by Rainier on Sept. 26, 2002 @ 6:32 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Your name is Sam Fisher and you are the best field-operative of the secretive "black-ops" NSA sub-agency THIRD ECHELON. Sent to execute desperate missions, you're the last resort of your government, on the edge of legality and morality. Alone, yet armed with some of the best hi-tech weapons on the market, you are geared up to infiltrate and neutralize every enemy - all without leaving a trace. We cant get enough of Splinter Cell screens, this game just looks TOO sweet!
by Rainier on Sept. 26, 2002 @ 6:13 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Are you a racing fanatic, a music enthusiast and ready for the ultimate driving challenge? If yes, then get ready, get set, to go, go, go as TDK Mediactive Europe, a leading entertainment software publisher announces today that its highly anticipated 3D racing-simulation game 'WorldRacing' for the Xbox video game system from Microsoft will feature unique soundtracks created by the Ministry of Sound.
by Rainier on Sept. 25, 2002 @ 8:13 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Black Isle Studios announced today that Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance for the Xbox video game system from Microsoft has gone gold and will be available at retail in November.
by Rainier on Sept. 25, 2002 @ 4:26 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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At tonight's X02 event in Seville, Microsoft Corp. announced European pricing and availability for its Xbox Live service, a comprehensive online game service fully dedicated to fast-action, always-connected broadband gaming experiences.
by Rainier on Sept. 25, 2002 @ 2:35 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Eidos Interactive and Sports Interactive announce that the latest installment of the best-selling football management simulation Championship Manager is to appear exclusively on the Xbox video game system from Microsoft. Championship Manager: Season 02/03 is currently being developed by Sports Interactive and will release this Christmas.
by Rainier on Sept. 25, 2002 @ 2:31 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Some more coverage from the Microsoft X02 event being held in Spain. Up next are screens from Midway's "Defender", BBC Multimedia's "Robot Wars - Extreme Destruction" - BAM!'s "Reign Of Fire" - Midway's Mortal Kombat - THQ's "MotoGP Online" - Virgin's "Galleon" and Sega's "House Of The Dead 3". Njoy!
by Rainier on Sept. 25, 2002 @ 2:16 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Forget the action sports games you've played in the past. Wipe clean your perceptions of what you think an action sports game is. BMX XXX is different to any other game you have played. 5 screens to prove we mean business!
by Rainier on Sept. 25, 2002 @ 2:11 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Xbox today unveiled the latest must-have Xbox games in its growing portfolio of titles. Nearly 200 games will be available this Christmas in Europe and 300 more are in development - great games, and lots of them, means Xbox is poised for an exceptional Christmas season, New Year and beyond. Xbox offers more - more power, more excitement and more fantastic gaming experiences - and the games line-up shown at X02 demonstrates that difference beautifully. We got screens from Perfect Dark 2 & Kameo: Elements of Power. Njoy!
by Rainier on Sept. 25, 2002 @ 1:20 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Activision, Inc. is looking for a few good console gamers with the announcement that the company's highly acclaimed first-person action game, Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix, will be migrating onto the Xbox(tm) video game system from Microsoft. The Xbox version of Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix will feature all of the over-the-top gritty action found in the PC version including visceral multiplayer combat, which will be available via Microsoft's Xbox Live. Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix for the Xbox video game system is being developed by Gratuitous Games and is currently rated "RP" Rating Pending by the ESRB.
by Thomas on Sept. 24, 2002 @ 6:00 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Telewest Broadband has announced ahead of the start of Microsoft's X02 event in Seville, that it is an official broadband network partner for the European launch on 14th March 2003, a year after the launch of the console in Europe. Xbox owners will need a starter kit to get going, which will retail at around £39.99. It contains an Xbox Communicator kit, subscription to the Xbox Live network, and two free online titles. Consumer beta tests of Xbox Live are set to take place with 3,000 gamers in the UK, France and Germany from 30th October, with an open beta test scheme launching on November 30th.
by Rainier on Sept. 23, 2002 @ 8:35 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Ubi Soft Entertainment today announced the launch of a dedicated website to support its forthcoming brutal team combat game, Deathrow. Featuring in-depth team and player profiles, special moves for effectively removing your opponents from the field of battle, and interviews with developer SouthEnd Interactive,
the official page will have everything to quench any fan's thirst for Deathrow info. Deathrow, an exclusive title for the Xbox video game system from Microsoft, is scheduled to ship to U.S. and Canadian retail shelves this fall.
Check it out NOW!! To celebrate the opening, UbiSoft send us 9 exclusive screens! Njoy
by Thomas on Sept. 21, 2002 @ 8:40 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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IWon.com let us know that Microsoft may launch services in Japan that would allow users to play some Xbox games using mobile phones, as the company seeks out ways to gain market share against its game-console rivals. The U.S. software giant is in talks with Japanese companies about developing games that would be downloaded and played on wireless phones, said Takashi Sensui, Microsoft's Xbox marketing director for Japan.
