by Rainier on March 28, 2006 @ 1:33 p.m. PST | Filed under
News
EA announced today that World Champion Pittsburgh Steelers Coach Bill Cowher will be on the cover of NFL Head Coach, the first-ever 3D sports strategy game where you can experience the emotional rollercoaster of coaching with the most true-to-life and authentic sports strategy game ever created.
by Rainier on March 28, 2006 @ 11:07 a.m. PST | Filed under
News
In Crysis, shooter fans will face a new kind of gameplay challenge requiring adaptive tactics and customisation of weapons and armour in dynamic, hostile environments as mankind struggles to survive in the face of a horrific alien invasion. EA informed us that Crysis has been delayed from its original winter 2006 release to Q1 2007, most likely caused by the Windows Vista delay.
by Rainier on March 28, 2006 @ 10:28 a.m. PST | Filed under
News
2K Games signed an exclusive worldwide agreement with Sony Pictures to publish and distribute current generation console video games based on the highly-anticipated The Da Vinci Code film by Oscar winning director Ron Howard, which is based on Dan Brown's best-selling novel.
by Rainier on March 28, 2006 @ 5:27 a.m. PST | Filed under
News
Teenage Goth-Metal girl designs extreme metal racing video game based in Hell…. Earache Extreme Metal Racing will feature ten evil Earache racing teams burning a lot more than rubber through hell and other wastelands.
by Rainier on March 28, 2006 @ 3:34 a.m. PST | Filed under
News
SEGA Europe is bringing the Japanese PS2 exclusive football management game, Let's Make a Soccer Team! to Europe. The game offers a unique football management experience allowing you to create, build and control every aspect of your own football club in the real football world!
by Rainier on March 28, 2006 @ 2:33 a.m. PST | Filed under
News
Galactic Civilizations II takes place in the distant future, when mankind has become a space-faring civilization and must contend with other extraterrestrial powers for domination of the galaxy.
by Rainier on March 27, 2006 @ 10:15 a.m. PST | Filed under
News
The May edition of PC Gamer has the first info on Massive Entertainment's, known for the Ground Control series, new title World in Conflict. The new RTS features a "what if?" story, where the Cold War didn't exactly end as we know it, and the Soviet Union hadn't collapsed, instead invades the U.S. (Red Dawn anyone? ed.) Resource gathering has been replaced by "tactical aid" credits that you can spend on calling in reinforcements, WiC now also sports a first-person view mode, and is, of course, multiplayer enabled.
by Rainier on March 27, 2006 @ 9:52 a.m. PST | Filed under
News
Aspyr Media announced today that Funcom’s Dreamfall: The Longest Journey has gone gold. Dreamfall: The Longest Journey is the continuation of a saga that began in the award-winning The Longest Journey PC game, considered to be one of the finest adventure games ever made.
by Rainier on March 27, 2006 @ 2:56 a.m. PST | Filed under
News
Already dated a month ago, it seems Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth developers
Headfirst Productions has gone into administration which will lead to the company being dismantled and all its assets sold. A few months back Headfirst already sold its only remaining IP, the Simon the Sorcerer license went to Silver Style, and the
office space is up for sale, so there isn't much left. Several of the key developers had already left months ago, some went to Codemasters, Bioware, Eurosoft, and only a handful of people remain to finish the Call of Cthulhu port to PC.
by Rainier on March 27, 2006 @ 2:33 a.m. PST | Filed under
News
Dreamfall: The Longest Journey is an action-packed thriller set in a large and varied game world mixing gritty reality with imaginative fantasy. The game features three worlds, three distinctly different playable characters, and exciting action-adventure gameplay wrapped in a mature, exhilarating, and innovative storyline. In case
last week's batch wasn't enough, here are some more ...
by Rainier on March 26, 2006 @ 3:43 p.m. PST | Filed under
News
Galactic Civilizations II takes place in the distant future, when mankind has become a space-faring civilization and must contend with other extraterrestrial powers for domination of the galaxy. The GalCiv II demo will allow you to play as the humans and to test your strength against three other races. Stardock will release a single-player demo on Thursday 12pm PST (9pm Euro time), and we will, of course, have it available on
our fileserver network.
by Rainier on March 26, 2006 @ 5:24 a.m. PST | Filed under
News
Based on the teen spy movie Stormbreaker, players embrace the role of Alex Rider to out-spy, outwit and out-cool evil in this thrilling action adventure, featuring third-person stealth game play, fast-paced racing action, intense fighting and engaging, and gadget-based mini-games.
