by Rainier on Sept. 1, 2005 @ 12:48 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Sony Computer Entertainment Europe today launched its eagerly anticipated PSP across the European market and throughout Australia and New Zealand. Up to 30 PSP game titles and 30 movies at launch, 60 games and 100 movies by Christmas!
by Rainier on Sept. 1, 2005 @ 12:43 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Zoo Tycoon 2 gives you the chance to build the ultimate zoo and enjoy it firsthand. You can explore your 3D zoo world as a zoo guest or even care for your animals as a zookeeper. The Endangered Species expansion pack will give you even more to love about Zoo Tycoon 2! This developer diary is a Q&A with Blue Fang's lead desgner Linda Currie, talking about elevated paths in Zoo Tycoon 2: Endangered Species.
by Rainier on Sept. 1, 2005 @ 12:14 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Kao Challengers, developed by Tate Interactive, is a witty and fast moving combination of action and platforming starring Kao the yellow kangaroo in his latest video game incarnation.
by Rainier on Aug. 31, 2005 @ 11:41 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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In Project Xenoclone your mission is to guide Julia, a young doctor, and David, a security officer, through the dark corridors of a story where secrecy, treason and innocence will open the doors to a reality so horrible as it is merciless. Their lives rest in your hands. Will you be capable of taking that responsibility? Are you brave enough to find the truth? (thanks Blues)
by Rainier on Aug. 31, 2005 @ 4:55 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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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 :
- Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi [PS2] - Japan Trailer #3
- Everquest II: Desert of Flames - Trailer
- Kingdom Under Fire: Heroes [Xbox] - Trailerpack
- Spartan: Total Warrior - Trailers (2)
- Sword of the Stars - Trailer
- Tomb Raider: Legend [PS2/Xbox/PC] - Africa Trailer #2
We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...
by Judy on Aug. 31, 2005 @ 4:54 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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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.
by Judy on Aug. 31, 2005 @ 4:22 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Ankh is a point and click adventure game in development over at German Deck 13. You play as Assil, a young Egyptian man in trouble, making his way through treacherous Cairo, avoiding evil Pharaohs, crocodiles and assassins, to lift his own death curse.
by Judy on Aug. 31, 2005 @ 4:20 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Long a popular independent comic, the award winning Bone was described by Publishers Weekly as "Charming, character driven fantasy with an elegant design and masterful storytelling." And now Telltale, a company that takes you to the worlds where characters like Bone play and invites you to play with them, will be creating new episodes for PC gaming.
by Judy on Aug. 31, 2005 @ 4:14 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Frogwares is working on a game based on Jules Verne's novel Around The World In 80 Days. Journey on every existing means of transport, making you to use all inventiveness ingenuity, full of discoveries of unseen and unheard beauties. New gentleman, new bet, but it is up to you to choose itinerary. Would you do it in 80 days? Maybe you would rather make a stop at Bahamas, and give up the race for good?
by Rainier on Aug. 31, 2005 @ 3:42 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Dive into an immersive adventure as you experience a living comic-book illustrated with 3D Comic Inking Technology. The game's expanded, free-roaming environments deliver a deep adventure with a variety of challenging missions, diverse game play and an improved combat system that allows players to face off against the largest number of characters from the Spider-Man universe ever assembled in one video game.
by Rainier on Aug. 31, 2005 @ 2:49 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Developed by Brainbox Games and using the Unreal Engine, Land of the Dead: Road to Fiddler's Green is a FPS featuring zombies, frightening effects, and key environments seen in George A. Romero's Land of the Dead horror film.
by Rainier on Aug. 31, 2005 @ 2:36 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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The latest Famitsu issue has word that Capcom is working on an all new Ghouls'N Ghosts title for the PSP. After its disappointing run on the PS2, the developers are turning their back on the 3d version and going for a retro 2D look, where the franchise has all its success. Extreme Ghouls 'n Ghosts will not be a port, but an all new, original, product. No release date has been announced.
by Rainier on Aug. 31, 2005 @ 1:52 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Square Enix announced today that its PS2 exclusive Romancing SaGa will ship to retailers on October 11, 2005. Romancing SaGa, the latest in the legendary SaGa series, introduces a host of all-new game play elements and the most expansive story yet.
by Rainier on Aug. 31, 2005 @ 1:33 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Pirates of the Burning Sea is a massively multiplayer online roleplaying game set in the Caribbean islands of the 18th Century. You play a bold sea captain, master of your own ship and crew, as you seek glory and adventure across the trackless deep.
by Rainier on Aug. 31, 2005 @ 1:30 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Codemasters today announces the development of Dance Factory, a major mass-market PS2 exclusive that heralds a next generation in the dance mat game genre. Get ready to groove it to any tune you want because the global dance video game phenomena is about to undergo a revolution.
by Rainier on Aug. 31, 2005 @ 1:28 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure combines combat, action, adventure and stealth, using a thrilling graffiti-driven framework to tell its story of self-expression and the fight for creative freedom. A thug, an outcast, a rebel...the lead character, Trane, is all of these in Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure.
by Rainier on Aug. 31, 2005 @ 12:30 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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A community post in the VUG forums reveals that Irrational (although its Australia division, not Boston as the original) is working on an expansion pack for SWAT 4. The yet untitled addon will feature seven new maps, missions (one in a warehouse with lots of sniper hideouts while you rescue people from an office bombing), new pistols and machine gune, but also long-range grenade launcher, sniper rifles (previously only for the squads' designated sharpshooter), night vision goggles, glow in the dark sticks, and 10-player coop. The expansion is scheduled for February 2006 (thanks 10-David). Official announcement expected soon ...
by Rainier on Aug. 31, 2005 @ 12:03 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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In Mobile Suit Gundam SEED: Never Ending Tomorrow, players delve into a future world in which humanity is divided into two warring factions, the genetically altered Coordinators, and unmodified Naturals.
by Rainier on Aug. 31, 2005 @ 11:58 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Electronic Arts and the GRAMMY Foundation today announced GRAMMY Pro Session: Video Game Music And Sound Design. The GRAMMY Foundation's Pro Session series gives students an insider's view into careers in the music industry.
by Rainier on Aug. 31, 2005 @ 11:53 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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G5 Software and publisher IDDK are plugging away on the helicopter arcade title "Red Shark 2" - a sequel to the thrilling forerunner "Red Shark". The game is going to be a worthy successor of the first part's traditions and proceed with the idea of time correction.