by Rainier on Aug. 17, 2002 @ 10:36 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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The world of Largo Winch lends itself perfectly to video games: the character is the epitome of the ultimate hero, and his adventures are packed with action and suspense. In the beginning, Largo - a Yugoslavian orphan - is adopted by the world's wealthiest man, who is in search of an heir. When his adoptive father dies, the now 26-year-old Largo inherits the Winch Corporation, a financial consortium worth more than 10 billion dollars. Drawn to the challenge of presiding over such a vast empire, Largo takes over from his father, and plunges headfirst into a new, unexpectedly vicious world. You know we like to get snap crazy, so here go another 40 or so screens!
by Thomas on Aug. 17, 2002 @ 10:34 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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The game that started the computer "Tycoon" craze is getting a sequel this Autumn in RollerCoaster Tycoon II from Infogrames and master game designer, Chris Sawyer. Numerous improvements to the original will be packed into this new game - with more types of roller coasters and rides being just the beginning.
by Thomas on Aug. 17, 2002 @ 9:18 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Rocky features superb free-flowing motion captured animation using real-life boxers and a huge range of punches from attacking hooks, jabs and uppercuts to defensive blocks, ducks and weaves. It also has varied fight locations from rundown gyms to the world's best-known arenas.
by Rainier on Aug. 16, 2002 @ 9:37 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Agetec, Inc today announced that it has secured the rights to release IREM's sleeper hit, Zettai Zetsumei Toshi, for the PlayStation(R)2 computer entertainment system in the United States and Canada. Zettai Zetsumei Toshi, which garnered the #3 ranking in Famitsu Weekly Magazine upon its April release in Japan, will be localized and released under the name Disaster Report. Disaster Report is currently slated to reach store shelves during the fourth quarter of this year.
by Rainier on Aug. 16, 2002 @ 9:31 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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The owner of the factory, Anna Voralberg, has just died. The Heir to the factory, Anna's brother, Hans, who is a genius inventor, has been missing for decades; lost somewhere between the Alps and Siberia… Kathe must find this enigmatic man to finalise the deal. But, in her journey from the West to the East, she will progressively discover and understand the reasons, which have made Hans, leave his family and never return. Dreamcatcher will release this game in Northern America and send us some screens to show off how beautiful this 3D adventure game truely is ... Njoy!
by Rainier on Aug. 16, 2002 @ 8:13 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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EA Europe has just released
a playable demo for their upcoming football manager sim,
Total Club Manager 2003. Weighing in at a whopping 270mb the EA page claims the demo is playable to the max, it'll give you the TCM experience you need before the game is released in September.
Go get it and live out every single one of your manager dreams.
by Thomas on Aug. 16, 2002 @ 3:39 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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This multiplayer demo of Battlefield 1942 is now available for download (130MB), and it includes one map from the upcoming 3D vehicle-shooter set on Wake Island and a single game mode, Conquest. The full game will allow gamers to take control of multiple Classes and Vehicles such as tanks, dive-bombers, submarines and aircraft carriers while they fight in World War II, against other players online. Grab this puppy at
FragZone,
GamePlanet,
Games Telstra,
AusGamers,
FileShack,
3DGamers!
by Thomas on Aug. 16, 2002 @ 11:29 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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In FaitH, you get to take on the role of an Emperor who must rule over a Province and an army in order to fulfill a mysterious Divine Quest. Yourself and 24 online players from all around the globe will come together and form a Kingdom, wherein you will work as a team to strategize your way to the top and stand the chance to win prizes from your FaitHful neighbourhood Dragon Claw Studio! FaitH is unlike other web-based games in that it boasts a highly graphic interface, featuring a unique brand of artwork that immerses players into an innovative gaming experience. Plus, if you’ve played FaitH during the beta phase or Era 0, then you’ll be glad to know that Era I features more interactive NPCs, more quests, more locations to discovers on the maps, and a lot more images to behold! To sign up for FaitH, or try out the trial version, simply go to
www.dragonclawstudio.com/faith.
by Thomas on Aug. 15, 2002 @ 11:03 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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EA today released the server file for the upcoming Battlefield: 1942 - Wake Isle demo, that is developed by Digital Ilusions. This server file is 21.5 meg to grab and you can
find it here! (thanks
VE3D)
by Rainier on Aug. 15, 2002 @ 8:06 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Infogrames just flooded us with a slew of screens from their upcoming titles. We got screens & art from Battle Engine Aquila (Xbox), screens from Superman: The Man of Steel (Xbox) and art & screens from Master of Orion III (PC). Check them out & Njoy!
by Thomas on Aug. 15, 2002 @ 3:00 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Creating a new non-violent stealth genre, Prisoner of War has intrigued gamers whose purchasing power propelled the game into the top five of the Chart-Track All Formats chart at launch. The game is set to launch on PC CD-ROM on September 20th.
by Thomas on Aug. 15, 2002 @ 2:48 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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In Dungeons & Dragons Heroes, you take on the role of one of four resurrected D&D heroes (Fighter, Wizard, Cleric & Rogue), each carved in the style of fictional famed fantasy figures drawn from the D&D universe owned by Wizards of the Coast. The game focuses around combat and developing your character, "The Hero", as you journey through the game's levels to collect all of the Planar Gems and vanquish the evil force that threatens to end life as we know it. Dungeons & Dragons Heroes features gorgeously detailed characters in lush environments that are rich for adventuring, each populated with Dungeons & Dragons monsters, treasures and sinister traps. 21 Shots below that we didn't have before!
