What would it be like if you attended the EA Play event, or ECTS last week? Take a look through the eyes of PGC's European Correspondents!

We've uploaded a few movies of the EA Play Event, and ECTS to give you an

idea of what the events were like.  Note: There is little or no game

footage in these movies.  These are walk thru's of the event to give you a

taste of what European trade shows are all about.

*You will need Windows

Do you have an unhealthy obsession with Mario? Well, I hope you like Wendy's.

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All month long, Wendy's fast food chains are giving away Mario toys with their kid's meals. There are five toys in all. There's a Mario and Chomp suction cup, a poseable action figure, a mini Mario Kart race game, a Mario Kart, and a mini Mario board game. You don't need to be a kid to get the meal, though you'll probably get a strange look if you order one.

Nintendo's going to turn their star-riding puffball into a superstar!

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Nintendo has already made huge stars out of Mario, Link, and all the Pokemon. Now, its Kirby's time to hit it big. Beginning with Kirby's new TV series, "Kirby: Right Back At Ya!" Nintendo is relaunching Kirby big time, with a $10 million promotion. The new promotion is... Read more...

That's right. If you're going to Greece any time soon, be sure you leave that GBA at home.

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In an attempt to stop "illegal gambling", the government of Greece has passed a law that simply makes all video games illegal.

Greek Law Number 3037, enacted at the end of July, explicitly forbids electronic games with "electronic mechanisms and software" from public and private places, and people have already been fined tens of thousands of dollars for playing or owning games.

For those who could not be in Japan to attend this event, you can still listen to the concert on your surround sound speakers this fall. Updates about the concert inside.

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The Smash Brothers DX Orchestra Concert was held last week in Ueno, Tokyo. The sold out event featured 14 tunes from Nintendo’s popular franchises including Mario and Zelda. The audience consisted mostly of children accompanied by their parents.

The producer... Read more...

Direct feed footage of a little hottie that will suck out your bodily fluids, and then mutilate you afterward. Yummy.

We've uploaded a new direct feed movie of BloodRayne.  Don't forget to

right click and save to your computer!

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BloodRayne:

Movie 1

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The game will actually help break down the week's matchups, and serve as quasi-instant replays, complete every camera angle imaginable. Amazing.

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EA SPORTS and ABC SPORTS Debut John Madden's Videogame Analysis on Monday Night Football

Partnership Has John Madden Using Madden NFL 2003 to Breakdown Monday Night Match-Ups During Broadcast

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. & NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 3, 2002--... Read more...

Time to call your friends across the pond to nab a couple of these for you!

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Bigben Interactive UK appointed as UK Distributor of Officially Licenced Nintendo Collectable Bobbleheads

They stand seven inches tall and their heads are on springs. But for Nintendo fans, Bobbleheads are set to be must-have collectables for Christmas.

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Ok, raise your hand if you really think this whole campaign is stupid.

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The UK's first human adverts are unveiled

Marketing pioneers change their identities in new advertising initiative

Five people who have changed their names by deed poll to that of a character in a video game in a unique marketing initiative have been revealed... Read more...