by Rainier on Feb. 26, 2006 @ 2:04 a.m. PST | Filed under
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While The Sims 2 Open for Business is scheduled to ship Feb. 28th, it seems that certain European countries are selling the second expansion pack ahead of its official date. Inside there is a flyer already revealing another possible expansion, The Sims 2: Family Fun Stuff, which is "coming April 2006" and will add a new collection of furnishing, clothing, decor and accessories to your Sims' lives (thanks
SimTimes).
Apparently this, and Glamour Shopping, are booster packs, similar to the Battlefield 2 material.
by Rainier on Feb. 25, 2006 @ 1:56 p.m. PST | Filed under
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EA has released a new patch for it the original 3D RTS Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle Earth. This update brings your retail game to v1.03 and a slew of unit tweaks and a few bugs/crash fixes. Read more for detailed fix list and download links.
by Matt Mefford on Feb. 25, 2006 @ 5:00 a.m. PST | Filed under
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In this interview, Todd Hollenshead, CEO of id Software, pulls no punches and speaks in a refreshingly straightforward manner, with none of the sugar-coating or PR "fluff" that pervades our industry nowadays. Read on, my fellow gamer, and see what Todd has to say about the future of gaming, the industry at large today, and some newly divulged tidbits on their plans for the year…
by Rainier on Feb. 24, 2006 @ 8:40 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Unreal Tournament 2007 is being developed by North Carolina-based Epic Games. The game promises to blow fans away with the gameplay, modifiability and visuals that Epic's Unreal Engine 3 technology will deliver.
by Rainier on Feb. 24, 2006 @ 5:16 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Condemned: Criminal Origins allows players to experience an unnatural level of psychological tension as they use their instincts, forensic tools, and melee combat to track serial killers and bring them to justice. SEGA pinned down the official release date for the PC edition to April 11, 2006.
by Rainier on Feb. 24, 2006 @ 9:26 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Xbox Live members have another chance to book their place in the first ever PGR 100, fuelled by Xbox Live, by taking on the Project Gotham Racing developers Bizarre Creations in a Developer Showdown, gamers versus programmers.
by Rainier on Feb. 24, 2006 @ 9:13 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Panzer Command: Operation Winter Storm is turn-based (each turn consists of two 40 second phases, the first for orders, the second for reactions and targeting) and has a great PBEM system for head to head play. There is a German and a Soviet campaign and all the campaign battles can be played as set battles as well.
by Rainier on Feb. 24, 2006 @ 5:04 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Oblivion is a single-player game that takes place in Tamriel's capital province, Cyrodiil. You are given the task of finding the hidden heir to a throne that sits empty, the previous emperor having been killed by an unknown assassin. Microsoft has released a
list of 50 achievements that can be unlocked to crank up your gamerpoints.
by Rainier on Feb. 24, 2006 @ 4:50 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Paraworld combines a setting never seen before with personalized unit management, bringing new life to the real-time strategy genre. Modern elements blend with primeval conditions in a long forgotten, incredibly beautiful prehistoric world. Sunflowers reveals more information about one of the four heroes,
Jarvis Babbit .
by Rainier on Feb. 24, 2006 @ 3:35 a.m. PST | Filed under
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The LMA Manager 2006 team have been busy compiling all of the player moves from the January 2006 transfer window ready for the second half of the season. Now all the updated transfer and player data can be accessed and implemented into LMA Manager 2006.
by Rainier on Feb. 24, 2006 @ 3:33 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Guitar Hero puts you at center stage of your very own rock band, featuring unique characters, a selection of Gibson electric guitars to play and concert venues that grow in size as your music career progress. Gem Distribution signed Guitar Hero for UK distribution, scheduled for April 7th 2006.
by Rainier on Feb. 23, 2006 @ 5:28 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Today Midway released its quaterly results and dispite the fact that net revenues dropped 9% it remains optimistic for the coming year with an estimated 3& revenue increase. In the subsequent conference call Midway revealed Epic Games' Unreal Tournament 2007 is currently scheduled for Winter 2007 (Dec. 2006 - March 2007). End of last year Midway closed Australian developer Ratbag, but predicts it will hire an additional 100 over the coming year and plans to steamline its production by improving tech sharing amongst internal studios.
