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'rFactor' - Multiplayer Demo Patch Available NOW

by Judy on Jan. 12, 2005 @ 5:52 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Image Space has released a patch for its multiplayer test demo released several weeks back. This v0720 patch addresses an issue where the original MP Test would not run on some machines due to some misconfigured security software, lag and disconnect issues resolved, network code optimized, matchmaking has been improved, and visual warping has been reduced significantly. Read more for download links ...

Various Game Trailers Available NOW

by Judy on Jan. 12, 2005 @ 5:42 p.m. PST | Filed under News

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 :

  • Constantine - Trailer
  • Still Life - Teaser #2

'UEFA Champions League 2004-2005' (NGC/PS2/Xbox/PC) - Screens

by Judy on Jan. 12, 2005 @ 5:36 p.m. PST | Filed under News

UEFA Champions League will offer soccer fans the opportunity to guide their chosen club from qualification anxiety through to big night glory, adding an element of the unexpected allowing lower league teams into the glamour world of European football. Throughout the game, players need to negotiate 50 unique and challenging on- and off-field missions successfully to take control of their UEFA Champions League destiny.

Actiontec's 54 Mbps Wireless Game Adapter (PS2/Xbox)

by Judy on Jan. 12, 2005 @ 4:56 p.m. PST | Filed under News

It's hard to know which is worse: trying to pretend that you're a warrior, wizard or secret agent when you have mile-long wires dangling from your game console, or not being able to play online or multiplayer games at all because you don't have an Internet cable running from your router to your family room. The new Actiontec 54 Mbps Wireless Game Adapter solves both problems by enabling your Xbox or PS2 to hitch a ride on your wireless home network without the need for any cabling.

'Aurora Watching: Gorky Zero' - Polish Demo & Trailer Available NOW

by Judy on Jan. 12, 2005 @ 4:47 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Aurora Watching is a third person perspective stealth game. The action takes place in the Arctic. During the mission Sullivan faces many opponents, not all of whom are human and each of which can be defeated in many ways, Mini-games, puzzles, and hi-tech gadgets keep player excited from the very beginning to the end (thanks 3DGamers). Read more for download links ...

'America's Army' Gets Tough On Cheaters

by Judy on Jan. 12, 2005 @ 4:35 p.m. PST | Filed under News

America's Army Executive Producer Phil DeLuca has put up a community update on what they call 'Operation Punk Buster,' the action being taken against cheaters in America's Army (thanks ve3d). Here's a snip : "we have the means to detect bad guy activities that I know the bad guys do not know we can detect. That’s the way we want it, too – while we haven’t banned them yet, we’re using them to collect more data, track down their friends, and their friends, and learn more as we discover new behavior. Truth be told, the bloodiest day in America’s Army Game account history is still ahead of us and we got most of the information leading to that day from the bad guys themselves!" Good riddens, maybe I'll start p0laying again after they cleaned house...

'Worms Mayhem' (PS2/Xbox/PC) Revealed

by Judy on Jan. 12, 2005 @ 3:12 p.m. PST | Filed under News

It seems some people got trigger happy and jumped the gun on what was supposed to be announced tomorrow, Team 17 and Codemaster will be announcing Worms Mayhem. A preview on Gamer.nl, which has been removed on request of Codemasters, revealed that it is in the works for PC, Xbox and PS2 and is expected second half of 2005. Worms Mayhem will feature a destructible environment, more weapons than ever before (such as Iron Donkey), ability to make your own weapons which you can then use online, customize your worms' looks, it will of course have all classic online gamemodes and be Xbox Live enabled. Worms Mayhem will have more than 30 levels spread over five settings (Arabic, prehistoric, fantasyworld, wild west etc.) with five missions each and a boss fight to top it off. More details are surely to follow tomorrow, but Tiscali has the first screens..

'Act of War: Direct Action' - Screens

by Judy on Jan. 12, 2005 @ 12:31 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Act of War: Direct Action, developed by Eugen Systems, is Atari new action game with a storyline and game universe created in cooperation with Dale Brown, 15-time New York Times best-selling author and expert on US military, global conflict and future military technology.

'Paratrooper: Small World' (PC/Xbox) - Screens & Trailer

by Judy on Jan. 12, 2005 @ 10:59 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Paratrooper: Small World is a 1st / 3rd person shooter set a few years in the future. The story centers around the player taking the role of a veteran male or female soldier who starts the game investigating an incident in the South American jungle. Read more for details, screens and movie ...

'Tork: Prehistoric Punk' (Xbox) Ships To Retail

by Judy on Jan. 12, 2005 @ 10:49 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Ubisoft today announced that Tork: Prehistoric Punk has shipped in North America for the Xbox. Play the role of Tork, a fearless, young cave boy who has seen his village destroyed and his father kidnapped. Travel through time using Tork’s magical powers on an adventure in which he will encounter mythical creatures, morph into three special characters and visit beautiful landscapes.