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Xbox 360 Preview - 'The Outfit'

by Thomas Wilde on Nov. 15, 2005 @ 12:55 a.m. PST | Filed under Previews

THQ and Relic Entertainment take explosive World War II combat to the next generation in an all new 3rd Person Action Game. Combining intense squad-based combat and easy to use strategic gameplay elements, The Outfit takes players behind enemy lines, battling the Nazi War Machine through a variety of combat missions.

PS2 Preview - 'Final Fantasy XII'

by Alicia on Nov. 13, 2005 @ 1:30 a.m. PST | Filed under Previews

Fans who pick up Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King this week can also get a taste of the long-awaited, much-delayed next installment of the Final Fantasy series. Final Fantasy XII shakes the series to its core with the introduction of a unique new combat system, while still honoring the franchise's reputation for epic storytelling, incredible spectacle, and compelling characters. Final Fantasy XII is undeniably FF, but it's also something completely different.

PC Preview - 'Etrom: The Astral Essence'

by Keith Durocher on Nov. 11, 2005 @ 2:06 a.m. PST | Filed under Previews

Etrom is an epic adventure among realms and cities, democracies and “nazi” dictatorships, a journey through space-time portals, among the Thrones of the Abyss, beyond the gates of the City of Light and many more locations, situations, rituals, secret-services plots, dark spells.

X360 Preview - 'Project Gotham Racing 3'

by Paul Reith on Nov. 8, 2005 @ 12:42 a.m. PST | Filed under Previews

PGR 3 creates the ultimate roster of the hottest supercars in existence, introduces them to the high-definition era, and drops them into a completely new gaming world, where style rules the road. Racers define and create individually customized gameplay, and can race each other — on or offline.

PC Preview - 'Putt Nutz'

by Katarani on Nov. 6, 2005 @ 4:08 a.m. PST | Filed under Previews

Putt Nutz is a fast paced, over-the-top miniature golf game that brings all the fun of miniature golf into your living room.

PC Preview - 'Neverend'

by Tim "The Rabbit" Mithee on Nov. 5, 2005 @ 1:35 a.m. PST | Filed under Previews

Neverend is a Fantasy RPG under development by Mayhem Studios (previously known for the TBS Empire of Magic) Discovering the background of Agavaen, and determining her final personality is one of the main purposes of the game, which continuously appears as the principal plot is being resolved.

PS2/Xbox/PC Preview - 'Crime Life: Gang Wars'

by Tim "The Rabbit" Mithee on Nov. 4, 2005 @ 1:54 a.m. PST | Filed under Previews

Crime Life: Gang Wars is a free roaming crime based beat em up. Mixing action and strategy elements within a gritty, detailed storyline to explore modern-day urban gang culture, the player is cast as a small-time homie who must work their way through the ranks to become a gang leader.

PC Preview - 'Sword of the Stars'

by Keith Durocher on Nov. 3, 2005 @ 12:48 a.m. PST | Filed under Previews

Sword of the Stars is a breakthrough Space Strategy game that seeks to reinvigorate the sub-genre. Players will explore planets, manage their empire and research new technology. Sword of the Stars provides quick, intuitive play, state-of-the-art graphics and tactical combat that make the game instantly involving and rewardingly fun.

PS2/Xbox/PC Preview - 'Marc Ecko's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure'

by Thomas Wilde on Nov. 2, 2005 @ 2:14 a.m. PST | Filed under Previews

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.

PS2/Xbox/PC Preview - 'Panzer Elite Action'

by Tony "OUberLord" Mitera on Nov. 1, 2005 @ 1:29 a.m. PST | Filed under Previews

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.

PC Preview - 'Hellgate: London'

by Alicia on Oct. 31, 2005 @ 12:56 a.m. PST | Filed under Previews

Flagship Studios' Hellgate: London is an RPG set in the immersive first-person perspective. With a completely randomized world that offers a unique experience every time you play, Hellgate: London introduces a demon-ridden place where the last survivors of the human race must meld science and magic to survive.

