by Rainier on April 2, 2004 @ 4:23 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Atari has released a patch for Clever's Software Development's sci-fi FPS Terminator 3: War of the Machines. This upgrade brings your retail game to v1.16 (only for the US edition of the game) and fixes various issues while connecting via the GameSpy (
thanks 3DGamers). Read more for details and download links ...
by Rainier on April 2, 2004 @ 12:35 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Atlus U.S.A., Inc., announced today that, Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne, a game in the best-selling role-playing series from Japan, will debut in North American on the PlayStation2 and will ship to retailers in the fall of 2004. Read more for details & screens...
by Rainier on April 2, 2004 @ 9:31 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Galleon can be summed up in a single phrase: "The Voyages Of Sinbad". The game is set across six unique islands that will take the player from the bustling port of Ackbah to islands populated with giant monsters, evil slave lords and of course damsels in distress in a story of intrigue, magic, love, obsession and revenge. Read more to check a new batch of screens or download the new trailer.
by Rainier on April 2, 2004 @ 8:55 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Midway Games Inc. today announced their official pre-order campaign for Psi-Ops. Consumers can now pre-order Psi-Ops and get a copy of the acclaimed Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance for free.
by Rainier on April 2, 2004 @ 3:19 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Codemasters has released a new demo for their racing title Colin McRae Rally 04. This demo is the same as the previous version, featuring the Citroen Xsara and the USA, Japan, Finland tracks, but now also has multiplayer capabilities enabled for up to 8 players. Read more for download links ..
by Rainier on April 2, 2004 @ 2:01 a.m. PST | Filed under
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For the first time gamers will play as friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger as well as Harry Potter, switching between characters and utilizing their key attributes and skills to resolve challenges and overcome enemies. The three friends will need to combine their strengths and master a variety of new spells as they face Harry's most terrifying opponents yet: the escaped convict Sirius Black and the Dementors, the sinister guards of Azkaban prison. Read more for some new screens...
by Mark Crump on April 2, 2004 @ 1:37 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Universal Combat brings the greatest components of war together in a single game. Conceived in late 2001 as Battlecruiser Generations, the fifth in the Battlecruiser series, the game has grown into much more than a massive space simulation. Uinversal Combat is a game of incomprehensible scale that allows gamers to choose any aspect of combat they wish.
by Rainier on April 1, 2004 @ 8:35 p.m. PST | Filed under
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GMX Media has today announced that it has secured the worldwide rights to D Day, an add-on for Microsoft Combat Flight Sim 3. Released in time for the 60th anniversary of the invasion, "D-Day, 1944" is the work of an international team from Canada, Britain, Australia and New Zealand. With new aircraft, new sound, new effects, new scenery and new campaigns, "D-Day, 1944" captures the flavor of those spring days that saw the beginning of liberation for Europe. Read more for details, screens and an ingame footage trailer ...
by Rainier on April 1, 2004 @ 5:45 p.m. PST | 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 :
- Def Jam Vendetta II - Teaser Trailer
We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...
by Rainier on April 1, 2004 @ 4:12 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Stormregion, who have previously developed highly acclaimed S.W.I.N.E., 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 the new screens and also check our
Panzers preview!
by Rainier on April 1, 2004 @ 11:22 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Eidos today announced it has secured a development partnership deal with Highway 1 Productions, Inc. (Hwy 1), a newly founded independent production company. Eidos and Hwy 1 have recently begun development on a third person, urban action game with an online component for the PlayStation2 and Xbox. The game will be formally announced and showcased in the Eidos’ booth at this year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), held annually in Los Angeles, CA from May 12-14, 2004.
by Rainier on April 1, 2004 @ 11:07 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Ubisoft has released a new patch for their recently released stealth/action game Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow. This update brings your retail game to v1.1 (available for North American & European versions) and mainly addresses various multiplayer issues (
thanks Blues). Read more for details and download links ...
by Rainier on April 1, 2004 @ 10:59 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Digital Jesters has released not one, but two patches for Cyanide Studios' Pro Rugby Manager 2004. This upgrade will brings your retail game to v1.02 (you have to install v1.01 first though) and adresses various game crashes as well as some multiplayer issues. Read more for details and download links ...
by Rainier on April 1, 2004 @ 9:44 a.m. PST | Filed under
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"Alias" is a third-person action adventure video game that allows players to step into the role of the series’ lead character, Sydney Bristow, an agent for the CIA. Bristow must use her cunning, extensive knowledge of martial arts and array of high-tech gadgetry to accomplish dangerous missions. Read more for some new screens & 4 small trailers showing off Alias's weapons and hand-to-hand combat...
