by Judy on Sept. 6, 2004 @ 11:32 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Five years ago Carl Johnson escaped from the pressures of life in Los Santos, San Andreas...a city tearing itself apart with gang trouble, drugs and corruption. On his return to the neighborhood, a couple of corrupt cops frame him for homicide. CJ is forced on a journey that takes him across the entire state of San Andreas, to save his family and to take control of the streets.
by Judy on Sept. 5, 2004 @ 3:11 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Last year Sammy Studios released Guilty Gear X2 for the PS2, adding six new characters to the most unique cast ever conceived for a total 20 playable fighters, and delivers new modes like Story, Mission, Medal of Millionaires and Gallery to build on the series story of war between humans and the bio-weapon Gears. Now 'Guilty Gear XX #Reload' is coming to the Xbox, adding a number of tweaks and one new character. Read more for screens ...
by Judy on Sept. 3, 2004 @ 4:35 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Resident Evil Outbreak File No.2 continues the dramatic story of an outbreak caused by a secret biological weapon infecting the people of Raccoon City. Citizens are turning into flesh-eating zombies that swarm the streets. Check out this batch of new (slightly grainy) screens ...
by Judy on Sept. 3, 2004 @ 5:01 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Rockstar Games and Interscope Records proudly announce a joint venture for the soundtrack to Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. The details surrounding the artists and track listings on the soundtrack will be kept tightly under wraps until the weeks leading up to the game's launch on October 19, 2004 for the PS2.
by Judy on Sept. 2, 2004 @ 3:27 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Sammy Studios has released new screen shots and information to introduce Robo Ky II Factory Mode, the exciting new customization mode in "Guilty Gear Isuka." Robo Ky II Factory Mode allows players to modify a new character called Robo Ky II by programming him with movesand combos taken from other Guilty Gear characters.
by Judy on Sept. 2, 2004 @ 3:05 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Bethesda Softworks today announced that its highly anticipated survival horror game, Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth, will be released in Q1 2005, thus pushing it back several months. Call of Cthulhu is a mix of horror, puzzle solving, exploration, and combat as you face the seemingly impossible task of battling an advanced race of evil aliens.
by Judy on Sept. 2, 2004 @ 12:32 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Activision is targeting virtual sportsmen with the newest release, "Cabela's Deer Hunt 2005 Season," for the Xbox, PS2 and PC, available in stores now.
by Judy on Sept. 1, 2004 @ 1:51 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Technic Beat is an innovative and addictive music game for the PlayStation 2 that allows players to actually create, alter and dance on screen to their own music. Developed by Arika and featuring tunes from some of Namco's most popular games, Technic Beat is expected to release in late summer 2004. Read more for new screens ...
by Judy on Aug. 31, 2004 @ 9:22 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Square Enix, Inc. announced that 'Star Ocean: Till the End of Time', the sci-fi role playing game fashioned in an anime style, ships to North American retailers today. This highly anticipated intergalactic adventure for the PS2 features two DVDs in special foil box packaging with a suggested retail price of $49.99 (USD).
by Judy on Aug. 31, 2004 @ 8:24 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Paramount Pictures has reached an agreement to acquire the worldwide film rights to Midway Games' "AREA 51," a state-of-the-art video game which is scheduled for release in March of 2005, available for use on the PlayStation2 and the Xbox. Christine Peters will be collaborating with the game developer to produce the film, which will be an action-packed thriller.
by Judy on Aug. 31, 2004 @ 7:56 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Developed by Mad Doc Software and due for release in the first half of 2005, Empire Earth 2 will build upon the award-winning formula of its predecessor by adding features requested both by casual game players interested in a brief spin through history and by more hard core gamers who demand a real-time strategy game that will challenge them for dozens, if not hundreds, of hours.
by Judy on Aug. 31, 2004 @ 6:09 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Aspyr today announced it has signed an exclusive worldwide publishing agreement with Wideload Games, to publish its premiere title. Wideload is the new game development studio founded by Alexander Seropian, industry veteran and founder of Bungie Studios of Halo, Myth and Marathon fame. This upcoming action game, based on an original intellectual property and powered by the Halo game engine, will be published worldwide in 2005.
by Judy on Aug. 30, 2004 @ 10:01 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Video game publisher Mastiff today announced a special "Can't Lose" deal tied to the September 2004 launch of their PlayStation 2 game, Gungrave: Overdose. Mastiff will ship Gungrave: Overdose for a special low suggested retail price of $14.99. Read more to find out about additional incentives ...
