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'Baseball Mogul 2006' - Demo Available NOW

by Rainier on April 6, 2005 @ 12:57 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Baseball Mogul 2006 is version 8 of the award-winning Baseball Mogul series, in which you assume the role of General Manager for your favorite professional baseball team. Unlike action game simulation, Baseball Mogul is a game of strategy that requires sharp wits rather than an itchy trigger finger. If you like fantasy baseball, you'll love Baseball Mogul. This demo allows you to play one season. Read more for download links ...

'MotoGP4' (PS2) - 4 New Screens

by Rainier on April 6, 2005 @ 12:31 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

With updated teams and riders, new circuits and a range of new modes, advances have been made across every area of the game. MotoGP4 will include online play for the first time to add to the series' established single player and head-to-head racing modes. The highly popular 125cc and 250cc classes have also been added, enabling players to test themselves at all levels of the sport.

'Lego Star Wars' (GBA/PS2/Xbox/PC) Now In Stores

by Rainier on April 6, 2005 @ 10:49 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Eidos and Giant Interactive Entertainment today announced that LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game is now available for the PS2, Xbox, PC and GBA

New 'Viewtiful Joe' (NGC/PS2) Titles Revealed

by Rainier on April 6, 2005 @ 9:37 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

The latest Famitsu issue reveals that Capcom is already working on the next version of its popular Viewtiful Joe series. Announced for PS2 and Gamecube, Joe VFX Battle is scheduled for release in Japan later this year. According to the article, the new title will take the franchise in a new direction and has been said to be more like Super Smash Bros., but what that really means was not explained. Capcom is also working on Viewtiful Joe Scratch!, but no platform specifications were disclosed ... perhaps a Nintendo DS title?

Webzen Forms No Less than Nine Development Studios

by Rainier on April 6, 2005 @ 9:07 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Webzen announced today the formation of nine development studios to create new IP for the online games market worldwide. The studios have secured 450 developers total, 350 of them internally employed by Webzen. The company is currently working on various new titles, SUN, Huxley and All Point Bulletin (APB). Read more for details ..

'Horse and Musket 2: Prussia's Glory' Announced

by Rainier on April 6, 2005 @ 8:51 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Shrapnel Games and Boku Strategy Games announced today that the next game in the Horse and Musket 2 series, entitled Prussia's Glory (no relationship to the GMT boardgame of the same name) has currently entered the testing phase and will soon be available for the Windows OS. The price and the exact release date have not been set at this time.

Ener1 Group Acquires Nival Interactive

by Rainier on April 6, 2005 @ 8:25 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Ener1 Group announced today that its affiliate has signed an agreement to acquire Moscow-based Nival Interactive. Ener1 Group plans to integrate Nival Interactive's creative studio of 140 artists, designers and programmers with its US operations to develop next generation console and wireless games.

'Unreal Championship 2: The Liandri Conflict' (Xbox) Goes Gold

by Rainier on April 6, 2005 @ 8:21 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Midway Games today announced that Unreal Championship 2: the Liandri Conflict, has gone gold and will ship to stores for the Xbox on Monday, April 18, 2005.

'Pacific Storm' - 9 New Screens

by Rainier on April 6, 2005 @ 8:17 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

The furious battle of Pearl Harbor became the first in the sequence of gory sea combats. Now you can take part in all major Pacific battles of the World War II in the Pacific Storm game that is a mixture of RTS, war-game and simulator. All major and important sea battles of World War II, which took place in the Pacific Ocean, are included and you can play either for the USA or Japan. Mine the resources (money, iron and nickel ore, bauxites and oil), train various units and retaliate!

Eastern Developers Meet Western Publishers

by Rainier on April 6, 2005 @ 8:14 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

SN Systems today announced that it start offering a new service to improve relations between Japanese developers and western publishers. While usually Japanese game developers sell few games outside of Japan and western publishers have sold few western-developed games into Japan, SN Systems Match-Making service hopes to contribute to the increase in Japanese consumer's appetite for all things western.