by Rainier on Feb. 6, 2003 @ 11:34 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Enter the Matrix is the story-within-the-story. It features awesome gunplay and spectacular martial arts that bend the rules of the Matrix, as well as insane driving and stunts, and the chance to pilot the fastest hovercraft in the fleet. This game isn’t just set in the Matrix universe – it’s an integral part of the entire Matrix experience, weaving in and out of the highly anticipated 2nd installment in the film trilogy, The Matrix Reloaded . Earlier todyya there wasa batch of PS2 screens released, read more to check them out ...
by Rainier on Feb. 6, 2003 @ 6:21 p.m. PST | Filed under
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ChopLifter: Crisis Shield puts players through a series of gut-wrenching rescue missions that test both their flying skills and their ability to handle the incredible pressure of having lives on the line. Players choose from six different helicopters, each with realistic flight physics and characteristics of the actual aircraft, all have true to life cockpit views with moving gauges and working mechanisms. Based on skill level, players progress through 22 missions ranging from saving victims of a hotel fire, an erupting volcano, airlifting survivors of a boating accident, chasing an explosive-packed bus around a city and a mountaintop plane crash. Players can even relive their hair-raising experience in the replay mode. Check the fresh batch of screens ...
by Rainier on Feb. 6, 2003 @ 5:58 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Xicat is looking to send gamers reeling with the mid-March release of bass fishing title - Top Angler. Currently available for PlayStation2, Top Angler will be the first fishing game for the Nintendo GameCube game console. Read more for details as well as an ingame trailer filled with fishy action.
by Rainier on Feb. 6, 2003 @ 4:29 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Simon & Schuster Interactive announced today the developers of their forthcoming Massive Multiplayer Online Game (MMOG) "Eve Online: The Second Genesis" will be guests of an Internet Relay Chat (IRC) on Friday, February 7. The chat will begin at 10 pm GMT/ 5 EST and will last approximately an hour. Attending from Crowd Control Productions (CCP) will be Kjartan Pierre Emilsson, Lead Designer and Reynir Harðarson, Art Director. Login details for the chat: Friday, February 7 (10 PM GMT / 5 PM EST / 2 PM PST) Servers : stratics.frws.com / irc.glowfish.de IRC Channel: #eveonlinehoc
by Rainier on Feb. 6, 2003 @ 2:21 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Developed by leading Australian team Blue Tongue Software, Jurassic Park :Operation Genesis offers two very distinct game styles, giving the player the opportunity to run and maintain their own dinosaur theme park and also challenging them to run the gauntlet through 12 missions where the park attractions have broken loose and are running wild. Blue Tongue Software and Universal Interactive have released a demo for the PC version of Jurassic Park Operation Genesis, giving people a taste of this upcoming park sim-action game that's due out in mid-March for the PC, Xbox and Playstation 2. Read more for download links.
by Rainier on Feb. 6, 2003 @ 11:52 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Indy's latest adventure plays out in dramatic fashion thanks to new gameplay features such as brawling combat. This time, in addition to using his trademark whip and pistol, Indy can engage in fierce hand-to-hand combat against foes, many of whom are well-versed in martial arts. Improvised weapons such as shovels, chairs and table legs also can be used to fend off adversaries. The result is a more immersive and more Indy-like gameplay experience, set amidst spine-tingling movie-like action sequences, such as a rickshaw chase in Hong Kong and a spectacular battle atop moving gondolas in the South China Sea area.
by Rainier on Feb. 6, 2003 @ 11:08 a.m. PST | Filed under
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CDV Software Entertainment today announced that “American Conquest” for the PC is now available in stores. Developed by GSC Game World, developers of “Cossacks: European Wars,” “American Conquest” is a historical real-time strategy title devoted to the quest for the New World. Readm ore for details and some screens...
by Rainier on Feb. 6, 2003 @ 9:58 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Konami of Europe returns to the football field with Konami Computer Entertainment Osaka, Inc (KCEO)'s International Superstar Soccer 3 (ISS3) running out for PlayStation 2 in March, with a version for the Nintendo GameCube following in May. Read more for details and some new PS2 screens ...
