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- Pipeworks Software is working on a GameCube fighting game called Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee. The battles will take place in various cities, such as Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, London, Tokyo, Osaka and Monster Island (origin of Godzilla). Each stage contains many interactive objects such as skyscrapers, bridges, and landmarks; you can also pick up objects to attack the enemies, or powerup items such as extra health packs. Each monster has 3 meters: Health, Energy and Rage, when the Rage Meter is full, your attack power will increase and you can launch unblockable special attacks. Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee is scheduled for release this winter.....

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- GameJam2: Sega announced a secret GameCube project called the "Virtua Fighter 10th Anniversary Special Project" the genre is action adventure, featuring every single character in the Virtua Fighter series, and a simple control system.

- GameJam2: Sega announced a GameCube port of their popular arcade game Beach Spiker, scheduled to release in Japan this summer, the GameCube version will have new character creation mode and improved partner A.I.

- GameJam2: Sega Sonic Team's GameCube version of Phantasy Star Online is officially renamed to Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II. The game will have a new Coast Area and Jungle Area not found in the original versions, as well as several new monsters such as Merillrear, Merilltass, Urgibbon, Gal Griffon, Gey and Gey Goo. Three new characters are available, include HUcaseal, FOmar and RAmarl....

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- Nintendo announced the Japanese GameCube version of Mario Sunshine will be released on July 19. In addition, Nintendo is planning to release 12 - 13 GameCube titles in Japan by the end of this year, including The Legend of Zelda, Mario Party, Koro Koro Kirby, Eternal Darkness and Star Fox Adventures.

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- GameJam2: Sega and Red Entertainment announced a new PlayStation 2 gun action game called Gungrave, scheduled to release in Japan in July.

- Capcom announced Disney Golf Classics for PlayStation 2, a comical golf game featuring Disney characters. The game supports up to 4 players simultaneously. During the game you can acquire special items by landing your ball into a specific item zone, some of these items have magical power such as sending your ball directly to the hole. Disney Golf ~ Classics is scheduled for release in Japan on May 30, for 4980 yen.

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- Here are some screen shots of Konami's PlayStation 2 soccer game World Soccer Winning Eleven 6, scheduled to release in Japan on April 25, for 6800 yen. This time the Master League will have 8 additional teams and a division, divided into D1, D2 and D3. A new Negotiation System is added to the game, you have to use points you earned from matches to negotiate with other teams, before you can buy or borrow players. There is a new mini game called Challenge Training, in which you have can go through a series of mini games to improve your skills.....

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- From Software will release the PlayStation 2 mech action game Armored Core 3 in Japan on April 4, for 6800 yen.

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- GameJam2: Sega announced a new GameBoy Advance title called Greatest Nine, which is a sequel to the popular Saturn baseball game.

- GameJam2: Sega Smilebit is also porting Let's Make the J.League Pro Baseball Team to both GameBoy Advance and PC, a baseball simulation game in which you become the supervisor of a soccer club and manages the team.

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- SNK Neo-Geo has officially announced SNK Vs Capcom, a new Neo Geo MVS arcade fighting game featuring characters from both SNK and Capcom universe, this time the game will be developed SNK Neo-Geo (Playmore) and published by Sun Amusement.

- The Dengeki Console Chart is updated. Six new games have entered the top 10 this week. The best selling game is Bandai's One Piece Grand Battle 2, sold 246,000+ units; followed by Sega's Sakura Taisen 4, sold 216,000+ units, and Capcom's Biohazard, sold 104,000+ units. Other new games in the top 50 include Konami's Pawapuro Kum Pocket 4 at #4, Taito's celshaded RPG Garakuta Kingdom at #7, and Atlus' Shin Megami Tensei II remake at #10.

- UNCONFIRMED RUMOR: Eolith announced first details of The King of Fighters 2002. This time the game will have a total of 56 playable characters, 14 teams. There are at least 5 new teams in the game, click below full details:

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- Konami and Infogrames have reached an agreement for Konami of Japan to market and distribute Infogrames game titles in Japan, the first Infogrames titles to be released by Konami of Japan include V-Rally 3 and Nascar Heat.

- Evoga Entertainment will release a new Neo Geo MVS arcade fighting game called Rage of the Dragon in Japan in April, a 2D fighting game based on the Double Dragon series. (Source: Madman's Cafe)

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- Nintendo and Sega announced they are co-developing a new GameCube / TriForce arcade racing game F-Zero. The arcade version will be called F-Zero AC and developed by Sega Amusement Vision; and the GameCube version will be called F-Zero GC and developed by Nintendo. The two versions can exchange data with the Memory Card 59.