by Rainier on April 1, 2004 @ 9:04 a.m. PST | Filed under
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The U.S. Army announced today that it has teamed with Ultimate Arena to hold the AMD America's Army: Special Forces Tournament at E3. The tournament will be run by Ultimate Arena and supported by Even Balance's PunkBuster. The final match between a team of four civilians and four active duty U.S. Army Soldiers will take place at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) trade show in Los Angeles which runs May 12-14, 2004.
by Rainier on April 1, 2004 @ 2:29 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Jowood have now released a new patch for Phenomic Game Development's 3D RTS/RPG game SpellForce: the Order of Dawn. This update patch brings your retail game to v1.11 and adds additional convenience functionality to the game, which displays the number of existing buildings and buildings being build in the tool-tips of the selected buildings. It also patches a few issues appearing with the previous patch regarding bindstones and hot-swapping heroes. Lastly some quest bugs were fixed. Read more for detailed fix list and download links ...
by Rainier on April 1, 2004 @ 1:51 a.m. PST | 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 :
- Marine Sharpshooter 2 - Trailer
- War Times - Trailer
- Shadow Ops: Red Mercury - Trailer
- EUFA Euro 2004 - Trailer
We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...
by Rainier on April 1, 2004 @ 1:40 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Maintaining law and society order is veteran Headhunter Jack Wade, older, wiser and battle hardened. At his side is the reluctant new sidekick, the rebellious street kid Leeza X. Whether ripping up the highways of the silver metropolis on a super bike or stalking the criminal masterminds of the shadowy underworld, they are led into the greatest danger of their lives and must overcome something much more sinister than a simple human threat. Each must face their darkest fears. Together they must redeem a world facing chaos...
by Rainier on March 31, 2004 @ 6:56 p.m. PST | Filed under
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During the month of April 2004, Valve is extending a special offer to Cyber Cafes. During this time, a 12-month cyber café license for Valve's games is being offered at a savings of 33%. The license includes all of Valve's available Steam content, including Counter-Strike: Condition Zero, Counter-Strike, Half-Life, Day of Defeat, Team Fortress Classic, and more. Licensed Cyber Café's also receive product key protection, promotional materials, tournament licenses, and priority access to Valve support. This offer ends at 11:59 pm PST on April 30, 2004, is subject to change and is not available in every territory. For more information, please email cafe@valvesoftware.com.
by Rainier on March 31, 2004 @ 3:48 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Film and Video Game production company Union Entertainment announced today the procurement of development financing for the company’s video game division. Backed by Korean software company Digital Tetra, the fund provides $1.2 million for Union to develop new games to a playable demo level before shopping the titles to game publishers. The deal was brokered by Clemensen Capital.
by Rainier on March 31, 2004 @ 3:18 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Sony Online Entertainment Inc. (SOE) today announced that EverQuest II will be the first MMO game to feature voiceover for in-game Non-Player Characters (NPCs). The voiceover will be comprised of more than 130 hours of dialog and approximately 1.5 million words (the equivalent of more than 65 feature films worth of content). The addition of voiceover to the game adds a new dimension of realism to the MMO genre that is unmatched by the current generation of titles. Read more for details & new trailer filled with speech...
by Rainier on March 31, 2004 @ 11:53 a.m. PST | Filed under
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'KOF: Maximum Impact' will feature the most popular KOF characters such as Terry Bogard and Kyo Kusanagi all rendered in 3D. The game will also feature several brand new characters to the franchise and a wide assortment of detailed battlegrounds and fighting maneuvers. Check out the freshly launched
KOF: Maximum Impact website or read more for new screens ...
by Rainier on March 31, 2004 @ 10:54 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Novalogic has released a demo for their upcoming FPS multiplayer game Joint Operations. the demo features one 'Twin Island' multiplayer map with day and night settings. The demo will be playable over the NovaWorld Games Network and via LAN. Other features in the demo include:Up to 100 player games via NovaWorld with 32 players on a LAN, 19 land sea and air drivable vehicles,27 Weapons,5 classes: Rifleman, Gunner, Engineer, Sniper & Medic. Read more for download links ...
by Rainier on March 31, 2004 @ 10:34 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Ubisoft and Microsoft are pleased to announce that an autoupdate is now available online to address the issues with optimatch that Splinter Cell Pandora Tomorrow players experienced. The game will automatically update itself the next time you connect to XBOX Live. The updated game will no longer freeze when displaying optimatch or quickmatch results. Read more for details ...
by Rainier on March 31, 2004 @ 10:28 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Ubisoft today announced that its new flight combat title, Pacific Fighters, will launch this fall. WWII's Pacific theater was the backdrop for some of the most famous aerial battles in history. In places like Midway, Guadalcanal and Iwo Jima, allied fighters and bombers went head-to-head against the air power of the Japanese empire. Pacific Fighters provides the opportunity for players to experience the realistic action, intense flight combat and immersive gameplay of WWII's Pacific air war. Read more for details & screens ..