by Eric on Sept. 18, 2003 @ 3:20 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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"Counter-Strike," the world's most popular online action game and first-person shooter for the PC, makes its console debut exclusively on Xbox and Xbox Live. "Counter-Strike" features single-player missions taking place over a gritty realistic counterterrorist world, and allows gamers to challenge other players in team-based multiplayer games on Xbox Live and System Link. "Counter-Strike" on Xbox will be the most graphically advanced version of the series to date, showcasing the technical prowess of Xbox, including immersive, intense multiplayer action on Xbox Live. Today we serve up 40 screens you won't find anywhere else, taken from our beta build (so you know a preview is around the corner).
by Rainier on Sept. 18, 2003 @ 2:33 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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SSX 3 allows gamers to go anywhere gravity will take them. Players will discover a colossal mountain where they can immerse themselves in a free-roaming snow paradise. The ultimate all-mountain experience, SSX 3 features all-new events and courses, awe-inspiring tricks, and a cast of cool, customizable characters. Discover the open terrain, explore its hidden crevices, and conquer its peaks. Read more to check out some new screens or download a new ingame action packed trailer ...
by Rainier on Sept. 17, 2003 @ 3:57 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Command an elite, multinational squad of special operatives against a hidden terrorist foe. In Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3, the third installment in the wildly popular Rainbow Six series, Team RAINBOW races against time to stop terror and unravel a mystery. In locations around the world, from London to the Cayman Islands to Rio de Janeiro, lead Team Rainbow in a desperate effort to battle a madman and foil his doomsday plot. Some new screens rushed in, read more to check them out!
by Rainier on Sept. 17, 2003 @ 12:46 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Hunter: The Reckoning returns to the Xbox with even more frenetic multi-player action than the original game. Based on the gothic fantasy world of White Wolf's pen and paper RPG system, players act as human monster-hunters combining melee, ranged and spell-driven attacks. Check out the new screens ...
by Rainier on Sept. 17, 2003 @ 12:40 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Judge Dredd vs. Judge Death is based on the legendary comic strip Judge Dredd, published in 2000AD every week since 1977. It will be a first-person shooter seen through the eyes of Judge Dredd as he patrols the mean streets of the stunningly realised future metropolis, Mega-City One. Dredd will find himself having to deal with the full spectrum of criminal behaviour, from littering and caffeine abuse to saving the city from the utterly evil Judge Death. The game will also have extensive multiplayer modes, enabling ferocious splitscreen or online play and will use Rebellion's versatile new Asura engine. Read more to check out some new screens ...
by Rainier on Sept. 17, 2003 @ 12:30 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Battlestar Galactica delivers a compelling and immersive space action experience as players move seamlessly between stunning cinematics and epic space battles against the insidious, mechanical power of the Cylons. Fight the insidious Cylons in epic space battles utilizing advanced tactics and an arsenal of weaponry, including the greatest weapon mankind ever conceived — The Battlestar Galactica. Read more to check out some new screens ...
by Rainier on Sept. 17, 2003 @ 10:05 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Microsoft today announced its partnership with Eatsleepmusic Corporation (http://www.eatsleepmusic.com) to provide downloadable karaoke songs for Microsoft's breakout party title, Xbox Music Mixer. This downloadable content will be available the moment Xbox Music Mixer hits retail shelves on October 14 for a suggested retail price of $39.99 (U.S.). Read more for details & screens ...
