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'V-Rally 3' (NGC) Announced & Screens

by Thomas on Jan. 24, 2003 @ 3:09 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Infogrames, a leading global publisher of interactive entertainment software, is proud to announce that its hugely successful V-Rally franchise is hitting the Nintendo Gamecube system. Following on from the unprecedented success of the PlayStation 2 version and the impending release of the Xbox version, V-Rally 3 on Gamecube will hit the streets in June 2003.

Infogrames Half Year Revenue

by Thomas on Jan. 24, 2003 @ 2:51 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Infogrames Entertainment today releases its preliminary fiscal 2003 half-year revenue. The Group expects to release its fiscal 2003 half-year results for the period ending December 31, 2002 on February 13, 2003.. Scarcely riveting reading, but there's mention of Unreal 2 and Ikaruga.

Enhanced 'Project Zero' To Be Distributed By Microsoft

by Thomas on Jan. 24, 2003 @ 2:48 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Xbox today announced that it has reached an agreement with Tecmo to distribute the upcoming Xbox game 'Project Zero' in Europe. Project Zero, the survival horror hit from Tecmo, will be distributed by Microsoft Game Studios in the second quarter of 2003 and has been enhanced for its Xbox debut. The psycho thriller hit that has captivated players around the world boasts a variety of new terrifying features in the updated Xbox version. These include enhanced graphics, terrifyingly real new ghosts, unlockable new costumes for Miku, and an alternative ending that promises to reveal new answers to some of the mysteries surrounding the Himuro mansion.

'Rise of Nations' UK Launch In May!

by Thomas on Jan. 24, 2003 @ 2:45 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Microsoft Game Studios today announced that Rise of Nations, the latest real-time strategy game from famed game developer Brian Reynolds, will launch in the UK early May. Poised to reinvent the genre, Rise of Nations allows players to overwhelm opponents with military might, or to apply the tried-and-true art of diplomacy to campaign over 6,000 years of history from the Ancient Age to the Information Age - and ultimately, to achieve global prominence.

KOCH Media Goes To WAR With The Bitmap Brothers

by Thomas on Jan. 24, 2003 @ 2:41 a.m. PST | Filed under News

UK software publisher, KOCH Media announced last week the exciting news that they have signed the rights to publish renowned UK developer, The Bitmap Brothers latest PC-CDROM title - World War II: Frontline Command. Set during the climax of the Second World War, Frontline Command lets aspiring Generals make the strategic commands necessary to turn the tide of Axis aggression and liberate occupied Europe.

'1503 A.D.' Is Close To The Finishing Line!

by Thomas on Jan. 24, 2003 @ 2:38 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Sunflowers let us know that 1503 A.D. is soon done.. 14th of March is the day 1503 A.D. will be released! Here is the announcement and some links to trailers and etc..

14th of march is the day you should mark on your calendars because on this very day, the international version of 1503 A.D. will be released! Have a look on the new trailer we produced to celebrate this event: The trailer outlines the rich gameplay possibilities you can experience in 1503 A.D.: Explore new worlds, establish vast settlements, trade with your allies and battle against your foes. Combined with excerpts from the game’s gorgeous video sequences, this trailer really shows how 1503 A.D. plays and feels. You can download new 77 seconds trailer in two different video formats.

We also revised the product info website and added new information about 1503 A.D. Visit the product info site to find new game info, quotes from international gaming magazines and a compact feature list.

The Downloads section has been expanded and offers a brand new wallpaper and a set of international banners in six different languages that webmasters and fans can add to their own 1503 A.D. websites.

'Frogger Beyond' Hops On To PS2 & NGC In May

by Thomas on Jan. 23, 2003 @ 5:28 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Frogger - Konami of Europe's veteran gaming hero - hops on to PlayStation 2 and GameCube in May, as the publisher unveils Frogger Beyond - the amphibian 's biggest and boldest adventure to date. Fresh from his last PlayStation 2 outing, Frogger Beyond marks the first time the reptilian hero has made it to GameCube.

New WorthPlaying GiveAway

by Thomas on Jan. 23, 2003 @ 5:13 a.m. PST | Filed under News

WorthPlaying is giving away goodies from Electric Artists... Enter the sweepstakes and have a chance to either win one of 5 Lord Of The Rings : The Two Towers music cd's (Enhanced cd's with exclusive 2 sided, printed collector's cards, screen savers, the two towers trailer, score music video and more) or one of 5 NTSC (region 1) UnderCover Brothers DVD's (with Denise Richards).. The contest ends January 31th!

'Soul Calibur II' (NGC) - Screens

by Thomas on Jan. 23, 2003 @ 5:08 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Soul Calibur II features seven distinctive modes of game-play including: Arcade, Vs, Time Attack, Survival, Team Battle, Practice, and the console exclusive, Weapon Master. Weapon Master is a "complete the mission" mode combined with an RPG twist. In this mode, the player can collect and equip their character with up to 200 different weapons, thus adding a deeper level of strategy to every new battle... Today we have 16 very small GameCube shots!

US Console Market Share Doubles

by Thomas on Jan. 23, 2003 @ 4:53 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Infogrames Entertainment reports that, according to NPD data, its share of the US console market doubled in December 2002 versus the corresponding prior period (2.8% in 2001 versus 5.8% in 2002, an increase of 122%). In the December 2002, the Group ranked number 2 in the US consoles market with its Dragon Ball Z Budokai on Playstation 2, as measured in terms of both value and volume for games run on all types of consoles.