by Rainier on Oct. 19, 2005 @ 1:10 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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City of Villains will provide players with a chance to play the "bad guy" in the comic-book inspired world created by Cryptic Studios. Take on the role of super-powered villains and create your own character using thousands of power and costume options. Then battle heroes and become a true menace to society while plotting your way to world domination.
by Rainier on Oct. 19, 2005 @ 12:34 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Tiger Woods PGA Tour 06 delivers ultra-realistic course environments, allowing gamers to experience the intensity of a championship golf tournament. With greatness comes pressure, as players are put to the test of making perfect tee shots or sinking tournament-winning putts in crunch time.
by Rainier on Oct. 18, 2005 @ 11:31 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Neopets: The Darkest Faerie is a PS2 exclusive action/adventure game that extends the online entertainment of Neopets.com and provides a fully interactive offline experience.
by Rainier on Oct. 18, 2005 @ 11:00 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Mastiff announced today that it will publish Sudoku for the GBA, the first of a series of Sudoku products. Sudoku is a puzzle phenomenon featuring hundreds of puzzle problems, a tutorial mode, help for those moments when you really are stuck, the ability to 'pencil in' possible solutions, and a puzzle problem creation mode.
by Rainier on Oct. 18, 2005 @ 6:02 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Activision's Tony Hawk’s American Wasteland lets gamers make an expansive streaming L.A. skate world their personal playground. The game allows players to skate and BMX bike from seaside Santa Monica, to the star-studded sidewalks of Hollywood, to the gritty streets of East L.A. as they customize and upgrade their characters, unlock new tricks and choose their missions without loads or levels.
by Rainier on Oct. 18, 2005 @ 5:59 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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RTL Enterprises' is bringing its next titles in the Ski Alpin frachise o the PS2 and PC this coming November. Ski Alpin 2006 will feature new graphics, soundeffects, and more animations to increase the reality and immersion of the game. Multiplayer will support up to twelve players, hot-seat, online and LAN.
by Rainier on Oct. 18, 2005 @ 5:45 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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A little while back GungHo and Game Arts announced the development of Grandia Online, the first MMO in the Grandia franchise. Apparently that was not the only collaboration between the two companies as it seems GungHo has now acquired Game Arts in order to strenghten its global expansion, mainly into European and North American markets. GungHo also announced it licensed AEGIA's PhysX technology to be used in its online titles. The acquisition also allows GungHo to use Game Arts' considerable copyright assets and reducing development costs for future game development.
by Rainier on Oct. 18, 2005 @ 2:59 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Brothers In Arms: Earned In Blood features a new single-player narrative, new multiplayer missions, an all-new cooperative-style game mode, and new weapons and vehicles. Ubisoft has released a new patch for Gearbox's WWII based FPS bringing your retail game to v1.02 and adresses sound, spectator and multiplayer issues, as well as the usual crashes and bug fixes. Read more for download links ...
by Rainier on Oct. 18, 2005 @ 2:56 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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The story of GTA: Liberty City Stories takes place 3 years before the events of Grand Theft Auto 3 and we find that our main character Toni Cipriani has returned from laying low for the past 4 years after taking out a rival mob boss for the Leone crime family. Having welcomed him back with open arms, the Don Salvatore Leone is putting Toni to back work under the watchful eye of Vincenzo Cilli, one of his most trusted capo’s.
by Rainier on Oct. 18, 2005 @ 2:16 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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NFL Head Coach, developed by EA Tiburon, is a 3D strategy sports game that challenges gamers to build and manage every aspect of a football team from the ground up, and work with all coaches in the NFL Coaches Club.
by Rainier on Oct. 18, 2005 @ 2:01 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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SCEA announced today the launch of its PS2 exclusive Jak X: Combat Racing allowing you to tread new ground by engaging in head-to-head vehicular combat within the Jak and Daxter universe, while racing in fully customizable vehicles armed with deadly weaponry.
by Rainier on Oct. 18, 2005 @ 1:57 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Nintendo has signed an agreement with Wayport to extend Wi-Fi service to Nintendo DS users at nearly 6,000 McDonald's restaurants across the United States, offering complimentary access to Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection when goes online Nov. 14.
by Rainier on Oct. 18, 2005 @ 1:55 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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2K Sports today announced that the World Poker Tour video game has shipped to major retailers across North America. Offering real players and broadcast presentation elements that mirror the popular television series, the World Poker Tour video game is also the only poker title to incorporate real world venues.
by Rainier on Oct. 18, 2005 @ 1:51 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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SCEA announced today the release of its PS2 exclusive Shadow of the Colossus, a single-player, third-person action-adventure game in whihc you embark on a majestic journey in a mystical land to defeat extremely large colossal beasts in order to seek the truth behind an ancient tale of hidden power that brings a lost soul back to life.
by Rainier on Oct. 18, 2005 @ 1:45 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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SCEA announced today the release of its PSP exclusive The Con, an innovative 3D fighting game that combines the excitement of underground fighting with the intrigue of high- stakes gambling.
by Rainier on Oct. 18, 2005 @ 12:28 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Developed by Strangelite Studio, the game is based on the Starship Troopers movie in which you will take the role of an elite 'special forces' trooper in the Mobile Infantry spearheading the assault against thousands of intelligent enemy bugs, emulating the best scenes from the movie and a whole lot more! Empire announced today that Starship Troopers went gold and is expected to ship in Europe Oct. 28.
by Rainier on Oct. 18, 2005 @ 12:25 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Namco announced today that their World War II sniping simulation Sniper Elite has shipped to retail stores for the PS2 and Xbox. Position yourself behind enemy lines on a top-secret mission to prevent the advancing Soviet army from obtaining valuable nuclear intelligence from war-torn Berlin in this realistic sniper game.
by Rainier on Oct. 18, 2005 @ 12:16 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Field Commander is the first military turn-based strategy game for PSP offering engaging, challenging skill based warfare in a realistic military setting. Read more for new screens ...
by Rainier on Oct. 18, 2005 @ 12:08 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Experience the mystical land of Albion as never before in Fable: The Lost Chapters, shipping to stores today as a Platinum Hits title for Xbox. Fable: The Lost Chapters takes players on a legendary role-playing adventure where their every action will determine the future of the land and craft their destiny.
by Rainier on Oct. 18, 2005 @ 12:07 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Age of Empires III, the stunning real-time strategy game from Microsoft and Ensemble Studios, is now available in North America in two versions: standard and Collector’s Edition. Age of Empires III raises the bar for strategy games with unprecedented graphic detail, incredible new features like the Home City and more realistic destruction with real-time physics modeling.