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'Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines' - v2.2 Update Patch Available NOW

by Rainier on March 22, 2006 @ 5:08 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Since Troika is no longer amongst the living this patch is not official, so use at your own discretion. This update brings Activision's Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines retail game to v2.2 (requires v1.2 patch installed) and addresses a number of known issues, gameplay tweaks, bug fixes and so forth.

'The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion' (X360) Load Times QuickFix

by Rainier on March 22, 2006 @ 4:57 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Oblivion uses the X360 hard drive extensively to cache (copy and reuse) game data. Quite a few people have complained about excessive load times, often caused by the cached data being overly fragmented. To solve this problem, reset your Xbox, and hold down the A button as the game is booting up, which will clear its hard drive cache, and create a new one. Once you see the Bethesda Softworks logo video, the game is already loaded, and the cache should have been cleared. This does not affect any save games.

'Wildlife Park 2' - 6 New Screens

by Rainier on March 22, 2006 @ 4:25 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Wildlife Park 2 adds a whole new level of organic simulation, making your livestock even more life like. Add in realistic weather conditions, botanical gardens and a highly advanced strategic and business simulation engine and you have the ultimate Wildlife Park tycoon game. Check the freshly launched official website, or read more for new screens...

'World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade' - Hellfire Citadel Revealed

by Rainier on March 22, 2006 @ 4:14 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Hellfire Citadel is an instance located in the Outlands zone of WoW: The Burning Crusade, Blizzard's MMORPG expansion. It expands the game by tremendous bounds, adding new races, quest, lands, Battlegrounds, professions and items, raising the level cap to 70, and more.

'Just Cause' (PS2/Xbox/PC) Also Coming To Xbox 360 - Screens

by Rainier on March 22, 2006 @ 1:04 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Eidos announced today that Just Cause is coming to the Xbox 360, in which you take on the role of the flamboyant Rico Rodriguez - an undercover CIA operative specializing in regime change - as he tries to overthrow the corrupt government of San Esperito.

'Earache Extreme Metal Racing' (PSP/PS2/PC) - 5 New Screens

by Rainier on March 22, 2006 @ 12:47 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Teenage Goth-Metal girl designs extreme metal racing video game based in Hell…. Earache Extreme Metal Racing will feature ten evil Earache racing teams burning a lot more than rubber through hell and other wastelands.

Various Game Trailers #737

by Rainier on March 21, 2006 @ 11:51 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Another day, another batch of game trailers was released. Instead of giving them all their own posts, we grouped them, and so far there are trailers for:

  • Battlefield 2142 - Intro Movie
  • Bone: The Great Cow Race - Trailer (5)
  • El Matador - Gameplay Trailer
  • Take Command: 2nd Manassas - Trailer (2)


  • We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...

'Battlefield 2142' Confirmed

by Rainier on March 21, 2006 @ 11:17 p.m. PST | Filed under News

A community update on the EA website confirms that Battlefield 2142 is under development at DICE Stockholm, with an official announcement expected later this week. "we're currently hard at work developing Battlefield 2142, which is scheduled for release this Autumn. As you'll have guessed, this is a departure for the BF series as we're going into the future - something that a lot of you wanted to see happen in the BF universe. We're creating a ton of cool features that you won't have seen in any BF before, including cloaking devices, mines that follow you, awesome new rifles, guns and grenades, and of course, MECHS! "

'Call of Duty 2' Further Patch Details

by Rainier on March 21, 2006 @ 5:17 p.m. PST | Filed under News

For fans of Call of Duty 2 for PC, Infinity Ward and Activision have also revealed new details surrounding the upcoming release of a highly-anticipated update, which will include the previously announced PunkBuster anti-cheat technology, as well as two new multiplayer maps: Rhine and the longtime community favorite Harbor, from the original Call of Duty. No specifics on when the patch will be released.

'Nitro Stunt Racing' Announced - Screens

by Rainier on March 21, 2006 @ 5:16 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Nitro Stunt Racing offers instant fun and fierce competition on amazing tracks. Following the standard motor racing rules, this game is a spicy mix of attractive elements such as pipes, loops and huge jumps on various surfaces.