News from 03/05/2001
SFEX developer Arika announces "Net de Long" Mah-jong Game
 
Creator of the Street Fighter EX series and Tetris Grandmaster, Arika Co. announces their new product "Net de Long", a Mah-jong game for the Playstation2, utilizing both the PS2 modem and HDD.

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The Typing of the Dead Demo released
 
Sega has released the demo to the Windows port of their arcade game "The Typing of the Dead", in sale since 12/08/00. The Demo - hosted by Impress co., includes the first stage of the game. Sound samplings and some parts of the game have been cut to reduce file size. The file is 67.3MB.

[ Link: Impress Co -Download ]
Short Comment: Fan-Based & Created Final Fantasy Love Simulation game Project
 
Here's something I found while surfing around. A group of Final Fantasy Fans are trying to make a Final Fantasy love sim of their own, featuring all the female characters from the Final Fantasy series in modern society. Male characters seem to be in the game as well, although it's questionable if they will be "targets" in this love sim. In fact, even sub characters such as FF7's Reno and FF8's Raijin&Fuujin seems to be scheduled in the game.

While the project looks like it's still in preparation stage, some of the idea sketches look pretty good. Again, note that this is a fan based project and not an official Square project... nevertheless, it looks very interesting. -H.Moriarty
[ Link: Serious FF Gal-game production comittee ]
Capcom discontinues Membership based Fan Club "Capcom Friendly Club"
Capcom has announced to discontinue their Membership based Fan Club "Capcom Friendly Club". The Fan Club - available through annual membership fees, provided members with priority news of upcoming games in form of videos and newsletters/fan-books. "Capcom Friendly Club" had begun in April of 1996, and 12 volumes of newsletters and 12 volumes of promotion video have been released until its discontinuation. Capcom plans to release news to fans in the form of Web and mail magazine for now and the future.
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Capcom announces Scheduled games for the Tokyo Game Show
Capcom has announced their games scheduled to be on display at the Upcoming Tokyo Game Show (TGS), 3/30-4/1. Note: Devil May Cry will only be on dispaly and will not be playable.

Rockman Exe (AGB) Street Fighter Alpha (GBC) Eldorado Gate Vol.1-5 (DC)
Reingald (PC) Devil May Cry (PS2) Bounty Hunter Sarah (PPS/DC)

Kids Section: Rockman Exe (AGB) RockmanX (GBC)
Warau inu no bouken (GBC) Rockman X5 (PS) Rockman Dash (N64)
[ Related: Capcom ]
43% of gamers are women -PC Magazine article
"In April 2000, an Interactive Digital Software Association survey found that 43 percent of gamers were women, up from 38 percent in 1998. Similarly, last December PCdata reported that 45 percent of all gamers and 50 percent of online gamers are women. In short, they're becoming an extremely active market force." -PC Magazine
For the full article, check ZDNet's PC Magazine online.
[ Link: PC Magazine ]
Short Comment: SFEX Clamp drawn Chun-li and Hokuto Ad from 1998
I remember coming by this quite a while back, but I came around it again today while checking through Arika's site so I thought it may be worth a mention. This is an advertizement of Street Figher EX and its company Arika, once published in the Gamest magazine in April of 98'. It should be a real treat for both Clamp fans and non-fans alike. -H.Moriarty
[ Related: Sonnan-Arika Gaiden ]





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