by Judy on Nov. 8, 2004 @ 7:17 a.m. PST | Filed under
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'Ballerium', an online multiplayer RTS, was an ambitious project by developer Majorem that has been in the works for a few years which has come to a sudden end. "Having no viable alternative and following the collapse of Majorem's only client, development is immediately suspended. The technology, demonstrated successfully with Ballerium will now be offered as-is for whomever is interested in making an offer."
by Judy on Nov. 8, 2004 @ 7:07 a.m. PST | Filed under
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DreamCatcher Games today announced Painkiller: Battle Out Of Hell has reached gold status. The Expansion Pack for the award-winning FPS, Painkiller, will begin shipping to North American retailers on November 11th and will begin releasing across Europe on November 24th.
by Judy on Nov. 8, 2004 @ 1:53 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Sony Online Entertainment Inc. (SOE) today announced that EverQuest II has shipped to North American retail stores. EverQuest II is the highly-anticipated follow-up to Sony Online Entertainment's EverQuest. More than 100,000 people have already pre-ordered EverQuest II in hopes of being among the first to experience this massive gaming phenomenon.
by Alanix on Nov. 8, 2004 @ 1:17 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Nexus: The Jupiter Incident is a story-based single player strategy game. Starting in 2040, you are in control of the fleet of a multinational cooperation fighting a rivalling cooperation. The discovery of foreign technology leads to expeditions into space. When you return to Earth you find it occupied by Aliens. Only one colonizing spaceship with humans escaped. Your task is to find this ship, use it to build colonies and to finally gather enough strength to take back Earth.
by Judy on Nov. 7, 2004 @ 6:18 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Flat-Out is an adrenaline-inducing racing game with an exciting story line, spectacular crashes and a not-too-serious attitude in the best movie-like fashion. One of the 'Flat-Out' features is the "stunt" event where you race your car, and catapult the driver at a specific moment using him as a dart, bowling ball and other projectiles. For people interested in playing Flat-Out multiplayer online,
Flatout HQ found out some
Finnish people managed to concoct a work around.
by Judy on Nov. 7, 2004 @ 4:21 p.m. PST | Filed under
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From the arcade racing series gamers know and love, Ridge Racer DS delivers a whole new experience to racing fans by offering true analog steering through the Nintendo DS touch screen, up to six-player multiplayer races, a variety of exciting single-player racing modes and much more. Ridge Racer DS offers all the fast-paced action gamers have come to expect from the Ridge Racer name -- now in the palm of their hands on the Nintendo DS.
by Judy on Nov. 7, 2004 @ 3:35 p.m. PST | Filed under
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CDV will be holding an online chat on Thursday, November 11 at 2:00 PM EST to discuss Blitzkrieg: Rolling Thunder, the upcoming stand alone expansion to their popular WWII RTS Blitzkrieg. Mario Kroll, the game's Associate Producer, and Ernst Stein, a WWII historian will be available to answer questions from interested gamers. To submit questions, gamers can log into
the Blitzkrieg: Rolling Thunder forums during the QA session on November 11.
by Kris Graft on Nov. 7, 2004 @ 4:52 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Kingdom Under Fire: The Crusaders is real-time strategy/3rd person action hybrid game that virtually places you in the epic battlefield of a fantasy world.
by Judy on Nov. 6, 2004 @ 12:15 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 :
- Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith - Trailer [Game]
- Xenosaga: Episode II - Trailer
- Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-Earth - Inside the Battle Vol8
- Psychotoxic: Gateway To Hell - Trailer #3
by Judy on Nov. 5, 2004 @ 4:55 p.m. PST | Filed under
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In Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, fans follow the Baudelaire orphans as their luck goes from awfully bad to incredibly worse. Based on the popular book series and the upcoming movie starring Jim Carrey, this treacherous tale allows players to experience the eccentric adventures of Violet, Klaus and Sunny Baudelaire.
by Judy on Nov. 5, 2004 @ 3:38 p.m. PST | Filed under
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NovaLogic has released a new patch for their multiplayer shooter Joint Operations: Typhoon Rising. This update brings your retail game to v1.4.17 and adds weather system, network improvements, new chat system, 3rd person view, and a few other tweaks. Read more for a detailed fix list or download links..
by Judy on Nov. 5, 2004 @ 9:12 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Blue Byte has announced that its 3D RTS game 'Settlers: Heritage Of Kings' has gone gold and is expected in German stores November 23, 2004. Fans will enjoy fully animated 3D technology and enhanced gameplay features, but still be able to relive the experience that makes the Settlers series such a big hit. The game will take the player to a medieval setting, to re-conquer the kingdom currently under the domination of an evil tyrant.
