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'James Bond 007: From Russia With Love' (NGC/PS2/Xbox) - 3 Screens

by Rainier on Sept. 3, 2005 @ 1:30 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

The new game will follow the plot of the original "From Russia with Love" film, including the battle on the Orient Express and the boat chase sequence, but will expand the story with new action sequences. The development team approached the game as a director's cut of the film, which will allow the player to utilize such cool toys as the jetpack and a Q-copter as well as the trusty Walther PPK handgun.

'Grand Raid Offroad' (X360/PC) - 5 New Screens

by Rainier on Sept. 3, 2005 @ 1:28 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Deep in the wildest outback the best rally pilots compete on some of the most beautiful and longest tracks of the world. Races are dangerous: arriving in one piece at the end of a stage is already a victory... Choose from 30 vehicles the one that you consider to suit best to conquer the vast wilderness. And attention, with Grand Raid Offroad you will definetly be facing vastness.

'Total Overdose' (PS2/Xbox/PC) - 4 Screens

by Rainier on Sept. 3, 2005 @ 1:25 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Total Overdose is an over-the-top, adrenalin-fuelled, free-style action, 3rd person cinematic adventure with a strong whiff of tequila. Crash cars, steal hats, shoot bad guys with style, jump bikes, fight in the street, meet girls, shoot more bad guys, find your fathers killer, hot-wire tractors, eat Burritos, catch planes, drink tequila; the Mexican heat can make people do the strangest things.

'Day of Defeat: Source' Coming This Month

by Rainier on Sept. 3, 2005 @ 12:58 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Valve announced today that DoD: Source is nearing completion and will be available before end of the month. An exact release date is not finalized yet, but people will be able to preload the game one week before its official launch. Day of Defeat: Source will be available as an individual purchase via Steam, as well as part of the Counter-Strike: Source retail package that will be available at stores around the same time. Half-Life 2: Silver and Gold package customers will automatically be able to play.

'Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines' - v1.7 Update Patch Available NOW

by Rainier on Sept. 3, 2005 @ 10:22 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Since Troika is no longer amongst the living this patch is not official, so use at your own discretion. This update brings Activision's Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines retail game to v1.7 (requires v1.2 patch installed) and addresses a number of known issues, gameplay tweaks, bug fixes and so forth. Read more for details and download links ...

Various Game Trailers #589

by Rainier on Sept. 3, 2005 @ 2:26 a.m. PDT | 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 :

  • F.E.A.R. Director's Edition - Trailer
  • Rush For Berlin - GC 2005 Trailer
  • Need for Speed Most Wanted - Trailer #5
  • Grand Raid Offroad [X360/PC] - Trailer


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

'Don't Get Angry 2' Announced - Screens

by Rainier on Sept. 3, 2005 @ 1:51 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Don´t Angry 2, based on a classic board-game, being developed by German X-Pressive. The game will feature a unique comic 3d-graphic-look and ludicrous new game features like the new Ninja or Gladiator Teams or the new air attack. And Movies like the Terminator or the Matrix will be lampooned in the family game.

'NBA 2K6' (PS2/Xbox/X360) - 11 Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on Sept. 3, 2005 @ 1:43 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

In NBA 2K6 ballers achieve NBA superstar status with the new 24/7 mode, where created players now participate in training camps, competitions and even land endorsement deals. Players elevate their game by utilizing the innovative V.I.P. System to challenge profiles of friends and other NBA 2K6 gamers across the country that match their gameplay tendencies down to the most minute detail.

'Need for Speed Most Wanted' (ALL) Gets Release Date

by Rainier on Sept. 2, 2005 @ 5:52 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Need for Speed Most Wanted delivers a unique, fast-paced and gripping ride in the racing genre as players build up their Rap Sheet and street cred to move their way up the Black List to become the most wanted racer on the streets. Ea confirmed today that Need for Speed Most Wanted will ship on all platforms (GBA/PSP/NDS/NGC/PS2/Xbox) on November 15th, although the Xbox 360 edition's release date is still being kept in the dark, but since it has been declared a launch title, it should arrive around the same time.

