by Rainier on May 25, 2005 @ 10:27 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Take on the role of the world’s most famous Super Hero, Marvel’s Spider-Man, and one of his most menacing nemeses, Venom, in an original storyline written and illustrated by the creative team behind the best-selling “Ultimate Spider-Man” comic book series. Check out the freshly launched
Ultimate Spider-Man official website.
by Rainier on May 25, 2005 @ 9:45 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Today Ubisoft announces that it will release Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2 Summit Strike exclusively for Xbox in August 2005. Ghost Recon 2 Summit Strike will expand the gameplay with more maps, missions, and weapons. With a SRP of $29.99, this will bring an exciting new eleven mission single player campaign and expanded Xbox LIVE multiplayer content.
by Rainier on May 25, 2005 @ 9:34 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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An elite Spec Ops Squad is at your command. Your team’s mission: Arrest and retrieve the command structure behind the rebellion. If retrieval is not possible, neutralize the battalion command. Can you still pull the trigger when the enemy is your friend?
by Alicia on May 25, 2005 @ 3:41 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Legend hopes to restore the Tomb Raider franchise to the prestige it had years ago. An arsenal of modern equipment, such as a magnetic grappling device, binoculars, frag grenades, personal lighting device and communications equipment, allows gamers to experience tomb raiding as never before.
by Alicia on May 25, 2005 @ 3:30 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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When assassins from Agent 47's contract agency, The ICA, are systematically eliminated in a series of hits, it seems a larger, more powerful agency has entered the fray. For Agent 47 it's business as usual, until suddenly he loses contact with The ICA. Sensing that he may be the next target, he travels to America, where he prepares to make a killing.
by Thomas Wilde on May 25, 2005 @ 3:21 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth is an eagerly anticipated first-person horror adventure based on the award winning RPG from Chaosium that in turn is based on the writings of the acclaimed American horror author H. P. Lovecraft...
by Rainier on May 24, 2005 @ 4:19 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Advent Rising is the first in an epic trilogy of action/adventure games, presented in a stunning cinematic format to deliver an unprecedented variety of game play experiences. Built on the Unreal Warfare engine, it offers precise, refined play-dynamics with action-packed adventure and style, wrapped in a visually imaginative universe. Advent is akin to a fast-paced action movie where the player is swept up in a continuously evolving series of sequences and events.
by Rainier on May 24, 2005 @ 12:07 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Ducati World Championship is a 360° view into the world of motorcycle racing allowing you to take up a career as a pilot racing in the amateur, semi professional and professional racing classes, intent on reaching the Superbike and the Grand World Championship.
by Alicia on May 24, 2005 @ 3:20 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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What is with platformers turning into racing games lately? Crash Tag Team Racing is the way the Crash Bandicoot franchise handles the transition, by dividing the game equally into platforming and racing halves. With polished, traditional gameplay for the action half and the unique Clash mechanic for the racing, Crash Tag Team Racing is shaping up to be a unique experience.
by Rainier on May 23, 2005 @ 6:53 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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THQ's MotoGP: Ultimate Racing Technology 3 is steering towards success thanks to a unique innovation that will revolutionise multiplayer gaming. Described as 'embedded gameplay', this powerful feature blurs the line between offline and online action, making it quicker and easier than ever for speed demons to challenge each other.
by Geson Hatchett on May 23, 2005 @ 5:52 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Shadow The Hedgehog allows players to collect an arsenal of weapons, vehicles, and objects to rocket through more than 50 unique missions. In his feature debut, Shadow is tormented by a dark past, struggling to discover his true identity. He is caught in a complex battle between aliens, the G.U.N. army, and Dr. Eggman, and discovers that he may be the very element that will tip the scales between good and evil forever.
by Kris Graft on May 23, 2005 @ 4:32 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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The first ever 3D version of the most popular fighting franchise in history, The King of Fighters Maximum Impact comes to the Xbox Video Game System. Gamers from around the world will be able to battle it out across the Xbox Live network and play as their favorite SNK character in full 3D with beautifully rendered backgrounds and full flowing animation.
by Paul Reith on May 22, 2005 @ 4:40 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Forza Motorsport gives Xbox gamers who are passionate about cars and racing the opportunity to own, customize, and race their favorite cars in a realistic driving simulation. From sport compacts to LeMans prototypes, players use earnings from hundreds of races to buy upgrades and aftermarket parts so they can transform real production cars into high-performance race cars.
by Judy on May 21, 2005 @ 6:45 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Bully follows teenager Jimmy Hopkins as he tries to survive his crooked classmates and superiors, and navigate the tricky social hierarchy at the fictitious reform school, Bullworth Academy.
by Judy on May 21, 2005 @ 6:32 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Activision has launched the official web site for Raven Software's action/RPG title, X-Men Legends II: Rise of the Apocalypse.
