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| Welcome To Cube News Network |
| G'day and welcome to Cube News Network. Im not going to fill your head with BS like "We are the premier source for GameCube news" etc because I know that this site isn't. My aim for this website, is to provide gaming news to you, the gamers. The layout is very basic I know, but Im not the best at HTML, and it is very easy for me to find things and update it. The site will only feature GameCube new (and the odd GBA news from time to time). . Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. After a lot of looking around. We have some forums (YES! forums, not prison camps we see on other sites that are WAY too strict) I doubt they will get any use, but feel free to use them. I don't think I will bother with screenshots as my webspace is limited. Although you might see some from time to time. |
Thursday 5 June 2003
| Site News: NEW Forums |
Well the InvisionFree forums buggered up so I found another forum for the site. The forums are hosted free by UpperBoard. For free forums they are pretty darn cool.
To have a look at the new forums click here. I am currently looking for some mods to moderate the boards, so if you want to be a mod just go to the contact page, and send me an email.
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| Charts: Japanese Sale Figures |
Media Create has updated their website with this weeks offical Japanese sale figures (software and hardware):
Games
GC Nintendo Pokemon Box Ruby & Sapphire 67,900 (This Year: 67,900)
PS2 Sega Cyber- time-for-opening-hostilities bar CHAROMMAZU 67,500 (This Year: 67,500)
GBA Nintendo Hamtaro 4 I 29,600 (This Year: 94,700)
PS2 KOE Winning mailbox 5 maximum 2003 17,300 (This Year: 17,300)
PS2 HAKKU berry CR mortal work people Fierce fight section PACHI topknot expert 4 14,800 (This Year: 14,800)
GC NAMCO Familiar stadium 2003 13,400 (This Year: 13,400)
PS2 Electro NIKKU arts SIMM PIPURU ⬠Living room theater 12,900 (This Year: 12,900)
GBA Pokemon Pocket-Monsters sapphire 12,500 (This Year: 2,094,000)
GBA Nintendo Made in Wario 12,200 (This Year: 369,100)
GBA Pokemon Pocket-Monsters ruby 11,900 (This Year: 2,067,000)
Hardware:
1 S C E PlayStation 2 47,800 1,353,300
2 Nintendo GameBoy Advance SP 37,600 1,085,100
3 Nintendo GameBoy Advance 8,200 883,900
4 Nintendo GameCube 4,000 282,800
5 S C E Playstation 940 41,900
6 Microsoft Xbox 870 57,200
7 Bandai Wonderswan Crystal 390 22,900
8 Bandai Wonderswan Color 300 12,500
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| GCN: New GT Cube Video |
MTO, publishers of the stylish Cel-Shaded racing game GT Cube, have released an all new video of GT Cube in action.
The video is in Mpg format and is a total of 9mb. Video available here.
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| General: EA Appoints Gregory B. Maffei |
Electronic Arts, the world's leading developer and publisher of interactive entertainment, today announced the appointment of Gregory B. Maffei to its Board of Directors. Mr. Maffei is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of 360networks Corporation and a former Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Microsoft. He has also served as Chairman of the Board of Expedia.
"Greg is an excellent addition to our Board of Directors," said EA's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Larry Probst. "His technology background and financial expertise will enable Greg to make significant contributions to EA's long-term success."
"EA is an exciting company with a terrific future," said Mr. Maffei. "Their solid balance sheet, unmatched studio talent and worldwide publishing leadership make the company a dynamic force in the world of entertainment."
Mr. Maffei earned his AB degree from Dartmouth College and his MBA from Harvard Business School, where he was a Baker Scholar. He also serves as a Director of aQuantive and Starbucks Coffee and as a Trustee of the Seattle Public Library.
Cube News Network wishes Mr Maffei the best of luck.
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| General: Nintelligent Network Give You The Chance To Win Big |
In their first ever giveaway, Nintelligent Network are offering gamers the chance to win BIG. They are holding a comp where one lucky winner will receive;
Soul Calibur 2 (import) For Nintendo GameCube
Hori Soul Calibur 2 Arcade Stick for GameCube (officially liscened by Nintendo!)
