by Rainier on July 29, 2002 @ 11:03 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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'Strike Fighters: Project One' has apperently gone gold a little while ago already and unlike it official September release is already available as a limited release only at .. WAL MART. Makes you wonder why SF has not said a single word or announced any of this prior to today (which they did still not really "announce").
by Thomas on July 29, 2002 @ 5:02 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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An illegal street racing game. As in, it's about illegal street racing. You're allowed to buy it and everything. Beam Breakers is one of the most original and breath taking racing games ever created due to the superb combination of innovative 3D racing where AntiGrav cars overtake from all sides and the super-fast vehicles can reach almost half the speed of sound. Check out 14 screenshots with a resemblance to that bit in The Fifth Element.
by Thomas on July 29, 2002 @ 4:00 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Today we bring you a bunch of screens from diffrent JoWooD games.. Seven new Arx Fatalis shots. And just to warn you, one of them's of a big spider. Five K.Hawk Survival Instinct shots of the back of some girl's head. Ten Archangel screenshots, some of which - calm down - include topless males. Njoy!
by Thomas on July 29, 2002 @ 12:35 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Jim Scott, Managing Director at Play X Europe, today exclusively announces that his Play X Europe Group is expanding, with a new venture into the publishing world with the launch of a new label – Oxygen Interactive. Scott, a veteran of the Industry since the late 80’, first marked the games industry with his Beyond Belief label back in 1988, developing and publishing games for the Spectrum and Commodore.
by Thomas on July 28, 2002 @ 11:20 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Well it's Sunday and there aint much news to toss up today.. Anyway we got some links to post up, so read on..
Review mixby Thomas on July 28, 2002 @ 9:41 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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You ever wonder what goes on during the development process, how the game you're currently playing came into it's current incarnation, what steps were taken by the team, what changes were made? Want to know what you might have been playing? Here you are. Now be very thankful that you aren't. Read the full story over at
3DActionPlanet..
by Thomas on July 27, 2002 @ 2:06 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Voodooextreme got some
new screenshots posted for this upcoming MMORPG, Neocron (
our recent posted screens is available here). The open beta test will begin early August, and the game is due out Q4 of this year. At the same time they posted 3 screens from the upcoming 3D strategy game,
Soldiers of Anarchy and some screens from Big Huge Games upcoming historical based real-time strategy game,
Rise of Nations.
by Thomas on July 27, 2002 @ 10:25 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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What do you get when a design team composed mostly of designers who worked on GoldenEye 007 for N64 set out to create a first person shooter for Nintendo GameCube? You get TimeSplitters 2, and you're very happy to get it. Due to be released this September, TimeSplitters 2 challenges players to blast their way through time at a glorious 60 frames per second. Awesome four-player action coupled with a serious single-player adventure should put TimeSplitters 2 at the top of your hit list.
by Thomas on July 27, 2002 @ 9:30 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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by Thomas on July 27, 2002 @ 8:16 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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"The show must go on..." and thus, Alex Röder, Music and Sound Coordinator at SUNFLOWERS, lets you have a glimpse into his daily job. Follow the complex process from the craze to the final implementation of its remains. Find out about the ups and downs of a musician's life in this chapter of "
Gamespy's 1503 A.D. Developer Diary".
by Thomas on July 27, 2002 @ 8:03 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Electronic Arts, the world’s leading interactive entertainment software company, today announced the landing of an elite squad of creative talent that will add an even deeper level of drama and immersion to upcoming games in the popular Medal of Honor franchise. Art Director Mark Lasoff, Lighting Supervisor Tom Allen and Technical Director Laurent Ancessi, will re-enforce the highly-decorated team at EA’s Los Angeles Studio (EALA).
by Rainier on July 27, 2002 @ 5:51 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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We just received 4 new screens showing off the "Russian" and "Indian" maps in Monolith/Sierr'as upcoming first person shooter No One Lives Forever 2 : A Spy In H.A.R.M.'s Way. Check them out ...
by Rainier on July 26, 2002 @ 11:30 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Bethesda Softworks's just slapped out
another patch for their 3D role-playing game, Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind bringing it to v1.2.0722. The patch is an average 3.8 MB and includes save game improvements, tons of bug fixes, a bunch of quest fixes as well as updates for all plug-ins. Read the included
txt file for details. Also noticed on
Blue's News that there is a
new patch for Real War, last year's isometric real-time strategy game by Rival Interactive. The 2.0 MB download takes the game to version 1.6 and "resolves an issue which allowed cheat codes when playing On-line."
