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'Ridge Racer 7' (PS3) - Features & 18 New Screens

by Rainier on Jan. 1, 2006 @ 1:30 a.m. PST | Filed under Tokyo Game Show - Tokyo Game Show 2006 Day 1

Drift around corners at speeds over 160 mph taking the lead as Ridge Racer 7 brings gamers a driving experience unlike any other.

With a new platform comes new territory as RR7 promises to reinvent itself, allowing players to choose from 40 different machines and over 20 courses. With reversed courses, the total grows to 40, most in the series ever! Players can further enjoy the drift racing experience by taking part in the new customization mode, opening up the experience with up to 200,000 customization combinations. With full support of Sony’s new network service, Ridge Racer fans have an entirely

DDRMAX2 Dance Dance Revolution (PS2) Announced

by Rainier on Jan. 1, 2006 @ 1:30 a.m. PST | Filed under E3 - E3 2003 May 14th

KONAMI IS MOVIN' AND GROOVIN' WITH DDRMAX2 DANCE DANCE REVOLUTIONTM
Dancing Phenomenon Explodes, Now Features Massive List of Popular American Tracks

Konami of America, Inc., a subsidiary of Konami Corporation today announced that DDRMAX2 Dance Dance RevolutionTM (DDRMAX2) will be available on PlayStation® 2 computer entertainment system in September 2003. The revolution rolls on with this all-new version of the mega-popular series, now featuring the ultimate mix of hit American songs that have been selected specifically for the North American Market.

"DDRMAX2 Dance Dance RevolutionTM kicks the dance floor into overdrive with an awesome soundtrack, cool music videos and more game modes

Wii Preview - 'Red Steel'

by Rainier on Jan. 1, 2006 @ 1:30 a.m. PST | Filed under E3 - Post - E3 2006

Genre: First-Person Shooter
Publisher: Ubisoft
Developer: Ubisoft Paris
Release Date: TBA

Nintendo has been pimping Red Steel unusually hard for it to be a third-party title, especially a third-party FPS with a Western developer. It's because Red Steel embodies Nintendo's promise that the Wii's games are going to cater to every possible type of gamer, including the aggressive, predominantly male demographic of FPS fans that felt distinctly ignored by the GameCube. Red Steel is not just an FPS, either, but almost a tech demo that shows third-party developers just what kind of an experience they can create

Dance Dance Revolution UltraMix (XB) Announced

by Rainier on Jan. 1, 2006 @ 1:30 a.m. PST | Filed under E3 - E3 2003 May 14th

KONAMI REVOLUTIONIZES XBOXTM WITH DANCE ANCE REVOLUTION ULTRAMIXTM
MEGA-HIT DANCE GAME DEBUTS ON NEW PLATFORM IN OCTOBER 2003

Leading videogame publisher, Konami of America, Inc., a subsidiary of Konami Corporation today announced that its ever-popular dancing game series, Dance Dance RevolutionTM will debut on the XboxTM video game system from Microsoft in October 2003 with Dance Dance Revolution UltramixTM. Offering a whole new gaming audience the opportunity to strut their stuff on the dance floor, the game features new content including hot licensed songs, online and downloadable content via the Xbox Live online service, exclusive music for the U.S. market as

NDS Preview - 'Elite Beat Agents'

by Rainier on Jan. 1, 2006 @ 1:30 a.m. PST | Filed under E3 - Post - E3 2006

Genre: Puzzle/Rhythm
Publisher: Nintendo
Developer: Inis
Release Date: Q4 2006

With companies like Konami and Harmonix making rhythm/music games popular in the 'States, we've begun to see lots more than the latest Dance Dance crazes coming our way. We've had taiko drums, regular drums, virtual karaoke bars, guitars, and now ... well, now we've got touch-tapping.

It's really fun touch-tapping, though.

Elite Beat Agents is the localized pedigree of a Japanese DS game by the name of Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan, in which male cheerleaders are summoned everywhere they can be to solve the problems of the world through dance.

PS3/X360/PC Preview - 'Brothers In Arms: Hell's Highway'

by Rainier on Jan. 1, 2006 @ 1:30 a.m. PST | Filed under E3 - Post - E3 2006

Genre: Historical Tactical Shooter
Publisher: Ubisoft
Developer: Gearbox Software
Release Date: Q1 2007

Brothers in Arms is one of the great things to come out of the military game boom, and certainly one of the franchises that keeps driving massive demand for World War II shooters. This spring, the latest entry in the franchise, Hell's Highway, hits the XBox 360, PS3, and PC in full 720p high-resolution. This is the kind of game that will move 360s, make you think twice about the PS3, and send you shopping for a new top-of-the-line graphics card. Ubisoft displayed the

Air Force Delta Strike (PS2) Announced

by Rainier on Jan. 1, 2006 @ 1:30 a.m. PST | Filed under E3 - E3 2003 May 14th

KONAMI SOARS INTO ACTION WITH AIRFORCE DELTA STRIKE FOR SONY PLAYSTATION®2
Third Installment in Popular Aerial Combat Series Takes Players Into The Heart of the Action

Konami of America, Inc., a subsidiary of Konami Corporation announced today that AirForce Delta Strike, the third installment in its popular aerial combat series, will land on the Sony PlayStation® 2 in November 2003. AirForce Delta Strike takes air combat to a new level with unique pilot-characters, an immersive story line and scores of different planes. AirForce Delta Strike will appeal to casual gamers as well as high-flying speed-junkies.

"Taking the action-aerial combat category to new

New Single-Player Campaign For 'Warcraft III: the Frozen Throne'

by Rainier on Jan. 1, 2006 @ 1:30 a.m. PST | Filed under E3 - E3 2003 May 14th

At the 2003 E3 Expo, Blizzard Entertainment® gave show attendees an exclusive look at one of "Warcraft® III: The Frozen Throne(TM)'s" highly anticipated single-player campaigns.
With the multiplayer beta test nearing completion, the campaigns are among the last of many new features that are being finalized in preparation for the expansion set's launch this summer.

In "The Frozen Throne," players revisit the war-torn world of Azeroth. Several months have passed since Archimonde and the Burning Legion were defeated at the battle of Mount Hyjal, but a new threat has arisen throughout the land.

The campaign follows the traitorous Death Knight Arthas and

Xbox 360 Preview - 'Enchanted Arms'

by Rainier on Jan. 1, 2006 @ 1:30 a.m. PST | Filed under E3 - Post - E3 2006

Enchanted Arms

Genre: RPG
Publisher: Ubisoft
Developer: From Software
Release Date: August 2006

Come On, What Was Wrong with [eM] -eNCHANT arM-?

Horse armor and wizards' towers won't keep Oblivion players saddled up forever. Well, maybe they will, but at some point, you'll need to take a breather and find something other than shutting down Oblivion Gates to do with your Xbox 360 role-playing time. Excellent RPG alternatives remain scarce, much as they always were on the original Xbox, so it was disappointing to find the Enchanted Arms demo station somewhat under-mobbed next to the tangle of squirming E3 attendees trying

Dragon Empires (PC) - Screens

by Rainier on Jan. 1, 2006 @ 1:30 a.m. PST | Filed under E3 - E3 2003 May 14th