by Rainier on March 23, 2005 @ 4:50 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Technology magazine
Wired has the first details about Hong Kong director John Woo's game studio, Tiger Hill Games' newest project
ShadowClan. Additionally, Tiger Hill Games' website mentions that the studio is currently working on five products, while only two are detailed:
Sinner and
Burglar. Read more for further details on all three titles ...
by Rainier on March 23, 2005 @ 4:34 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Mafia developer Illusion Softworks, also known for its Hidden & Dangerous and Vietcong titles, has signed a publishing agreement with Atari for its newest action title Enemy in Sight, which is schedule for end 2005. Read more for details and screens ...
by Rainier on March 23, 2005 @ 4:04 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Today Ubisoft announced that Lumines for the PSP is now available at all major video game retailers. Lumines was created by renowned developer Tetsuya Mizuguchi and jointly developed by Bandai and Q Entertainment.
by Rainier on March 23, 2005 @ 3:56 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Jade Empire is set in a new fantastical world based on mythical China, where sinister events have upset the peaceful harmony of an isolated martial arts school. Featuring furious action previously found only in Hong Kong cinema, the game lets players master more than 30 fighting styles and a wide range of mystical powers.
by Rainier on March 23, 2005 @ 3:54 p.m. PST | Filed under
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SEGA of America. today announced the availability of Iron Phoenix exclusively on the Xbox. This Xbox Live enabled game mixes melee combat with arena-style death matches to create a fast-paced contest of wills and reflexes.
by Rainier on March 23, 2005 @ 3:52 p.m. PST | Filed under
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DreamCatcher Games today announced Obscure has reached gold status for North America. The Survival Horror game will be available for the PS2, the Xbox and PC on March 29, 2005.
by Rainier on March 23, 2005 @ 3:46 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Combining the best elements of simulation and arcade-style play, Juiced will feature more than 50 licensed vehicles; real-time modding with hundreds of authentic aftermarket parts; realistic car physics and damage; and online head-to-head play, including for the first time ever, "crew based" team racing. THQ has released yet another demo featuring the game's Angel City and Downtown track, available in day (vs. 1 car) and nighttime (vs. 3 cars) (
thanks Demonews) Read more for download links ...
by Rainier on March 23, 2005 @ 3:44 p.m. PST | Filed under
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In a very odd turn of events, Vivendi's Guy Welch
posted in the community forum that the often delayed and long overdue patch for Irrational's Tribes Vengeance has been cancelled and there will be "no" further updates. "Development on the previously announced Tribes: Vengeance 1.1 update has been cancelled. No further updates to Tribes: Vengeance are planned." ... wow ...
by Rainier on March 23, 2005 @ 11:45 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Relive the Star Wars saga as retold in Lego form, guiding an increasingly large cast through everything from adventures on Naboo to the Pod Race on Tatooine. Sure, the ships are made out of bricks and your characters are all little guys with detachable plastic hair, but that just makes Star Wars better. LEGO Star Wars for PS2, PC, and GBA will be available in stores across North America on April 2, 2005 with the Xbox version soon to follow....
by Rainier on March 23, 2005 @ 11:45 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith is the closing chapter of epic Star Wars saga. Following closely the storyline of the upcoming movie (WW release 18/05), you'll choose your path between light & shadow playing either as the Jedi Obi-Wan Kenobi or Anakin Skywalker, the soon-to-become Darth Vader. Read more for details and screens ...
by Rainier on March 23, 2005 @ 11:36 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Project Entropia, a rapidly growing virtual world utilizing a real cash economy, today announces that they applied the 7.2 version update to the live servers. Some 2000 apartments were put up for sale on the Project Entropia auction in this phase, ranging from small, medium to large sized apartments. In a few hours time a third of these were sold, and just 24h after launch only some 30% of the stock remains in the auction.
by Rainier on March 23, 2005 @ 11:12 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Postal 2: Apocalypse Weekend is a single-player expansion pack offering over 20 new areas of Paradise to decimate, 10 new missions to execute with extreme prejudice and an array of "cutting edge" weaponry that would make Lorena Bobbitt salivate. Postal 2: Apocalypse Weekend is scheduled to ship on April 15.
by Rainier on March 23, 2005 @ 11:03 a.m. PST | Filed under
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In Elite Warriors: Vietnam, you will fight along side Green Beret commandoes as you conduct classified missions deep in Southeast Asia. By using patrol techniques still being used today in Iraq and Afghanistan you will rescue downed pilots, ambush convoys, seize enemy prisoners, and discover targets for air attacks.
by Rainier on March 23, 2005 @ 9:55 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Select retailers across the country will open their doors to eager consumers at the stroke of midnight on March 24th. The most anticipated product of the year will be available at participating retail locations nationwide including special Sony Computer Entertainment America hosted events at Sony Style Retail in Manhattan, New York and the PlayStation Store at the Metreon in San Francisco.
by Rainier on March 23, 2005 @ 9:45 a.m. PST | Filed under
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What began with PC real-time tactical Desert Rats vs. Afrika Korps and continued with D-Day is to be concluded with 1944: Battle of the Bulge, as Digital Jesters announces the March release of the third World War II RTS from genre masters Monte Cristo.
by Rainier on March 23, 2005 @ 9:25 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Roma Victor is a massively multiplayer online roleplaying game (MMORPG) based on the Roman Empire, circa 180AD. Roma Victor features social interaction on a massive scale, freestyle and mission-led gameplay, one on one combat in the Coliseum, tactical warfare on the battlefields of Europe and a deeply rich and varied non-combat crafting and skill system.
by Rainier on March 23, 2005 @ 9:13 a.m. PST | Filed under
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'Mourning' is an MMORPG is being developed by Quad Software and Maxim Software based in Europe for Limitless Horizons Entertainment based in the United States. Currently in development and scheduled for a spring 2005 release, "Mourning" will take users into a rich online fantasy world.
by Rainier on March 23, 2005 @ 8:32 a.m. PST | Filed under
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NCsoft today announces the latest chapter to its massively multiplayer game, Lineage. Dark Conquest, Episode 3: Life and Death launches today on North American servers. This episode continues the story of the Lastabad Dark Elf army, introducing the group’s headquarters in the Diad Fortress. The fortress is located in the underground region of Lineage’s fictional world of Aden.
by Rainier on March 23, 2005 @ 8:27 a.m. PST | Filed under
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SEGA today announced an agreement to acquire and publish next-generation game content from Silicon Knights, the Ontario, Canada-based development team responsible for such hits as Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes, Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain, and Eternal Darkness. The partnership brings SEGA more Western-developed content in preparation for high-growth opportunities presented by next-generation hardware platforms.
by Judy on March 23, 2005 @ 8:01 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Activision's Spider-Man 2 and Tony Hawk's Underground 2 Remix will be among the first PSP titles to hit North American retail shelves and are currently available nationwide. The PSP will be released on March 24.