Datel Freeloader Disk (play import games with ease!)
For more information on the Giveaway, including comp details as well as second and third place prizes, visit Nintelligent Network.
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| Charts: The Australian Top Ten Charts |
Inform has updated their site with the Australian Top Ten Charts for another week.
 
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| GCN: Paper Mario? |
This was revealed at E3 last month when Nintendo of Europe announced their Release Schedule, but a lot of site seem to be reporting the news now.
According to a release list on the official Nintendo of Norway website, Paper Mario and Super Mario are scheduled to be released sometime in the near future. Paper Mario is an RPG which appeared on the late N64 a few years ago. Could it be a sequal to the great N64 version? Or just another port? As for Super Mario, no other details were given.
Stick with Cube News Network (Heh I just relised it was abbreviated to CNN)as we try to bring you the latest.
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| GCN: Treasure Develops Dragon Drive |
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Reports from the latest issue of Nintendo Dream suggest that Treasure is indeed developing Dragon Drive for the Nintendo GameCube. Bandai is set to publish the Rail shooter similar to the Panzer Dragoon series.
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| Site News: Pages should be all up |
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Hey, Well I decided to change the site to Cube News Network. No more multiplatform for me. Yes I do like other consoles, but the GameCube is my first preference. To have the site multiplatform would also mean a LOT of updating, time which I don't really have. I hope you enjoy the site. The release dates for GameCube and GameBoy Advance are now up so you can have a geezer at them. Ive also added some news article which you can see below. All the pages should be working now. If they aren't send me an email. I hope the site is ok at different resolutions and browsers as im running 800x600.
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| GCN: No Mafia Planned For GameCube? |
Take Two Interactive subsidiary, Gathering has announced that the console version of the PC hit, Mafia, will be the PS2 and Xbox. There was no mention of the rumoured GCN version.
"Shipping on both PlayStation 2 and Xbox in Fall 2003, Mafia has been enhanced to deliver a console experience that will make the Cosa Nostra look like a bunch of choirboys," said Graeme Struthers, Vice President of Gathering. "Mafia recreates the heyday of the mob in stunning detail and puts the gamer right in the heart of the action."
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| GCN: Giftpia Japanese Commercial |
Nintendo of Japan has uploaded a downloadable version of the current Giftpia commercial airing in Japan.
Download here
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| Press Release: Splinter Cell Demo For Europe |
London, UK – 3rd June 2003 – Ubi Soft Entertainment, one of the world's leading video game publishers, is pleased to announce that in conjunction with Nintendo, it will produce NINTENDO GAMECUBE playable demo disks to mark the launch of Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell on the console in June 2003.
The demo will consist of an introductory trailer and one level from the Chinese Embassy 2 map in the game, where Sam Fisher must use his stealth abilities to the highest level. It will also include the unique Game Boy Advance connectivity features such as the radar, the wall mine and the sticky bomb.
"We're delighted to be Nintendo's chosen partner in bringing interactive game demos to the public," said Ubi Soft's UK Marketing Director John Parkes. "Playable demos have always been a powerful tool in videogame marketing, and we will take this opportunity to encourage gamers all across the UK to get their hands on Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell in stores and through various contests before launch."
"We're excited to give our customers the chance to try before they buy a NINTENDO GAMEUBE game, and Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell is the perfect title to showcase this new tool," said Dawn Paine, UK Marketing Controller at Nintendo.
I wonder if Australia will recieve the disc?
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| Press Release: GameNation To Publish 'Futurama' In Oz |
Australia, Sydney, June 4th, 2003 – GameNation, proudly announces ‘Futurama™’ for GameCube. Futurama is published by SCI and due for release in July 2003.
The classic cartoon series is coming to the next-generation game console in the form of an awesome platform game. Based on the smash hit and 2002 Emmy® Award Winner for Best Animated Program, Futurama is a 3rd person action shooter featuring the four main characters from the show, Fry, Bender, Leela and Dr Zoidberg. Each of these characters will be fully playable and have their own select moves and weapons as well as different playing styles.
