by Rainier on March 8, 2002 @ 6:03 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Continuing its policy of strong licences, Thrustmaster reinforces its portfolio by signing the 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan license. Thrustmaster’s big kick-off will take place in April 2002, a few weeks before the beginning of the 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan, the world’s largest sports event of the year. A complete “team” of accessories for PS, PS2, GameCube and the Xbox, will be released.
by Rainier on March 8, 2002 @ 5:09 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Microsoft Corp. today announced that six world-class design studios plan to create exclusive games for the Xbox video game system, all of which will be published under the Microsoft label. The game companies, which join 18 other studios that are creating first-party games for Microsoft, are Blitz Games Ltd., Curly Monsters Ltd., Double Fine Productions Inc., Radical Entertainment Inc., Vision Scape Interactive Inc. and Yeti Interactive. These alliances further demonstrate the game community's confidence in Xbox and in Microsoft's commitment to becoming a leading video game publisher.
by Rainier on March 7, 2002 @ 7:47 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Yesterday we announced that UbiSoft's addon pack for "Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon" Desert Siege went gold .. today we bring you a few more new screens from this eagerly anticipated mission pack (at least i am panting for it) .. Njoy!
by Rainier on March 7, 2002 @ 5:14 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Forget the antics of Tom Cruise, this is what jet combat school is really like... guaranteed to take your breath away! There's never been a pilot in the air who could survive without training, and a huge number of the world's modern 'Top Gun' fighter pilots learned their skills in the same incredible machine.
by Thomas on March 7, 2002 @ 4:41 p.m. PST | Filed under
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As work ramps up on the latest incarnation of the 4.6 million selling Colin McRae Rally series, the eponymous hero paid a recent visit to the team at Codemasters to catch up on the latest developments. The most widely anticipated rally game this year gives players one simple instruction: You are Colin McRae... and the gameplay challenge has the player taking on the role of McRae as he's given a 3 year contract to win a series of championships for Ford Rallye Sport.
by Thomas on March 7, 2002 @ 12:32 p.m. PST | Filed under
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CENEGA released today a
new 34 MB, MPG trailer from their RPG game
Another War. Tiscali games let us know that they tossed up same trailer aswell, but they converted it to DivX format in two versions depending on resolution -
11 MB (640x480) or 4 MB (320x240).
by Thomas on March 7, 2002 @ 12:21 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Electronic Arts' James Bond in... Agent Under Fire has passed Nintendo's Q/A and is on schedule to ship March 12 for the Nintendo GameCube! The Xbox version is slated to hit shelves in late March.
by Thomas on March 7, 2002 @ 11:16 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Two years in the making and including an exclusive behind the cabin door documentary with British airline, Go, this is a life changing experience... well maybe not quite. But it is without doubt the most complex and realistic aircraft simulation yet seen running in the multi-million selling Microsoft Flight Simulator series.
by Thomas on March 7, 2002 @ 11:00 a.m. PST | Filed under
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An amazing expansion to Microsoft Flight Simulator 2000/2002 or Combat Flight Simulator 2. Back in 1982, this remarkable aircraft was a decisive weapon in the defence of the Falklands in the war with Argentina.
by Thomas on March 7, 2002 @ 8:36 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Codemasters has executed a massive coup by signing computer and video game rights deals with 15 of the most successful football clubs across Europe. The licenses will be used to make a major impact in the valuable football action games market with what is set to be the biggest development and publishing project in Codemasters’ 16-year history.
by Rainier on March 7, 2002 @ 8:01 a.m. PST | Filed under
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On March 15th Mindscape will release it's first big PC CD game of the year, the quirky and irreverent management sim, Rock Manager. Former CTW reporter and rock musician, Stephen Daultrey, caught up with the game's scrip-writer and director, Erik Johansson of the Stockholm-based developer, Monsterland, to get the lowdown on the game that's not afraid to dish the dirt on the cut-throat world of the rock'n'roll music world. The following interview was to originally be published in the last edition of Computer Trade Weekly magazine on 1st March 2002, however, the final issue never made it to press. We did not want you people to miss out on this .. so here it is!
by Rainier on March 7, 2002 @ 12:00 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Finally, the eagerly awaited mission addon for Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon achieved the gold status. Thus nothing more in the way for its scheduled release March 28th. There are 2 reason to rejoice because at the same time as Desert Siege, the Ghost Recon Collector's pack will be available! Only three more weeks to go before you can indulge yourself into 10 fire-new missions. Click "read more" to get a detailed list of the weapon upgrades!
by Rainier on March 6, 2002 @ 9:46 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Conquest: Frontier Wars features large-scale fleet battles, intelligent fleet admirals who serve under your command as hero units, and pulse-pounding deep space RTS Sci-Fi gameplay.
