by Rainier on Aug. 19, 2003 @ 5:08 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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The Simpsons Hit & Run is a mission-based driving game featuring out-of-the-car platform action, the interactive world of Springfield, and the signature humor of the Simpsons. We'll have new screens and clips each week featuring the characters from the game, this week check out Marge and Lisa. Hit & Run comes out September 16th for the PS2, Xbox and GC. Read more to check out the goodies ...
by Thomas on Aug. 19, 2003 @ 9:41 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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iEntertainment Network announced today that it has signed a deal with Activision Value Publishing, Inc. (AVP) to develop AVP's The History Channel WWII: The Battle of Britain, a new single player game to North American retail outlets in October. The highly anticipated game, WWII: The Battle of Britain, includes a brand new combat terrain with over 270 miles of actual English Channel topography taken from real satellite data, over 40 historically accurate airplanes, and real flight models designed to perfectly match the flying characteristics of World War II aircraft.
by Rainier on Aug. 19, 2003 @ 9:40 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Encore today announced that AquaNox 2: Revelation, Cold Zero and Chaser have begun shipping. The PC games, published by Encore with content delivered from Austria-based JoWooD Productions Software, will begin reaching store shelves by the end of this week, retailing for approximately $40 each.
by Rainier on Aug. 19, 2003 @ 9:22 a.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 :
- Deus Ex2: Invisible War - Intro Movie
- Thief 3 - Trailer
- Wings Of Honour - Trailer
- Massive Assault - Intro Movie
We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...
by Thomas on Aug. 19, 2003 @ 5:37 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Atlanta Thrashers all-star right winger Dany Heatley has reached an agreement with Electronic Arts to be the cover athlete and spokesman for its EA SPORTS NHL 2004 game. Heatley's image will be featured on NHL 2004 packaging and merchandising.
by Thomas on Aug. 19, 2003 @ 3:28 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Atari will bring Terminator 3: War of the Machines, a singleplayer and online multiplayer first person shooter set in the ravaged battlefields of the Tech Com-versus-SkyNet conflict from the Terminator world, to personal computer this winter. Currently in development by Hungary-based Clever's Games, Terminator 3: War of the Machines will allow up to 32 players to face off online as either technologically-advanced SkyNet Terminators or battle-hardened Tech Com Special Forces in an epic multiplayer struggle for supremacy... Read more to check out four new screenshots of the machines.
by Thomas on Aug. 18, 2003 @ 10:54 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Sony Online Entertainment Inc. (SOE) announced today that it is finalizing plans to create SOEGames.net , an online game matching service that will allow gamers to find each other and battle it out across the Internet. The first games to take advantage of SOEGames.net will be Lords of EverQuest and Champions of Norrath, two upcoming Sony Online Entertainment titles. SOEGames.net will also be the first game matching system designed to host both console and PC games.
by Rainier on Aug. 18, 2003 @ 5:14 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Sony Online Entertainment Inc. today announced development agreements with Lodestone Games LLC and SolWorks to create original gaming content to be published by SOE. Lodestone and SolWorks will be creating two independent, as-yet unannounced games; further product information will be revealed at a later date.
by Rainier on Aug. 18, 2003 @ 5:08 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Sony Online Entertainment Inc. announced that it has reached Beta status for EverQuest Online Adventures: Frontiers, with more than 20,000 excited testers being allowed a sneak peek into the changes to the online world. Developed exclusively for the PlayStation2, EverQuest Online Adventures: Frontiers is scheduled to ship to retail stores this November. Read more for details and we will be giving away 10 beta accounts later this week so stay tuned!
by Rainier on Aug. 18, 2003 @ 4:54 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 :
- Freedom Fighters (PS2) - Trailer
- Metal Arms: Glitch In The System - Variety Trailer
- Metal Arms: Glitch In The System - Hijack Trailer
We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...
by Rainier on Aug. 18, 2003 @ 1:31 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Allessia is a cleric of Helm, the Watcher, the Vigilant One, deity of guardians and protectors. She adventures for the cause of good, in support of the church of Helm, and in defense of the Innocent, who she feels is her divine duty to protect. She heard of the troubles in Baldur's Gate when a letter from Huros, her old mentor, arrived at her home in Secomber. Allessia is powerful in melee combat and can learn many defensive and bolstering spells. She can wear any armor, but cannot wield great weapons or bows. Read more for some new screens and a brand new trailer ...
by Rainier on Aug. 18, 2003 @ 8:50 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Electronic Arts today announced that it has signed three of the world’s leading football players (Henry, Del Piero AND Ronaldino) to showcase their Off The Ball skills into its forthcoming FIFA Football 2004 game. Read more for details ...
by Thomas on Aug. 18, 2003 @ 8:15 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Entertainment software publishers NovaLogic Ltd. and HD Interactive today announced that the release of a performance fix for Devastation, a team based first person shooter built on the heavily modified, next-generation Unreal Engine technology. The fix increases the performance of the game and is 300k to download..
