by Rainier on June 15, 2004 @ 12:23 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Vietnam, 1967. You are Specialist Heavy Gunner Grant of the 6th Platoon US Marine Corps. Weeks earlier on a routine search and clear mission, members of your platoon were ambushed and taken prisoner by the Black Skulls, an elite North Vietnamese unit under the command of Colonel Trung also known as the “butcher of Bac Ninh”. Your mission is to find the hidden POW camp and rescue your buddies…and perhaps exact a little revenge along the way.
by Rainier on June 14, 2004 @ 7:39 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Spider-Man 2 is the first game to fully immerse players in the role of Spider-Man and propels them into a living city teeming with common criminals, super villains and pedestrians. Set in a massive free-roaming, do-anything, virtual city, players swing from buildings, sling webs on structures, dive from roof tops to sidewalks, jump across skyscrapers and scale tall heights as they patrol and protect the city from the nefarious Doc Ock. Based on the plot of the movie and extending beyond the film with other diabolical Marvel villains, additional missions and random events, Spider-Man 2 is the most in-depth Super Hero game to date.
by Rainier on June 14, 2004 @ 7:28 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Vivendi has released a patch for Massive Entertainment's recently released 3D RTS single/multiplayer Ground Control II: Operation Exodus demo. This patch brings your demo to v0.00.0081 although no specific details are available as to what it addresses. Read more for download links ...
by Rainier on June 14, 2004 @ 4:25 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Another day, another batch of game trailers were released. Instead of giving them all their own posts, we grouped them, and so far there are trailers for :
by Rainier on June 14, 2004 @ 12:14 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Stormregion made massive tanks a crucial element in this tactical combat action title set in World War II. Russian, German and Allied troops fight in three campaigns and more than 30 breath taking single player missions. Over a hundred authentic 3D vehicles are at disposal as well as a wide range of ground troops. Read more to check 30 new screens and also check our
Panzers preview!
by Rainier on June 14, 2004 @ 12:04 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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SCEA announced today a more than two fold increase in sales since it reduced the price of the PlayStation2, validating the company's strategy in the timing and approach to the price drop. The company announced the lower price point of $149 suggested retail price (SRP) for the standalone PlayStation 2 or the PlayStation2 Combo Pack, while supplies last, last month at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles.
by Rainier on June 14, 2004 @ 10:25 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Created by Texas-based Gearbox Software, Brothers in Arms is the most realistic and authentic WWII shooter ever. While other WWII games have sugarcoated the war experience, Brothers in Arms is based on a true story and will immerse gamers into the gritty, uncensored and emotionally-charged side of war. Read more for some new screens ...
by Rainier on June 14, 2004 @ 8:09 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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'Silent Hunter III' will add new dimensions to the simulation experience. The player will engage in a compelling ocean environment, featuring dynamic weather, and experience the intensity of historical naval warfare. Taking the role of the U-boat commander, players will seek their enemy with sonar and periscope, attack the enemy with torpedoes, destroy them with the deck gun, or command their crew to do the job.
by Rainier on June 13, 2004 @ 9:00 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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'Deer Hunter 2005', developed by SouthLogic Studios, will be published by Atari and is expected in stores September 2004. People who are interested should sign up for a beta test which will kick off June 29th. In the meantime we have a few new screens for your weekend enjoyment.
by Rainier on June 12, 2004 @ 2:54 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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'Operation: Matriarchy' is an upcoming first-person shooter under development at MADia, due 1st quarter 2005. You are a trooper of the government army sent with the expeditionary force to attack Velian. As you accomplish missions given to you at the headquarters, you get new opportunities in selection of weapons and military equipment. Each mission will also get you closer to the secret of the origin of the Velian anomaly of the human race. Read more for details & screens ...
by Rainier on June 12, 2004 @ 2:35 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Another day, another batch of game trailers were released. Instead of giving them all their own posts, we grouped them, and so far there are trailers for :
by Rainier on June 12, 2004 @ 1:20 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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A Time of Bootleggin’, Bribery and the Valentine’s Day Massacre. Mob rule has taken over and Al Capone’s fighting for control of the streets. You are Jimmy “Machine Gun” DeMora, Scarface’s main enforcer. Pay off cops and knock off informants to rise through the ranks. Wash your hands in the blood of many to seize control of Chicago’s underworld. It’s nothing personal—it’s just business.
by Rainier on June 11, 2004 @ 3:54 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Ubisoft announced today that premium downloadable content for Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Pandora Tomorrow on Xbox is now available. Thanks to its multiplayer mode that critics are calling "the most revolutionary online mode since deathmatch," Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Pandora Tomorrow stands among the most played game on Xbox Live. Sam Fisher's fans can now do wnload 2 new maps -"Federal Reserve Bank" and "River Mall"- via Xbox Live for $5.
