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'Anito: Defend A Land Enraged' - Update Patch Available NOW

by Rainier on Feb. 3, 2004 @ 9:37 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Anito is a Single-Player Isometric Adventure RPG game set in 16th century Asia, in the land of Maroka. Filipino developer Anino has released the first patch for the English version of 'Anito: Defend A Land Enraged'. This patch brings your retail game to v1.02 and adresses a few crashes, bugs and tweaks. Read more for details and download links ...

'Earth 2150: Moon Project & Lost Souls' - Update Patch Available NOW

by Rainier on Feb. 3, 2004 @ 9:08 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Zuxxez has released a new patch for their 2000/2002 strategy games 'Earth 2150: Moon Project' & 'Earth 2150: Lost Souls' (at the time developed under the name TopWare). This v2.0 update (available for the German & English editions) was developed in cooperation with Playerliga.de and is completely rebalanced. This update adds tons of game tweaks/fixes and makes Moon Project & Lost Souls multiplayer compatible which will allow you to play both games on the Earthnet Server irrespective of which title you have. Read more for detailed fix list and download links ...

'ESPN Major League Baseball' (PS2/Xbox) - Screens

by Rainier on Feb. 3, 2004 @ 7:03 p.m. PST | Filed under News

ESPN Major League Baseball raises the bar with Power Pitching, Online Gameplay and a stellar ESPN presentation featuring Jon Miller and Karl Ravech. A new name, a new season, a new way to play! ESPN Major League Baseball will include voice-chat support for the PlayStation2 and the Xbox, as well as the only complete online league experience for PlayStation2 owners. Read more for some new screens ...

'Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow' (PS2/Xbox/PC) - Screens

by Rainier on Feb. 3, 2004 @ 7:02 p.m. PST | Filed under News

'Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow' will bring back more of the single-player intrigue that made the original game a bestseller. With exciting new action scenes and a strong cinematic feel, the player will experience new and even more realistic surroundings. Building on Ubi Soft's strong commitment to online gaming, Pandora Tomorrow will the be the first stealth game ever to feature multiplayer online missions allowing several players to simultaneously share Sam Fisher's shadowy world of espionage. Read more for some new screens...

'BloodRayne 2' (PS2/Xbox/PC) - Screens

by Rainier on Feb. 3, 2004 @ 6:54 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Expanding upon the distinctive features that were the hallmark of its predecessor - fast-paced acrobatic combat and supernatural powers - BloodRayne 2 includes new in-game dynamics such as pole combat, rail sliding and advanced melee fighting with fatality moves. Built upon a modified version of the Infernal Engine, BloodRayne 2 introduces threatening new bosses, all new environments set within a huge modern day city, a range of new supernatural powers and new motion-captured movements complete with soft-body physics. Check these 8 screens ...

Various Game Trailers Available NOW

by Rainier on Feb. 3, 2004 @ 5:57 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Another day, another batch of game trailers were released. Instead of giving them all their own posts, we grouped them, and so far there are trailers for :

  • Wrath Unleashed - Trailer
  • Firefighter FD 18 - Trailer
  • Seven Samurai 20XX - Trailer
  • Ghost Recon: Jungle Storm - Trailer


  • We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...

'Delta Force: Black Hawk Down' - Mod Tools Available NOW

by Rainier on Feb. 3, 2004 @ 5:26 p.m. PST | Filed under News

NovaLogic has released the Delta Force: Black Hawk Down editing tools, giving you everything you need to create exciting new content, yourt own custom sp/mp maps. Includes: Text Tool, Object Editor, Terrain Generator, .def files, Pack.exe, Samples and Tutorials! Read more for details and download links ...

'Ascension To The Throne' - Screens

by Rainier on Feb. 3, 2004 @ 4:41 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Russian 1C has released some new screens of their yet unannounced TBS/RPG title "Ascension To The Throne" (developer by DVS). Your father's kingdom was raided by your enemies, everything plundered and killed, except for you. You, as the Prince Of Eden, were saved by the King's magician and sent far away, on your own, in a foreign world. In Ascension To The Throne the player has to fight his way back to the throne by making friends, waging war and defeating enemies along the way. Ascension To The Throne is expected in Q4 2004, read more for some screens ...