by Rainier on Feb. 23, 2006 @ 4:45 p.m. PST | Filed under
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TimeShift is an innovative FPS in which players control time to complete missions and defeat foes, is in development by Saber Interactive. TimeShift will leverage first-of-its-kind gameplay abilities and functionality, the latest graphics technology, and high production values to create a truly unique action game experience.
by Rainier on Feb. 23, 2006 @ 11:24 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Midway announced today the broadening of its in-game advertising strategy with a multi-year multi-game deal with Double Fusion to provide dynamic, in-game advertising exclusively to select, upcoming Midway titles, starting with Stranglehold, developed in collaboration with John Woo.
by Rainier on Feb. 23, 2006 @ 10:09 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Ahead of its retail launch, EA has already released the first patch for its 3D RTS sequel The Battle for Middle-Earth 2. This update brings your retail game to v1.1 and improves stability of the game and fixes a few desyncs. Read more for download links ...
by Rainier on Feb. 23, 2006 @ 9:55 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Taito Legends 2 will compliment the first collection and fulfill the wishes of many retro gamers dreams with 40 additional titles including Darius Gaiden, Puzzle Bobble 2, Space Invaders DX, Elevator Action Returns, Rastan 2, Qix and many others.
by Rainier on Feb. 23, 2006 @ 9:31 a.m. PST | Filed under
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EA today revealed the international in-game soundtrack for FIFA Street 2, featuring 47 songs from around the world. With its unique mix of drum & bass, underground hip hop, rock and Latin artists, the game brings the most beautiful sport back to the streets.
by Rainier on Feb. 23, 2006 @ 9:18 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Square Enix is working on a new expansion pack for its MMORPG Final Fantasy XI which will introduce new maps, monsters as well as several new classes such as the much anticpated Blue Mage. Read more for some new screens ...
by Rainier on Feb. 22, 2006 @ 3:33 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Gears of War blends the best of tactical action games with the best of survival horror titles, thrusting gamers into the harrowing story of humankind's battle for survival against the Locust Horde, creating cinematic, high-definition visuals so intense and powerful, it feels like the gamers are controlling a blockbuster action movie.
by Rainier on Feb. 22, 2006 @ 11:18 a.m. PST | Filed under
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UK's Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) received three complaints from viewers about
misleading TV ads regarding Activision's Call of Duty 2 and CoD2: Big Red One and has them taken off the air. The complaints were made due to pre-rendered material, made exclusively for the TV ads, that do not represent the end user quality of the product. While Activision claims such practices are standard procedure, ASA does not agree and regulations do require ad material to be accurate representations of the product.
by Rainier on Feb. 22, 2006 @ 8:47 a.m. PST | Filed under
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A clever mix of strategy and action, Great Invasions plunges you back into Europe of the Dark Ages, a time in history where hundreds of nations and barbarian tribes rush to assault the civilized world, from AD 375 (arrival of the Huns) to AD 1066 (conquest of England by the Normans).
by Rainier on Feb. 22, 2006 @ 1:33 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Playlogic Entertainment and Macrovision's Trymedia Games division today signed an affiliate agreement for the digital distribution of Playlogic's entertainment products, starting with World Racing 2.
by Rainier on Feb. 21, 2006 @ 8:36 p.m. PST | Filed under
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RF Online is crossing over to the West as Codemasters announces it is now shipping the much-anticipated MMO to retail outlets in the U.S. and U.K.
by Rainier on Feb. 21, 2006 @ 6:31 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Promising to "change the face of sports and video gaming forever," Snoop Dogg today announced the formation of the Hip-Hop Gaming League, a new sports organization melding two of his favorite interests. The HHGL will consist of an A-list of musicians, athletes, producers and other entertainers personally selected, and invited, by him.
by Rainier on Feb. 21, 2006 @ 2:44 p.m. PST | Filed under
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On May 7, eager fans from Mario's classic days must wait no longer to see the brothers return in an all-new platformer with the launch of New Super Mario Bros. for Nintendo DS.