October.31.2000 (Tuesday - Halloween Day)
GameyPlace.com wants to wish the readers a Safe and Happy Halloween, enjoy the night!
Japan Nintendo 64DD Service, Randnet DD, has closed down as of October 31 - they use to offer F-Zero X add-ons and Mario Artist applications - no word on whether it will return...
Dreamcast 4X VMU Incompatible Game List - click here for more...
Nintendo of Japan to have 10 million GameBoy Advance units available the first week and a half of its release...
October.28.2000 (Saturday)
Sakaguchi Hironobu comments on running demos of Final Fantasy XI and says that the US Final Fantasy Movie should be out by May 2001 during a recent interview with Famitsu.com click here to find out more...
Sega Dreamcast Console Sales - as of September 30, 2000 Sega has sold 5.98 million Units Worldwide with 1.95 million in Japan, 2.7 million in US, and 1.3 million everywhere else...
New Version of Jet Grind Radio to hit Japan - it's pretty much a translation of the US rev including an added stage and tweaks...
Microsoft considering Handheld Market...click here for more...
Ebay Bogus Bidding on PS2 - effectly making the auctions of PS2 consoles worthless and troublesome...I'm working on a report now and will have more news later...
October.26.2000 (Thursday)
GameyPlace.com adds reviews = PSX Grind Session, WWF Attitude - SNES Ultraman - DC Rippin Riders
Welcome Playstation2 to the US Market - well before release people were lining up at several stores such as Toys R' Us, KayBee, and Best Buy in anticipation of the new machine...we're getting more like Japan all the time...
Special Phantasy Star Online Package reworked - it will now not come packed with the 4x VMU - and all copies will be sold the same including game with Sonic Adventure 2 demo
Nintendo's New N64 Release Dates - Paper Mario is scheduled for February 5, 2001 and Conquer's Bad Fur Day is slated for March 5, 2001...the wait continues...
Nintendo's New Gameboy Color Release Dates - Donkey Kong Country on November 20, 2000 - Mario Tennis on January 15, 2001...the only games worth mentioning...
October.24.2000 (Tuesday)
Final Fantasy IX is officially slated for a Tuesday, November 14 release in the United States...
Microsoft acquires Oddworld publishing rights - meaning the next four games in the originally planned "quintology" for the Playstation are all now X-Box exclusives...
PS2 gets Dragon's Lair, Dragon's Lair II, and Space Ace - titles being released by Digital Leisure ready for PS2 launch day for a retail price of $29.99 each - mind you these aren't PS2 branded games and they run off of the DVD player...
Pokemon Gold and Silver sold a total of 1.4 million copies in a week's time (7 days) breaking the previous record held by Pokemon Yellow which sold 600,000 copies in a week...
Dead or Alive 2: Hardcore Posters available at Tecmo's store for the price of $9.99 each - they feature hologram effects...
October.20.2000 (Friday)
Oddworld Inhabitants: Munch's Oddysee officially becomes an X-Box exclusive and the PS2 rev is axed...
Capcom supports Multi-Platforms by creating games that can be played online using several sources at a time including PC, X-Box, Dreamcast, PS2, and Gamecube - one of the major titles planned is a Resident Evil online game...
Enix responds to rumors of US Editing on Dragon Quest VII saying that a US release has yet to be confirmed and that editing of the content is completely "unfounded"...
Blockbuster will make the Playstation2 console and a host of launch titles available for rental only on October 26...
SegaNet tops 100,000 Users and still growing...
Quake 3 for Dreamcast has been delayed to October 23 - like you guys can't wait an extra 3 days...
Two More PS2 Games Ship Early - Dynasty Warriors 2 and Orphen should be available at select stores...
October.19.2000 (Thursday)
Final Fantasy XI heading to X-Box? rumors currently suggest that Square has signed on a as third party developer and that a version of Final Fantasy XI is forth coming...sounds interesting but no official word on anything yet...
Dragon Quest VII censored in US? rumors circulating at Famitsu.com suggest that the title's religious content will see some editing and cuts in the US release...
Sega of Japan releases 4X VMU - unfortunately it's double the price and the screen and buttons were axed - but it does hold 800 blocks of memory and is less expensive than buying four separate standard VMUs...
Japan Version of Phantasy Star Online to come packed with a demo of Sonic Adventure 2 - no word yet about the US
October.18.2000 (Wednesday)
Dreamcast Revs of Dino Crisis, Resident Evil 2, and Resident Evil 3: Nemesis will retail at $19.99 each with enhanced graphics, special features, and hidden extras - scheduled for a Mid-November release in the US...