by Thomas on Aug. 14, 2002 @ 9:38 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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There is a new demo available for download from Games Domain of the role-playing game, Another War. The demo is 233MB to grab and
you find it here.
by Rainier on Aug. 14, 2002 @ 8:50 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Sierra Entertainment and Fox Interactive have put together a collection of graphics from their upcoming release: No One Lives Forever 2 - A Spy In H.A.R.M.'s Way. They're calling it a 'fansite kit' and it's loaded with close-up views of Cate Archer along with many of the upcoming characters, gadgets & weapons seen in NOLF2. A must for any NOLF enthusiast!
by Rainier on Aug. 14, 2002 @ 6:30 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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NOLF Girl just let us know that there are a whopping 17 new wallpapers available on
NOLF Girl.com for you to enjoy. Showing off some of the characters you might to go give them a peek if you are hard up for some new material ...
check them out ...
by Thomas on Aug. 14, 2002 @ 11:10 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Time for a change for you and your desktop: This day we offer four new exclusive motives. So adorn your desktop with a touch of 1503 A.D.!
by Rainier on Aug. 14, 2002 @ 9:24 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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There is a
Dragon's Lair 3D trailer at PC.IGN.com, showing the cel-shaded third-person action adventure by DragonStone Software in motion. The movie requires a 30.2 MB download in MPEG format and offers two minutes of introductory and action-packed gameplay footage. The official Beam Breakers site offers a new
Beam Breakers trailer of this futuristic flying car racing game by German developers Similis. You can download or stream the movie in four different resolutions (7-10 MB), and it sports a minute of DivX footage introducing the game's premise and showing some fast-paced gameplay. Elixir Studios' offers downloads of a new
Republic: the Revolution movie trailer in high quality DivX format (47.5 MB) as well as medium quality AVI format (27.0 MB) but both in 320x240 resolution, showing the game's setting, detailed cities and more in some two and a half minutes of in-engine footage. (Thanks
Blues)
by Thomas on Aug. 14, 2002 @ 9:16 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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As the new football season kicks off, Codemasters is poised to capture every football player’s accurate statistics in preparation for LMA Manager 2003, due for Xbox and PlayStation 2 this autumn. LMA Manager 2003 will be the first management game available with the correct team line-ups and individual player details for the 2002/2003 season.
by Rainier on Aug. 14, 2002 @ 2:23 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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If you'd like to chat with developers of Xenus go to
chat.yuga.ru on 15th of August, Thursday, 15.00 (CET). Although chat board is russian, questions in english are possible.
by Rainier on Aug. 14, 2002 @ 1:26 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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"Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner" is an entirely new 3D adventure from producer Hideo Kojima and character designer Yoji Shinkawa, the creative team behind the celebrated Zone of the Enders and Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty. In ZOE2, players are once again thrown into an interplanetary conflict, but this time the stakes are even higher, as the fate of Jupiter and Mars are held in the balance.
by Rainier on Aug. 14, 2002 @ 1:23 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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One ring to rule them all… Based on New Line Cinema's epic adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's classic fantasy novels, The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers video games will integrate cinema and gameplay to deliver an epic interactive experience. In the game, players will be able to relive the most memorable movie moments from the first two films, "The Fellowship of the Ring" and "The Two Towers."
by Rainier on Aug. 13, 2002 @ 11:22 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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The official Battlefield: 1942 web site has started a clock counting down the days, hours, minutes and seconds to the release of the multiplayer demo for the upcoming WWII multiplayer game. According to the clock the demo for Digital Illusions and Electronic Arts' game will be released at 12 noon PST (3 p.m. EST) on Friday and will contain the Wake Island map, five player classes and eight kinds of vehicles, including planes and ships. (
Thanks HomeLAN).
by Thomas on Aug. 13, 2002 @ 8:50 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Shrapnel Games announced a partnership with Mark H. Walker to publish Mark H. Walker's Lock 'N Load today. Mark H. Walker's Lock 'N Load, the game with "more game, less guff" marks a new direction for Shrapnel Games as its first published Board Game title.
by Thomas on Aug. 13, 2002 @ 8:45 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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SEGA of America, Inc. today announced the release of "Beach Spikers" exclusively for the Nintendo GameCube. The ultimate summer party game, "Beach Spikers" delivers addictive two-on-two beach volleyball action for up to four players. "Beach Spikers" lets gamers take it to the net with 32 scorching hot, gorgeous female athletes from 16 countries, in an action-packed competition for the world title. Developed by SEGA's legendary AM2 studio, "Beach Spikers" features arcade style pick-up-and-play controls, dynamic camera angles and stunning graphics, including deformable sand and exquisitely rendered female athletes, for hours of summer fun.
by Thomas on Aug. 13, 2002 @ 8:40 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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People who subscribe to The Sims Online newsletter will be randomly selected and offered the opportunity to participate in the Play Test. This test will grow from a few hundred to over 50,000 players in the next few months. Joining the Play Test will give you some benefits as a player within The Sims Online.
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