by Judy on July 12, 2004 @ 3:41 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Ubisoft today announced Advance Guardian Heroes for the Game Boy Advance. The title is a scrolling fighter videogame, featuring over 20 controllable characters, more than 160 powerful moves to master, and many incredible multiplayer scenarios.
by Judy on July 12, 2004 @ 3:20 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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The U.S. video game industry saved its best for last this year. When video game publishers report quarterly results in the weeks ahead, the focus for investors and analysts will be on a coming slate of blockbuster games that need to live up to their advance hype for the industry to avoid falling short of the still heady expectations for sales growth.
by Judy on July 12, 2004 @ 12:20 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Bobby "Scaler" Johnson got more than he bargained for when he stumbled upon his next door neighbor's evil plot to take over the world by stealing all the lizards and training them to become his mutant army. Check out the latest set of screenshots ...
by Judy on July 12, 2004 @ 7:29 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Digital Jesters has released the English demo for Cyanide Studios' latest installment in the Cycling Manager franchise, featuring one month of management with all the features on simulated races. Also includes the mountain stage from the Tour De France and features the CSC team. Read more for download links ...
by Mark Crump on July 12, 2004 @ 12:36 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Larger in scope than its predecessor, EverQuest II will be able to host hundreds of thousands of simultaneous users from all over the world. And, due to increased localization features including real-time translation in English, French, German, Japanese and Korean, as well as localized servers in select countries, players from every corner of the earth will be able to explore familiar areas and new, undiscovered territories of Norrath.
by Mark Crump on July 11, 2004 @ 1:24 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Set in Indonesia in the near future, Joint Operations takes the player to a country on the verge of disintegration. Regional independence movements have acquired advanced weaponry as the nation's military splits into competing factions. Escalating violence threatens innocent civilians and Western economic interests.
by Hank on July 10, 2004 @ 1:32 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Control a host of the biggest, meanest monsters ever to feature in a game including a gigantic angry gorilla, a monstrous insect and armoured robots as big as skyscrapers. Fight in knuckle-wrenching multi-monster battles in fully destructible 3D environments bustling with traffic, people and military defences.
by Judy on July 9, 2004 @ 8:33 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Twice as big as last year’s Crib, gamers will find a two-story house which they can design everything from having a waterfall in the atrium, to what message flashes across the electronic ticker above the bar area. Read more for new screens & trailers ...
by Judy on July 9, 2004 @ 5:13 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:
- Everquest 2 - E3 Demo Trailer
- Ace Combat 5 - Intro Movie
- Xpand Rally - Trailer (2)
- Gungrave: Overdose - Trailer
- Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone - Trailer #2
by Judy on July 9, 2004 @ 1:51 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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StormRegion has released a second demo for their 3D World War II RTS 'Codename: Panzers,' featuring Utah Beach from the Allied campaign. Earlier than expected, this is the ENGLISH version of the demo. Massive tanks are a crucial element in this tactical combat action title. Russian, German and Allied troops fight in three campaigns and more than 30 breath-taking single player missions (thanks 3DGamers). Read more for download links ...
by Judy on July 9, 2004 @ 1:09 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Codemasters has released the first patch for their freshly released snooker simulation game 'World Championship Snooker 2004.' This update brings your retail game to v1.1 and addresses compatibility with all gfx cards, a few network/multiplayer fixes and the usual bug fixes and game tweaks. Read more for details and download links ...
by Judy on July 9, 2004 @ 11:48 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Sony Online Entertainment is offering EverQuest Classic plus two expansion packs, The Ruins of Kunark and The Scars of Velious, including up to 30 days of gameplay, as a FREE download to people with registered Station Accounts which do not currently and have not had an EverQuest account. Read more for links to the download, as well as the ever-important rules and restrictions.
by Judy on July 9, 2004 @ 10:08 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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"The Ice Age is coming!" – only a few more months before a new exciting Ice Hockey season begins! In time for the start of the season, JoWooD is planning to publish "Ice Hockey Club Manager 2005." Scheduled for release in September 2004. Check our
previously posted screens, or read more for details ...
by Judy on July 8, 2004 @ 9:36 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Ubisoft has released a small patch for the original version of their stealth/action game, Splinter Cell. This patch is only meant for the US version of Splinter Cell that came bundled with Creative Labs cards in the US, but unfortunately, no details as to what it really fixes are available. Read more for download links ...
by Judy on July 8, 2004 @ 9:20 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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The Prince has to embark upon a path of both carnage and mystery to defy his preordained death. His journey leads to the infernal core of a cursed island stronghold harboring mankind’s greatest fears. Only through grim resolve, bitter defiance and the mastery of deadly new combat arts can the Prince rise to a new level of warriorship – and emerge from this ultimate trial with his life. Read more for some new screens ...
by Judy on July 8, 2004 @ 6:53 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Microsoft Game Studios today announced the arrival of new downloadable content – Long Beach Booster Pack – for the popular Xbox racing title, Project Gotham Racing 2. Check out the batch of spiffy screens ...
by Judy on July 8, 2004 @ 5:02 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:
- Xpand Rally - Trailer #4
- Catwoman - Trailer #3
- Driv3r - 'Making Of' Trailer
- Juiced - Trailer (3)
by Judy on July 8, 2004 @ 4:27 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Beginning with the attack on Pearl Harbor, this flight combat game puts players in the middle of some of the most intense naval conflict in WWII’s Pacific Theater. Check out the first set of Xbox screens ...
by Judy on July 8, 2004 @ 4:07 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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SuperPower 2 is the only global geopolitical simulation game which allows players to control entire countries. As with SuperPower, players control countries in 3 major areas: political, economic and military, but this time, it’s in a beautiful real-time 3D environment. Read more for the latest batch of screens ...
by Judy on July 8, 2004 @ 12:44 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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The Battle for Middle Earth utilizes the Generals game engine, and in the game, players can select from the different "good" or "evil" campaigns, where they will be given the freedom to command a variety of major armies from the films, each with their own distinct strengths and weaknesses. Check out the new trailer and three tantalizing screens ...
by Judy on July 8, 2004 @ 10:30 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Electronic Arts announced today that Oddworld Stranger, the latest in the character-based Oddworld series, will bring its signature brand of action gaming to owners of the PlayStation2 and Xbox.
by Judy on July 8, 2004 @ 10:02 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Following the publication of 'Universal Combat' in early February this year and the anticipated release of 'Universal Combat – Edge To Edge' in early 2005, 3000AD Inc. provided information, and a lot of character art, today about adding another title to their game franchise.
by Judy on July 8, 2004 @ 1:50 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Ascaron Entertainment and Tri Synergy, Inc., today announced a North American distribution partnership for the Ascaron Entertainment designed PC title, Port Royale 2. A 16th and 17th Centuries Sea based, real time strategy game full of pirates, pillaging, plundering, you can even control the expansion of the New World.
by Judy on July 8, 2004 @ 1:49 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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In TimeSplitters Future Perfect, Cortez - the hero from previous installments - returns with humanity on the brink of destruction. With the help of some familiar faces (some very familiar!) he must chase a mystery foe across different time periods to trace the origins of the TimeSplitters and save the day.
by Ben Zackheim on July 8, 2004 @ 12:55 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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In the Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban videogame, Harry Potter and his friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger return to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. As teenagers back for their third year of study, they are engaged in the mystery surrounding Sirius Black, who has recently escaped from the infamous wizard prison of Azkaban.
