Tony Van Joins Ubisoft
thursday, may 30, 2002
The legendary Tony Van, friend to Gary Barth and Kelly Flock has joined the forces of Ubisoft. Tony is a master of game design and has accepted a job as Senior Producer. He will join the great Dexter Cho and Randy Gordon in his new endeavor. In his press conference, Tony thanks the crowd for all the great leads and support. He goes on to say that he will never give up his dream of making a respectable Survivor (or other reality-based game show) for the PC.

Star Wars - Episode 2 - Attack of the Clones
friday, may 17, 2002
Featuring one of the most protested names of all time, Attack of the Clones hits theatres today. Many fans believe that Lucas named the movies this in a sort of "retaliation" against many rip-off star wars movies that appeared. In truth, George Lucas had merely wanted to keep in the tradition of his somewhat "campy" titles and cheesy storylines. Thai Tran, a Gamelord.org favorite, reviews the next installment of the Star Wars series. Read his feature here. This feature can be found in the Features section.
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The Empire Slices Back
thursday, may 16, 2002
Although speculated by the public for months, Xbox drops its price to meet the PS2 $199 price tag. This doesn't come as a surprise to many as Xbox sales have been lackluster and many early forecasts suggested Microsoft will drop prices to compete in foreign markets. More...

PS2 drops to $199 US
wednesday, may 15, 2002
The $100 price drop, to be announced at Sony's investors' conference in Japan, is sure to send shivers down the backs of Microsoft and Nintendo (news - web sites). The PlayStation 2, which plays DVD's as well as games, will sell for $199 the same price as Nintendo's GameCube, which does not play DVD's, and $100 less than Microsoft's Xbox (news - web sites). Sony probably has some other tricks up it's sleeve but we will find out at E3 next week. More......

Nintendo reveals online plans
tuesday, may 14, 2002
The company announced that it will begin selling a network adapter for broadband Internet connections and a modem for dial-up connections--both priced at $35--starting this fall. The first games to take advantage of online GameCube play will be two new versions of Sega's "Phantasy Star Online," the first major console game to offer online play, through Sega's now-defunct Dreamcast (news - web sites) console. GameCube versions of "Phantasy Star Online I" and "Phantasy Star Online II" are set to be available this fall. The service will work with most ISP (Internet service provider) connections. More....

Infogrames and Shiny
saturday, may 11, 2002
Interplay Entertainment Corp. (Nasdaq: IPLY - news) announced today it has reached an agreement with Infogrames, Inc. (Nasdaq: IFGM - news) for the sale of its Shiny Entertainment subsidiary. Upon the closing of the transaction, which is subject to customary conditions including receipt of certain third party consents, Infogrames will pay Interplay approximately $47.2 million for Shiny Entertainment in a combination of cash and a promissory note.Through this acquisition, Infogrames, Inc. will have exclusive worldwide rights to develop and publish games based on sequels to the highly acclaimed, Academy Award-winning action thriller, ``THE MATRIX.'' The games will be based on the upcoming sequels ``THE MATRIX RELOADED'' and ``THE MATRIX REVOLUTIONS'' from Warner Bros. Pictures.

Final Fantasy X Reviewed
thursday, may 9, 2002
Our resident Editor of Content, Ralph M. Bradley Jr., strikes again with another great review in the REVIEWS section. This time Ralph takes on the highly popular Final Fantasy X and gives you the straight skinny on this A+ rated game. Read review here.
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Chuck Kroegel joins Strategy First
thursday, may 9, 2002
Friend to industry giants as Sam Clifford, Chuck Kroegel is a legend and veteran. Strategy First is pleased to announce that Chuck Kroegel has joined the company as Vice President - Product Development. Chuck will lead the company’s internal development team, as well as contribute to the company’s third party publishing division. He will also be influential in the Company’s initiatives to become a leader in the worldwide market.

Activision Financials
wednesday, may 8, 2002
Activision, Inc. reported their financial results for fiscal 2002. Net income for the year ended March 31, 2002 was $52.2 million, compared to $20.5 million in the same period the prior year. For the fourth quarter (ended March 31, 2002), Activision reported net income of $10.9 million, compared to $875,000 in the same quarter last year. Activision is so enthusiastic about their performance that they upped their guidance on earnings. Spider-Man has already shipped 1.5 million units, and the Tony Hawk's Pro Skater franchise was the "single largest independent video game franchise in dollars for the fiscal year." Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast has been performing very well, and Return to Castle Wolfenstein sales are reportedly still strong.

Gamelord.org Gains New Editor of Content
tuesday, may 7, 2002
Introducing the very first Editor of Content to ever grace the halls of Gamelord.org. His name is Ralph M. Bradley Jr., but don't let his small stature and extremely young look fool you. Ralph is no kid and he is definitely not a newB in the sport of games. He has already proven to be a valuable contributor to gamelord.org with his first review of Jedi Knight 2: Jedi Outcast found in the REVIEWS section of our site. Ralph promises to add tons of content to the Reviews section and he'll be the first person to look for when buying a new game.

Jo Aragones' Birthday Saturday from Neil Musser
saturday, may 4, 2002
Well people, the one, the only Jo gets one more year older. Come celebrate another year of debauchery with us this Saturday night (5/4/02) at Rudy's in Palo Alto. I'll be there by 7:30pm. By 9:30 or 10 we'll head on over for dinner. Be there or be a Jo-hater.
location: Rudy's Pub - 117 University Avenue, Palo Alto, CA View Map
when: Saturday, May 4, 7:30pm

Super Auctions May 18 by Jesse Caceres
friday, may 3, 2002
Looking for old arcade games? Need to find that Frogger Cocktail that eludes you? Don't forget about the Arcade Auction this weekend. Now that the arcades are dead, it's easy to get Arcade games for next to nothing. Save the Date, May 18.

Using Mitzi McGilvray is a Slam Dunk
wednesday, may 1, 2002
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