by Rainier on April 20, 2006 @ 11:35 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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When negotiations are no longer an option and the world’s most dangerous weapons are compromised, it’s time for the Winback assault team to neutralize the threat.
Originally scheduled to ship April 18, KOEI announced today that the launch has been pushed back for a week, and no specifics as to why were provided.
by Rainier on April 20, 2006 @ 2:29 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Already
available on PC since yesterday, Ubisoft announced today that three new skirmish (co-op) maps for Brothers In Arms Earned In Blood are available for free download via Xbox Live for owners of the title. The three new maps include two American skirmish missions, "Into the Farm" and "Across the Marsh," and one German mission, "Flanked From Above."
by Alicia on April 20, 2006 @ 4:24 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Scarface is a third-person action shooter now coming for the first time to game consoles & PC worldwide. In a complex world filled with excess and greed, players can take the role of Tony Montana, one of the most ruthless gangsters ever depicted on film.
by Rainier on April 20, 2006 @ 12:44 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Nyko’s highly anticipated GameFace 360, a fully-customizable faceplate accessory for the Xbox 360, is now available at major retailers nationwide. The GameFace 360 is a unique accessory that promotes creativity and individuality by giving users a fun and easy way to create faceplate skins at home.
by Rainier on April 19, 2006 @ 5:28 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Rogue Trooper is a mix of intense 3rd person action and next generation stealth elements, with complex line-of-sight AI, multiple game paths, full tactical use of your bio-chip operated equipment and both single- and multiplayer online gameplay.
by Rainier on April 19, 2006 @ 12:37 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Frogster has released the first patch for Load's miniature racing game Mad Tracks, bringing your German retail game to v1.2 and adds match making to facilitate multiplayer gaming.
by Rainier on April 19, 2006 @ 11:40 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Brothers In Arms: Earned In Blood features a new single-player narrative, new multiplayer missions, an all-new cooperative-style game mode, and new weapons and vehicles. Ubisoft has released a new patch for Gearbox's WWII based FPS bringing your retail game to v1.03 and basically adds 3 new skirmish maps to the game. Whether or not this patch also fixes any bugs or crashes is not known at this point.
by Rainier on April 19, 2006 @ 8:43 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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SEGAtoday announced that Phantasy Star Universe will be available on the Xbox 360. Phantasy Star Universe offers two complete RPG experiences – a single-player action adventure spanning multiple planets, and a robust online multiplayer component that will support Xbox Live.
by Rainier on April 19, 2006 @ 3:42 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Scarface is a third person action shooter now coming for the first time to game consoles & PC worldwide. In a complex world filled with excess and greed, players can take the role of Tony Montana, one of the most ruthless gangsters ever depicted on film.
by Rainier on April 19, 2006 @ 3:07 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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SEGA announced that OutRun 2006 Coast to Coast has Gone Gold and the final launch count down until April 25th has started. Power your way across 15 new American themed environments from the OutRun2 SP arcade experience. Race from coast to glorious coast with a fresh new mission structure, a license mode and online play, with up to 6 players for a thrilling head-to-head journey.
by Rainier on April 19, 2006 @ 2:42 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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The all-new Sensible Soccer comes complete with lightning fast football action, mesmerising dribbling, physics defying sliding tackles and, most famously, a huge amount of unbelievable goals, that can go curling into the top corner, thanks to the outrageous levels of after-touch.
by Rainier on April 18, 2006 @ 8:49 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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In a recent developer chat session with People Can Fly's Andrzej Poznanski and Dreamcatcher's Robert Stevenson, a vague mention was made of a possible X360 version. A question whether the infamous carnival level would be included in the Xbox version resulted in Andrzej saying "Oh, that one was just too much for the console. You can see en entire level there and there was just too many polys to render, but maybe on Xbox 360... :) keep your fingers crossed!" Maybe we will get more details at E3, but so far it is not included in DreamCatcher's lineup.