by Judy on Aug. 30, 2004 @ 8:36 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Developer Paradox Entertainment announced today that the upcoming Hearts of Iron – Platinum Edition has gone gold and will ship to retail stores nationwide on September 21, 2004. The game has been rated E for Everyone and has a SRP of $19.99.
by Judy on Aug. 28, 2004 @ 12:53 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Valve's Gabe Newell has been known to trickle out little information about Half-Life 2's progress now and then on the
HL2Fallout.com forums, and it seems he did again just that Friday night. After a long night of partying or not, Gabe has posted a short blurb simply stating "
We're going gold monday..." Various online retailers have been changing the HL2 release date in their db's to early September over the past week, and it seems, for once, they may be right.
Update: Seems this was a fake/hacked forum post... bummer!
by Judy on Aug. 27, 2004 @ 3:44 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Atari today announced that Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone, an action adventure game set in the popular Dungeons & Dragons world created by Wizards of the Coast, has gone gold. Demon Stone for the PlayStation2 is scheduled to ship to retailers on September 14 for an estimated retail price of $49.95. Demon Stone will be available for the Xbox and PC in November.
by Judy on Aug. 27, 2004 @ 9:53 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Guilty Gear X2Reload, now with Xbox Live support, revives the fighting tournament designed to find humans skilled enough to thwart the Gear threat. Take over 20 playable fighters, with 6 outrageous new characters. Use electrifying new moves and features, like Psych Burst, Faultless Defense, the all-new Burst Gauge system and more. Devastate your opponent with an arsenal of eye-popping, jaw-dropping moves and combos, including trademarks like Overdrive Attack, Gatling Combo, Roman Cancel and signature Instant Kills for each character! check out the
freshly launched website.
by Judy on Aug. 27, 2004 @ 2:43 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Electronic Arts and A&M Records released details today on plans to have world renowned, multi-platinum selling musical group The Black Eyed Peas provide and produce the soundtrack to the videogame and their likenesses as characters for the highly anticipated The Urbz: Sims in the City.
by Judy on Aug. 26, 2004 @ 4:12 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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The retail version of EA's Burnout 3: Takedown for the PS2 will feature a demo version of Need for Speed Underground 2. Retail versions of Need for Speed Underground 2 for the PS2 and Xbox will, in turn, feature a demo of Burnout 3: Takedown. Burnout 3: Takedown is slated to ship on September 8 for the PS2 and Xbox. Need for Speed Underground 2 is slated to ship in November for the PS2, Xbox, GameCube, PC, and GBA.
by Judy on Aug. 26, 2004 @ 3:56 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Fire Captain ignites the 3D Real-Time Strategy genre with the fire and rescue scene. Players are challenged to keep their cool as they manage a squad of elite firefighters in a variety of fast-paced, unpredictable, and explosive emergency scenarios. Set in and around a metropolitan city along the U.S. west coast, fire chiefs command fire squads and vehicles to extinguish flames and save victims in five single player campaigns with increasingly complex missions based on real-life events and three multiplayer modes.
by Judy on Aug. 26, 2004 @ 7:32 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Midway today announced that it has gathered a blockbuster Hollywood cast to lend their award-winning talents to its new action-thriller, AREA 51. Featuring the voice talent of David Duchovny, Powers Boothe, and Marilyn Manson, AREA 51 is scheduled to be available in the first half 2005 for the PS2 and Xbox.
by Judy on Aug. 26, 2004 @ 7:30 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Konami of Europe has announced that Thierry Henry is to be one of the faces of Pro Evolution Soccer 4, the latest installment in Konami Tokyo's highly regarded football simulation for PlayStation 2, PC and the Xbox.
by Judy on Aug. 25, 2004 @ 7:38 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Namco announced today its official song list for TAIKO: Drum Master, the highly anticipated game challenging rhythmic skills through fun and addictive drumming game play. Developed by Namco Limited in Japan, TAIKO: Drum Master ships exclusively for the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system during the holiday 2004 season.
by Judy on Aug. 24, 2004 @ 10:54 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Ubisoft has released a demo for Hydravision 3rd person survival horror game Obscure: Learn about Fear. This demo features starts you off in the basketball gym, but no specifics are available at this point (thanks Gamershell). Read more for download links...
by Judy on Aug. 24, 2004 @ 7:26 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Join paper-thin Mario on his two dimensional journey in a three dimensional world in Paper Mario 2: The Thousand Year Door, which launches across Europe on November 12, 2004.
