Subject: GameGossip’s Weekly Round-Up - 01/29/05

Introduction: PlayStation Portable news was in abundance this week, with Sony\'s conference call reiterating a March 2005 date. This week also saw Konami announcing Death Jr and Rengoku for the PSP, as well as launch support for both the Xbox 2 and PlayStation 3. PSP aside though, this week saw Digital Illusions CE (DICE) accepting Electronic Arts offer. See below for the usual selection of major stories this week.

Battlefield 2 & Medal Of Honor Delays
-- http://www.gamegossip.com/comment.php?id=11717

Castlevania Comic Revealed
-- http://www.gamegossip.com/comment.php?id=11705

Castlevania: Curse Of Darkness Announced
-- http://www.gamegossip.com/comment.php?id=11776

Daemonica Revealed
-- http://www.gamegossip.com/comment.php?id=11792

Dance Dance Revolution Hits Platinum Status
-- http://www.gamegossip.com/comment.php?id=11773

Dead To Rights II Pushed Back Again
-- http://www.gamegossip.com/comment.php?id=11687

Death By Degrees To Include Tekken 5 Demo
-- http://www.gamegossip.com/comment.php?id=11748

Death, Jr. Picked Up By Konami
-- http://www.gamegossip.com/comment.php?id=11774

DICE Accepts EA Offer
-- http://www.gamegossip.com/comment.php?id=11694

Dokodemo Possible North American Debut
-- http://www.gamegossip.com/comment.php?id=11688

Driv3r - PC Update
-- http://www.gamegossip.com/comment.php?id=11753

Dungeon Lords Release Date
-- http://www.gamegossip.com/comment.php?id=11703

Empire Earth II Release Date Listed
-- http://www.gamegossip.com/comment.php?id=11696

Fahrenheit Renamed
-- http://www.gamegossip.com/comment.php?id=11785

Half-Life 2 Sells 1.7 Million Copies
-- http://www.gamegossip.com/comment.php?id=11754

Heavyweight Thunder Announced
-- http://www.gamegossip.com/comment.php?id=11750

Infinium & Pinnacle Marketing Ink Phantom Deal
-- http://www.gamegossip.com/comment.php?id=11761

Iron Phoenix Delayed
-- http://www.gamegossip.com/comment.php?id=11723

J Allard Set To Give Next-Gen Keynote At GDC
-- http://www.gamegossip.com/comment.php?id=11762

Juiced Release Date Announced
-- http://www.gamegossip.com/comment.php?id=11763

Konami's 2005 Line-Up
-- http://www.gamegossip.com/comment.php?id=11777

Konami's Pro Evolution Soccer 4 Slip Up
-- http://www.gamegossip.com/comment.php?id=11692

Konami's Q3 Results
-- http://www.gamegossip.com/comment.php?id=11745

Konami’s Next-Generation Launch Pledge
-- http://www.gamegossip.com/comment.php?id=11747

Kuju Expands Brighton Studio
-- http://www.gamegossip.com/comment.php?id=11760

Majesco Updates Schedule, Hints At Additional Video Lines
-- http://www.gamegossip.com/comment.php?id=11737

Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater - European Release Date Revealed
-- http://www.gamegossip.com/comment.php?id=11749

Microsoft Issues Q2 Results
-- http://www.gamegossip.com/comment.php?id=11764

Microsoft's Earnings Call: Xbox 2 At E3 & Xbox Figures Revised
-- http://www.gamegossip.com/comment.php?id=11771

Midway Files For 7 Days
-- http://www.gamegossip.com/comment.php?id=11695

MotoGP: Ultimate Racing Technology 3 Update
-- http://www.gamegossip.com/comment.php?id=11726

Myst IV Revelation Announced For Xbox
-- http://www.gamegossip.com/comment.php?id=11729

Mythic Donates Calendar Funds To Tsunami Relief Effort
-- http://www.gamegossip.com/comment.php?id=11767

Namco Announces Arc The Lad: End Of Darkness
-- http://www.gamegossip.com/comment.php?id=11709

Namco Picks Up Rights To Gumby
-- http://www.gamegossip.com/comment.php?id=11765

NARC Pre-Order Deal Announced
-- http://www.gamegossip.com/comment.php?id=11768

Need For Speed Underground 2 - DS Release Date Announced
-- http://www.gamegossip.com/comment.php?id=11752

Nintendo DS - European Launch Details
-- http://www.gamegossip.com/comment.php?id=11758

Nintendo Pennant Chase Baseball Announced
-- http://www.gamegossip.com/comment.php?id=11751

PS3: Upcoming Announcement & Pseudo Playability
-- http://www.gamegossip.com/comment.php?id=11757

Rome Total War Expansion Pack Listed
-- http://www.gamegossip.com/comment.php?id=11735

Sony's Q3 Results
-- http://www.gamegossip.com/comment.php?id=11746

Take-Two Forms 2K Games Label
-- http://www.gamegossip.com/comment.php?id=11700

Take-Two Picks Up Civilization Franchise
-- http://www.gamegossip.com/comment.php?id=11728

Tales Of Eternia Coming To North America?
-- http://www.gamegossip.com/comment.php?id=11689

TimeShift's Release Date Updated
-- http://www.gamegossip.com/comment.php?id=11693

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Espionage Pack Confirmed
-- http://www.gamegossip.com/comment.php?id=11722

Vietcong Fist Alpha Banned In China
-- http://www.gamegossip.com/comment.php?id=11787

Xbox Hits 5 Million Units In Europe
-- http://www.gamegossip.com/comment.php?id=11791