Nvidia May Not Break Even
wednesday, july 31, 2002
SANTA CLARA, CA. – July 30, 2002 – NVIDIA® Corporation (Nasdaq: NVDA) today announced that it expects to report total revenues of approximately $410 million to $430 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2003 ending July 28, 2002. The decrease in revenues from the prior period was primarily the result of broad weakness in the personal computer market. In addition, the Company expects to take a significant inventory write-off in the second quarter. Including the inventory write-off, the Company expects its earnings for the second quarter to be at or above break-even. Rumors of Nvida and AMD merging have not helped Nvidia this quarter.

Correction: Jesse Waco Birthday
tuesday, july 30, 2002
Gamelord.org would like to take this moment to point out a error made last week regarding Jesse Waco's Birthday. Although he will be turning 24, his birthday is August 9th and NOT August 8th. His party on the 9th will take place at Amnesia in the City (San Francisco) and this is something you don't want to miss. Special guest stars include AY, Eric Fong, and Greg Mccord. Jesse Waco will best be known for his work as Teddy Salad. Jesse is easily located at Treat St. Bar in San Francisco.

Tron 2.0 Beta Test Application from David Woldman
friday, july 26, 2002
So starting today, anyone who's interested at a shot at testing Tron 2.0 send an email to jetbradley@go.com with this information..
Name
Email address
Mailing address
Day-time phone number
Fax number (if applicable)
System specifications of your computer, including computer brand, operating system, CPU model, processing speed, memory/RAM, video card brand and model, video card memory size and sound card brand and model
Internet connection type
Direct X diagnostic tool log (In the start menu, go to "Run... ", type in "dxdiag" and hit OK. A Direct X Diagnostic window will pop up for you. At the bottom of a window there will be an option to save all information. Save it somewhere you can find it and attach it to the email.)

Birthday Notification: Jesse Waco
On August 8, Jesse Waco will celebrate his 24th birthday. But we'll let you know about that later on. If you check the Calender of Events, you'll see his Birthday announced. In a press conference to field questions around his age and his upcoming party, Jesse announced "A Y is a big gay."

The New Jet-X has Landed
thursday, july 25, 2002
Congratulations go out to Jet-X (Brian Wiklem) on the birth of his new daughter, Anika Wiklem. She joined the Jet-X family on 7/21/02 and shares the same exact birthday as her older brother Braniff Wiklem. Gamelord.org wishes Jet-X and Lisa Lunger the best.

Golden Joystick (Gaijin Gold)
wednesday, july 24, 2002
The industry's BIGGEST awards bash, The Golden Joystick Awards, is where YOU, the playing public, get to vote YOUR favourite recent releases into gaming's Hall Of Fame. Don't forget to vote for your favorite joystick and this ain't no pron. http://www.goldenjoystick.co.uk/

Are you a Neo-Geo Fan?
tuesday, july 23, 2002
If you are a fan of the classic NeoGeo and can't let go of this elite system, join the many Neo fans all over the world in the most popular IRC channel on the net (second only to nsync). Run by the legendary Frank Raymond Jr. and BonusKun. Should you decide to pop in the room can be reached either by going to www.neo-geo.com and using the chatroom link or you can use mIRC, the address is irc.chat-solutions.org #neo-geo.

Greg Mccord's Birthday is Today
Don't forget that today is Greg Mccord's birthday. He is also well known as Lamanamaneumi.

Warcraft 3 is Where to Be
friday, july 19, 2002
Blizzard announced prior to the game's launch that it had shipped more than 4.5 million copies of the game worldwide. Neverwinter Nights, Infogrames' popular Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, dropped from first place into third, followed by The Sims: Vacation, Electronic Arts' latest virtual-life game expansion. The Sims, EA's phenomenally popular virtual-life game, came in fifth place.
Best-selling PC games for the week of June 30-July 6, 2002:
Rank / Title / Publisher / Average Price
1 / Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos / Vivendi Universal / $59
2 / Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos Collector's Edition / Vivendi Universal / $75
3 / Neverwinter Nights / Infogrames / $56
4 / The Sims: Vacation / Electronic Arts / $27
5 / The Sims / Electronic Arts / $42
6 / Grand Theft Auto III / Take-Two / $46
7 / Medal of Honor: Allied Assault/ Electronic Arts / $47
8 / Backyard Baseball 2003 / Infogrames / $19
9 / Zoo Tycoon / Microsoft / $27
10 / Starcraft Battle Chest / Vivendi Universal / $20

Matt Callaway's Wedding Announcement
thursday, july 18, 2002
Matthew Callaway of EA has formerly announced his wedding to Kris Kristopherson. Their impending marriage is scheduled to occur on the 17th day of August. It's goal is to be held on a sunny, hot, summer day, but before the beginning of football season. Contrary to early reports, Matt will be a very lucky man and in case you ever forget which day his big date is, you can always find it in our Release Dates section. Matt's marriage will release all women from that fear.