by Rainier on March 6, 2002 @ 9:30 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Have you ever dreamed of running your own casino? Here's your chance! Start with the bare building and build, design and manage you own casino. Invest in games and decor, hire & fire your employees, manage your clients' every need and sign the best entertainment in town to make YOUR casino the hottest spot of the strip, in this one-of-a-kind exciting sim game!
by Rainier on March 6, 2002 @ 8:18 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Earlier today we announced the
UbiSoft's Upcoming "Rayman3 : Hoodlum Havoc". A few days ago we had a
"mystery" Hoodlum trailer and today we have a new trailer in either
Windows Media format or
RealPlayer format .. both are 40 sec/1mb big! Njoy!
by Rainier on March 6, 2002 @ 7:09 p.m. PST | Filed under
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For gamers who are already part of the Flashpoint Elite and own the original game, Red Hammer is an entirely new 20-mission campaign that has the player fighting as part of the Soviet Force. Click here to
download ($6.99) or a
boxed version ($14.99) .
by Thomas on March 6, 2002 @ 3:55 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Today
Blues tossed up following announcement.. LithTech, Inc., a leading developer of licensable game technologies and tools, announced today the release of an updated version of its advanced Jupiter system, the foundation for the highly anticipated sequel to No One Lives Forever. Jupiter now delivers an even broader range of features including a new polygrid system that supports dynamic lighting, Fresnel reflections and dynamic surface animations as well as the addition of cubic environment mapping. Other new features include an improved command editor to more easily create cinematic events and more robust support for dynamic texture effects.
Full pressrelease here. Six new No One Lives Forever 2 screenshots is also
available here!
by Thomas on March 6, 2002 @ 3:36 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Today CDV send us four renders of trains. And they look like they could handle themselves against a Connex Sprinter. Check them out!
by Thomas on March 6, 2002 @ 1:50 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Conquest: Frontier Wars features large-scale fleet battles, intelligent fleet admirals who serve under your command as hero units, and pulse-pounding deep space RTS Sci-Fi gameplay.
by Thomas on March 5, 2002 @ 8:08 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Jon Zuk just updated his
.plan file with a reminder about ravensofts skin contest for SoF2..
The prizes are:
Grand Prize: Skin included in SoF2 multiplayer, a PS2, and a signed copy of SoF2.
First Prize: A Nintendo GameCube and a signed copy of SoF2.
Second Prize: A Gameboy Advance and a signed copy of SoF2.
Details can be found
HERE!
by Rainier on March 5, 2002 @ 7:06 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Computer game 'Hooligans', developed by Dutch company Darxabre has launched in the UK today, aimed towards the huge adult market for computer games. Less than 1% of such games are rated as 18 by the ELSPA or BBFC rating systems. Clearly, computer games are not just for kids. There is now a massive market for games, which appeal to adults on the basis of their levels of difficulty and challenge, not because the graphic content is of an adult nature. Personally .. i think the ELSPA and BBFC are a bunch of whinebags .. but hey .. thats just me .. Now lets knock the s**t out of the other team ..
by Rainier on March 5, 2002 @ 6:54 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Imperium Galactica 3: Genesis is a story-based single player strategy game. Starting in 2040, you are in control of the fleet of a multinational cooperation fighting a rivalling cooperation. The discovery of foreign technology leads to expeditions into space. When you return to Earth you find it occupied by Aliens. Only one colonizing spaceship with humans escaped. Your task is to find this ship, use it to build colonies and to finally gather enough strength to take back Earth.
by Rainier on March 5, 2002 @ 6:35 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Grandia II takes players into a world where the legends of good and evil must once again face each other in a timeless battle. Long ago, Granus gave the Light of Hope upon the people and humans gained great prosperity. However, Valmur, the Evil of Darkness attempted to deprive the Light from the people. Granus valiantly fought to protect the humans and the fight was never-ending. It has been over 10,000 years since the battle of Light and Darkness has taken place, as the ground begins to tremble with the anticipation of the impending battle.
by Thomas on March 5, 2002 @ 2:26 p.m. PST | Filed under
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THQ Inc. today announced it will publish Disney/Pixar’s Monsters, Inc. (working title) for Nintendo GameCube. Scheduled for fall 2002 release, the game will be based on the Academy Award-nominated animated film, Disney/Pixar’s Monsters, Inc.
by Thomas on March 5, 2002 @ 10:34 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Capcom Eurosoft today confirmed it will be publishing Everblue for the PlayStation 2 entertainment system this Spring. Developed by Arika, the creators of the incredibly successful Streetfighter franchise, Everblue is an adventure game with a unique twist.