Pre-Orders on DC Shenmue at Sega.com and select stores will recieve the "Special Edition" which includes the game and soundtrack CD (for a total of 5 discs!)
Select PS2 Games Ship Early from Capcom, EA, and Rockstar - some arrived as early as October 16 at Ebworld, Funcoland and Software Etc - check your local stores for details
The House of the Dead Movie is currently being discussed between Sega and Mindfire Entertainment....
BioHazard 4D: Executor, only a short cg film, was shown by Capcom at the International Tokyo Film Festival...sure sounds like the upcoming sequel to me....
October.17.2000 (Tuesday)
Tenchu 3 is reportedly in the works for Playstation 2
THQ snags the rights for Tetris on the PS2, X-Box, and Gameboy Advance until 2004
Indiannapolis Law goes into Affect - "violent" arcades must be 10 feet away from safe arcades and feature warning labels - violation of the new ordinance will cost you $200 daily
Sega is still doing well despite the upcoming release of the PS2 - sales have more than doubled after the introduction of SegaNet and the Sports Bundle - another possible reason could be the news that PS2 first order shipments are halved
Resident Evil 2, Resident Evil 3: Nemesis, and Dino Crisis for US Sega Dreamcast is officially confirmed
October.13.2000 (Friday)
Gamefan.com is Back Up and running smoothly again after a huge server crash knocked the site off for nearly 2 weeks...
SpongeBob Squarepants and Rocket Power, 2 cartoons running on Nickelodeon will soon be made into games by THQ
Nintendo and Singer will release the Izek, a sewing machine for use with the Gameboy Color, this November in speciality sewing shops nationwide. The package includes a Gameboy Color, Pattern Cartridge, Izek Sewing Machine, and Cord Connection - yep it's for real and don't ask me why...
Macross: M3 for the Dreamcast finally has some screenshots available and it looks Okay for now...hopefully it'll play good and look better in later versions of the game
Sega of Europe will release a special bundle that includes a DVD Player and the Sega Dreamcast Console to compete against the PS2 (which has a DVD already built-in)
October.7.2000 (Saturday)
the Gamey Place gets a new domain - www.GameyPlace.com
Paul Anderson (director of Mortal Kombat) to direct Resident Evil Movie - tentatively scheduled for Halloween 2001 release...
SNK will soon stop Publishing and switch over Pachinko Machine production (those vertical games with the falling balls) and they will develop the occasional video game for ready consoles such as the Neo Geo Pocket - this news is primarily for Japan since all SNK activity has stopped in the US...
Capcom to Start a New Genre - details unknown at this time...
Gamefan.com Servers Crash - work is underway but the site has already been out for nearly a week ... here's good luck to you guys!
October.5.2000 (Thursday)
Sega is holding "Graffiti is Art" Contest where they'll judge pieces of graffiti (on paper) - 1st takes $5,000 and the top 5 will each recieve a Dreamcast with a copy of Jet Grind Radio...check out www.sega.com for more info...
Nintendo of America Files Lawsuits against several individuals who have url domains based on Pokemon characters, claiming it's an infringment and they are willfully making money off the names... www.jigglypuff.com anyone?
Dreamcast Sales Doubled after the introduction of SegaNet and with the price reduction and rebate offer...don't count Sega out just yet all you Sony and Nintendo fanboys...
Tony Hawk Pro Skater 2 - 1 Million Units Shipped!
TokyoPop Magazine does Playstation 3 Preview - note: the article is a humorous joke and shouldn't be taken likely
October.3.2000 (Tuesday)
The World is Not Enough for the N64 will come out on October 16 as opposed to the original November 20 release date...
Sega hits snag - NBA2K1, Jet Grind Radio, and Quake III: Arena have all been delayed, missing their Pre-PS2 Release - reasons stem from manufacturing problems and for Quake III, the fact that the DC Broadband Adapter isn't available yet
Sony/Connectix Case Appeal is declined by the Supreme Court - Connectix won their case and now have the right to make the Virtual Station (a pc program that lets you play Playstation games)
October.2.2000 (Monday)
Dead or Alive 2: Hardcore Edition for the Dreamcast was released in Japan recently...now what about a US treatment?
