by Thomas on March 13, 2002 @ 3:30 p.m. PST | Filed under
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THQ Inc. today announced Power Rangers Wild Force for Game Boy Advance. The Power Rangers TV show celebrates its 10th anniversary in 2002 with the release of its new series, “Power Rangers Wild Force.” The show airs Fridays at 8:00 AM ET/PT on ABC Family. THQ’s Game Boy Advance title based on “Power Rangers Wild Force” from BVS, formerly Saban, will mark the third installment of Power Rangers for the Nintendo handheld systems since 2000. In development by Natsume, Power Rangers Wild Force is scheduled to launch in summer 2002.
by Thomas on March 12, 2002 @ 6:59 p.m. PST | Filed under
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SpelletjesGarnaal just tossed up a new 6 MB trailer from IO Interactive's upcoming third-person action game, Hitman 2. This new trailer shows four minutes of gameplay and is
available here. As usuall the video has "!@"#@$#" comments in their own language.
by Rainier on March 12, 2002 @ 5:16 p.m. PST | Filed under
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North Wales, March 14th: Respected computer and video game developer Jester Interactive has announced a landmark new version of its multiple award-winning Music series for PC, which will be the first to be marketed under the Club Edition banner and is endorsed by UK super-club Slinky.
by Rainier on March 12, 2002 @ 5:07 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Built on a rocky outcrop, with barbed wire and search lights around its perimeter, the infamous Colditz Castle was designed to be the ultimate holding camp for WW2 Allied Prisoners of War (POW) and said to be escape proof. Check some of these PC and PS2 screens ... simply said, this title is a MUST get!
by Thomas on March 12, 2002 @ 11:21 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Crave Entertainment, a leading publisher of videogame entertainment products, today announced its initial product line-up for the 2002 fiscal year. The line-up includes a wide range of game types, from extreme sports to genre-defying space adventures to a psychological thriller, for multiple gaming platforms.
by Rainier on March 12, 2002 @ 6:32 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Gamespot got some sort of small interview/preview going on about '
C&C Generals'. The article describes how the design for this project evolved from one that originally placed more emphasis on those generals in the title to one that puts the player in that role, a description of the all-new storyline set in the near future, the structure of the single-player campaign, how this game departs from its predecessors in the C&C series, the use of 3D, the new interface for dealing with units, resources and supply lines, commands specific to each side, some specific unit examples, structures, the game engine, and more. This is all illustrated by a bunch of new screenshots and concept art. Yummi!
by Rainier on March 11, 2002 @ 10:19 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Playnet.com today announced details of a limited offer to international gamers who want to experience the virtual battlefield of World War II Online- Blitzkrieg, the award winning massively multiplayer online game. The program, which kicks of Monday March 10th, provides players from outside North America the ability to purchase an activation key online. The purchase of the key for $9.99USD is followed by a full, no-cost download of the Windows-based game and a 7-day FREE trial. Once the free trial expires, a monthly subscription for $9.99USD is needed to continue play.
by Rainier on March 11, 2002 @ 8:07 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Barbican Gallery today announced the launch of
its microsite dedicated to "Game On", the first major and most comprehensive UK exhibition to explore the 40-year history of computer gaming (1962-2002). The general public will now be able to book advance tickets by accessing
the new microsite.by Thomas on March 11, 2002 @ 7:41 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Midway Games Inc., a leading software industry publisher and developer, announced today that SpyHunter, the all-new remake of Midway's popular 1980's action-racing game, will ship tomorrow for the Nintendo GameCube and the Xbox video game system from Microsoft. SpyHunter is scheduled to ship for the Game Boy Advance in June and is available now for the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system.
by Rainier on March 11, 2002 @ 7:39 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Rage, the UK-based computer games publisher and developer, is pleased to announce Twin Caliber, a state-of-the-art third person action-shooter equipped a unique method of game control, due for release on the Sony PlayStation2 computer entertainment system in late 2002. Some quality shots for you to enjoy!
by Rainier on March 11, 2002 @ 6:53 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Ubi Soft Entertainment announces a must-buy for fans of Alfred Hitchcock, with a deal to bring the PC game, Alfred Hitchcock The Final Cut to the U.S. and Canada. The adventure game, based on some of Hitchcock's best movies, will be released this month at an MSRP of $29.99. This title was already released in Europe some 4 months ago.
by Rainier on March 11, 2002 @ 5:57 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Only weeks after unveiling its European marketing and operations headquarters, VisionTek, a leading provider of advanced graphics and memory solutions for PCs, today announced that it is the first company in Europe to deliver GeForce4 Ti4600, NVIDIA Corporation’s flagship GeForce4 product, into the European retail channel. Working with retailers in the UK and Germany, VisionTek began shipping its Xtasy GeForce4 Ti 4600 AGP graphics accelerator board on March 1st.
by Thomas on March 11, 2002 @ 4:36 p.m. PST | Filed under
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NCsoft(TM) Corporation, the world's largest independent online game company, announced today that it will publish one of the most anticipated online game titles currently in development, Cryptic Studios' City of Heroes. The game will bring the concept of superhero role-playing to the massively multiplayer (MMP) genre and add yet another impressive title to NCsoft's growing list of online games.
by Thomas on March 11, 2002 @ 11:25 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Tecmo, Inc. announced today that it will be releasing a Booster Disc for the game Dead or Alive 3, available only on the Xbox video game system from Microsoft.
by Rainier on March 9, 2002 @ 10:27 p.m. PST | Filed under
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While we are all still enojying the freshly released Renegade, Westwood and EA are already hard at work to bring us the next episode .. mentioned a few days ago it has now become clearer that the former Red Alert2/Yuri's Revenge developers are working on C&C Generals .. Gamespot has got an article up on the "
first hours of C&C Generals", basically .. how it all started .. quite a nice read!
by Rainier on March 9, 2002 @ 10:22 p.m. PST | Filed under
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If you are having trouble with the single player missions in Westwood's latest installment of the C&C franchise then you can find useful tips/hints/walkthrough for the first 2 missions at WestWood's page ... if you need help with the
Opening Mission: The Scorpion Hunters or with
Mission 1: Rescue & Retribution follow the links ... In need of some
multiplayer help? Go HERE!! Frag away!
by Rainier on March 8, 2002 @ 8:39 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Ubi Soft has announced extensive promotional and marketing support for the imminent release of its Team 17-developed Worms Blast title for PC and PlayStation 2 - with the colourful puzzle game set to enjoy an extensive promotional campaign across Warner Village cinemas in the UK.
by Rainier on March 8, 2002 @ 8:37 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Microsoft Corp. today announced it will release "NFL Fever 2003," its exclusive football title for the Xbox™ video game system, this summer in time for the start of the 2002 NFL season.
by Rainier on March 8, 2002 @ 8:35 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Microsoft Corp. today announced an agreement with PGA golf star Jesper Parnevik to lend his expertise and digital self to "Links® 2003," the newest version of Microsoft’s best-selling PC golf franchise. Set to hit stores this holiday season, "Links 2003" is filled with new features including new courses from around the world, improved graphics, and faster and easier online play.
by Rainier on March 8, 2002 @ 8:08 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Just added a few more Cheat codes to our PC GAMES cheat section on the
chat forum... head over there if you want cheat codes for "Starwars : Starfighter", "Return To Castle Wolfenstein" and "Medal of Honor : Allied Assault"... Cheat away ;)
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.