by Rainier on April 11, 2005 @ 8:19 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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SCEA announced today the first details behind the Fall 2005 release of its PS2 exclusive Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves. Incorporating many of Sucker Punch's signature talents including its critically-acclaimed artistic style and exceptional storytelling, players join Sly and his crew as they struggle against new villains as well as old adversaries in an effort to pull off the ultimate elaborate heist.
by Rainier on April 11, 2005 @ 8:17 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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SCEA announced today the first details behind the Fall 2005 release of Ratchet: Deadlocked created exclusively for the PS2. Insomniac Games continues to innovate the Ratchet & Clank series and has enhanced the latest installment by incorporating co-op gameplay in both single-player and multiplayer story modes -- as well as squad-based functionality.
by Rainier on April 11, 2005 @ 8:05 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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SEGA has released a demo for Sports Interactive's hockey management title, NHL: Eastside Hockey Manager 2005. The beta demo is a fully functional time limited version, allowing you six months worth of game-time in the NHL and UK elite leagues. Read more for download links ...
by Rainier on April 11, 2005 @ 7:47 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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NCsoft confirm today the exciting list of new features incorporated in the fourth update to the multi-award-winning City of Heroes, from Cryptic Studios. As a completely free content download for existing City of Heroes players, Issue #4: Colosseum will go live in May, while the opportunity to beta test the new content in the European Training Room goes live this week.
by Rainier on April 11, 2005 @ 7:39 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Blitz Games has today announced its latest high-profile project, Pac-Man World 3. Pac-Man World 3 combines contemporary platform game mechanics with traditional Pac-Man play principles, and features Pac-Man staples including Power Pellets, Pac-Dots, Pac-Chains and fruit while adding new elements such as a Pactrometer, power-up smoothies and several new special moves. Players will even get to play as ghosts Pinky and Clyde, who each have distinctive special abilities.
by Rainier on April 11, 2005 @ 7:05 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Sega has released a demo for its FPS/Horror game House of the Dead 3. This demo gives you the chance to try out a small portion of the game playable in two modes, Survival and Time-Attack (
thanks 3DGamers). Read more for download links ...
by Rainier on April 11, 2005 @ 3:13 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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The mysterious ourcolony.net time clock ticking down towards May 12th has been revealed. As many suspected, a big announcement was to follow on that date, and it turns out that Microsoft will finally unveil the Xbox 2 (or Xenon) in a 30 minute live presentation ... on MTV. Hosted by Lord of the Rings' Elijah "Frodo" Wood, the presentation will be aired on ALL MTV channels worldwide. This way Microsoft marketing guru Peter Moore hopes to not only reach pure gamers, but also appeal to a broad spectrum of young people. The event will of course be filled with celebrities giving their first impressions, as well as an appearance of rockband The Killers. Prior to the show, MTV will start airing teasers to attract an as big as possible audience.
by Rainier on April 11, 2005 @ 3:01 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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The Obsidian Entertainment, Knights of the Old Republic 2,
jobs page reveals that it has licensed the Unreal Engine 3 for one of its next projects as there are various modeler/texture openings for people to work with Epic's newest engine (
thanks Beyond Unreal).
by Rainier on April 11, 2005 @ 2:40 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Konami announced today a full-scale online service to launch simultaneously in Japan, the US and across Europe. Yu-Gi-Oh! Online features all the cards and rules of the popular trading card game, and allows players to compete and trade cards via a simple point'n'click interface. To facilitate online play, Konami has introduced a novel charge-based 'DUELPASS' system, which will be sold in stores worldwide.
by Rainier on April 11, 2005 @ 1:06 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Another day, another batch of game trailers were released. Instead of giving them all their own posts, we grouped them, and so far there are trailers for :
- Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory - NSA Training #7
- Empire Earth 2 - Behind the Scenes #4
- Metronome - Teaser Trailer
- Jade Empire - Cinema Trailer
by Justin on April 11, 2005 @ 12:51 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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TrackMania Sunrise, the legitimate heir to the throne, is shifting up a gear. Sunrise moves faster, handles better and features improved air-control – vital for making the massive jumps – to ensure that gameplay never moves at anything less than fast. And it's all about the gameplay.
by John Curtis on April 11, 2005 @ 12:42 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Lumines brings a unique puzzle experience to PSP owners, offering gameplay reminiscent of Tetris while including new innovations and enhancements in technology that fuse music, puzzles and luminescence.
by Paul Reith on April 11, 2005 @ 12:40 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Play as stars from all 30 MLB teams, updated to '05 rosters. Pitch, hit, field, throw & steal bases with precise, easy-to-use controls. Experience all the action with behind-the-plate and top-down views. Connect with a fastball, watch it fly over the fence. Play 3 or 9-innings, or rise to the challenge of a tough series. Great features include pitcher/batter match-ups, unique player skills, team management and realistic sounds.