by Rainier on April 18, 2006 @ 2:55 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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The sequel to the destruction racer is set to accelerate its way onto the PS2, Xbox, and PC in the nitrous charged form of FlatOut 2 this June, courtesy of Bugbear Entertainment and Empire Interactive, while Vivendi Universal Games will distribute the title in the U.S.
by Rainier on April 18, 2006 @ 9:33 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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With Black Buccaneer 10Tacle Studios and developer Widescreen Games lead you to the mysterious world of pirates and dark voodoo powers. The real-time 3D graphics create a very special Caribbean atmosphere with light and shadow effects and turn the idyllic atmosphere of the sandy beaches into the worst voodoo nightmare.
by Rainier on April 18, 2006 @ 9:19 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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In Superman Returns: The Videogame, you explore and protect the truly living city of Metropolis, one that is not only expansive, but also changes dynamically with you as you affect gameplay. EA announced today that it has signed all main movie actors to either lend their likeness and/or voice to the video game.
by Rainier on April 17, 2006 @ 3:06 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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MTV Films and Paramount have
signed Sean O'Keefe and Will Staples to write the movie script for Atari Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure video game, a story about a young graffiti artist who goes on the run after discovering a dirty secret about government officials in his city. O'Keefe and Staples most recently adapted the comic book Fathom for Fox, Columbia's The Murder of King Tut and The Northmen. Marc Ecko will co-produce, no director has been assigned yet.
by Rainier on April 17, 2006 @ 2:53 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Power your way across 15 new American themed environments from the OutRun2 SP arcade experience. Race from coast to glorious coast with a fresh new mission structure, a license mode and online play, with up to 6 players for a thrilling head-to-head journey.
by Rainier on April 17, 2006 @ 2:41 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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The world was left in shock and awe today, when THQ announced that another alien invasion is in the planning stages for deployment later this year. Known as Destroy All Humans! 2, newly leaked information from a highly classified source reveals the extraterrestrials known as Furons plan to infiltrate and probe citizens throughout the world.
by Rainier on April 17, 2006 @ 11:17 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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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 April 17, 2006 @ 12:27 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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We already carried the rumor
back in February, but the latest issue of Official Xbox Magazine is sporting a front cover and feature article about Monolith's horror/shooter F.E.A.R. coming to Xbox 360. OXM only gave a sneak peek of its front page, confirming our earlier suspicions, but no details from the actual article, or release date have been reprinted yet. An official announcement should be coming soon, and F.E.A.R. on the X360 will probably be playable at E3 so we'll bring you the latest during our week-long live coverage.
by Rainier on April 14, 2006 @ 1:07 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Project Gotham Racing 3 fans who connect to Xbox Live today will get a nice little surprise as Microsoft and Bizarre have released an auto update adding various new features and fixes to the racing game. Read more for details ...
by Rainier on April 14, 2006 @ 2:48 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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X-Men: The Official Game ties in with the upcoming movie X-Men: The Last Stand and provides the backstory. The new X-Men game, written by screenwriter Zak Penn and comic book writer Chris Claremont, lets you play as either Wolverine, Nightcrawler, or Iceman.
by Rainier on April 14, 2006 @ 1:02 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Urban Chaos: Riot Response, previously known as Zero Tolerance, is a high velocity, first person shooter where the player confronts real terror in an American city.
by Thomas Leaf on April 14, 2006 @ 12:51 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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In Dynasty Warriors 5 Empires, the armies of the kingdom are at your command! The player's ultimate goal is to conquer the 25 regions of Ancient China and build an entire Empire using cunning diplomacy and uncompromising force. Before each battle, the player will meet with the war council to decide upon military and political policies for the kingdom; then it's time for war.
by Rainier on April 13, 2006 @ 6:06 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Rogue Trooper is a mix of intense 3rd person action and next generation stealth elements, with complex line-of-sight AI, multiple game paths, full tactical use of your bio-chip operated equipment and both single- and multiplayer online gameplay.