by Rainier on Dec. 21, 2005 @ 9:52 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Another day, another batch of game trailers was released. Instead of giving them all their own posts, we grouped them, and so far there are trailers for :
- Resident Evil: Deadly Silence [NDS] - Gameplay Trailer
- Grandia III [PS2] - Trailer #4
- Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII [PS2] - Trailer #2
- Kingdom Hearts II [PS2] - Intro Movie
- Crashday - Trailer #4
We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...
by Rainier on Dec. 21, 2005 @ 9:21 p.m. PST | Filed under
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After a life of small-time jobs and petty thefts you've been accepted into America's most famous criminal organization, the Corleone family. Now it's up to you to carry out orders, earn respect, rise through the ranks, and make New York City your own. Play your cards right and you could even be running everything as the next, and most powerful, Don.
by Rainier on Dec. 21, 2005 @ 7:53 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Playing with pull back friction vehicles, ‘Mad Tracks’ players will battle in numerous challenges like races (Weakest link, red light, Roller Coaster...) or mini games (Snooker, table soccer, long jump, crocket, bowling, Darts...). More than 45 challenges in 10 original environments await, each victory unlocks new cars, new tracks or spare parts to improve performances of 16 cool vehicles.
by Rainier on Dec. 21, 2005 @ 6:15 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Featuring 41 ski jump ramps including Worldcup venues, you can either compete or be a coach in one of three difficulties, or opt for management mode. After a hard working day, you can also relax with the integrated Quiz Games with over 500 topical questions. 49Games has released a new patch bringing your German retail game to v1.02 and optimizes multiplayer.
by Rainier on Dec. 21, 2005 @ 6:12 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Alpine Skiing 2006 captures the essence of the sport by allowing players to take part in each of the four disciplines of alpine skiing: Downhill, Slalom, Giant Slalom and Super G. Alpine Skiing 2006, aka Ski Alpin 2006, is known in North America as Bode Miller Alpine Skiing. This patch brings your German retail game to v1.03 and optimizes multiplayer.
by Rainier on Dec. 21, 2005 @ 12:38 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Double Agent will completely revolutionize and reinvent the spy action genre by introducing an unprecedented double agent concept and an entirely new breed of game play that adds an exciting new dimension to the gaming experience.
by Rainier on Dec. 21, 2005 @ 11:26 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Recently certain UK media outlets have been reporting on rumors that French media conglomerate Vivendi Universal might be interested in taking over SCi, who recenrly purchased Eidos. Today VU issued a statement saying any such rumor is incorrect, "In view of articles published in the UK press, Vivendi Universal denies any interest in Sci Entertainment and also denies having made any offer."
by Rainier on Dec. 21, 2005 @ 10:52 a.m. PST | Filed under
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With England's World Cup win raising the profile of the sport throughout the UK, bringing with it an influx of more than 50,000 new players since the victory, Pro Rugby Manager is sure to entice fans with its complete and in-depth rugby gameplay, for the rock-bottom price of just £9.99.
by Rainier on Dec. 21, 2005 @ 4:55 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror is scheduled to be released in North America spring 2006 and will not only see the return of Gabe Logan, but also Theresa, Lipan et Lian Xing. The PSP version will allow you to give commands to the rest of your team a la SOCOM, and a multiplayer wi-fi mode is also par of the new features. Sony promises near PS2 quality graphics due to the usage of streaming technology.
by Rainier on Dec. 21, 2005 @ 3:24 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Paradox Interactive announced that they will be publishing the North American release of two titles from pan-European publisher Deep Silver, Rush for Berlin and Heart of Empire: Rome, both scheduled for Q2 2006.
by Alicia on Dec. 21, 2005 @ 2:16 a.m. PST | Filed under
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In TY the Tasmanian Tiger 3: Night of the Quinkan, TY and his mates face their biggest challenge yet - an otherworldly invasion by an ancient evil known as the Quinkan.
by Rainier on Dec. 20, 2005 @ 8:21 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Another day, another batch of game trailers was released. Instead of giving them all their own posts, we grouped them, and so far there are trailers for :
- Act of War: High Treason - Trailer
- WarRock - Trailer
- TOCA Race Driver 3 - Telemetry Trailer
- Me and My Katamari [PSP] - Trailerpack
- Sonic Riders (NGC/PS2/Xbox) - Trailer #3
We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...
