Looks like Jason will be offline till at least tomorrow night, here's a Biggie sized LNC post to make up for last night's lack of console news.

	Console Price Cuts Coming (?) These rumors just won't go away. If IGN and Voodoo Extreme are to be believed, console prices WILL go down in May (just before E3 most likely). Xbox and PS2 would go for $149.95, and the GameCube will go down to just $99.95. Certainly great pricing for all of them.
	Sega At E3 Sega has announced their E3 lineup, which includes quite a few new games such as Phantasy Star Online Episode III, Sonic Heroes and a new Altered Beast, among others. 2K4 versions of Sega's sports titles will be shown at the expo as well.
	Nico - ICO 2? Games Are Fun has posted several images found on a Spanish website, supposedly from one Sony Computer Entertainment's internal development demos. Titled NICO, people see similarities with a certain similar sounding game, ICO..Could it be?
	Guilty Gear XX # Reload Port According to this news item on Games Are Fun, Sammy is working on a Playstation 2 port of Guilty Gear XX # Reload (Sharp Reload), which was recently released in Japanese Arcades. National Console Support has the title listed for a July 31 release date.
	SSX 3 Announced Electronic Arts has confirmed that SSX 3 is in development for PS2, GameCube and Xbox. There will be new tricks, new events, and plenty of other new things including a soundtrack featuring the X-Ecutioners, Queens of the Stone Age and N.E.R.D. The game will be released late this year, click here for some screenshots.
	CSX Details Ritual Entertainment fan site Ritualistic has posted some Counter-Strike Xbox info, taken from a recent issue of Game Informer Magazine. The Xbox port will feature two exclusive weapons, two additional solo mission and five multiplayer missions. Graphics are said to be improved, and there will be widescreen TV support. The game levels will also be altered to focus on more horizontal action. For more go here. A preview with some screenshots can be found at Team Xbox.
	VUGames Coverage Coverage of the recent Vivendi Universal press event continues. HomeLAN Fed has impressions of Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel, Battlestar: Galactica and the Swingin' Ape Studios game Metal Arms: A Glitch in the System. GameSpy also has a preview of that game, and on FileShack you can find a movie trailer.
	GTA 3 & Vice City on Xbox/GameCube This Investor's Business Daily about Mature rated games and Take 2's dominance of this market mentions that Grand Theft Auto 3 and Vice City are scheduled to appear on Xbox and GameCube one month after the next Grand Theft Auto is released on the PS2 (some time in 2004). About time!
	SNK Interview GameDaily's interview with SNK NEOGEO president Ben Herman is online. Herman talks about the company's return to the North American market, games for all platforms are being considered.
	Enter The Matrix Impressions New on PS2.IGN tonight are these impressions of Enter the Matrix, which is just two weeks away from release. The preview isn't exactly overwhelmingly positive.
	Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu Announced Can't get enough of those Batman games? Ubi Soft has announced their latest, Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu. This multi-platform 3rd person action game will feature Batman, Robin, Nightwing and Batgirl as playable characters and supports two player coop. The game will ship this fall, more info here and screenshots here.
	Silent Hill 3 Interview There is a brief Silent Hill 3 interview on Computer & Video Games today. Producer Akira Yamaoka and scenario writer Hiroyuki Owaku answer questions about things like the choice for a female lead, influences from film and literature, maintaining tension and creating horror in a game, and the Making Of.. documentary that's being created.
	Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance 2 Interviews Both Gamers.com and The Armchair Empire have posted a Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance 2 interview. Lead designer Dave Maldonado and senior producer Darren Monahan answer questions about the new characters, character customization, game improvements, online play and a few other things.
	Misc. Media Electronic Arts has released five new screenshots from Medal of Honor: Rising Sun, we have those up locally. Screenshots from several of the Sega games plans to show off at E3 as mentioned above can be found at ToTheGame. THQ has launched a new Sphinx website. IGN has posted screenshots from Midway's Freestyle Metal X, Infogrames' GBA version of Stuntman, there's a Hunter: The Reckoning Redeemer movie and there are 25 (!) Return to Castle Wolfenstein : Tides of War movies as well. Of course, there's also GameSpot with screenshots from Freedom: Soldiers of Liberty, Prince of Persia and Sonic Pinball Party.