In Other News...
Eric Molina and Jonathan Long have been inducted into the "Rotation of Fame". Which is the thing that rotate above and shows the "Stars of the Industry". Look for their names when you find yourself staring at this thing of marvel.

Larry Libery and Blasto Team by Mot Yobet
wednesday, july 17, 2002
One of our secret editors has dedicated today's article. Although Gamelord.org is proud to have such a secret editor, we still cannot figure out who he is and how he gets his information. His name is Mot Yobet and he is a complete enigma. Larry Libery, formely of 989 San Diego (Liquid Matrix), has joined Neversoft woodland hills...the tony chicken hawk guys. Secondly, Mot Yobet has detailed the future of the Blasto Team. Click here to read what happens to this talented group.

ECTS Date Moved
tuesday, july 16, 2002
This year sees some major changes for ECTS, including moving the dates to Thursday 29, Friday 30 and Saturday 31 August 2002 and the show's return to a central London venue - Earls Court. ECTS is kind of European E3 and is the only place in Europe where the entire interactive entertainment industry comes together for three days. The big companies are exhibiting at ECTS this year, including Activision, Acclaim, CAPCOM, Eidos, Konami Of Europe, Midway, Ubi Soft, THQ and of course, Microsoft with an Xbox booth. To view the complete exhibitor list click here and for the Trade Hall floorplan (in PDF format) click here. We'll have more on ECTS* 2002 as it develops.

Ken Zarifes and Henry Perkins Join Sorrent
monday, july 15, 2002
The much respected Ken Zarifes and Henry Perkins have joined Scott Orr Entertainment or Sorrent.com. Ken and Henry join long time friend Rod Ang formerly of Sony Interactive Studios.

NCSOFT Picks Up Trade Wars
friday, july 12, 2002
NCsoft™ Corporation, the world’s largest independent online game company announced today that it will publish Trade Wars: Dark Millennium ™ (working title) from Realm Interactive, LLC™. Trade Wars one of the first MMORPG but it didn't have graphics.

3DO Pulling a 1 for 8 Stock Reversal
thursday, july 11, 2002
In what appears to be 3DO's attempt to avoid being delisted. 3DO has announced to stockholders that every 8 shares of stock will be reduced to one stock. 3DO stocks are well under $1 now.

THQ Acquires Valusoft
wednesday, july 10, 2002
At this year's Electronic Entertainment Expo [E3], the video-game conference held May 21 to 24 in Los Angeles, THQ debuted more than 20 new games based on popular Nick shows, including Jimmy Neutron, Hey Arnold!, and Rugrats. The parade of cartoon characters should help drive THQ's revenues up 37% this year, to about $520 million, analysts say, with profit growth of 27%, to about $46 million. THQ's popular titles have propelled it into the Big Three of independent game publishers, yet it consistently lags behind rivals Electronic Arts (NasdaqNM:ERTS - News) and Activision (NasdaqNM:ATVI - News) on Wall Street. Trading around $32.70 a share on May 23, THQ has a price-earnings ratio of 31. In contrast, Electronic Arts and Activision carry p-es of 95 and 37, respectively.

Vivendi Universally in Trouble
thursday, july 4, 2002
Vivendi boss Jean-Marie Messier has resigned from the troubled company as executives begin attempts to salvage the giant. The Vivendi Universal stock has dived more than 70 percent this year, partly on the back of results in March which showed a 2001 non-cash loss of 13.6 billion euros ($11.8 billion) even though earnings before taxes for its core media group jumped 34 percent.

Jesse Waco Joins Maxis
tuesday, july 2, 2002
The master Jesse Waco, better known to his fans as TeddySalad, has been at Maxis for some time now. However, Gamelord.org is a little slow with the news. Maxis is known for Minkz Ngo and a little game called The Sims.

Mythic Goes Gladiator
friday, june 28, 2002
Mythic Entertainment, creator of the multiple award winning massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) Dark Age of Camelottm, today announced that design work has begun on its next-generation MMORPG, code-named Imperatortm. The game is being developed exclusively by Mythic Entertainment and is designed to be a radical departure from the current generation of online games. Click here for full story.

Brett Downen Selling Life Away Update
thursday, june 27, 2002
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Shiny is Hiring
wednesday, june 26, 2002
Right now Shiny is working on one of the coolest licenses in the industry: The video game for the Wachowski's upcoming sequel to the blockbuster hit The Matrix™. Brian Wiklem owner of the incredibly successful Jet-X.com and producer on these titles are looking for some talent. If you know a Chris Gregory or a Dave Pounders who wants to work, please view this website. http://www.shiny.com/jobs.htm. Do it, Do it now! Or email Brian Wiklem directly. Click here to email.