by Rainier on Feb. 6, 2003 @ 9:52 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Netamin Corporation announced today the selection of alpha testers for their highly-anticipated, forthcoming title Ultimate Baseball Online (UBO). Due to be released in summer 2003, UBO accurately recreates the exciting world of baseball online. Read more for details and info where to apply ...
by Rainier on Feb. 6, 2003 @ 9:35 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Empire Interactive announces that it has signed the global publishing rights to Sony Pictures’ summer blockbuster film, Bad Boys II, through a license from Sony Pictures Consumer Products.Will Smith and Martin Lawrence are back on the streets of Miami in Bad Boys II, reuniting them with producer Jerry Brukheimer and director Michael Bay for a Summer 2003 release. Read more for extra information ...
by Rainier on Feb. 6, 2003 @ 9:18 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Bigben Interactive is to publish the forthcoming Horse Racing Manager on PC. French developers, Cyanide, have created this all-encompassing management simulation. Horse Racing Manager will be released in the UK at the end of March. Horse Racing Manager lets you enjoy the sport of kings at all levels. Choose whether to play the game as an owner, breeder, trainer, jockey or punter. Each activity will require specific know-how that you will be able to acquire with each play.
A couple days ago I received my very own copy of Everquest Online Adventures for the Playstation 2. Having played the original Everquest for the PC, I wondered what the PS2 version had to offer. Since the game won't launch until later this month, I knew I would be adventuring alone. So let’s summons our Pets, receive our buffs, and set out into the unknown land of Tunaria!
by Rainier on Feb. 5, 2003 @ 6:21 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Proving once again that good taste and common decency have no place amongst hardcore videogamers, Running With Scissors took its best and most twisted shot at putting "fun" back into "dysfunctional" by hosting the biggest game press machine gun shoot in history to warn the world that POSTAL 2 is going Gold this quarter! We also have a local link to the new "explicit" trailer (aren't all Postal trailers?). Read more for details and download links ...
by Rainier on Feb. 5, 2003 @ 4:13 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Europa Universalis II is the sequel to one of the greatest strategy games ever made - Europa Universalis. It invites you to a global struggle for supremacy from the dark times of Jeanne D'Arc to the flaming wars of Napoleon. As the leader of a country you have to guide domestic and foreign policies. Engage in religious struggles, set up expeditions to claim the New World, lead your country to prosperity and victory. This patch contains fixes for features, game balance issues, general bugs, multiplayer, stability and plenty more. NA (North America) and UK versions are avilable. Read more for detailed fix list and download links ...
by Rainier on Feb. 5, 2003 @ 1:43 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Xicat is set to release ChopLifter: Crisis Shield (the name was changed from ChopLifter: Search and Rescue, due to a combination of license and trademark issues). Xicat adds the finishing touches to their exciting helo-rescue title set for release in March 2003 for PS2. ChopLifter allows players to select from six different helicopters as they charge through the skies, engaging in perilous missions rescuing the wounded and helpless from certain doom. Sweat will pour from their helmets as players save victims within the game’s 22 missions - which include a hotel fire, an erupting volcano, chasing an explosive-packed bus or a mountain-top plane crash. With ChopLifter: Crisis Shield, lives are on the line, including yours. Available throughout North America for PS2 in March of 2003.
by Rainier on Feb. 5, 2003 @ 11:56 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Hunter: The Reckoning Wayward, developed by High Voltage Software, continues the story of the successful action adventure franchise Hunter: The Reckoning. High-speed action combined with top-notch graphics translate the dark fantasy world of the White Wolf role-playing game and bring the essence of the game to life, fully submerging the player into the realm of The World of Darkness. Wayward comes to the PS2 this summer with an all new story, game-play features, weapons and terrifying monsters. Check out the first trailer as well as an introduction (including screens & another trailer) to the first character Kassandra. Read more for all the goodies...