Futurama is perfect for fans of the series, featuring a full episode worth of high quality FMV cut scenes and lavish amounts of authentic Futurama wit and humour.
The Futurama game has had major involvement from Matt Groening, his writers and voice stars of the show to ensure absolute Futurama experience in the look, sound and feel of the game. This game is the first Futurama licensed game that features all aspects of the Futurama universe, and of course hilarious dialogue.
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| GCN: New Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles Trailer |
Square Enix have released an all new Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles trailer. The trailer features footage from the E3 trailer, but it contains some never before seen footage.
You can download the trailer here.
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| GCN: GCN/GB Player Bundle For Japan |
Nintendo has revealed its packaging art for the forthcoming GCN/GB Player bundle for Japan. The bundle features a Nintendo GameCube console as well as a Game Boy Player.
 
 
Apparently the Australian GCN/GB Player Pak will look like this:
Australian GCN/GB Player Pak is set to launch in June.
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| General: Nintendo Concert |
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Famitsu (Japanese magazine) have reported that a concert featuring Koji Kondo's music will be held in Japan on September 14th. Koji Kondo is best known for his musical work on Mario and Zelda titles.
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| Press Release: Mace Griffin Bounty Hunter Delayed For GCN |
LOS ANGELES, CA (June 2, 2003) Vivendi Universal Games announced today the upcoming sci-fi action game Mace Griffin Bounty Hunter has gone gold for the Xbox video game system from Microsoft and the PlayStation2 computer entertainment system. Both versions are scheduled to ship to retailers on June 19, 2003. Versions of the game for Nintendo GameCube and Windows PC are scheduled to ship September 2, 2003.
Mace Griffin Bounty Hunter takes place hundreds of years in the future, where both human and alien settlers are rapidly colonizing the galaxy, and places players into the role of an ex-special ops officer, Mace Griffin. Against a backdrop of corporate, political and religious intrigue, Griffin is framed for his comrades' deaths. After a ten-year stint in prison, he becomes a bounty hunter, a vocation that gives him access to classified information and a means to aggressively search for the people who set him up to fall. The hallmark of the game is its ability to seamlessly transition the player from first-person action set on alien worlds to intense combat in the depths of space.
The character of Mace Griffin is being brought to life by hard rock front man (Black Flag, Rollins Band), actor ("The Chase," "Johnny Mnemonic"), and spoken word artist Henry Rollins. Mace Griffin Bounty Hunter, developed by U.K.-based Warthog, will ship to retailers with the suggested price of 50 dollars and an ESRB rating of "M" for Mature. Further information about the game can be found at www.hunthemdown.com.
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| General: Vivendi Universal Games And Metallica Sign Publishing Agreement |
Vivendi Universal Games today announced that it has signed an exclusive multi-year agreement with renowned rock band Metallica. The contract grants VU Games the worldwide rights to publish and distribute a multi-platform vehicle combat action game featuring music, voice-overs and inspiration from the band. Scheduled for release in 2005, the game will be produced in collaboration with Segnana, Inc., a company that partners with Metallica on interactive and online endeavors.
The new title -- a high action, third person vehicle combat game packed with fully customized vehicles and weaponry, endless terrain and desperate, murderous opponents -- will include voice-overs from band members, incidental background music and other exclusive content from Metallica. Under terms of the contract, Metallica will also record an original song exclusively for the game along with a music video featuring elements from the interactive experience. A sneak-peek trailer of the title will appear on Metallica's new album, St. Anger, which hits store shelves on June 5, 2003, and will also be featured during the band's "Summer Sanitarium Tour" kicking-off July 4th in Detroit, Michigan.
"We are excited to bring game fans an interactive entertainment experience that delivers intense vehicular combat action along with the powerful music and energy of Metallica," said Luc Vanhal, Vivendi Universal Games' President and COO, North America. "Today's announcement further underscores Vivendi Universal Games' commitment to work with leading artists in the entertainment industry to create engaging interactive products that appeal to the expanding games audience."
Additional product information -- including the title name, developer and platforms -- will be announced at a later date.
