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News Burst: Dreamcast hacked
News Dreamcast is no longer hacker-proof. Until now, Dreamcast has been protected by its special disc format -- Dreamcast drives are unable to read standard CD-Roms. The crack was accomplished by an application which, when burned onto a CD and read into...
[July 3, 2000, 10:37]
Sony: Dreamcast 'half' of PlayStation2
News Sony tried to stall rival Sega's booming Dreamcast sales by releasing more details of its highly anticipated PlayStation2 entertainment console Monday. We think the window of opportunity (to develop a game for the Dreamcast) is a year.
[September 14, 1999, 8:59]
ECTS: Dreamcast delay is no big deal - Sega
News A Sega representative at the ECTS show described the delay of the Dreamcast as no big deal Monday, a day after the machine was announced in London. Sega explained last month that the Dreamcast would be delayed due to technical issues.
[September 6, 1999, 13:38]
Dreamcast's next target: Set-top boxes
News Amid reports that Sega will stop selling Dreamcast as a standalone gaming console, the company is finalising plans to incorporate its technology into other devices such as next-generation set-top boxes.
[January 24, 2001, 8:20]
News Burst: Dreamcast gets European launch
News Sega launched its Dreamcast console in Europe Sunday but confirmed the machine would not be available until October 14. Opting to snub the ECTS show, Sega's president, Shoichiro Irimajiri launched the Dreamcast at London's Commonwealth Institute...
[September 6, 1999, 9:49]
Dreamcast: Huge sales but plagued by disc problems
News Despite celebrating a $98m first-day sales record with its Dreamcast next-generation game platform, Sega of America had major headaches on Friday: Disc manufacturing problems were freezing up some games, frustrating consumers.
[September 13, 1999, 9:22]
News Burst: Dreamcast sales fire Imagination
News Sega's new Dreamcast console isn't just pleasing gamers, it's also giving a boost to UK microchip developer Imagination Technologies. Sega has sold more than one million units worldwide since Dreamcast's launch in September.
[November 10, 1999, 10:35]
Sega responds to Dreamcast rumours
News Sega has issued an official statement following the recent rumours that it will be ceasing the production of Dreamcast consoles in March. In the statement made late last night, Sega confirms that it is "planning to reform the worldwide production...
[January 25, 2001, 9:58]
ECTS: The Truth About the Dreamcast...
News For the past few months Sega's Dreamcast has been turning gamers' heads with stellar looking titles and the promise of a games machine to die for. But Sega has been telling a little white lie about the Dreamcast.
[September 5, 1999, 7:49]
Microsoft denies Xbox Dreamcast rumours
News Microsoft has flatly denied rumours that its Xbox console will house the all-in-one Dreamcast chip. The chip, which has been in development by Sega, is designed for the PC platform and set-top boxes, and it will let users on those platforms play...
[January 26, 2001, 11:32]
News Burst: Dreamcast fever hits UK
News Take me to GameSpot's Dreamcast Week Hundreds of shops stayed open until the small hours of the morning just so eager gamers could get their grubby paws on the coveted new machine. Full story
[October 14, 1999, 9:18]
Dreamcast fever hits UK
News One benefit of Dreamcast's delayed arrival however, is the machine impressive list of games. Presales of the Dreamcast in Europe recently broke all records and despite predictions that Sega will lose the war, it certainly isn't giving up the battle.
[October 14, 1999, 11:05]
Excite@Home to play Dreamcast
News Excite@Home will become the "portal partner" for Sega of America's Dreamcast network, providing content and a specialised version of its site for users of the gaming console. Today's announcement calls for Excite@Home to develop content designed...
[December 14, 1999, 14:58]
A Year Ago: ECTS: The Truth About the Dreamcast...
News Heard about the Dreamcast? Sega Dreamcast's 128-bit graphics engine. July 6, 99] Sega Dreamcast features many hardware firsts. For the past few months Sega's Dreamcast has been turning gamers' heads with stellar looking titles and the promise of a...
[September 5, 2000, 7:01]
Sega adds DVD to Dreamcast
News Plans to bundle the Dreamcast games console with a multi-region DVD player have been announced by Sega Europe as it readies for the Christmas campaign against Sony. Consumers will now be faced with almost identical specifications for Sega's...
[October 13, 2000, 12:26]
Bleem promises Playstation games on a Dreamcast
News Software from emulator company Bleem, will allow Playstation games to be played on Sega's Dreamcast according to an advert in the latest edition of Games Business. Bleem has been battling against Sony on another emulator that allows Playstation...
[May 11, 2000, 12:15]
News Burst: Sega drums up Dreamcast support
News Sega makes play for Dreamcast support Bernie Stolar, president and chief operating officer of Sega America Ltd. Inc.extolled the virtues of the the company's next-generation Dreamcast game player to developers on Wednesday in a play to drum up more...
[March 17, 1999, 17:26]
Sega delays Dreamcast launch
News Sega has announced a three-week delay in the UK launch of its eagerly awaited Dreamcast game console. The launch date was pushed back to allow British Telecom (BT) extra time to finish testing the dedicated Dreamcast Internet browser -- Access...
[August 27, 1999, 14:41]
Dreamcast to 'doorstop' PlayStation
News PT, struggling game console maker Sega of America -- whose mascot is the electric blue hedgehog -- will kick off its next-generation console system, the Dreamcast. The Dreamcast system has a 128-bit graphics engine and a 56Kbps modem for Internet...
[September 9, 1999, 8:01]
Some Dreamcast games not working
News As Sega America launches its much-vaunted Dreamcast in the US, some owners of the high-powered videogame system are disappointed. Jennifer Walker, a spokesperson for Sega America, explained that Sega Dreamcast CDs (actually a proprietary technology...
[September 10, 1999, 8:48]