1st Shipment Playstation 2 Pre-Orders are officially dead - looks like a lot of people will be waiting until later-on for the next shipments ... this could lead to a pricing fiasco this Christmas similar to when the Nintendo 64 was released back in 1996... (ex. N64 sold for $1500 in the Cincinnati Enquirer)
Nintendo to focus on the Gameboy Advance over the GameCube due to troubling N64 Cosole Sales and the fact that the Gameboy and Pokemon has sold like crazy...
September.29.2000 (Friday)
Twisted Metal Black announced for Playstation 2 Console
PS2 Gran Turismo 2000 renamed to Gran Turismo 3
X-Box Console to feature Parental Lockout via a password system...talk about an industry first...
Dream Connection 3in1 Released - allows these controllers to be used on the Dreamcast Console: PS Dual, PS Controller, PS Steering Wheel, SS Twin Stick, SS Controller, SS Steering Wheel, and PC Keyboard (future PS2 Keyboard)
September.28.2000
Sony Playstation 2 Shipment drops from 1 Million to 500,000 for this October - too few units to meet all the oversold pre-orders in US shops and online stores...
Two X-Men titles are planned for the upcoming PS2 console...
Dreamcast Rival Schools renamed Project Justice
PS Driver 2 hits 1 Million in retail pre-orders....
September.26.2000
the Gamey Place gets a new domain - www.GameyPlace.com
Sega of Japan announces 4X Memory Card VMU that can be purchased stand-alone or in a Phantasy Star Online Package...a US release is likely to follow as soon as SOA makes the call...
IGNpocket is making a Gameboy Color game that they'll try to get published and they're hiring for a Programmer and a Sprite Artist - this is no joke - check out IGN.com for more details...
Microsoft is having some XBox Trademark probs. Apparently a company, named XBox Technologies in Florida, already has the logo and MS will have to shell out some big $$$ to get the rights back...but what if they refuse the offer?
NFL2K1 for DC is #1 on TRSTS Sales Charts for week of 9-10
Mario Tennis has an IGN64 Cup Tournament !?! ... pretty wierd that a video game site has it's own cup in Mario Tennis ... here's the code: V2UFMPUZM so enjoy!
September.25.2000
the Gamey Place gets a new domain - www.GameyPlace.com
Capcom vs SNK 2 is offiicially heading to arcades...with a likely Dreamcast port later on...
Evil Dead: Hail to the King is scheduled for release on the Dreamcast and PSX this November...
Our Affiliate is finally recovering from some recent problems - so expect "Video Game of the Week" and the Gamey Supplies store to return soon with all new games.
September.23.2000
the Gamey Place gets a new domain - www.GameyPlace.com
Paper Mario, the sequel to Super Mario RPG, has been delayed to 2001 for the Nintendo 64
Daytona USA: Network Racing is a remake of the original Daytona with better graphics and online capabilities being released for the Dreamcast - no official date as of yet
Lots of Hands-On Impressions of the Tokyo Game Show 2000 - check out games.ign.com and videogames.com for the latest info...
September.22.2000
the Gamey Place gets a new domain - www.GameyPlace.com
Fighting Vipers 2 is officially heading to Dreamcast...
Virtua Fighter X is in works for the arcades using the NAOMI-2 board which is rumored to be able to handle 10 million polys...
San Diego is considering an Ordinance which will keep violent and sexaully explicit arcade games away from "safe" arcades...yeah, I forgot about all those "adult" arcade games and those shooting games are just evil - (please note sarcasm)
Konami and Universal Studios reveal major X-Box releases including Metal Gear Solid X, Crash Bandicoot X, Silent Hill X, Jurassic Park X, and John Carpenter's The Thing - Konami will also be bringing versions to PS2, GBA, Gamecube and other viable next-gen consoles...
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September.21.2000
the Gamey Place gets a new domain - www.GameyPlace.com
Activision officially gives old "webhead" a Sequel with Spider-Man 2 headed for the Playstation2 console
Microsoft releases official X-Box Logo, Final Specs, and showcases a new demo featuring the likes of Tomb Raider, Ready 2 Rumble, Tony Hawk, Silent Hill 2, and many more titles...but still no final design for the system....
Microsoft has 150 developers including the likes of Konami, Capcom, Midway, Activision, Eideos, Crave and others working on games for the upcoming X-Box console
New Reviews added for the Gamey Place - click on the "Recent Updates" button below to see what's been added...
September202000
the Gamey Place gets a new domain - www.GameyPlace.com
PSOne officially hits stores today for $99 - The 4" Inch Screen will ship in Spring 2001 making it a genuine portable machine...