by Rainier on July 26, 2002 @ 11:08 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Sismoplay is launching its own DuelField Expert servers on July 26th 2002 allowing people from across the world to meet and interact while playing our latest online strategy game: DuelField. It revolves around Internet-based duels and has been available in Europe since March through partners including Tiscali, Europe’s number 3 ISP. Sismoplay is now focusing on North American and Asian players. Thanks to its low system requirements anyone equipped with at least a Pentium-based or equivalent internet-connected computer, 32MB of RAM, and a 28.8K modem is able to enjoy DuelField. No need for ADSL or cable to take part in the action.
by Rainier on July 26, 2002 @ 9:54 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Noticed over at
Blue's News that Take 2 Games has issued a
patch for Age of Wonders II: the Wizard's Throne , updating the isometric turn-based strategy game by Triumph Studios to version 1.1. The patch requires a 7.3 MB download and adds a new beginners difficulty level, more gameplay options, a sizable number of bug fixes, some balance changes and more, as detailed in the included Readme file (thanks
Blue's News).
by Rainier on July 26, 2002 @ 5:42 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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All Gothic Fans pay attention! A thread from the developers of Piranha Bytes is published in the forum on www.worldofgothic.com, explaining the differences between Gothic & Gothic 2. This is the first thread, in which the developers themselves talk about Gothic 2 – further threads will follow until the release.
by Rainier on July 26, 2002 @ 5:29 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Today CDV has unleashed another bunch of screens from their upcoming RTS titles .. Grom, American Conquest and Combat Mission 2 .. In case you dont know what they are about .. check out the screens!
by Rainier on July 26, 2002 @ 5:24 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Renowned for its high speed and aggressive race action, Codemasters' multi million-selling TOCA Touring Car series provides some of motorsport gaming's most spectacular real-car collisions on world famous circuits.
by Rainier on July 26, 2002 @ 8:50 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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For a number of business and technical reasons, Raven Shield will not be playable on the Microsoft Gaming Zone. All of the Ubi Soft studios, including Red Storm, are committed to providing multiplayer features through the ubi.com game service. Read more ...
by Rainier on July 26, 2002 @ 3:46 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Got great news from HQ: the Marksmanship Pack is nearly complete, troops! Even better, the Marksmanship Pack is packed with much, much more than just the single-player U.S. Army Sniper School missions. Responding to the feedback from our community, we've decided to add a number of additional features in this release. Read more for details...
by Rainier on July 26, 2002 @ 12:07 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Cold Zero is an action adventure game where the player takes the role of John McAffrey, a former marksman with a SWAT team who was discharged from service after shooting a hostage by accident. His skills helped him get a job providing high level security for high profile corporations. One of his clients is BioResearch Inc, a company that created the genetic weapon known as Cold Zero.
by Rainier on July 25, 2002 @ 8:59 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Developed by Bioware, the creators of Baldur's Gate, Neverwinter Nights is using the 3rd Edition of the rules of Dungeons and Dragons and has been widely anticipated by gamers worldwide. Since its release three weeks ago, it has topped the PC charts in both the US and Europe and has received critical acclaim from the gaming media.
by Rainier on July 25, 2002 @ 7:13 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Today we snuck up on Hal Sandbach Project Leader over at Warthog in charge of their recently announced X10 title. X10 is a first person shooter for PC, Xbox, GameCube and PlayStation2. X10 places a gamer as a soldier, who, under strict instructions, must explore the world of X10 and tackle anything the environment throws at them, including political intrigue, military factions and deadly predators. Included are 6 early screens...
by Rainier on July 25, 2002 @ 6:59 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Sports Interactive, developer of the phenomenally successful Championship Manager series, has announced its first title based outside the world of football.
by Thomas on July 25, 2002 @ 4:11 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Microsoft Game Studios today announced the return of Indianapolis Colts All-Pro Quarterback Peyton Manning as quarterback of its exclusive football title for the Xbox video game system, "NFL Fever 2003." Joining Manning on the "NFL Fever 2003" roster, award-winning broadcaster Kevin Calabro has been inked by Microsoft Game Studios as the game's new play-by-play voice. "NFL Fever 2003" is scheduled to be shipped nationwide Aug. 6.