Grab it here!
by Thomas on Aug. 18, 2003 @ 8:11 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Metro3D Europe proudly announce the much anticipated release of R-type Final on the Playstation 2 in January 2004.
Andy Law, General Manager, Metro3D Europe commented "We are delighted to confirm that we have secured this license with Irem and have rights to publish R-type Final throughout PAL territories. A product of this calibre is proof that we mean business as an 'up and coming' publisher to watch out for."
by Thomas on Aug. 18, 2003 @ 8:09 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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NovaLogic Ltd. today announced that it has teamed up with Krawall to host Europe's first play test of the brand new multiplayer based PC title Joint Operations at Games Convention in Leipzig, August 21st - 24th 2003.
by Thomas on Aug. 18, 2003 @ 8:05 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Enlight announced today that it has acquired the North American rights to the highly anticipated space simulation game - X²: The Threat. A sequel to the 1999 award-winning X: Beyond the Frontier..
by Thomas on Aug. 18, 2003 @ 5:20 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Radica - the company behind Gamester have unveiled plans for the launch of a six new innovative peripherals in October and a targeted consumer marketing push for Quarter Four, with all new products being supported by consumer press advertising, pr and online campaigns.
by Thomas on Aug. 18, 2003 @ 4:06 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Whiptail showing off Gangland, multiplayer Postal 2, Postal Classic & Uncut, Blade and Sword and RC Cars... For its debut appearance at ECTS, game publisher Whiptail Interactive will be calling on the heavy mob for first looks at its new game Gangland, due to launch in November this year. Developed by Danish gaming experts MediaMobsters, Gangland combines the best elements of real-time strategy, role-play and simulation games to deliver a menacingly fresh PC gaming experience. Launched in time for Christmas, Gangland is set to be a massive hit...
by Thomas on Aug. 18, 2003 @ 4:02 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Video games are no longer simply about getting the highest score or disgracing an opponent. They're also about immersing yourself in make-believe worlds you help fashion... No one understands that better than Electronic Arts Inc., the video game publisher that has evolved over two decades into an entertainment powerhouse as muscled as some of its game characters.
by Thomas on Aug. 18, 2003 @ 3:46 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Oxygen Interactive, the UK based computer game publisher can today announce that they will be showcasing their 2003/2004 line up of titles at this years ECTS show from 27th August to 29th August 03... "March Offworld Recon, Midnight Nowhere, Paradise Cracked, Echelon Wind Warriors and Time of Defiance, with new PS2 and Xbox games to be unveiled too".
by Rainier on Aug. 18, 2003 @ 2:27 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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NVIDIA Corporation will be the talk of the show at this year's ECTS (Earls Court, London, August 27th to 29th) hosting some of the most highly anticipated PC games this year, including: STALKER, Breed (new multiplayer version), Worms 3D, Hidden and Dangerous II and Aquanox 2.
by Rainier on Aug. 18, 2003 @ 1:38 a.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 :
- Counter-strike: Condition Zero - Trailer
- Phantom Game Console - Trailer
- Ultima X Odyssey - Trailer
We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...
by Thomas on Aug. 18, 2003 @ 1:22 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Although summer is in full sizzling swing, Nintendo is bundling up! Bundling up with one of its most popular and successful franchises that is ... Game Boy. For a limited time beginning Oct. 13, consumers who purchase an Indigo or Glacier Game Boy Advance for an MSRP of $79.99, will also receive an e-Reader with a Donkey Kong Jr.-e game and sample pack.
by Rainier on Aug. 17, 2003 @ 11:33 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Ultimate Arena, Inc. today announced that the world's most popular multiplayer game, Counter-Strike, can now be played at
Ultimate Arena. Ultimate Arena, the leading online tournament platform, is the first service to offer Counter-Strike players an online venue to compete against one another for cash prizes. Read more for details ...
by Rainier on Aug. 17, 2003 @ 8:03 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Microsoft Game Studios announces that a free bonus comes with each pre-order of Halo for Windows at EB Games or GameStop. Pre-orders at EB Games come with the top-selling "Halo: The Flood" novel, and at GameStop: an exclusive Master Chief three-inch action figure. Halo for Windows ships in North America in September 2003 for an estimated retail price of $49.99 (U.S.)