MX vs. ATV Unleashed for the PC expands on the franchise's success, allowing gamers to personalize their racing experience with an all-new track editor. It will also allow gamers to race with a collection of new vehicles and chose between new tracks, challenges and mini-games.
by Rainier on March 25, 2006 @ 1:44 a.m. PST | Filed under
News
Based on the upcoming comic book series by author R.H. Stavis (Lara Croft Memoirs), this high energy, epic, action/adventure game takes place in the not too distant future, where a gorgeous assassin named Mercy Dawn discovers there is more to this world and what is needed to save it from apocalypse.
by Rainier on March 24, 2006 @ 4:51 p.m. PST | Filed under
News
SEGA Europe today announced the release of the European version of the Japanese PS2 exclusive football management game, Let's Make a Soccer Team! The game offers a unique football management experience allowing you to create, build and control every aspect of your own football club in the real football world!
by Rainier on March 24, 2006 @ 4:13 p.m. PST | Filed under
News
Originally scheduled for release April 11th, 2K Sports announced today that Major League Baseball 2K6 will be available in time for opening day and will ship on April 3rd instead. Major League Baseball 2K6 showcases standard-setting features, stunning graphics, unparalleled gameplay and online play.
by Rainier on March 24, 2006 @ 1:29 p.m. PST | Filed under
News
As promised, EA has released a new patch for its 3D RTS sequel The Battle for Middle-Earth 2. This update brings your retail game to v1.02 and fixes a lobby crashes, 2 desyncs, rank issue fixed and tournament reporting bug. Read more for download links ...
by Rainier on March 24, 2006 @ 9:44 a.m. PST | Filed under
News
Coffee break is a company life simulation with attitude. All your colleagues have different personalities and you must develop a good relationship with them all if you want to succeed in your different tasks.
by Rainier on March 24, 2006 @ 2:32 a.m. PST | Filed under
News
Dreamfall: The Longest Journey is an action-packed thriller set in a large and varied game world mixing gritty reality with imaginative fantasy. The game features three worlds, three distinctly different playable characters, and exciting action-adventure gameplay wrapped in a mature, exhilarating, and innovative storyline.
by Rainier on March 24, 2006 @ 1:19 a.m. PST | Filed under
News
Tekken: Dark Resurrection takes all the top elements from the latest arcade version and introduces a host of new, PSP-exclusive features to deliver great mobile gaming.
by Rainier on March 23, 2006 @ 5:36 p.m. PST | Filed under
News
From Russia With Love features movie-based missions as well as original, action-intensive sequences, a broad and deep variety of gameplay, social multiplayer experiences, and classic, upgradeable weapons and gadgetry with modern mechanics. EA revealed today that Dr. No, Xenia Onatopp, Scaramanga, Pussy Galore, Goldfinger, and Oddjob are all unlockable multiplayer characters.
by Rainier on March 23, 2006 @ 5:11 p.m. PST | Filed under
News
Vivisector: Beast Inside is a unique mixture of 3D Action/Horror, blending a thrilling interactive story with intense, high-adrenaline action and immerses players in a rich and fascinating storyline.This small patch fixes some sound issues, and various physics & clipping issues.
by Rainier on March 23, 2006 @ 12:28 p.m. PST | Filed under
News
Square Enix is working on a new expansion pack for its MMORPG Final Fantasy XI, which will introduce new maps, monsters, and several new classes such as the much-anticipated Blue Mage.
by Rainier on March 23, 2006 @ 12:10 p.m. PST | Filed under
News
During his GDC keynote speech Nintendo President Satoru Iwata revealed that Nintendo is working on a new Zelda game for the NDS. While The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass details are still limited, the demo showed that the top screen will be used for the game, lower part as map, while the stylus is used for opening doors (by drawing an hourglass), and directing your boomerang shots. Returning are the puzzle-based dungeons and the Navi glow used for targeting.
by Rainier on March 23, 2006 @ 9:56 a.m. PST | Filed under
News
2K Sports today announced that Matador Records, among other record labels, is providing music for the in-game Major League Baseball 2K6 soundtrack.