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| GBA: The Simpsons Road Rage Features |
THQ has released some new feature info on their GBA Simpson title, The Simpsons Road Rage.
4 game modes
- Road Rage: Pick up passengers and carry them to the requested destination and collect money.
- Sunday Drive: no time limit nor passenger to carry. Practice to drive as fast as you can.
- Mission Mode: Complete up to 10 specific tasks.
- Head to head: Compete with one of your friends to be the first one to collect the target money.
15 characters to drive with, 10 of whom need to be unlocked: each character has a different car.
15 Original cars, such as Classic cars, Tank, etc. Each car has different performance, acceleration and top speed, cornering stability.
The Simpsons Road Rage is set for a 4 July 2003 release downunder.
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| GBA: Buffy: Wrath of the Darkhul King Features |
In the latest THQ update, some Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Wrath of the Darkhul King features have been put forth:
The whole universe from the TV program.
16 levels of vampires, demons and monsters!
Buffy will be able to interact with her environment, e.g. knock enemies into benches, causing them to break.
Weapon Combo System: Players will be able to modify and augment the weapons picked up during the game by combining them with specific items collected during the game.
Puzzle solving elements in order to free captives who are to be used for sacrifices for the demon hordes.
All Buffy's friends will appear in-game and help her in her quest: Giles, Willow, Zander and Riley will give her the vital items.
Buffy's wardrobe: as the player progresses through the game they will receive new articles of clothing from Buffy's friends.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Wrath of the Darkhul King is currently set for release on 4 July 2003 in Australia.
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| GCN: More Hudson Classics Planned For GCN |
According to the latest issue of Famitsu, Hudson are planning to bring the classics, Adventure Island and Bonk's Adventure, to the Nintendo GameCube. Hudson are planning to bring a total of seven classic games to the GameCube. They have already announced Lode Runner and Star Soldier.
I'm not sure if any of the classic titles will appear outside Japan.
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| GCN: No SpaceWorld? |
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According to Nintendo Dream (a well repected Japanese magazine), Nintendo will not be holding their annual Spaceworld event. If true, this is sad news indeed. Spaceworld is known as the next best thing aside E3. It showcases new Nintendo titles, consoles, accessories. Nintendo cancelled last years Spaceworld.
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| Interview: GCA GameSpy Interview |
GameCube Advanced recently got the opportunity to sit down with GameSpy President, Jon Epstein. Here is part of the interview:
First off, thank you for joining us. We know you are very busy.
When did Nintendo come to Gamespy to talk about Internet/LAN of their upcoming software?
Jon Epstein [President of GameSpy]:
We first started talking with Nintendo a few months before E3 2002 about how we might support their developers in the creation of online games.
How long has the Gamespy software for Nintendo been in the development?
Since GameSpy's tools are written in industry-standard development languages, compiling them for the Nintendo development environment is not particularly difficult on an incremental basis. So, you could say that the software has been in development since 1997, when we first released tools for online gaming, or 2001, when we first adapted those products for middleware. Our specific Nintendo port is still in progress; we're waiting for additional market demand to queue this up for completion.
Can you explain briefly how the Gamespy software will be utilized in Nintendo's upcoming online games.
Those developers that use GameSpy's software would be able to quickly and easily add modules to their games which provide player matchmaking, text chat, voice chat, instant messaging, security, ladder systems, online storage (virtual memory card) and other online-related applications. That software inside of their game communicates with GameSpy's master servers, which do things like report back to the game player what other games are about to start, or pass messages to the client.
Will the consumer need to buy any other connectivity perephial besides the Broadband Adapter?
Our software will not require any other adapter than those provided by Nintendo.
For the interview in full Click Away
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| GCN: Pac-Man Screens |
Pac-Man GCN is co-developed by Shigeru Miyamoto. It will play like the classic arcade version with a twist. Three players (on the GameCube) will control the ghosts that attempt to get Pac Man, whilst another player (on the GBA) will control Pac-Man. Once a ghost eats Pac-Man, that player will then get the opportunity to control Pac-Man.