Various Game Trailers #588

by Rainier on Sept. 2, 2005 @ 5:00 p.m. PDT | 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 :

  • Dig Dug Striker [NDS] - Trailer
  • Urban Reign [PS2] - Japan Trailer
  • Myst V: End of Ages - Trailer #5
  • The Movies - Trailer #7
  • World War II Combat: Road to Berlin - Trailer
  • TY the Tasmanian Tiger: Night of the Quinkan - Trailer #4


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

'Gene Troopers' (PS2/Xbox/PC) - 22 New Screens

by Rainier on Sept. 2, 2005 @ 4:43 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

In Gene Troopers you are in the heart of a unique, vibrant and living universe. Explore amazing new worlds, develop your character into a stealth or battle professional, control supernatural powers, make friends with powerful characters and lead them into battle against the forces of evil. Experience a captivating sci-fi story, high-paced action and thrilling game play in a setting never seen before.

EA Executives Resign While Others Get Promoted

by Rainier on Sept. 2, 2005 @ 4:13 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Today Electronic Arts announced that its Studio President Don Mattrick and Executive Vice President Bruce McMillan resign, which are followed by executive changes to occupy the open positions, promotions abound. Read more for details ...

'Panzer Elite Action' (PS2/Xbox/PC) - 52 New Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on Sept. 2, 2005 @ 4:02 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Panzer Elite Action is a fast-paced WW2 action game that lets the player feel the power of 30 tons of steel armor around them and gives them the ability to command increasingly powerful tanks in a series of intense and dramatic battles.

'EverQuest II' Players Donate To Hurricane Victims

by Rainier on Sept. 2, 2005 @ 3:00 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Sony Online announced today that it has added a /donate command to EverQuest II, where player can just type in /donate to be taken to the American Red Cross' Hurricane 2005 relief page. Gamers in the affected areas will get their billing suspended and items & structures preserved. For those members of SOE Communities in other games, you can contribute using this American Red Cross link.

'Rebelstar: Tactical Command' (GBA) Official Website Launched

by Rainier on Sept. 2, 2005 @ 2:51 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Namco today announced that the official web site for their upcoming turn based strategy game for the GBA, Rebelstar: Tactical Command is now live. The official destination for Rebelstar: Tactical Command on the web, the site features original concept art and screenshots from the game, bios on the game's main characters and official forums where visitors can discuss their favorite strategies with fellow fans.

'Burnout Revenge' (PS2/Xbox/X360) - 13 New Screens

by Rainier on Sept. 2, 2005 @ 1:30 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Built for unprecedented destruction, Burnout Revenge challenges gamers to exact their revenge on rush hour traffic, vindictive rival racers and anything else that gets between them and the finish line.

'F.E.A.R. Director’s Edition' Officially Announced

by Rainier on Sept. 2, 2005 @ 1:29 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Revealed a couple weeks ago, but immediately removed, Vivendi today officially announced that Sierra's F.E.A.R. (First Encounter Assault Recon) will be released in a Director’s Edition DVD format, which will include exclusive content, including a Making of F.E.A.R. documentary, a developer’s roundtable commentary video, live action declassified interviews with Alma, and an exclusive F.E.A.R. machinima episode from Rooster Teeth Productions of Red vs. Blue fame.

'True Crime: New York City' (NGC/PS2/Xbox) - Screens

by Rainier on Sept. 2, 2005 @ 1:22 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

True Crime: New York City will follow another policeman through the meticulously re-created streets of a real-life metropolitan area. However, instead of the wisecracking LAPD detective Nick Kang, gamers will now play as Marcus Reed, a former gang member turned NYPD officer. Check the Q&A with police advisor Bill Clark on the official website or read more for some new screens ...

Federal Appeals Court Rules In The Blizzard v. BnetD Case

by Rainier on Sept. 2, 2005 @ 12:16 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Back in June we reported that the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals would hear oral arguments in the Blizzard v. BnetD case, and now the verdict is in. In a 3-0 decision, the court upheld a trial judge's ruling from October, concluding the programmers' circumvention in this case constitutes infringement. The defendants in the case reverse-engineered the Blizzard protocol using tools to listen to the software's communications with a game server, and circumvent Blizzard's, amongst other things, anti-piracy server Battle.net. Read more over at CNET..

'Wildlife Park 2' - Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on Sept. 2, 2005 @ 11:40 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Wildlife Park 2 builds on the foundations of the original game, and adds a whole new level of organic simulation, making your livestock even more life like. Add in realistic weather conditions, botanical gardens and a highly advanced strategic and business simulation engine and you have the ultimate Wildlife Park tycoon game.