Head on over there to check out screenshots, trailers, and production updates.
by Corey Owen on May 20, 2005 @ 3:14 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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In DF: BHD players will take on the role of an elite Delta Force Operative as they participate in a number of daring raids against the oppressive Somali warlords in and around Mogadishu. Black Hawk Down brings the intensity of Modern Warfare to Xbox with a range of intense single player and multiplayer missions.
by Rainier on May 20, 2005 @ 1:30 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Gamers can experience even more of Ryu Hayabusas deadly artistry in Ninja Gaiden BLACK, the newest installment in the Ninja Gaiden series for the Xbox. Boasting new difficulty levels including "Ninja Dog" level and "Master Ninja" level, the new Mission Mode with a massive number of new action-packed missions to complete, and colossal amounts of special bonus features including content from both Hurricane Packs 1&2, the new Ninja Gaiden: BLACK is the must have game for all action lovers from casual to hardcore.
by Rainier on May 19, 2005 @ 1:35 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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StarCraft: Ghost, Blizzard Entertainment’s upcoming stealth-action console game, refines the experience of StarCraft to the level of the individual soldier. Starcraft: Ghost now also features revolutionary multiplayer that combines fast and furious action with unique StarCraft elements. Apart from the usual modes, such as DM, TDM, CTF and KotH, SC:Ghost will also have a unique mode, Capture the Base. Read more for details ...
by Paul Reith on May 19, 2005 @ 12:21 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Far Cry Instincts takes the PC version's signature locations, Full-Action Response A.I. (F.A.R. concept), and unprecedented view-distance, and combines them with improved gameplay scenarios that will challenge players to utilize an even broader range of strategies and survival tactics to uncover the many secrets within the beautiful, but deadly islands.
by Paul Reith on May 19, 2005 @ 6:41 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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187 Ride or Die tells the story of a reluctant urban hero named Buck (L. Tate), a young man living a thug's life seething with money, fast cars and beautiful women -- with danger lurking around every corner. Set in the underworld of Los Angeles, Buck must defend the territory of his mentor Dupree (G. Black) from a menacing nemesis and his gang of bandit roughriders, led by Cortez (N. Gugliemi), who are determined to take control of the streets.
by Judy on May 18, 2005 @ 10:14 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Today Ubisoft and developer Gearbox Software announced Brothers In Arms Earned In Blood for current-generation video game consoles and PC, scheduled for holiday 2005. Read more for details and screens ...
by Judy on May 18, 2005 @ 6:20 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Already revealed a few days ago, Digital Jesters today announced the signing of an action-packed new urban warfare title DogTag, which will be due for release on PC and Xbox 360 in 2006. Developed by DiezelPower Studios with dedicated teams in both France and Japan, the gritty street combat game will be published by Digital Jesters across all territories worldwide.
by John Curtis on May 18, 2005 @ 5:06 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Based on an updated version of the same engine technology used in Bungie's first person shooter "Halo," "Rebel Without a Pulse" puts players in control of a wisecracking zombie named Stubbs, "who takes on an ultra-modern city of the future using nothing but his own carcass and the weapons of his possessed enemies." The game is rife with tongue-in-cheek humor, a strong storyline and innovative combat techniques.
by Rainier on May 18, 2005 @ 12:26 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Konami today announced that it will unleash Crime Life: Gang Wars for the Xbox and PC this fall. Read more for details and screens ...
by Judy on May 18, 2005 @ 12:03 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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KOEI today revealed that developer Cavia has begun working on Winback 2: Project Poseidon, the long-awaited follow-up to the intense third-person action shooter that originally appeared on the N64 and PlayStation 2. The first trailer, packed with Hong Kong cinema style gunplay, is being screened this week at E3 booth #2508.