'AirForce Delta Strike' (PS2) Ships To Stores

by Rainier on Feb. 3, 2004 @ 1:46 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Konami Digital Entertainment - America today announced it has shipped AirForce Delta Strike for the PlayStation2. Taking the flight combat genre to new heights, AirForce Delta Strike features more than 20 unique anime pilot-characters, an intense futuristic story line and an unprecedented selection of planes.

'Within Temptation' To Deliver 'Knights Of The Temple' Soundtrack

by Rainier on Feb. 3, 2004 @ 1:07 p.m. PST | Filed under News

TDK revealed today that Goth-Metal band 'Within Temptation' has signed on to deliver the soundtrack for Starbreeze's 3rd Person Fantasy Action-Adventure 'Knights Of The Temple'. Within Temptation will release a new single "Running Up The Hill", the music video, inspired by the game, was shot in a medieval church. Additionally they will also release an updated music video for their hit single "Mother Earth" featuring gameplay footage as promo material for the upcoming PC/Xbox game, which is due Q4 2003.

'Psychonauts' (Xbox) - Screens

by Rainier on Feb. 3, 2004 @ 11:43 a.m. PST | Filed under News

"Psychonauts" is a wildly surreal action-adventure game in which players use paranormal powers to plunge into the minds of bizarre characters. Players journey deep into crazy worlds of infinite possibility to thwart the secret plan of an evil madman and realize the ultimate dream of joining an elite force of psychic superheroes, the Psychonauts. Read more for some new screens ...

Ubisoft's Financial Statement Reveals 'Prince Of Persia' Sequel

by Rainier on Feb. 3, 2004 @ 11:31 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Ubisoft today announced third quarter sales for the fiscal year 2003/04 in which they reveal that their sales increased about 30% over last year, mainly due to a 50% growth in Europe. Sales for titles such as XIII and Beyond Good & Evil were lower than expected, and their financial statement also revealed a sequel for the hit title Prince Of Persia is already in the works. Read more for financial details if thats your thing ...

'Gangland' Gets Delayed

by Rainier on Feb. 3, 2004 @ 11:25 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Whiptail Interactive today announced that the highly anticipated action game Gangland will ship to retail stores nationwide on March 3rd. The game was originally scheduled to hit stores in mid February.

'Profiteer' Introduces a New Level of Interactivity

by Rainier on Feb. 3, 2004 @ 10:10 a.m. PST | Filed under News

With the launching of Profiteer, a new era opened up in Browser-Based Massive Multiplayer On-line Gaming. Profiteer has added an innovative level of player interactivity with its Quest Design Interface (QDI). The QDI allows players to direct the future of Profiteer, by writing and designing quests that set others off into a universe of adventure. Incorporated into all quests is the name of the creator thus allowing the best designers to quickly build a reputation within Profiteer.

'Lineage II: The Chaotic Chronicles' - Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on Feb. 3, 2004 @ 9:18 a.m. PST | Filed under News

High-tension Battle : The graphic concept of Lineage II is made up assuming that there is a tremendous siege by dozens of charaters which has the most advanced 3D details like those in fighting games. Rampart standing high in the way of surging forces, Plains overlooked by one riding on dragon high in the sky, Archers on the rampart sniping at the coming enemy from far place. These powerful scene will be produced with the latest 3D technology. Read more for some nifty screens & a very high res in game footage trailer ...

Arkane To Develop With HalfLife 2's Source Engine

by Rainier on Feb. 3, 2004 @ 8:58 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Valve today announced a Source Engine licensing partnership with Arkane Studios, creators of Arx Fatalis. Already in development, Arkane's Source-based project is targeted for the PC. Valve's Source Engine Technology, the same used to create Half-Life 2, gives developers the ability to create expressive digital actors and physically simulated worlds. It also offers advanced rendering capabilities and the industry's most convincing artificial intelligence.

'Wartime Command' - Screens

by Rainier on Feb. 3, 2004 @ 3:07 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Wartime Command: Battle For Europe 1939-1945 is the stunning World War II tactical real time strategy game from Russian developers 1C Company in Russia. The game development project has been retitled from Battlefield Command to give it prominence in a cluttered market of similar product brands. Wartime Command will launch for PC in the spring of 2004. Read more for some new tank screens ...