by Rainier on June 11, 2004 @ 9:58 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Dreamcatcher has released the first patch for Primal Software's RTS Besieger. This patch will bring your retail game to v1.2.5, adds GameSpy support and fixes MP lag issues. A Real-Time 3D Strategy, Besieger is set in a medieval fantasy world in which rival players wage war as either Viking or Cimmerian warriors. As well as the bloody battles, each player must build, protect and attack fortified citadels. Read more for download links ...
by Rainier on June 11, 2004 @ 9:53 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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It’s the season of the fan. The year of people coming together to celebrate sport. And uniting everyone is ESPN NFL Football, a coupling of “the most responsive and intense gameplay around” and the richest multi-player gaming experience possible. Everyone is getting in on the action with the help of our innovative V.I.P. system – allowing you to play your friends or the elite as if they were sitting right next to you! So dust off those extra controllers, grab some chairs, and get your game on!
by Rainier on June 11, 2004 @ 9:43 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Set in the 60s and using the Cold War as its inspiration, Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater forces the player to adopt a number of new skills to survive in Snake's new jungle environment. Danger lurks everywhere as Snake explores the beautifully-realised forests, encampments and rivers, with guards patrolling key routes, dangerous animals to contend with, and the uneven terrain and noisy foliage making the silent approaches the Metal Gear hero is famed for virtually impossible.
by Rainier on June 11, 2004 @ 8:27 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Sega Europe today announced that the latest title in Team 17's hugely entertaining Worms franchise, Worms Forts Under Siege, will be playable online on the Xbox through the Xbox Live. Prepare your garrison of worms to join three other machines in four player clashes. Wage war online, over epic landscapes never seen before in a Worms game with the option to tailor battles through Quickmatch and Optimatch matchmaking. Read more for details and some new screens ...
by Rainier on June 11, 2004 @ 8:20 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Tri Synergy and Nevrax today announced an exclusive North American distribution agreement. Under the agreement, Tri Synergy will distribute The Saga of Ryzom, Nevrax's graphically stunning, multi-genre massively multiplayer online role-playing game into the North American market later this year.
by Rainier on June 11, 2004 @ 8:05 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Dreamcatcher has released a new patch for People Can Fly's FPS Painkiller. This update brings your retail game to v1.2 and addresses various weapon tweaks and bug-fixes, multiplayer improvements, as well as 2 new multiplayer maps (DM_Fallen1 and DM_Fallen2). Read more for details and download links ...
by Rainier on June 11, 2004 @ 2:16 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Games Publisher Digital Jesters has announced that it has secured the rights to the ground-breaking Medieval Lords: Build, Defend, Expand. Medieval Lords takes aspiring city governors to the middle ages, combining rich city-building challenges with evolving military forces to defend against relentless attacks from neighboring enemies. Medieval Lords is expected to be released in October 2004, at a SRP of £29.99.
by Rainier on June 11, 2004 @ 2:09 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Codemasters has released the first patch for K-D Lab's Perimeter, a real-time strategy game built on the concept of territory seizure using detailed terraforming and on the subsequent encircling of these zones with a special protective perimeter. This upgrade features a brand new multiplayer map, as well as integrated chat/lobby support, and a new Replay feature, which enables you to record battles to evaluate your strategies or exchange them with other Perimeter players. Read more for download links ...
by Rainier on June 11, 2004 @ 1:55 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Jowood has released the first patch for Wing Simulations' multiplayer shooter SÖLDNER: Secret Wars. This v28446 contains improved vehicle physics, Netcode Optimisation, extended Commander and Player Map Options, Crash Fixes and also an additional vehicle (Tank, Merkava) + two new weapons (Pistol, Glock 18 ; Sniper Rifle, VSS Vintirez). Read more for details and download links ...
by Rainier on June 10, 2004 @ 6:42 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Acclaim Europe reveals Emergency Mayhem, a frantic arcade action game that puts you at the helm of the three emergency services trying to hold together a city that’s falling apart at the seams. Read more for some new screens ...
by Rainier on June 10, 2004 @ 4:14 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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City of Heroes enables players to realize their comic book dreams. Heroes protect the fine citizens of Paragon City in a colorful 3-D world where the victims of crimes not only thank players for their help, but they even compliment players on their costumes! With the release of the first update to City of Heroes just weeks away, Cryptic Studios and NCsoft have released some new screens.
by Rainier on June 10, 2004 @ 12:23 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Ground Control 2 : Operation Exodus takes place during the year 2741 AD, roughly 300 years after the events in the original game. The democratic and freedom caring Northern Star Alliance (NSA) is being hard pressed by the warmongering Terran Empire. The war has recently entered a new stage; a brutal and deadly ground war, as the Empire has managed to land their first troopships on the last NSA controlled planet – Morningstar Prime...