by Judy on Dec. 17, 2004 @ 3:56 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Area 51 is set in the U.S. government's most top-secret and secure facility located in the Nevada desert. Players take on the role of Lt. Nick Cross, a hazardous biological waste specialist sent to investigate. Read more for details, screens and trailers...
by Judy on Dec. 17, 2004 @ 3:33 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Big Mutha Truckers 2 begins with Ma Jackson being taken into police custody for tax evasion. The only way she can win her case is by hiring Cousin Jacob, the most "fancy-talkin' legal fella" this side of Booger's Canyon. Players will be challenged to raise the cash needed to bribe jurors to let Ma off by trucking, trading, wheeling and dealing.
by Judy on Dec. 17, 2004 @ 3:03 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Mythic Entertainment today announced the "Dark Age of Camelot" Roundtable Road Trip. The Roundtable Road Trip is a series of monthly fan gatherings throughout the US and Canada. Roundtable Road Trip events will be held in all corners of the U.S. from Seattle to Florida, and from California to New York. The Roundtable Road Trip kicks off January 22nd at the Web2Zone internet gaming center in New York City.
by Judy on Dec. 16, 2004 @ 9:30 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Slitherine and MAtrix Games have released an updated demo for their strategy game Gates of Troy. The new demo gives you three campaigns to play, along with three tutorial missions, and over 100 turns to experience them. This is over three times the content of the original Gates of Troy demo and will help show off the depth of the game. Enjoy battles, empire and city building, and historical accuracy in a turn based title that includes 3D tactical battles.
by Judy on Dec. 16, 2004 @ 5:43 p.m. PST | 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 :
- Jade Empire - Trailer
- Tenchu: Fatal Shadows - Trailer
- MetalWolf Chaos - Trailer
by Judy on Dec. 16, 2004 @ 5:11 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Activision has released new patches for Grey Matter's WW2 based FPS Call of Duty and its expansion pack 'United Offensive'. The Call of Duty patch brings your retail game to v1.5 while the United Offensive will become v1.51. This CoD v1.50 adds a new multiplayer map (mp_tigertown) and a slew of new features and multiplayer enhancements, while the CoD:UO v1.51 addresses various singleplayer AI issues and over two dozen multiplayer enhancements. Read more for detailed fix list and download links ...
by Judy on Dec. 16, 2004 @ 4:49 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Valve's SteamPowered website has been updated with details regarding yet another update, this time not for HL2 but its multiplayer component, Counterstrike Source, and the Source Engine itself. Most notable is the addition of a new map for CSS, de_prodigy. Read more for details ...
by Judy on Dec. 16, 2004 @ 4:45 p.m. PST | Filed under
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FullMetal Alchemist and the Broken Angel brings a fresh new action RPG to this year's Square Enix lineup. Based on a wildly popular Japanese animation and comic of the same name, FullMetal Alchemist and the Broken Angel traces the journey of two brothers on a life-changing quest. Read more to check new screens ...
by Judy on Dec. 16, 2004 @ 3:59 p.m. PST | Filed under
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THQ has released a new patch for Relic's 3D RTS Dawn Of War. This update brings your retail game to v1.2 and features 2 new multiplayer maps, as well as a few multiplayer fixes. Both the Seer Council Conceal Ability and the Chaos Taint Ability have been adjusted. Read more for detailed fix list and download links ......
by Judy on Dec. 16, 2004 @ 3:56 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Dreamcatcher Europe has released the first patch for Streko-Graphics Inc.'s puzzle/adventure game Aura: Fate Of The Ages. This update brings your UK retail game to v1.04 but no details as to what it addresses are provided at this point. Read more for download links ..
by Judy on Dec. 16, 2004 @ 2:37 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Rockstar Games is pleased to announce that Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is making its way to the Xbox. Developed by world-class designers Rockstar North, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas for the Xbox and PC will be in stores in North America on June 7th, 2005 and in Europe on June 10th, 2005.
by Judy on Dec. 16, 2004 @ 2:00 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Red Ninja: End of Honor is an action-adventure title, developed by Tranji, which will feature a variety of innovative game-play features blending action, adventure, stealth, seduction and fighting. These elements have been placed in a historical Japanese environment with an event-driven story written by famed Japanese feature film director, Shinsuke Sato.
by Judy on Dec. 16, 2004 @ 1:50 p.m. PST | Filed under
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The Honorable Sarah Curley, Chief Judge of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Arizona yesterday approved the Tulga Games’ bid to purchase the assets of Artifact Ent, the developer of multiplayer online role-playing game Horizons: Empire of Istaria.
by Judy on Dec. 16, 2004 @ 11:44 a.m. PST | Filed under
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CDV Software Entertainment today announced that Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars, the sequel to their critically acclaimed real-time strategy title, Cossacks: European Wars, is in development and is slated to ship worldwide for the PC in April 2005.
by Judy on Dec. 16, 2004 @ 11:24 a.m. PST | Filed under
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LucasArts and Sony Online have made the joint decision to increase the investment in the game development team. LucasArts and SOE are adding more people to all parts of the development team including production, project management, programming, design, art, community and QA. Over 20 new people are being added to the SWG team this month. Read
the full newsblurb over at the official SWG website...
by Judy on Dec. 16, 2004 @ 11:08 a.m. PST | Filed under
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ARUSH Publishing, in conjunction with Groove Games, today announced that the highly anticipated multi-platform video game release, "Playboy: The Mansion," will feature a diverse soundtrack including music from more than 40 artists. Players can select from eight different stations ranging from hip-hop to rock to house music, setting the mood at their virtual Playboy Mansion.
by Judy on Dec. 16, 2004 @ 11:01 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Wing Simulations has released a Building SDK for its military multiplayer shooter Soldner: Secret Wars, allowing you to create your own buildings for Soldner: Secret War’s. This package includes a detailed Tutorial, 3d Studio Max Plugins, some example files, one Testmap and the documentation. Read more for download links ...
by Judy on Dec. 16, 2004 @ 9:10 a.m. PST | Filed under
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'NFL Street 2' has been completely redesigned and reinvented challenging players to change the way the game is played. In addition to several new game modes, EA-Tiburon has added a whole new dimension to the game with interactive wall moves and style catches. 'NFL Street 2' will be online for Xbox Live as well as the PS2.
by Judy on Dec. 16, 2004 @ 9:09 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Ubisoft has released the English demo for Blue Byte 3D RTS game 'Settlers: Heritage Of Kings.' featuring a tutorial and one single player mission. Fans will enjoy fully animated 3D technology and enhanced gameplay features, but still be able to relive the experience that makes the Settlers series such a big hit. Read more for download links ...
by Judy on Dec. 16, 2004 @ 8:01 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Midway announced today the development of Blitz: Playmakers, a new, unlicensed videogame exposing the harsh realism and troubling, behind-the-scenes stories of a fictional professional football league. Blitz: Playmakers has been in development at Midway's Chicago studio for the past year in collaboration with a writer from ESPN's controversial "Playmakers" TV series.