by Rainier on April 10, 2005 @ 10:22 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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One hundred years have passed since the evil Sorcerer Zarok was defeated at the Battle of Gallowmere, heroically cut down by a mortally wounded Sir Daniel Fortesque. Or at least, that's what the people were told; in fact poor Sir Dan was a bit of a coward, falling in the very first wave of arrows. Now Zarok has returned, turning day into night, and raising an undead army to conquer the land. As a side effect Dan has also been resurrected... now, he has the chance to defeat Zarok and in death become the hero he never was in life.
by Rainier on April 10, 2005 @ 1:11 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Autumn Moon Entertainment announced that the company has terminated its relationship with Bad Brain Entertainment, a new entrant in the video game publishing business based in Germany. AME is currently working on its launch title, A Vampyre Story. AME is composed of former Lucas Arts employees and committed to reviving the adventure genre of game for which Lucas was once known (thanks Blues).
by Rainier on April 10, 2005 @ 2:39 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Imperial Glory promises to be the most extensive strategy game ever, offering an in-depth management model along with graphically stunning real-time land and naval battles in full 3D. Choose which of the five great 19th century Empires to lead: Great Britain, France, Russia, Prussia or Austro-Hungary, each with their own unique attributes.
by Hank on April 10, 2005 @ 1:45 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Winnie the Pooh's Rumbly Tumbly Adventure is an action/adventure game allowing players to follow five different birthday adventures while playing as Winnie the Pooh, Tigger, Eeyore or Piglet. You must use the special skills of each character, such as Piglet's scary face or Eeyore's butterfly collecting, in order to help Winnie the Pooh advance through each level, and avoid the fast-moving Heffalumps and Woozles and, at the same time, collect honey pots to offer the bees in exchange for special items.
by Thomas Leaf on April 10, 2005 @ 1:19 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Dynasty Warriors transports players onto the virtual battlefields of Ancient China to experience the thrill of fighting legions of ruthless enemy soldiers. Gamers can choose up to 42 playable characters, each wielding powerful weapons and lethal fighting skills.
by Rainier on April 9, 2005 @ 7:52 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Digital Jesters, founded by ex-CDV members in 2003, announced that it has reached an agreement with Take-Two to distribute PC games in North America. The games that are part of the agreement will be the first titles Digital Jesters has published in the U.S. Since Digital Jesters is self-publishing Bet on Soldier in North America, we can assume it will be part of the agreement.
by Rainier on April 9, 2005 @ 4:17 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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In Sly 3 you will have to recover Sly's secret family fortune as you visit exotic locations like China, Venice and Australia. This time around you will also be able to play as some of Sly's foes. New moves, ability to disguise yourself, and taking control over enemies for a limited amount of time are just a few of the new features.
by Rainier on April 9, 2005 @ 4:13 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Army Racer is a new racing game in which you can race with street cars on army-related scenes of 14 nations from all over the world! You select one of 30 characters, start with a shabby little car, then - after winning several races - earns a ton of money, buys new cars, and high performance tuning equipment.
by Rainier on April 9, 2005 @ 4:00 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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In Asheron's Call: Throne of Destiny, players will experience a new epic story line and participate in a bitter struggle for power. Behind the conflict are the war-like Viamontians and their calculating, ruthless king, Varicci II. Also, powerful figures of Dereth who hid in the shadows in years past will be thrust to the forefront of the burgeoning revolution to help define Dereth's new destiny. The third installment of the original Asheron's Call series will feature an exhaustive amount of new game play to compliment the massive amounts of existing episodic content.
by Rainier on April 9, 2005 @ 1:12 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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A
community update on the official BFME website reveals that the new v1.02 patch has been delayed until late April due to some new technical issues encountered when working on adressing other fixes. "After implementing all of the balance changes, technical fixes, the “code matrix” (as I like to refer to as the inner-workings of the game) started producing some ugly errors. We found ourselves in a position we didn’t expect to be in at this time and the team is working on getting the patch back on track." Read more for fix details ...
by Geson Hatchett on April 9, 2005 @ 1:42 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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TMNT Mutant Melee is the ultimate TMNT party experience. The game offers hours of bashing, crashing and trashing fun with more than 20 playable characters, a competitive Adventure mode and a huge variety of mini games and unlockables.
by Alicia on April 9, 2005 @ 1:28 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Now you can stomp on evil on the go with Untold Legends: Brotherhood of the Blade. With wireless multiplayer, four character classes, randomly generating maps and items, and dozens of quests, Untold Legends will keep you hacking and slashing for countless hours. Even if you go awhile between play sessions, you’ll never forget where you are or what you’re supposed to be doing with the new Adventure Journal system.