PC Preview - 'Firestarter'

by Velvey on Feb. 3, 2004 @ 2:35 a.m. PST | Filed under Previews

Firestarter is set in the near future, in the year 2010. A malicious virus has infected a virtual reality machine, the FireStarter. The intruding program has caused the computer to malfunction. The rules of the simulation have been altered in a potentially deadly manner, with the player's consciousness trapped inside. There is only one possible way to escape, by completing the game within a period of 48 virtual hours. The penalty for failing to do so is the ultimate one - real death. HIP Interactive kindly sent us a beta build for us to try out, read more for our initial verdict ...

Daily Dose Of Boring Q&As

by Rainier on Feb. 3, 2004 @ 1:57 a.m. PST | Filed under News

'Xbox Live' Changes Announced In Europe

by Rainier on Feb. 3, 2004 @ 1:45 a.m. PST | Filed under News

As the one-year anniversary of the Xbox Live launch (14th March 2004) draws near, Xbox today announced a great-value Starter Kit package. Xbox also confirmed subscription renewal options that make it easy for the 100,000 European gamers now experiencing the service to continue enjoying the thrills of Xbox Live – Europe's first choice for online gaming.

'Powerdrome' (Xbox) - Screens

by Rainier on Feb. 3, 2004 @ 1:43 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Set in the near future, speed heads will be able to take control of one of a selection of bizarre characters and pilot a 'blade', a jet-engined, anti-gravity bike, around tracks designed to rattle nerves and brain alike. The ultimate goal is to master both the blade and 24 different circuits at break-neck speed across exotic locations such as a partially terra-formed planet and a sub-tropical jungle in a distant part of the galaxy. Evolved Games today announced the release date of Powerdrome, the fastest racing experience for PlayStation 2 and Xbox, as April 2004.

'Big Huge Games' Licenses SpeedTree for New Project

by Rainier on Feb. 3, 2004 @ 1:35 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Big Huge Games, developer of the Rise of Nation strategy game, has licensed SpeedTree for an upcoming game title. "We chose SpeedTree for the phenomenal CAD abilities of the program, which we've used to create believable and compelling environments for our next game," said Big Huge Games founder and Vice President Tim Train. "This software package has saved us invaluable time. Once we had tried the free evaluation version, we knew we had to upgrade to the full product." Big Huge Games has not revealed the name or any details of the new title.

'Malice' (PS2/Xbox) - Screens

by Rainier on Feb. 3, 2004 @ 1:32 a.m. PST | Filed under News

If you like your women with a sense of adventure then you're going to love the 29 levels of platform mayhem in Malice. You'll find yourself trekking through completely original environments from the Orrery, the gigantic clockwork heart of the universe, to the toxic river basin of Gloop River or the infernal Fire Fortress. What more do you want from a woman; a sense of adventure, great personality and sexy looks. Malice on PlayStation 2 and Xbox will make the perfect date when it is published by Evolved Games in March. Read more for some new screens ...

PS2 Review - 'Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy'

by The Cookie Snatcher on Feb. 3, 2004 @ 1:24 a.m. PST | Filed under Reviews

Sphinx is an enchanting adventure filled with mystery, action and a deep, compelling storyline. The game is set in an entirely original universe that is styled upon ancient Egypt where players will embark on an epic quest exploring new worlds, uncovering dark secrets, interacting with hundreds of fantastic creatures and discovering new abilities. Travelling the world via magic portals to foil the evil plans of Set, players will guide Sphinx on a journey requiring all his wits, agility and special powers in an attempt to find the stolen mystical crowns of Egypt.

GBA Review - 'James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing'

by Agustin on Feb. 3, 2004 @ 12:55 a.m. PST | Filed under Reviews

James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing once again finds the world's greatest secret agent fighting to save the world from a diabolical madman; former KGB agent Nikolai Diavolo. Armed with metal-eating nanotech, Diavolo's private army will steamroll the forces of the free world, unless Bond and CIA agent Mya Starling can stop Diavolo's forces in Egypt, Peru and New Orleans, culminating in a deadly battle beneath Moscow's Red Square!