by Rainier on July 16, 2003 @ 11:53 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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This first-ever campaign disk for the Xbox will not require players to have a retail copy of the original game to enjoy a new Ghost campaign. Both new recruits and seasoned vets who earned their stripes playing the original Xbox game will enjoy the camaraderie of the shared battlefield. Xbox Live soldiers can experience the intensity of the front lines side-by-side with their battlefield brothers while covering each others' backs and calling out commands using the Xbox Live Communicator headset. Check these 10 new screens showing off multiplayer action ...
by Rainier on July 16, 2003 @ 10:39 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 :
- Half-Life 2 - 'Docks' Trailer
- Dungeon Siege 2 - Trailer
- Hunter The Reckoning Redeemer - Trailer
- Dungeon And Dragons Heroes - Trailer
- Endless Ages 'Battle Of Chaos' - Trailer
We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...
by Rainier on July 16, 2003 @ 10:16 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Vivendi and Interplay announced today Lionheart: Legacy of the Crusader has gone gold. This original PC role-playing game from award-winning Black Isle Studios, and developed by Reflexive Entertainment, combines an intriguing story of alternate medieval history and fast paced real-time combat. It also features the SPECIAL system for character advancement previously found in the Fallout series of PC games. Hordes of monsters, hundreds of weapons and items and over 60 spells are found in the game to challenge your combat and spell-casting abilities. Get ready to enter a hauntingly familiar yet fantastically foreign world to our own.
by Rainier on July 15, 2003 @ 3:35 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 :
- S.T.A.L.K.E.R: Oblivion Lost - Trailer
- FirePower - Trailer
- Massive Assault - Trailer
We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...
by Rainier on July 15, 2003 @ 2:52 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Twelve champions from the far ends of the galactic hegemony compete for an interstellar trophy by racing their Blades - jet-engined, anti-gravity aircraft. The drama-filled competition is staged at break-neck speeds around spectacular tracks. The game features 24 circuits across 8 dramatic environments, ranging from a sub-tropical Ocean Dam to a race on and under a terraformed ring-world. Read more to check 10 new screens ...
by Rainier on July 15, 2003 @ 2:01 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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C&C: Generals producer Harvard Bonin has put up a post on the official Generals forum board that they have submitted the new v1.6 update patch to the Q&A department, and it should be available somewhere this week. You can check
the forum post right here...
by Rainier on July 15, 2003 @ 1:26 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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EA is pleased to announced that Freedom Fighters (formerly known as Freedom: Soldiers of Liberty) will now ship on GameCube in addition to the PlayStation 2, Xbox and PC (Fall 2003). In a world where the Soviet Union won the Cold War, a fierce conflict is unfolding in the streets of America. Taking on the role of Christopher Stone, players evolve from an average New Yorker into a fearless patriot who recruits and leads an army of freedom fighters in the streets of New York City. Freedom Fighters combines the depth of a squad based game with the intensity of an action-packed war game that unfolds in the streets, subways, and buildings of the city. Read more for the first screens ...
by Rainier on July 15, 2003 @ 12:55 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Command the world's most elite, multinational squad of counter-terrorist operatives in their latest mission. In Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3 Mission Pack 1, Team RAINBOW tracks the desperate remnants of a dangerous terrorist organization into exotic regions of the Mediterranean to prevent their agenda of international anarchy and devastation. Check these new screens and 2 new gameplay trailers (
thanks Actiontrip).
by Rainier on July 15, 2003 @ 12:04 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II will feature more monsters, graphically stunning environments and five new and unique customizable player characters to choose from, hidden areas to explore, as well as a new item creation system that will allow players to create their own ultimate magical artifacts. Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II is scheduled to be available at retail for holiday 2003. Read more for some new screens, as well as a new in-game trailer, showing off the 'Ysuran' character in action. Ysuran is a potent spell-caster who can grow to become awesomely powerful. As a necromancer, a wizard specializing in the dark art of death magic, he is very skilled with spells that create, modify, or destroy life force.
by Rainier on July 15, 2003 @ 11:35 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Ultimate Arena, Inc. today announced the addition of award-winning and top-selling Unreal Tournament and Unreal Tournament 2003 to its
website. At Ultimate Arena, online gamers can create their own tournaments for cash prizes. Players fund their accounts with a credit card or PayPal, select a supported game, choose desired game settings, and pay a tournament entry fee as low as 50 cents. The player or team that wins the match collects the prize money.
by Rainier on July 15, 2003 @ 11:24 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Publisher/Developer Strategy First announced today that the Disciples world has expanded even further with Disciples II: Servants of the Dark, which shipped to retail stores today. “First we brought you Guardians of the Light, and now Servants of the Dark, which is going to introduce gamers to a whole new side of the Disciples world,” says Steve Milburn, Director of Marketing for Strategy First. “The good side was fun, but we all know that everyone is waiting for their chance to visit the dark side…”
by Rainier on July 15, 2003 @ 7:50 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Sonic The Hedgehog creator Yuji Naka and SONICTEAM return with their first all-new platform game since the SEGA Saturn era! Darkness has fallen upon a once-magical land. An evil King who seeks to rule with an everlasting night has captured the creatures that inhabit this realm. Now, a young boy must use the powers of a legendary suit to control special eggs in order to restore light to the land. Read more for some new screens ...