PSP Preview - 'PoPoLoCrois'

by Reldan on Oct. 31, 2005 @ 12:49 a.m. PST | Filed under Previews

PoPoLoCrois is sure to be an instant favorite for the new generation of PSP users. This classic fantasy story features brand-new sequences from the animated TV series, new playable adventures, plus exciting battles with rich, vibrant colors and cell-shaded 2D graphics. You’ll be hooked on the delightful characters and animated storyline that is fun for all ages.

PS2 Preview - 'Tales of Legendia'

by Alicia on Oct. 30, 2005 @ 1:45 a.m. PST | Filed under Previews

Tales of Legendia will offer fantastic 3D graphics, dynamic battle scenes and an emotionally-charged storyline. Additionally, Tales of Legendia features a unique cast of characters designed by Kazuto Nakazawa, the internationally renowned Japanese artist acclaimed for his amazing animation sequences in Kill Bill: Vol. 1.

NGC/PS2/Xbox/X360/PC Preview - 'GUN'

by Paul Reith on Oct. 30, 2005 @ 1:37 a.m. PST | Filed under Previews

Set in the untamed West of the late-1800s, GUN is a free-roaming action-adventure game that takes players to a world without laws where greed, lust and murder are rampant. As Colton White, a vengeful gunslinger, players must straddle the line between good and evil as they showdown against corrupt lawmen, a murderous preacher, renegade army psychopaths, merciless outlaws and unforgiving Native Americans, while waging war on horseback, collecting bounties, and commandeering trains.

PSP Preview - 'Bounty Hounds'

by Alicia on Oct. 29, 2005 @ 1:23 a.m. PDT | Filed under Previews

Bounty Hounds is a third-person weapons-based action game for the PSP in which players utilize a massive selection of weapons and armor in order to fight more than 40 alien species across 40 expansive missions in a future gone awry.

X360 Preview - 'Madden NFL 06'

by Alicia on Oct. 28, 2005 @ 3:22 a.m. PDT | Filed under Previews

For the first time in 10 years, the Madden NFL Football franchise has revolutionized its passing game-giving Madden NFL 06 the most groundbreaking and innovative offensive arsenal ever created. The new QB Vision Control lets you scan the field, look off defenders, and make perfect throws within your quarterback's unique field of vision. QB Precision Placement lets you put the ball exactly where you want it.

PS2/Xbox Preview - 'Call of Duty 2: The Big Red One'

by Paul Reith on Oct. 27, 2005 @ 12:52 a.m. PDT | Filed under Previews

In Call of Duty 2: Big Red One, players experience the adrenaline rush and harsh realities of war as never before. As a part of America’s most decorated and heroic fighting unit, The Big Red One, players work together with their squad to accomplish a variety of land, see and air combat missions spanning North Africa, Italy and Nazi-occupied Western Europe.

PS2 Preview - 'Dynasty Warriors 5 Xtreme Legends'

by Geson Hatchett on Oct. 26, 2005 @ 12:46 a.m. PDT | Filed under Previews

Dynasty Warriors 5 Xtreme Legends serves up a banquet of 18 all-new maps, 5 sizzling modes, and so much more! In 'Legend' mode, gamers will take part in never-before-told stories, including the first showdown between the Kingdoms of Wei and Shu, and the attempt to kidnap the Emperor.

Xbox Preview - 'Xyanide'

by Inexhist on Oct. 25, 2005 @ 2:38 a.m. PDT | Filed under Previews

In Xyanide you take on the role of Drake, a government executioner from the planet Mardar. Aboard a small fighting ship, your task is to guide the evil witch Aguira into the great maelstrom to be sure of her final judgment. But as an asteroid hits Aguira’s prison ship, chaos ensues – and Aguira tries to escape her fate by creating worlds filled with the fiercest creatures, enemies and evil manifestations of her imagination. You are the only one able to stop her and bring her to justice!

Xbox Preview - 'Operation Flashpoint: Elite'

by Tony "OUberLord" Mitera on Oct. 24, 2005 @ 2:00 a.m. PDT | Filed under Previews

Operation Flashpoint: Elite retains all the depth and immense content of the original and takes you right into the heart of a gripping Cold War conflict between NATO coalition forces and a renegade Soviet Red army faction. The game's intense campaigns and solo missions deliver deeply believable military situations and gives you complete freedom to handle any flashpoint on your own initiative.