Activision's Spider-Man (PSX) takes second place for games sold by third-party publishers, revenue-wise, for the week of September 3 - Now Spider-Man is heading to the PS2
Sony and Hersheys do Halloween Promotion - With 4 Proof-of-Purchases from Hersheys' Candies, Sony will send you a Tip-Card for Spyro: Year of the Dragon or Medievil II and a $5 Coupon on select PSX games...
EA confirms that Lionhead's Black and White god-sim game has fallen back to Spring of 2001 for all versions PS2, DC, PC...
September192000
the Gamey Place gets a new domain - www.GameyPlace.com
Rumors suggest that Konami, Microsoft, and Univeral Studios will be releasing an XBox game based on Jurassic Park 3
the PSOne Console (a compact model of the Sony Playstation) should be on shelves by this Wednesday, September 20
Capcom's Powerstone and Marvel vs Capcom for the Sega Dreamcast are now officially $19.99 retail price
Sega Dreamcast's NFL2K1 takes top spot in NPD Group's Top Selling Videogames List for the week of September 3rd - N64's Mario Tennis is still going strong at 3rd Place...
September162000
Sega Dreamcast Dreameye Camera released in Japan for $150US - featuring Digital Camera, WebCam, Microphone, and Photo Editing Functions. IGN.com however reports the hardware to be ultimately inferior to other alternatives...
Unique Development Studios acquires the Futurama license to develop games based on the popular television show.
Playstation2
Launch Titles Nearing 30 Total, here a list so far...
Armored Core 2 - Agetec
Dead or Alive 2: Hardcore - Tecmo
Dynasty Warriors 2 - Koei
ESPN International Track & Field - Konami
ESPN X Games Snowboarding - Konami
Eternal Ring - Agetec
Evergrace - Agetec
Fantavision - Sony Computer Entertainment America
Gungriffon Blaze - Working Designs
Madden 2001 - EA Sports
Midnight Club - Rockstar Games
Orphen - Activision
Ready 2 Rumble Round 2 - Midway
Ridge Racer V - Namco
Silent Scope - Konami
Silpheed - Working Designs
Smuggler's Run - Rockstar Games
SSX - EA Sports
Street Fighters EX3 - Capcom
Summoner - THQ
Swing Away Golf - EA Sports
Tekken Tag Tournament - Namco
Theme Park Rollercoaster - EA
Timesplitters - Eidos
Unreal Tournament - Infogrames
Wild Wild Racing - Interplay
X-Squad - EA
September152000
PS2 Ready 2 Rumble: Round 2 is supposed to be released two days before the Playstation2 Console is Launched...something about those two's just don't seem like coincidences
Peter Moore, President of Sega, defended the game industry with his response to the FTC Report on "Targeting Violence to Children" - click here for some key comments...
Tecmo's Dead or Alive 3 is rumored to feature some weapon combat and is going to be produced on the Namco System-246 arcade board (which is based upon PS2 tech specs)
September142000
Mattel Interactive still suffering in terms of revenue - could affect the use of it's Wonderswan and Robotech licenses...
Klonoa, Bust-A-Move, and other Classic PSX games are getting New Sequels on the Playstation 2 Console
Castlevania: Circle of the Moon for the Gameboy Advance will be playable in 2 weeks at the Tokyo Game Show (TGS)
Dragon Quest VII tops Japanese Game Sales Charts with an Estimated 3.9 million copies sold - record breaking!!!
Mario Tennis for the Nintendo 64 takes the Top Spot in US Video Game Sales for the week of August 27 - September 4
Treasure (makers of Radiant Silvergun for the Sega Saturn) are back with a new arcade vertical-shooter entitled "Ikaruga"
September132000
Dreamcast Sport Package for $169.99 - includes limited black DC console, controller, NBA2K and NFL2K games
ToysRus.com PS2 Package for $499.99 - includes PS2 console, controller, 2 DVD movies, 3 PS2 games (buy pics from a premade list)
other news events were lost...sorry...
September102000
Resident Evil 0 canned on N64...now headed for GameCube
US Release of Zelda: Majora's Mask to come with Limited Gold Cart & 3D Hologram Sticker
Nintendo has upped the price to produce for Gameboy games by a $1 - possibly affecting future pricing and title releases
Final Fantasy I, II, III headed to Bandai Wonderswan in Japan
Mattel has obtained the rights for the US Wonderswan Color handheld system & US rights to the Robotech anime series
Space Harrier finally gets sequel - Planet Harrier for Dreamcast
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