by Rainier on Sept. 17, 2003 @ 3:58 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Day 2 of Microsoft's X03 event has kicked off and there are more goodies coming our way. At bat today are tons of screens for upcoming Xbox Sports titles. Decided to list them seperatly from the action titles since the list was getting rather long :) We have screens for :
- MX Unleashed
- ESPN NFL Football
- Inside Drive 2004
- NFL Fever 2004
- NHL Rivals 2004
- Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2004
- Links 2004
- NFL Street
- ESPN NBA Basketball
- Total Club Manager 2004
- Fifa Football 2004
by Rainier on Sept. 17, 2003 @ 2:02 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Day 2 of Microsoft's X03 event has kicked off and there are more goodies coming our way. At bat today are tons of screens for upcoming Xbox titles, in house and from 3rd party developers such as Acclaim, Atari, LucasArts, Activision and more. We will have screens for most of those and we start with :
- Project Gotham Racing 2
- Fable
- 007: Everything Or Nothing
- Whiplash
- Ninja Gaiden
- Counter-Strike
- Freedom Fighters
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
- Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup
- Crimson Skies: High Road To Revenge
- Rogue Ops
- Sudeki
- Conflict Desert Storm 2
- The Suffering
- Memorick The Apprentice Knight
- Voodoo Vince
- XIII
by Rainier on Sept. 16, 2003 @ 4:44 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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SWAT: Global Strike Team was founded in 2018 as an international offshoot of the U.S. SWAT organization. Primarily established to supplement the income of the U.S. SWAT establishment, the Global Strike Team contract their personnel and expertise to companies and countries around the world to help “resolve” situations for those who have the funds but not the means to do so. Check the new screens ...
by Rainier on Sept. 16, 2003 @ 2:25 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Needless to say that at their own X03 event Microsoft is unveiling tons of upcoming Xbox titles, in house and from 3rd party developers such as Acclaim, Atari, LucasArts, Activision and more. We will have screens for most of those and we start with :
- Halo 2
- Rallisport Challenge 2
- Armed & Dangerous
- Pitfall Harry
- Wallace & Gromit in Project Zoo
- Kameo: Elements of Power
- True Fantasy Live Online
- Grabbed by the Ghoulies
- Mission: Impossible: Operation Surma
- True Crime: Streets of L.A.
- Deus Ex
- Race Driver 2
- Star Wars: Knights Of The Old Republic
- BC
- Alias
- NBA Jam
- Tony Hawk Underground
- Urban Freestyle Soccer
by Rainier on Sept. 16, 2003 @ 1:52 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Micorsoft announced new European details for its Xbox Live service, the only fast-action, always-on broadband gaming service where gamers can simultaneously play, talk and build their legend across games and around the world. New Xbox Live-enabled countries, flexible pricing options, a trial offer for Europe, and some amazing games mean that European Xbox gamers will have a lot to look forward to this Christmas and beyond. Read more for details ...
by Thomas on Sept. 14, 2003 @ 11:38 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Magatama is an upcoming 3D action Xbox game from Microsoft, developed by ex-Square programmer Kawai Hiroshi, the leading programmer of Square's Final Fantasy VII and IX. The game takes place in the medieval time, where you play the role of a samurai to blow down the evils in the sky. Release: Fall 2003..
by Rainier on Sept. 14, 2003 @ 1:50 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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You are Paul de Raque, Knight of the Temple, as you set out on a holy crusade across a forbidding, mediaeval Europe to join your order in the Holy Land. Armed with your sword, axe, bow and shield, you must fight with all your strength to complete your journey, for saving the future of the world is your ultimate goal! The core of the game is medieval style fighting with the classical weapons of European knights, coupled with stunning graphics of the historical milieus of the 12th century crusades. Check the new screens ...
by Rainier on Sept. 14, 2003 @ 1:37 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Included is the original version of its award-winning RPG The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, along with content from the two Morrowind expansions: Tribunal and Bloodmoon. This new product will allow gamers to continue their existing games of Morrowind and experience the new quests and areas offered by the expansions. Read more to check out a few new screens ...
by Rainier on Sept. 13, 2003 @ 3:37 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Otogi: Myth of Demons has barely been released developers From Software are ready to present the sequel, so far only known as Otogi 2. Not many details and know at this point, but From Software will present it for the first time at the upcoming Tokyo Game Show (TGS), in the meantime you'll have to do with these few screens ...
