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'F.E.A.R.' - SECURom HotFix Available NOW

by Rainier on Nov. 13, 2005 @ 1:48 p.m. PST | Filed under News

F.E.A.R. is an intense first person close-quarters combat experience with rich atmosphere and an engaging, paranormal horror storyline. Various people have complained about problems with the latest v1.02 patch that they could no longer start up the game due to the securom copy protection. While it still does not seem to resolve all issues with the game, Securom has issued a hotfix to address "some" of the issues, such as problems were the exe was sitting in taskmanager without actually launching the game, or the need to alt+tab in order to play online. Read more for download links ...

'Ski Racing 2006' - Demo Available NOW

by Rainier on Nov. 13, 2005 @ 1:31 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Slalom, Giant Slalom, Super-G and Downhill - you've got to master all disciplines to win the great crystal trophy at the end of the season. It's your turn to earn the world's attention! The mountains are waiting for you, the speed is amazing - and the race feeling incredible! Jowood has released a multilanguage demo allowing you to try out the KitzBuhel Downhill track in freerun mode, or splitscreen multiplayer.

Ubisoft Working On Revolution First Person Shooter

by Rainier on Nov. 13, 2005 @ 12:45 p.m. PST | Filed under News

During a Nintendo press conference, Spanish website Meristation received information from a Ubisoft spokes person that Ubisoft Canada (team behind Beyond Good & Evil) is working on a FPS for Nintendo's next-gen Revolution console, to be unveiled at E3 2006. While details are obviously limited the website claims that the unnamed title will take full advantage of the Revolution's unique controller and that it will take place in a Doom-like environment.

'Age of Empires III' - v1.02 Patch In The Works

by Rainier on Nov. 13, 2005 @ 12:39 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Age of Empires III is an RTS set in 1500 A.D. and chronicles the Age of Discovery that started around the time that Columbus discovered the new world. Ensemble revealed that it is working on a new v1.02 patch which will address hardware compatibility issues, sound stuttering issues, fixes for Direct3D, Stability and Crash Issues, hotkey Editor. On top of that, Ensemble is trying to include 5 maps based on current ones available in the game, just made larger.

'RollerCoaster Tycoon 3: Wild' - North American Patch #1 Available NOW

by Rainier on Nov. 13, 2005 @ 1:29 a.m. PST | Filed under News

RollerCoaster Tycoon 3: Wild combines thrilling coasters with extreme animal parks. Atari has released the first patch for the North American edition of the game, which fixes the slight drop in framerate at night when constructing extended coasters.

October US Video Game Sales Take A Nosedive

by Rainier on Nov. 12, 2005 @ 2:14 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Market researchers NPD Group announced that U.S. retail sales of video games in October fell to $365 million, down 24 percent from a year earlier, console game sales were around $294 million, while sales of handheld games were about $71 million.

Future 'C-S Source' & 'DoD: Source' Steamy Update #14

by Rainier on Nov. 12, 2005 @ 2:06 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Valve lastest Steam Update has a few details on what to expect in the near future regarding C-S Source and DoD Source. Over the next few weeks Valve'll have updates coming for both aforementioned titles, starting with one new level for each. Last week it was announced that an updated de_nuke will be making its return to Counter-Strike, and this week Valve revealed a new DoD Source map, named Argentan. Valve also said a new game is coming to Steam, with an official announcement due soon.

'Tourist Trophy' (PS2) - 10 New Screens

by Rainier on Nov. 12, 2005 @ 1:56 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Tourist Trophy offers players more than 80 licensed motorcycles to race in various game modes amongst more than 35 international courses. Featuring gameplay for up to two players, Tourist Trophy captures the fluid movement of man and machine like never before with game physics and graphics for an authentic true-to-life motorcycle riding simulation.

'Culpa Innata' Announced - Features & Screens

by Rainier on Nov. 12, 2005 @ 1:48 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Culpa Innata is a story-driven, third-person game uses a proprietary 3D engine with dynamic cameras and other technologies developed by Momentum AS. Using the classic mouse in a point and click interface, the game features a wide variety of organic obstacles ranging from logic puzzles to hi-tech gadget manipulation to dialogue and inventory challenges.

'Project Gotham Racing 3' (X360) - 8 New Screens

by Rainier on Nov. 12, 2005 @ 3:38 a.m. PST | Filed under News

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. New screens showing off the PGR3 photo mode...