by Rainier on Feb. 5, 2003 @ 10:29 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Warthog today announces that it has acquired the American development studio, Fever Pitch, based in Austin, Texas. The business has been acquired for an initial consideration of £183,000 ($300,000) to be satisfied by the issue of 973,015 new ordinary Warthog shares (the "Initial Consideration Shares"). Further Warthog shares will be issued for each financial period up to 31 March 2005 dependent on Fever Pitch achieving annual pre-tax profits in excess of $100,000 for each financial period. The acquisition is immediately cash flow and earnings enhancing.
by Thomas on Feb. 5, 2003 @ 6:00 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Codemasters has its weapons loaded for its first major launch of 2003 - IGI 2: Covert Strike, the sequel to the award-winning stealth-based first-person shooter from developers Innerloop AS. The game will launch for PC on February 21.
by Thomas on Feb. 5, 2003 @ 4:43 a.m. PST | Filed under
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You are Sam Fisher. A lone shadow-operative in a world where lost seconds can allow terrorist plans to become deadly reality. You operate in the heart of hostile territory. Spy. Steal. Destroy. Assassinate. Just don't ever be seen. Because when the stakes are this high, the choice between leaving a witness or a corpse is no choice at all... You probably bought an Xbox specially to play this, then what do they do? These 16 PS2 screenshots and 5 PC screenshots should give you a clue.
by Thomas on Feb. 5, 2003 @ 2:57 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Shrouded Isles is the first expansion pack available for Dark Age of Camelot. It extends the storyline of the original game introducing new classes, new races, and three new continents to explore as well as a graphics engine that makes for even more intense game experience.. Today the official site is updated with a new 'wmv' trailer.
Click here to enjoy the trailer!
by Rainier on Feb. 4, 2003 @ 5:55 p.m. PST | Filed under
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"Freelancer" is an epic space adventure that combines a deep storyline; the action of 3-D space-combat; the exploration of a dynamic, living universe; and trading in a rich galactic economy where the player's decisions drive the action. MicroSoft/Digital Anvil have released a new movie trailer, revealing more from the space combat adventure that approaching the finish line. This trailer sports a minute of cutscene and gameplay footage to illustrate the game's setting and premise. Read more for download links ...
by Rainier on Feb. 4, 2003 @ 11:52 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc now has the quality music to match the celebrity voices, Pixar-like graphics and engaging story -- Groove Armada's rollicking song 'Madder,' from their just-released album 'Lovebox,' provides the sonic backdrop for
the official game trailer and in-game demo. In other news, Raymanzone, the worldwide community for Rayman fans, has launched and is offering a 3-level PC demo -- if you're interested, you can find that at
the Rayman Zone web site. Plenty of online goings-on for everyone's favorite limbless superhero. Read more for detailed information ....
by Rainier on Feb. 4, 2003 @ 12:36 a.m. PST | Filed under
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This world-builder title is inspired by Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment's Jurassic Park franchise, the studio's most successful film franchise. Jurassic Park allows you to fulfill Dr. John Hammond's dream by successfully designing and managing your very own Jurassic Park. Create the most amazing dinosaur theme park the world has ever seen, or battle your way through 12 intense missions that will truly test your skills against the awesome powers of nature and its most dominant creatures.
by Rainier on Feb. 4, 2003 @ 12:22 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Mace Griffin Bounty Hunter takes place hundreds of years in the future, where both human and alien settlers are rapidly colonizing the galaxy. The player will assume the role of an ex-Special Ops officer, Mace Griffin. Against a backdrop of corporate, political and religious intrigue, Mace Griffin is framed for being involved in his comrades' deaths. After spending time in prison, he becomes a Bounty Hunter, a vocation that gives him access to classified information and a means to aggressively pursue his search for the people who framed him. Check out the new batch of Xbox and tiny PS2 screens ...
by Rainier on Feb. 3, 2003 @ 5:24 p.m. PST | Filed under
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NEC Interchannel, Ltd., a subsidiary of NEC Corporation, today announced its plans to enter the gaming industry as a third-party publisher for the PlayStation2, GameCube, Game Boy Advance, and the Xbox. NEC comes back after an eight-year hiatus and plans to publish for all next-gen consoles. At the same token NEC Interchannel announces their first NGC game "Tube Slider". Read more for details...