by Rainier on July 15, 2003 @ 1:29 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Activision/Grey Matter have released a new patch for US edition of their action adventure game Spider-Man: the Movie. This upgrade brings your retail game to v1.3 and fixes an issue that resulted in the Training missions not working properly with certain Pentium 4 processor, as well as an issue that prevented digital controllers with less than 8 buttons from working properly (thanks 3DGamers). Read more for download links ...
by Rainier on July 14, 2003 @ 5:32 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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As was announced & expected Valve is releasing new Half Life 2 footage through their Steam service. They have just unleashed a self-running Bink formatted video showing off the incredible re-created G-Man in Half-Life 2. Watch the transformation from old to new and simply marvel at the difference. Read more for download links ...
by Rainier on July 14, 2003 @ 10:37 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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The World Cyber Games semi-final action continues this weekend at CompUSA locations across the nation with Half Life: Counter Strike on Saturday, July 19th and Unreal Tournament 2003 on Sunday, July 20th. The tournament begins promptly at 11:00am and all participants should arrive by 10:30am. For more details and a list of CompUSA locations please visit
the official World Cyber Games websiteby Rainier on July 14, 2003 @ 10:10 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Jaleco just informed us that they have launched the official website for their upcoming RTS 'Goblin Commander'. To kick-off
the official 'Goblin Commander' website features a gallery of concept art and the recently released screenshots showing the two-month design enhancement from the 24-member art team. Check out the inaugural “Developer Diary” posting by Producer Chris Millar. Millar, a PC strategy game veteran hand-picked to lead the console-inspired development team, discusses the Fog Of War methods used in the game to balance strategy elements with design goals.
by Rainier on July 14, 2003 @ 9:44 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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In Killer 7, players take on the role of Harman Smith an unlikely assassin who lives life at his own pace. Switching between seven different personalities, he employs each character’s abilities to terminate targets he deems “deserving to die.” Read more to check out some screens ...
by Rainier on July 14, 2003 @ 9:19 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Infinium Labs announced today that the highly anticipated new gaming console, Phantom, will be unveiled to the public at the first annual Ultimate Gamers Expo in August. “We’re very excited to be unveiling the Phantom for the first time at the Ultimate Gamers Expo,” said Tim Roberts, CEO of Infinium Labs. “This show is the perfect venue and gives us the unique opportunity to show the system firsthand to over 100,000 gamers and industry insiders.”
by Rainier on July 14, 2003 @ 8:54 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 :
- MoH: Rising Sun - Trailer
- Drake - Trailer
- SSX 3 - Trailer
- SSX 3 - Trailer 2
- NBA Live 2004 - Trailer
- Powerdrome - Trailer
- XIII - Trailer
- Etherlords 2 - Trailer
We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...
by Rainier on July 14, 2003 @ 8:03 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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City Interactive announces that the release date of the game named P2 [working title] has been moved to Q1 2004. P2 [working title] is 3D strategy in space, the sequel to “Project Earth” that contains advanced strategic section and the fleet management option. P2 takes best elements from RTS and RPG to build never seen gameplay experience. To be continued ...
by Thomas Wilde on July 14, 2003 @ 12:56 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Players will aid Mace Griffin's search for revenge and the truth by taking on an extensive variety of bounty missions. For example, in either space or on the ground, the player will be able to destroy massive space stations, stop rustlers from stealing alien super cattle, infiltrate and sabotage organizations, salvage smuggled technology and protect crime lords. The mix of missions will require speed, agility, skill, accuracy, brutality and powers of deduction. It all sounds very appealing, now read more to find out if it actually is ....
by Rainier on July 13, 2003 @ 2:03 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Lost Dungeons of Norrath is a new expansion for the incredibly popular PC Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (MMORPG), EverQuest. This full-sized expansion will focus on the exploration of more than forty dynamic dungeons, with the main emphasis being placed on single group content. New technology and design ideas have been implemented that will allow players to work their way through dungeons individually tailored to the strength of their group. Lost Dungeons of Norrath will be available fall 2003 in limited quantities at retail and as a secure digital download from SOE.
by Rainier on July 13, 2003 @ 1:49 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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The latest installment in the award-winning series, Warlords IV: Heroes of Etheria is a unique blend of role playing and turn-based strategy gaming. Set in the troubled land of Etheria, old foes such as Dwarves, Elves, and Orcs have resumed their ancient hostilities and the Undead legions of Lord Bane have returned. The game centers on the actions of your Warlord, who plays a pivotal role in the success or failure of your military efforts. Read more to check some new screens ...
by Rainier on July 12, 2003 @ 1:25 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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FilePlanet has posted up another one of their exclusive downloads for their FP & Founders subscribers, offering
a free seven day trial of SOE's massively multiplayer first person shooter PlanetSide. The download is 1.5gig large, so it might actually take you 7 days to get it as well. Also for their FilePlanet & Founders subscribers is a another exclusive download of Rockstar's urban racing game Midnight Club II. The
multiplayer demo includes the LA level with three cars and four modes of play for up to eight players.
by Rainier on July 11, 2003 @ 5:54 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Vavle just send over word that the Steam Beta is entering its final phase, and is now open to the public. To enter this beta, simply download and run the 500K installer. Steam, a broadband platform for the deliver and management of digital content, currently features a variety of Valve games including Counter-Strike 1.6, which introduces the new riot shield, the official CS bot and more. Visit
the Steam Powered website or read more for details & download links ...