by Rainier on Dec. 20, 2005 @ 6:42 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Valve's
SteamPowered website has been updated with details regarding the latest update for its online delivery system Steam. As promised this release add two new models (G.I.G.N and Guerilla), a nade exploit, bot fixes, and various other tweaks and fixes. Just restart Steam for the effects to take place.
by Rainier on Dec. 20, 2005 @ 5:22 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Sonic Riders integrates extreme sports, high-speed racing and head-to-head battles, and offers a new racing experience with Sonic. Race at break-neck speeds through crazy environments varying from mega metropolises, to damp dark forests, to hot dry deserts and more. Head over to the official
Sonic Riders website today and check out details on the story, characters, tracks, game modes, and much much more.
by Rainier on Dec. 20, 2005 @ 5:17 p.m. PST | Filed under
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AND 1 Streetball will raise the bar for sports videos game with its revolutionary I-Ball Controls, an intuitive control system that gives you fluid and precise command over every offensive and defensive move. Not only will you do it, you will also feel it, and it will feel good.
by Rainier on Dec. 20, 2005 @ 5:05 p.m. PST | Filed under
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U.S. prosecutors have charged three men with copyright infringement for selling modified Xboxs enabling them to play pirated games. The complaint alleges that ACME Game Store co-owners Jones and Bryant sold Xbox systems that Pei "Patrick" Cai modified with chips and hard drives. Undercover agents made the arrest after they paid $265 to have a mod chip, a hard drive and 77 pirated games installed on an Xbox. The 3 men face a maximum possible penalty of five years in federal prison.
by Rainier on Dec. 20, 2005 @ 2:25 p.m. PST | Filed under
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EA just announced the FREE Battlefield 2: Modern Combat Warsome Booster Pack which delivers 3 all-new maps, including new vehicles plus new character and weapon skins. As a special holiday thank you to all Battlefield fans, this pack,valued at $9.99, will be given away FREE on Xbox Live!, starting December 22, 2005.
by Rainier on Dec. 20, 2005 @ 12:00 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Officers is a 3D RTS game with RPG-elements, where the player acts as a military commander. Among key features of the game is interaction between the gamer and the environment. Taking advantage of the SpeedTree technology, the developers enhanced the realism of tree models and their behavior. Three-dimensional, high-poly trees react as the living ones. Leaves are swaying, branches are shaking when e.g. missiles fly or explode near by.
by Rainier on Dec. 20, 2005 @ 11:36 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Strategy First has released a small patch for the North American edition of G5 Software's Cuban Missile Crisis: The Aftermath. This update brings your retail game to v1.1 and fixes a bug found in the game tutorial, which may cause some user problems. You will need to restart the tutorial for the patch to take effect.
by Rainier on Dec. 20, 2005 @ 11:02 a.m. PST | Filed under
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id Software has released three new multiplayer maps for Ravensoft's sci-fi FPS Quake 4 (Railed, Tremors and Campgrounds Redux). Read more for download links ...
by Rainier on Dec. 20, 2005 @ 10:21 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Today Ubisoft revealed that Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie features an un-lockable, exclusive alternate ending in which players can save the giant ape from his cinematic death, pilot an airplane and deliver Kong back home on his native Skull Island.
by Rainier on Dec. 20, 2005 @ 10:15 a.m. PST | Filed under
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For the first time, experience every moment of one of the most popular role-playing adventures ever created. The entire Neverwinter Nights catalog — every challenge, every battle, every update — is now available to RPG fans in one complete package, including Bioware’s Aurora Toolset for easy module creation.
by Rainier on Dec. 20, 2005 @ 9:14 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Ubisoft has released a new patch for Chessmaster 10th Edition. This update brings your retail game to v1.03 but no specific details as to what it fixes are available at this point. Read more for download links ...
by Rainier on Dec. 20, 2005 @ 9:09 a.m. PST | Filed under
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You are a soldier of U.S. Army Special Task Force, dropped behind the enemy lines with one and only goal – to eliminate the boss of Colombian cartel. During your mission you go through Colombian rainforest encountering on your way villages, towns and military camps. You have got different kinds of weapons at your disposal, from standard armament of an American soldier like M16 through a variety of pistols, sniper rifles to AT rocket launchers and grenade launchers.
by Rainier on Dec. 20, 2005 @ 9:04 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Ubisoft has released an new update patch for Blue Byte's 3D RTS game 'Settlers: Heritage Of Kings.' This patch brings your retail game to v1.06 and adds two "cool down" options along with addressing a map editor crash, a couple of other editor bugs, and a multiplayer issue.
