by Rainier on Oct. 30, 2003 @ 10:29 p.m. PST | Filed under
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The Lord of the Rings; The Return of the King videogame will be available next week, shipping on Tuesday, November 4 to arrive in stores nationwide by Thursday, November 6, 2003. The game will be available for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube, PC, and Game Boy Advance under the EA GAMES brand. Lord of the Rings fans looking to secure their copy of the upcoming The Lord of the Rings; The Return of the King game will be eligible to receive “Precious” pre-order incentives... Read more for details ...
by Rainier on Oct. 30, 2003 @ 10:24 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Race Driver 2 will provide petrol head gamers with the most diverse range of challenging motorsports ever seen in one game. Over 30 global championships will be featured, with players competing in events including GT Sports Car Racing, Street Racing, Rally, DTM, V8 Supercars, Global GT Lights, Rally Cross, Formula Ford, Open Wheel Grand Prix and Classic Car Racing. Check out some new screens ...
by Rainier on Oct. 30, 2003 @ 5:11 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Atlus U.S.A., Inc. announced today its plans to publish the next game in the best-selling "King of Fighters" franchise: "The King of the Fighters EX2: Howling Blood" for the Game Boy Advance in December. Read more for details ...
by Rainier on Oct. 30, 2003 @ 3:15 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Horizons: Empire of Istaria allows players to experience online gaming like never before in a single massive online world primed for exploration, brimming with adventure and rife with danger.
by Rainier on Oct. 30, 2003 @ 12:20 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 :
- Crash Nitro Kart - Trailer
- Ghost Recon: Jungle Storm - Trailer
- The Westerner - Trailer
- Mission Impossible: Operation Surma - Trailer
- Broken Sword: The Sleeping Dragon - Trailer
We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...
by Rainier on Oct. 30, 2003 @ 11:46 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Asterix & Obelix are returning in style on next-generation consoles, with an XXL game in which they battle up to 70 Romans at a time. Asterix & Obelix XXL makes full use of the technical features of new consoles to produce an extraordinary image of the universe of Asterix and Obelix, through 6 gigantic levels and 49 challenges, each more astounding than the next. Read more for screens...
by Rainier on Oct. 30, 2003 @ 11:31 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Gamers will get an extra dose of adrenaline pumping action when Activision releases a one-level demo of its upcoming MTX: Mototrax game on Tony Hawk's Underground for the PS2. MTX Mototrax, which will be available in Spring 2004, delivers the fastest, most complete racing game ever by offering a non-linear career mode that challenges players to master motocross, supercross and freestyle using authentic equipment and deep customization options that allow players to create their ultimate MX experience. The MTX: Mototrax demo includes both a single player and multiplayer race and gives gamers a chance to score themselves an exclusive cheat code for Tony Hawk's Underground.
by Rainier on Oct. 30, 2003 @ 9:09 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Activision, Inc. announced today that the company has exercised its option to acquire the remaining 70% of outstanding common stock in Infinity Ward, the developer of Activision's highly anticipated PC game for the holiday season, Call of Duty.
by Rainier on Oct. 30, 2003 @ 9:06 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. Universal Combat is due to be distributed by Mindscape in the UK in November 2003. Unfortunately due to time constraints and a looming Gold date, plans for the demo have been put on hold. Once the game goes Gold this Thanksgiving holidays, work will resume on the demo. Expect it around the end of November. In the meantime, check the new screens ..
by Thomas on Oct. 30, 2003 @ 2:12 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Not long ago Shrapnel Games and Patrick Proctor's ProSIM Company announced that next year they would be putting gamers on the front lines of a future war on the Korean peninsula in Raging Tiger: The Second Korean War. Now Shrapnel Games like to report that once more gamers will go into the breach, this time traveling back in time to the first Gulf War, Desert Storm, to refight some of the most brutal battles of the conflict and explore several what-if situations. Currently in development by ProSIM, Thunder and Lightning: The Battles of Operation Desert Storm, is another standalone title in the distinguished ATF: Armored Task Force line.
by Thomas Leaf on Oct. 30, 2003 @ 2:01 a.m. PST | Filed under
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'Conflict: Desert Storm 2' focuses on the events of the 1991 Gulf War, and follows the activities of Bradley, Foley, Connors and Jones 300 km further behind enemy lines; taking the level of gameplay and realism to new heights, with a story-led campaign across a variety of missions, beginning with an urgent call to rescue a downed UH-60 Black Hawk's crew in a heavily fortified city, and ending with the allied endeavours to liberate Kuwait City. Read more for the full review ...
by Rainier on Oct. 29, 2003 @ 6:47 p.m. PST | Filed under
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In anticipation of the upcoming Battlefield 1942 v1.5 client patch, EA has already released the full beta version of the v1.5 dedicated server for the Linux platform and adds the Invasion of the Philippines map, some Pacific Theatre content changes but adresses no additional bug fixes. Read more for download links ...