Pac-Man Screen 1
Pac-Man Screen 2
Pac-Man Screen 3
Pac-Man Screen 4
Source: The Magic Box
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| GCN: Tales of Symphonia Update |
Namco has revealed that Tales of Symphonia will feature an all new battle system titled ML-LMBS. ML-LMBS stands for Multi-Line Linear Motion Battle System. ML-LMBS allows gamers to attack target from the enemy group, by pointing the cursor to the target. The whole idea of ML-LMBS is to create a multi-line battle in 3D battle environment. Namco also revealed three new characters;
Refill Sage - 23 year old female, elder sister of Genius Sage, and the teacher of Lloyd Irving.
Kratos Aurion - 28 year old mercenary fencer who is the bodyguard of Collet Brunel.
Shihna - 19 years old charmer, specializes in using charms. She is an assassin out to kill Collet.
  
Tales of Symphonia is an GameCube exclusive RPG that is set for release here in Australia sometime Q1 2004 (Jan, Feb, Mar).
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| GCN: Hudson To Reveal Tengai Makyou III: Namida |
Hudson recently announced they plan to release the first details of a massive RPG titled Tengai Makyou III: Namida, on July 7 in Japan. They plan to bring Tengai Makyou III: Namida to the GameCube as well as the Playstation 2. Tengai Makyou III: Namida was one of the most anticipated title eight years ago but the game was cancelled due to the failing console PC-FX, developed by NEC.
It is unknown if this game will be released outside Japan.
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| GBA: Mario Golf Screens |
The Magic Box has put forth two blurry screens of Mario Golf on the GameBoy Advance.
Mario Golf GBA Screen 1
Mario Golf GBA Screen 2
Mario Golf GBA features connectivity to the GameCube version. Gamers are able to train characters in the GBA version, then send them to the GameCube version. You can also download characters from the GameCube version to the GBA.
Source: The Magic Box
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Wednesday 4 June 2003
| Site News: Links Up |
| Well all the pages to the site are now working. If you find any errors drop me a line. Don't forget to use the forums :D |
Tuesday 3 June 2003
| Site News: Please Bare With Me |
Hey people. Sorry but some of the side links aren't full working yet as I am still working on them :/ I can tell you want is up though ;)
Australian GameCube Release Dates
Contact Page
Forums (Sign up now and you get a free Chicken*)
Check back soon as I complete the pages.
*Free chicken must be puchased from local supermarket. |
| General: New 'Matrix' Title |
| According to Game Power Australia, An Atari representative has revealed to them that a new 'Matrix' titled based on the upcoming Matrix: Revolutions movie which is set to be shown worldwide in November. No other details were revealed. |
| General: Acclaim Announces New CEO |
| Acclaim Entertainment today announced that its Global President and Chief Operating Officer, Rodney Cousens, has been appointed to the company co-founder and Chief Executive Officer.
"We are entering a new era for this organization and I am very pleased to have Rod appointed as my successor," said Gregory Fischbach, Co-Founder and Co-Chairman for Acclaim. "Given his impact on our organization since the beginning of this calendar year, I am confident that he will continue to utilize his industry knowledge and leadership skills to benefit the organization."
"During the last five months, I have driven the process for our organization to adopt and implement a new global operating plan that is heavily focused on improving our core business practices, including reducing operating expenses, realigning our brand-driven product development strategy and managing our position at retail," added Rod Cousens, Chief Executive Officer for Acclaim.
"While this is an ongoing process, I believe that we have completed the foundation-building first phase that has set the stage for how we will conduct our business on a daily basis going forward. I will continue to strengthen our management team with leaders that are dedicated to this new structure, who possess the singular end-goal of facilitating our future growth and returning the organization to profitability." |
| GCN: 'Viewtiful World' Track Released To Promote Viewtiful Joe |
It has been revealed that a track, titled 'Viewtiful World' will be released in Japan to promote Capcom's quirky Cel-Shader beat em' up, Viewtiful Joe.
To check out the song Click Here (Right-Click and Save As). The file is in asf format and is a total of 3.73mb.
Viewtiful Joe is currently set for release here in Australia sometime at the end of the year. Check it out. |
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