Xenogears 3 & starfox 2 and a whole lot more

[ABCMan]

ok so some people already know that namco are now working on the new starfox game for the cube (a traditional starfox shhot em up)

but now

Namco subsidiary Monolith Software has begun recruiting development team members to work on the sequel to its PlayStation 2 RPG XenoSaga (XenoGears 2). Interestingly enough, the company is particularly looking for people with experience working on Nintendo's GameCube. The revelation has touched off a firestorm of speculation suggesting Namco plans to bring the RPG series to Nintendo's console next year.

looks like another developer is being wowed by the power of the cube

[ABCMan]

NASCAR DIRT TO DATONA

is also now cube bound

Career Mode:
Go from a local nobody to a Winston Cup legend by successfully winning your way through the 4 distinctly different NASCAR leagues.

Start as a rookie in the dirt in the NASCAR Weekly Racing Series. Graduate to the radical, open-wheeled excitement of the NASCAR Featherlight Modified series.

Drive the fastest trucks in the world in the ranks of the NASCAR Craftsman Truck series.

Undertake the ultimate challenge by going for the championship in the NASCAR Winston Cup series.

Other Features:
43 car field for NASCAR Winston Cup races

Upgrade cars with over a 100 different parts.

Manage an entire race team by carefully balancing team skills and budget.

Experience the challenge of competing for multiple championships during a single season.

Monitor progress with extensive career statistics.

31 total tracks including exciting new dirt tracks!

Numerous different game modes to explore: Career, Season, Single Race, Beat the Heat, Pro Trainer (where drivers show you the way they race the different tracks), and Head-to-Head.

Over 20 minutes of video, including many top NASCAR drivers.

New damage model accurately represents everything from a tire rubbing to the destruction of a 20-car pileup.

System Requirements:
1-4 Players

[ABCMan]

more sales news

Powered by the release of Yoshi’s Island: Super Mario Advance 3, the GBA sold an incredible 61,365 units at Japanese retail between September 23-29, a figure only topped by the console’s launch week. This compares to 43,675 PlayStation 2 hardware units in the same week.

In the same period, 4,103 PSone consoles were sold and Nintendo shifted another 15,240 GameCubes.

In more shocking news for Microsoft, we can tell you that just 2,125 Xbox units were shifted in that period.