Today was also a hectic day, so here goes news in a Short-style update again. Okaay, let's start off with-

1- SNK Engrish is back!! See it in its full glory at the SNKNeoGeo/Playmore site's [ Engrish Section ]. It mentions how KOF "erected an eternal monumental landmark" in fighting games. Yup, that's SNK for ya, too cool. Special thanks to Freeter for the news.

2- Playmore/SNKNeogeo group distrubutor Sun Amusement, has opened their Official site. Not much is there yet, but it's interesting to note that one of their listed business partners is Glico - the company that makes everyone's favorite snack, Pockey. I wonder what Sun does for Glico? [ Sun Amusement- Official Site ]

3- KOF2000 for the Dreamcast is scheduled for release in August at 5800 Yen, according to the schedule list in Sega's official site [ Here ]. No specific date yet. Special thanks to Namae no nai heya for the news(2 & 3).

4- KOF on Flash! It's not exactly perfect, but it's interesting. Special thanks to Toudy.com for the news. [ FlashKOF ]

5- Max Payne finds his way to Hollywood, Dimension Films. [ Reuters (Yahoo archive) ]

6- Aye, that's a pretty bold domain name! [ Phuck-IGN.com ]

7- Microsoft corrects sales estimate for the Xbox. Originally aimed for 4.5-6 million consoles in sales, estimates now dropped to 3.5-4 million instead. Read the full article in the [ LA Times ]

8- Capcom's Biohazard 0 page launches, and it contains.. not much, yet. A page dedicated to the series is also available, here. [ BioHazard0 ]

9- AIBO goes Panda! Now you don't have to beat it up to give it a black eye. Too bad it's a limited release as a prize in a Oolong Tea campaign by Sapporo beverages. The article is in Japanese, but check out the photos if you're interested. [ ZDNet Article ]

- Henry A. Moriarty