by Judy on Nov. 5, 2004 @ 5:00 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Mercenaries is a revolutionary third-person combat-action game that delivers the next level of free-form gameplay in massive interactive environments. The game gives players the opportunity to take on the role of a soldier for hire in an open-ended world. Read more to check out the new screens...
by Judy on Nov. 5, 2004 @ 3:37 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Alexander is Ubisoft's real-time strategy video game based on the upcoming motion picture Alexander, the biopic based on the life and conquests of Alexander the Great from director Oliver Stone. Check the
freshly launched website or read more for new screens...
by Judy on Nov. 5, 2004 @ 2:32 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Bethesda Softworks today announced that The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion is currently in development for PC and future generation consoles (PS3 & Xbox 2). In development since 2002, Oblivion is another leap forward in role-playing with its combination of freeform gameplay and cutting-edge graphics.
by Judy on Nov. 5, 2004 @ 2:20 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Prince of Persia: Warrior Within features a deep, mysterious storyline starring a darker, edgier Prince who is vigilant in his quest to unseal his mortal destiny. With the demo being released a few weeks back, we were surprised to hear Godsmack as title track, so prime time to fire off some short questions at PoP2's Lead Sound Designer Jonathan Pilon.
by Judy on Nov. 5, 2004 @ 2:08 a.m. PST | Filed under
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UFO: Aftershock follows directly from one of the endings of UFO: Aftermath, where the player agrees to hand over the Earth to the Alien scientists, who are trying to change the planet into a giant living organism. The Council of Earth and their followers take refuge on an orbiting satellite prepared for them by the aliens, but not all the survivors of the original invasion where re-located.
by Judy on Nov. 4, 2004 @ 7:38 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 :
- Sid Meier's Pirates! - Trailer
- Painkiller: Battle out of Hell - Trailer
- Guilty Gear Isuka - Characters Trailer
- Terrorist Takedown - Trailer #2
- Joint Ops: Escalation - Trailer
by Judy on Nov. 4, 2004 @ 3:38 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Driven by a hatred of crime bordering on insanity, Frank Castle became The Punisher, a one-man army whose mission goes far beyond revenge. Taking on the city's high-powered crime lords, he wreaks havoc on the corrupt with methods reserved for those on the wrong side of the law. "The Punisher" video game represents the best of over 30 years of "Punisher" comic books and depicts some of the grittiest storylines in the Marvel Universe. Check these 60+ new screens ..
by Judy on Nov. 4, 2004 @ 2:38 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Ubisoft today announced that gamers will be able to start enjoying Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon 2 for the Xbox two weeks early! Originally slated to ship for retail on November 30, 2004, Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon 2 for Xbox will now head for store shelves on November 16, 2004.
by Judy on Nov. 4, 2004 @ 11:12 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Microsoft Game Studios today announced that Blinx 2: Masters of Time & Space, the sequel to one of the best-selling Xbox action-platformers, has gone gold and is shipping to retail stores on November 16 for an estimated retail price of $39.99 (U.S.). Gamers will soon be guaranteed a trip through the fifth dimension as they maneuver their characters through a cosmic conflict between time-shifting cats and space-twisting pigs.
by Judy on Nov. 4, 2004 @ 7:37 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Merscom today announced “Terrorist Takedown” for PC has gone gold. With its fully realistic sound effects and rapid-fire gameplay, this arcade-style military action game drops you on the front line in the war on terror.
by Judy on Nov. 4, 2004 @ 7:15 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Codemasters has released the long awaited multiplayer patch for Best Way's 3D RTS/RPG Soldiers: Heroes of WWII, bringing your game to v1.28. The upgrade adds five new multiplayer modes, new infantry and vehicle units, twelve new MP maps and the usual slew of crash and bugs fixes. Read more for download links ...
by Judy on Nov. 4, 2004 @ 5:13 a.m. PST | Filed under
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An interview on
Russian site Dirty.ru with a certain PROF from GSC World revealed that a demo for THQ's upcoming FPS S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow Of Chernobyl is planned to be released a month before the shipping of the game (
thanks GenGamers). You can read an English summary of the interview over at
IAmStalker.
by Judy on Nov. 4, 2004 @ 4:10 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Akella announced today that it has signed a distribution deal with Ubisoft which will see them bring the highly anticipated Prince of Persia sequel to Russia and the Baltic regions. No specific release date has been set yet, but it only involves the PC edition, no console versions.