by Rainier on Oct. 29, 2003 @ 6:06 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Team registrations for 50 Buy-In-Slots (BIS) to the ATI/AMD Cyber X Games Championships are now available on a first come, first served basis for $150 USD. Teams that purchase a BIS are ensured a slot in the ATI/AMD Cyber X Games Championships double elimination tournaments for a chance to win hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash and prizes. The event is being held in conjunction with the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) Thursday - Sunday, Jan. 8 - 11 in Las Vegas.
by Rainier on Oct. 29, 2003 @ 5:47 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Barely out in stores, Icculus has already released the first dedicated Linux server for Infinity Ward WWII FPS Call of Duty. This Linux server pack has all goodies you need, executable, library as well as some documentation, needless to say a Call Of Duty retail copy is needed to get all of this working (
thanks 3DGamers). Read more for download links ...
by Rainier on Oct. 29, 2003 @ 11:15 a.m. PST | Filed under
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The game is developed on original high-tech engine The Firestarter Engine, which uses the possibilities of the latest accelerator generation GeForce3/4. Among the engine possibilities are work with outdoor and indoor areas, coloured dynamic lighting, dynamic shadows, vertex and pixel shaders, T&L, procedure textures, various classes of particle system-based effects, interactive and destructible level objects, realistic physics, high-polygonal character and monster models (up to 5000 of polygons), skeleton animation. Read more to check them out3 new screens ...
by Rainier on Oct. 29, 2003 @ 10:33 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Eidos announces it has signed a development deal with Guerrilla. Formerly known as Lost Boys Games, Guerrilla is developing a 3rd person action game for Eidos which will be released on PlayStation 2, Xbox and PC in summer 2004.
by Rainier on Oct. 29, 2003 @ 3:16 a.m. PST | Filed under
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EA’s second “The Lord of the Rings” action adventure game, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, will allow players to journey through multiple gameplay paths, taking control of the motion picture trilogy’s heroes. Defend the walls of Minas Tirith as Gandalf, raise the Army of the Dead as Aragorn, Legolas, or Gimli, and with Frodo and Sam, deliver the ring to the fiery depths of Mount Doom. This second trailer, which is cinematic in style as befitting the game's epic scope, is nonetheless entirely composed of gameplay footage. In it, all the main playable characters--Aragorn, Gimli, Legolas, Gandalf, Sam, and Frodo--are shown in action.
by Rainier on Oct. 29, 2003 @ 3:07 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Direct from the popular television series, He-Man, the ultimate hero, battles his greatest enemies on foot or astride his trusty Battle Cat through 34 levels within three huge environments. Spectacular sword fights and hand-to-hand combat await you at every turn in this epic world of magic and mystery. Read more for some new screens ...
by Rainier on Oct. 28, 2003 @ 9:10 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Ubi Soft has released a new patch for 1C Maddox Games' IL-2 Sturmovik: the Forgotten Battles v1.1 dedicated Win32 server. This patch is "optional". requires the full v1.1 server install, and allows administrators to set up open servers that bypass the Ubi.com servers (thanks 3DGamers). Read more for download links ...
by Rainier on Oct. 28, 2003 @ 7:01 p.m. PST | Filed under
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With today's games becoming more complex and time consuming, GameTime Entertainment, Inc. today announced a ground-breaking solution by introducing a lineup of DVD-based strategy guides for best-selling video game properties. Known as digital video guide or dvG, the full-motion video and voice-over provides players with expert solutions on how to best navigate a game. Read more for details ...
by Rainier on Oct. 28, 2003 @ 6:25 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Falcon: OIR is an updated version of the classic flight sim Falcon 4. It features many enhancements over the original Falcon 4, including flight dynamics, improved controls, graphics, and new aircraft to fly. Fans will be able to enjoy enhanced game play but relive the experience that made the original such a big hit. A comprehensive list of the technical enhancements can be found below. Read more for details and some new airborne screens ...
by Rainier on Oct. 28, 2003 @ 6:10 p.m. PST | Filed under
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This massive shipping day rolls on with Konami Digital Entertainment - America today announcing that Frogger's Adventures: The Rescue for PS2 and Nintendo GameCube, and Frogger's Journey: The Forgotten Relic for Nintendo Game Boy Advance have shipped to retail outlets nationwide.
by Rainier on Oct. 28, 2003 @ 2:48 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Electronic Arts announced today that the Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup videogame has shipped to stores, just in time for Halloween. In the game, Harry Potter fans are able to fully experience the magical power, speed, and competition of Quidditch, the favorite sport of witches and wizards, for the first time.
by Rainier on Oct. 28, 2003 @ 12:57 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 :
- Call Of Duty - Trailer
- Beyond Good & Evil - Trailer
- The Hobbit - TrailerPack
- Metal Arms: Glitch In The System - Trailer
- Dead Man's Hand - Trailer
We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...
by Rainier on Oct. 28, 2003 @ 11:46 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Activision, Inc. is ushering in a new era in console gaming with the announcement that Tony Hawk's Underground, the most customizable video game ever, has shipped to North American retail outlets. The revolutionary skateboarding game redefines the #1 action sports franchise with groundbreaking options that put players front and center as a skateboarder working their way to the top, in a plot-driven story that's true-to-life and gives them the power to explore their environments and achieve goals both on and off the board.
