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3-5-00
Acclaim announced today that they've snatched up the international publishing rights for Tecmo's upcoming 3D fighter extaordinare Dead Or Alive 2. The agreement gives Acclaim the rights to publish the game everywhere outside of America, Japan, and South East Asia.
Even without rights to the two most video game-savvy markets in the world, this is no small deal for Acclaim. As you probably know, Dead Or Alive 2 is one of the most anticipated fighters to come along in some time, and perhaps one of the most anticipated upcoming Dreamcast titles currently in existance. This, coupled with Acclaim's pull in most territories is sure to net them a very lucrative profit margin. AKA, they soon be making them sweet clams hand over fist.
"We are very pleased to have signed this agreement with Acclaim," commented Isamu Fukada for Tecmo in Japan. "We are confident that the strength of Dead or Alive 2 coupled with Acclaim's expertise and experience in these territories will prove a potent partnership for our success."
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With Tecmo refusing to confirm nor deny the status of Dead or Alive 2 on the Dreamcast in Japan, the inevitable rumors have already started up on the Japanese message boards and Japanese news sites.
The current rumor points to Dead or Alive 2 being released on the Dreamcast in Japan in May, two months after the game's confirmed US release of March 10. Of course, this date would put the game on the market after its proposed PlayStation 2 release, but it looks like you can't have everything, not even in rumour land.
This information hasn't been confirmed by Tecmo, so treat it just as a rumor. We expect the official word to surface shortly.
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The Playstation 2 version has not yet been comvermed yet if it will be a 4 player tag team like the Dreamcast ver. There has been a rumor that the Playstation 2 version will not have better graphics then the Dreamcast version.
2-1-00
Tecmo today made the official announcement that the boobulicious fighter, Dead Or Alive 2, is coming to the Dreamcast on March 10th. Just as interesting, however, is news that the May issue of the Official Dreamcast Mag will be bundled with a playable demo of the game. Oh, and if that don't top all, gamers will be able to take a look at the game at select Electronic Boutique and Babbages locations throughout next month.
For the two of you who don't know, Dead Or Alive 2 is the sequel to the smash hit Playstation fighter, Dead or Alive. Featured in the game is intense graphics, cool gameplay, and lots of well endowed female characters.
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1-31-00
Tecmo announced on Tuesday new information regarding Dead or Alive 2 for the Dreamcast. The game's release date has been finalized, and it has been made official that DOA2 will be hitting stores in the second week of March. Tecmo also revealed that the game will carry a suggested retail price of US$44.99.
In Dreamcast version, Tecmo has stated that the game will be based on the original version of Dead or Alive 2 (not the Millennium upgrade that appeared in some Japanese arcades). As for the Playstation 2 version we all now that it will have the Millennium upgrade, unlike the Dreamcast version.
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