Feb. 8, 1999 - 11:00am EsquE Bits & Pieces Source: Magic Box You can now sign up for Sega's online newsletter via Dricas. The newsletter will provide news and information regarding Dreamcast issues and will be mailed directly from Sega. The DC version of Warp's Real Sound 2 will have a 2 player VMS game called BBBBBattle. The VMS game is included with the game and is dowloaded from the GD-ROM. Capcom's upcoming arcade fighting game Power Stone will have 3 hidden characters which will be unlocked by a time release system. NO word on how they will be implemented into the DC version. A Japanese developer, Random House, has announced 2 new DC titles: Sumtan's Strongest Reversi and Sumtan's Strongest Shougi Chess. Both are scheduled for release on April 15. The March 19th issue of Dreamcast Magazine will include playable demo of CSK's Dreamcast titles Aero Dancing featuring Blue Impulse and Buggy Heat. Sega will prepare a new homepage for their game Gather! Dreamcast, for people to search for play partners over the internet. Konami is porting their hit Playstation title Metal Gear Solid to the PC this year. The PC version will have several enhancements, like 3D accelerator support. Don't be surprised if a DC version quickly follows. Sega's newly announced Naomi game, Ring Out 4x4, is actually the beetle car action game, Sega Buggy, that was shown as a tech demo at the last Tokyo Game Show in 1998. In this game you have to push the enemy cars out of the ring within a given time. Koei's Romance of 3 Kingdoms VI for the DC will have an 8 player network mode which allows 8 players to compete with each other over the internet.

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