by Rainier on Sept. 12, 2003 @ 9:54 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Black-haired and sullen-eyed, a thief, a reaver, a slayer. The legends that surround his name, speak of the world before history, where shadows of magic and dark alien gods shrouded the known world and the fate of whole empires were dependent on the strength and skills of a single sword. And this is one of those legends. Conan is a 3rd person action game, with few elements of RPG and adventure. The game is divided into chapters, each chapter with different enviroment and creatures. Each chapter contains several levels. Read more for a huge batch of screens for each and every platform ...
by Rainier on Sept. 12, 2003 @ 2:45 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Vivendi Universal Games has canceled the release of The Lord of the Rings: The Treason of Isengard for Xbox/PS2. Scheduled for release in Q4 2003, Treason of Isengard was dropped from the release schedule when it was determined that the game was not shaping up as strongly as anticipated and would likely not satisfy the expectations of Tolkien fans. Vivendi Universal Games remains committed to developing and releasing quality games based on the literary works of J.R.R. Tolkien and we look forward to the release The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings: War of the Ring this November, as well as Middle-Earth Online next year.
by Rainier on Sept. 12, 2003 @ 1:32 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Microsoft Game Studios today announced the upcoming release of Phantom Dust, an Xbox exclusive third-person action game in which players battle opponents in real-time combat with an ever-growing arsenal of over 300 skills. The title is being developed internally by Microsoft Game Studios Japan and is currently scheduled for a Japanese release in 2004.
by Rainier on Sept. 12, 2003 @ 1:27 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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The squad-based action war game Freedom Fighters has gone gold and will start to ship on Tuesday, September 23 for the PlayStation2, Xbox , the Nintendo GameCube, and PC.
by Rainier on Sept. 12, 2003 @ 9:26 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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ESPN Videogames today announced that the highly acclaimed ESPN NHL Hockey is now available at major video game retailers across North America. Continuing the high standard of sports realism and video game entertainment of the ESPN Videogames brand, ESPN NHL Hockey delivers speed, action and excitement to hockey fans. ESPN NHL Hockey and other ESPN Videogames titles are produced by Visual Concepts - Sega's sports developer.
by Rainier on Sept. 11, 2003 @ 11:50 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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You are Glitch, the gun-slinging, half-ton menacing bot of Droid City who blasts his way to victory. Found as scrap metal, but transformed into destructive machinery, Glitch is determined to free his people from the evil clutches of General Corrosive and his maniacal army of Mil bots. Unleash a world of pain as you annihilate the General's sinister plan to dominate the world, and salvage the robot race. Read more for no less than 70+ new console screens ...
by Rainier on Sept. 11, 2003 @ 2:50 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Rainbow Studios, creator of ATV Off Road Fury and Motocross Madness, returns to their heritage of motocross by developing the definitive next generation MX game. MX Unleashed is a unique blend of racing and freestyle that provides a realistic experience where the rider is now affected by real-world forces. Read more to check out some new Xbox screens ...
by Rainier on Sept. 10, 2003 @ 11:06 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Microsoft today announced that acclaimed RPG developer BioWare is currently developing Jade Empire exclusively for Xbox. BioWare, whose publishing relationship with Microsoft was announced one year ago at the Microsoft press event X02 in New York, has most recently been recognized for the smash hit Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. More information about Jade Empire will be revealed in Japan at the Tokyo Game Show on September 26.
by Rainier on Sept. 10, 2003 @ 5:21 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Criminals of Gotham City Beware! Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu makes history as the first video game to debut a brand new Batman character, the villain Sin Tzu. Ubi Soft, DC Comics and Warner Bros. have partnered to showcase the talents of renowned comic book artist, Jim Lee, as the creator and character designer for Sin Tzu. Jim Lee is America's best-selling comic book artist of all time and is currently the artist on the monthly DC comic book BATMAN, which is the nation's #1 comic book. Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu will be released for the PS2, Xbox, GameCube and GameBoy Advance. In the meantime njoy some new Xbox screens ...