both the lioness and Steve-O emerged unscathed. The commercial, starring Steve-O and Chris Pontius and directed by Jeff Tremaine of the popular MTV show Wildboyz, highlights [...]

DateOct 31, 2004
More Shrek 2 Games Coming

Santa Monica, CA – October 26, 2004 – Just in time for the holidays and the DVD launch of the box office smash “Shrek 2,” fans of the lovable green ogre and his swashbuckling friend Puss in Boots’TM can embark upon all-new adventures in Activision, Inc.’s (Nasdaq: ATVI) Shrek 2TM: Beg for Mercy! for the [...]

DateOct 31, 2004
Nintendo Unveils Lineup For 1st Quarter 2005

NINTENDO UNVEILS GREAT GAME LINE UP FOR Q1 2005 Nintendo reveals an exciting and eagerly anticipated software line up for early 2005, with games such as Donkey Kong Jungle Beat for Nintendo GameCube and more NES Classics for the Game Boy Advance SP among some of the incredible games on the horizon. Suddenly those long [...]

DateOct 31, 2004
Tron 2.0 Has Shipped

Buena Vista Interactive, a publishing label of Buena Vista Games, Inc., announced today its action adventure game, TRON 2.0: Killer App, has shipped for Game Boy Advance to North American retail outlets, and will be out in the UK on 12th November 2004. TRON 2.0 Killer App will also ship for the Xbox videogame system [...]

DateOct 31, 2004
THQ Anounces Second Quarter Results

CALABASAS HILLS, Calif. – October 27, 2004 – THQ Inc. (NASDAQ: THQI) today announced financial results for the second quarter of fiscal 2005 and reiterated guidance of net sales of $680 million and $1.10 earnings per diluted share for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2005. For the three months ended September 30, 2004, THQ [...]

DateOct 31, 2004
More Star Wras Coming Your Way On GBA And DS

London, UK – October 28, 2004 – Ubisoft, one of the world’s largest video game publishers, today announced the signing of a new and exclusive licensing deal with LucasArts to develop portable video games based on the upcoming Star Wars: Revenge of the SithTM movie. The title will be available on the new next-generation of [...]

DateOct 31, 2004
Sonic Heroes Sells Over 1 Million In Europe

LONDON, UK – October 29, 2004 – SEGA Europe Ltd, is proud to announce that sales for Sonic Heroes have now amassed over one million units across Europe. Having spent several weeks at No.1 following its release in February 2004, Sonic Heroes has remained in or around the All Formats Top 20 Chart ever since. [...]

DateOct 31, 2004
Beyblade GRevolution Coming Soon To Europe

London, UK – 29 October 2004 – Atari announce the forthcoming release of Beyblade GRevolution for Nintendo’s Game Boy Advance console, under license from d-rights Inc. via Nelvana. The battle adventure game based on the massively popular global franchise will be released across Europe on 26 November. In Beyblade GRevolution the player takes on the [...]

DateOct 27, 2004
EA Picks Up Batman Begins License

BURBANK, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Oct. 26, 2004–Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, DC Comics and Electronic Arts (Nasdaq:ERTS) today announced that the companies have joined forces to bring Batman Begins to multiple videogame platforms in 2005. In this exclusive co-publishing agreement, a game based on the upcoming Warner Bros. Pictures’ film starring Christian Bale will be released day and [...]

DateOct 27, 2004
Nintendo Fashion Show

REDMOND, Wash., Oct. 25, 2004 – To celebrate the synergy between two popular lifestyle brands, a runway model for hip-hop clothier Enyce on Monday sported one-of-a-kind T-shirt featuring Nintendo video game icon. The shirt, showcasing Donkey Kong helped kick off Fashion Week in Los Angeles. The star-studded fashion show included Laurence Fishburn, Tisha Campbell, Mimi [...]