by Rainier on Sept. 6, 2001 @ 8:10 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Interactive entertainment company Infogrames, Inc. today announced that it has entered into an exclusive distribution agreement with UK-based game publisher, Codemasters. Under the terms of the one-year deal, Infogrames will be the sole distributor of Codemasters’ interactive entertainment titles throughout North America.
by Rainier on Sept. 6, 2001 @ 8:05 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Westwood Studios announced today that it will release Command & Conquer™ Theater of War™, a bundle of four of its most popular C&C games. The bundle includes the original Command & Conquer, Tiberian Sun™, Red Alert™ and Red Alert 2. Theater of War is published by Electronics Arts under the EA GAMES™ brand.
by Thomas on Sept. 3, 2001 @ 6:57 p.m. PDT | Filed under
Interviews
Ubi Soft interview the developers so we don't have to.
Opening Notes: Thanks for agreeing to this interview. I've tried to keep the questions as open-ended as possible. Readers respond best to chatty answers, strong opinions and coherent arguments so feel free to tell us what you really think. Don't worry about syntax, grammar, spelling or any of that nonsense. We'll clean it up later. It's more important that you just talk openly…
by Rainier on Sept. 3, 2001 @ 3:05 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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-- From the mail -- QUESTION TIME WITH BILL.. This month we had a slew of questions about Warcraft III, so rather than try and pick just one, we went ahead and grabbed a handful!
by Thomas on Sept. 2, 2001 @ 12:06 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Settlers fans the world over can start looking forward to some fascinating new additions to Blue Byte’s world-famous gaming saga starring those industrious little settlers. Following the hugely successful SETTLERS IV, which was launched in Europe earlier this year, the eagerly anticipated Mission Pack arrives on European shores this winter!
by Rainier on Aug. 31, 2001 @ 6:08 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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ACTIVISION EXPANDS ITS SUPER HERO™ BRANDS WITH EXCLUSIVE WORLDWIDE RIGHTS TO MARVEL ENTERPRISES’ FANTASTIC FOUR® AND IRON MAN®. Superhuman Characters Enhance Activision’s Slate of Comic Heroes That Includes Spider-Man, X-Men and Blade
by Thomas on Aug. 30, 2001 @ 3:30 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Sierra today announced its third installment in the award-winning
SWAT™ 3 , SWAT 3: Tactical Game of the Year Edition, scheduled to storm shelves late September.
by Rainier on Aug. 28, 2001 @ 8:25 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Enter the wacky world of Toon Car! Toon Car is a unique cartoon-style racing game for the PC, featuring exclusively created Toon Characters competing against each other in a massive range of exciting scenarios.
by Rainier on Aug. 27, 2001 @ 6:51 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Prelusion announces the launcing of two new sites for their upcoming games
Hauntings, a mission based adventure/strategy game, and
No Man´s Land, a fast-paced WW1 action game. The sites contain basic information about the games and shows some preliminary graphics.
by Rainier on Aug. 23, 2001 @ 7:46 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Based on the Emmy® Award winning Warner Bros. animated series The New Batman Adventures featuring the DC Comics® legendary hero, Ubi Soft® Entertainment is developing the first 3D Batman title for the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system.
by Rainier on Aug. 23, 2001 @ 6:14 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Light guns at the ready! Gunfighter: The Legend of Jesse James from Ubi Soft Entertainment is due to mosey onto a PSone near you in December 2001.
by Peter on Aug. 23, 2001 @ 9:40 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Swedish developer Prelusion ( people behind Gilbert Goodmate ) is developing a series of demos for the upcoming titles "Hauntings" and "No Man´s Land", the later being a fast-paced WW1 action game. Prelusion is working on a brand new 3D engine wich will feature gorgeous alpha-fx support for explosions, smoke etc.
by Rainier on Aug. 22, 2001 @ 6:19 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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To celebrate the launch of one of the most anticipated games of the year, Ubi Soft Entertainment is bringing Myst’s unique worlds to east London in the world’s first interactive videogames art exhibition. Post-ECTS interview and piss-up (against pre-rendered backdrops, no doubt).
by Rainier on Aug. 22, 2001 @ 4:48 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Italy's leading videogame developer Trecision S.p.A and Idoru Software a promising start-up developer based in Padua, have started work on the PlayStation version of "Zidane Football Generation" to be distributed by French publisher Cryo. Trecision is currently working on a PC version for the title, as well as versions for next generation consoles.
by Rainier on Aug. 21, 2001 @ 6:32 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Featuring downloadable video interviews with Dennis Taylor and the chance to win an opportunity to play Stephen Hendry at his own game, Codemasters has launched a microsite to support the much anticipated PlayStation 2 title World Championship Snooker 2002 at
the CODEMASTERS siteby Rainier on Aug. 21, 2001 @ 6:04 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Futuristic Motorcycle Racing Game Combines High-Speeds and Combat, Delivering Next-Generation Arcade Action at 60-Frames-Per-Second.
by Rainier on Aug. 20, 2001 @ 8:05 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Myst 3 Exile finally hit the European market so here was our chance to get nasty with some of the developers. Is turned out to be a quite long one so grab those chips and that bottle of coke ... We added some screenshots for your visual eyegasm.
by Rainier on Aug. 20, 2001 @ 6:43 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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If you want to see the future of interactive entertainment, there’s only one place you should be on September 2nd and that’s ECTS. ECTS is Europe’s premier trade event for the computer and video game industry, organised by CMP Europe Ltd, and is taking place from 2 – 4 September, at London’s brand new exhibition venue, ExCeL.
by Rainier on Aug. 11, 2001 @ 2:51 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Crave Announces "Kabuki Warriors" for the Xbox Video Game System. Splendor of Stage and Sword Fighting Action to Debut on the Future Generation Console. Crave Entertainment today announced "Kabuki Warriors" for the Xbox™ video game system from Microsoft. Inspired by classic arcade fighters and traditional Japanese theater, "Kabuki Warriors" features samurai actors as they strive to astonish audiences with brilliant swordplay and dramatic moves.
by Peter on Aug. 10, 2001 @ 9:53 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Firaxis and Infogrames let us know this morning that the site for Civilization III is just updated with new screenshots, trailers, screensavers and wallpapers.
Bring me there.
by Peter on Aug. 5, 2001 @ 3:43 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Continuing to partner with industry-leading U.K. developers, Activision, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) has signed an agreement with the Climax Group to develop its upcoming rally racing game, Race of Champions. Full pressrelease and screenshots below.
by Thomas on July 31, 2001 @ 4:19 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Sony Computer Entertainment America announced today the release of Extermination(TM), a dynamic action-thriller, available exclusively for the PlayStation(R) 2 computer entertainment system.
by Rainier on July 30, 2001 @ 9:54 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Win the chance to live like a millionaire through your phone!! Orange launches its latest games title for mobile phones based on the renowned TV programme Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? Check out pressrelease below!!
by Peter on July 30, 2001 @ 8:39 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Daily Telegraph offers special edition of Championship Manager: Season 00/01 to all registered Telegraph Fantasy Football players. For the full text of this story
click here.
by Peter on July 27, 2001 @ 10:03 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Blizzard Entertainment announced today that Diablo II: Lord of Destruction has surpassed 1 million units sold worldwide, according to NPD INTELECT* and key retail accounts from around the world. Over two million units of the game have been shipped to retail to satisfy demand for the fastest selling expansion set in PC game history*.