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'Burnout Revenge' (PS2/Xbox) Announced - Screens

by Rainier on April 4, 2005 @ 8:05 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

It's hell on the highway and Electronic Arts today announced plans to let gamers live out their wildest commuter fantasies this September with Burnout Revenge. Burnout Revenge lets gamers rip through rush hour traffic and lay waste to scores of rubbernecking roadhogs in an over-the-top scene of vehicular mayhem. The game is currently in development by Criterion Games for the PS2 and Xbox.
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'Dark and Light' Gets Release Date

by Rainier on April 4, 2005 @ 3:36 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Dark and Light developer NPCUBE and publisher Farlan Entertainment, jointly announce today that the release date for their MMORPG Dark and Light has been set to November 2005.
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'Earth 2160' - 7 New Screens

by Rainier on April 4, 2005 @ 2:36 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

EARTH 2160 is an RTS game based on the popular and successful EARTH series. Including single and multiplayer modes. The game uses the latest Earth III engine. Storing objects in a format based on the mathematical model of Bezier-curves instead of polygons. Giving an as yet unseen level of detail, only limited by the hardware used. Today we reveal the picture-in-picture feature ...
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'Boiling Point: Road to Hell' - 26 New Screens

by Rainier on April 4, 2005 @ 2:18 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Boiling Point: Road to Hell, previously known as Xenus, will combine intense armed combat with exploration and interaction with a vast and seamless open-ended gaming world. Boiling Point: Road to Hell is in development by Ukrainian developer Deep Shadows and is scheduled for release in Spring 2005.
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Codemasters Gets Cash Infusion

by Rainier on April 4, 2005 @ 1:41 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Codemasters confirmed today that it has secured a significant investment from Benchmark Capital Europe, the top-tier venture capital firm. Benchmark's substantial investment will be used to accelerate Codemasters' programme of new game development.
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'Empire Earth II' - Multiplayer Demo Available NOW

by Rainier on April 3, 2005 @ 11:59 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

A day earlier than expected Vivendi has released the multiplayer demo for MadDoc's upcoming RTS Empire Earth II. The demo offers 3 of the game's 15 epochs (Renaissance, Imperial, and Enlightenment), and 3 of the game's nine multiplayer modes (Conquest, King of the Hill, and Territory Control), playable for up to 10 players. The demo also includes the previously released singleplayer demo but with updated content (thanks FilePlanet). Read more for download links ...
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'Second Life' Gets Updated

by Rainier on April 2, 2005 @ 3:14 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Linden Lab's 3D digital world Second Life goes global with Version 1.6, providing more access, more tools and more entertainment opportunities for the community. International keyboard support enabling Second Life’s international audience to communicate in their own language. New in-world tools streamline and simplify the 3D design process. In-world video streaming, letting residents screen their original movies to an ever-expanding audience. Get more details over at the official Second Life website.

'DRIV3R' - Demo Available NOW

by Rainier on April 2, 2005 @ 2:42 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Featuring Hollywood-level production values and a gripping, narrative story line, DRIV3R casts players once again as Tanner, a jaw breaking, no-holds-barred undercover cop who does whatever it takes to bring the bad guys down. Atari Korea released a multilanguage Driv3r demo alloqwing you to try out the Nice "Booby Trap" mission and the Istanbul "Tanner Escapes" mission, cutscenes included (thanks 3DGamers). Read more for download links ...
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'Blitz: The League' (PS2/Xbox) Cheerleaders Exposed - Screens

by Rainier on April 2, 2005 @ 1:20 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Blitz: The League exposes the harsh realism and troubling, behind-the-scenes stories of a fictional professional football league. Blitz: The League is being developed by Midway's Chicago in collaboration with a writer from ESPN's controversial "Playmakers" TV series. Blitz: The League goes behind the glitz and glamour of the game through a revolutionary campaign mode that explores the on-field violence, off-field fallout and front-office politics of professional football.

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Larry Bond Contributes to 'Supreme Ruler 2010'

by Rainier on April 2, 2005 @ 1:09 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Strategy First and developer BattleGoat Studios are delighted to announce that Larry Bond, Best-Selling Author and Award-Winning Game Designer, is contributing to the groundbreaking economic, political, and military strategy game Supreme Ruler 2010. Larry Bond has written the Foreword to the detailed manual which accompanies this game. Supreme Ruler 2010’s release date is scheduled for May 10, 2005.
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