by Thomas on Sept. 20, 2002 @ 1:50 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Xbox Live, the fast-action, always-connected broadband gaming service which launches in Europe later this year, will be previewed on the Xbox stand in the Games Matrix at Stuff Live, Europe’s biggest technology showcase, from 3-6 October at Earls Court in London. "Plus the best of 175 new games for Christmas"
by Rainier on Sept. 19, 2002 @ 8:39 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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In honor of Myst III: Exile for Xbox and PS2 shipping to retail stores nationwide today, following is screenshots and a movie of Exile's Age of Energy, Voltaic. Voltaic is a U-shaped canyon lined by forbidding sandstone cliffs. Players must get power flowing to the Small Isle connected to the island by harnessing, transforming, or channeling various forms of natural energy to activate a series of mechanisms. Read more to check the screens and download the trailer!
by Rainier on Sept. 19, 2002 @ 7:28 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Ubi Soft announced Myst III: Exile for the PlayStation 2 and the Xbox has shipped to retail stores nationwide. For the first time, the intrigue and adventure of the Myst franchise will be fully realized through the power of these next generation consoles. Developed by Presto Studios, Myst III: Exile is the award-winning third installment to the best-selling Myst franchise -- named "Best Adventure Game" by Computer Games Magazine and "Best Game in its Genre" by Gamespot. Exile for PS2 and Xbox is available at retail stores nationwide for a suggested retail price of $19.99 (PS2) and 39.99 (Xbox), respectively.
by Rainier on Sept. 19, 2002 @ 6:27 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Splinter Cell invites gamers to delve into the dark shadows of cyber-terrorism, shadow agencies, and covert operations. The player controls Sam Fisher, a solo operative directed by a top secret, “black ops” wing of the National Security Agency. Alone, yet armed with some of the best hi-tech weapons on the market, Sam walks the fine line between what is legal and what is necessary. He must infiltrate enemy territory and neutralize the opponents—all without leaving a trace. What would the week be without some new screens .. Njoy!
Turok: Evolution is a prequel that takes us back to the origins of the Turok lineage. In the beginning of the game, we see our hero, Tal'Set, fighting his nemesis Captain Tobias Bruckner in 1886 Texas. During the battle, a rift between their world and the Lost Lands opens and Tal'Set is sucked into it. Turok: Evolution is an epic adventure of treachery, exploration, and war in a land of lush jungles, suspended cities, mysterious temples, reptile armies, and towering dinosaurs. Read the verdict!
by Rainier on Sept. 17, 2002 @ 6:50 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Silent Hill 2: Inner Fears takes players to the eerie town of Silent Hill, where they assume the role of James Sunderland. James has received a cryptic letter from his wife, asking him to meet her in Silent Hill, a place that holds great meaning for the couple. What would normally be a comforting, romantic letter scares and confuses James, as his wife has been dead for three years. The mystery of the letter compels him to return to the surreal horror and all-too-real danger in the monster-ridden town of Silent Hill.
by Rainier on Sept. 13, 2002 @ 6:30 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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The Rocky series of games are based on the movie anthology starring Sylvester Stallone and feature all of the lead characters from the five Rocky films - Apollo Creed, Clubber Lang, Ivan Drago and Tommy Gunn. Rocky is scheduled for simultaneous release on the Sony PS2, Xbox, GameCube and Game Boy Advance in Europe and North America in November 2002. We had some screens up yesterday and today we have 46 more from Rocky vs. Drago, Clubber and Apollo Creed... Njoy!
by Thomas on Sept. 13, 2002 @ 12:26 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Microsoft Game Studios announced today that it is currently developing a massively multiplayer online role-playing game in conjunction with Level-5 Inc., tentatively titled “True Fantasy Live Online" that is compatible with the Xbox online gaming service, Xbox Live. "True Fantasy Live Online" will utilize broadband and voice chat features to provide an online gaming experience only possible on Xbox Live. This game will be shown to the public at Tokyo Game Show 2002 starting on September 20, 2002. Check the first screens!
by Rainier on Sept. 13, 2002 @ 12:30 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Rocky Balboa vs Apollo Creed in the 1976 academy award winning movie, Rocky, is one of the all-time greatest movie fights of all time. In the movie, the underdog, Rocky takes the champion, Apollo Creed, the distance, and as everyone knows, Creed wins by decision. Now gamers, can rewrite history in the upcoming Rocky game for PS2/Xbox/GameCube and GBA, and see if they have what it takes to go up against Creed, Clubber Lang and Ivan Drago. Following are new Rocky screenshots of Rocky I vs. Apollo I -- the game's fights are just as brutal as the film, thanks to the Rocky game's real-time bruising technology. What Rocky game would be complete without blood, sweat and a few black eyes?
by Rainier on Sept. 11, 2002 @ 8:48 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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"MechAssault" lets players pilot the most powerful weapons available in the 31st century, a 40-foot-tall walking tank known as a BattleMech, or 'Mech. In this third-person action/shooter game, environments are not only fully destructible, they're the weapons. Players choose from a dozen 'Mechs - ranging from quick 30-tonners to huge 100-ton beasts - which they configure and optimize to crush their opponents. Gamers can challenge themselves with 20 single-player missions as they prepare for the ultimate multiplayer online experience.
by Rainier on Sept. 11, 2002 @ 6:11 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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In the game, players will take the role of Chase Corrada, a young sexy stuntwoman, who is starting her promising career as a movie stunt driver. Chase will take players through four unique movie sets including a gangster movie setting, a post-apocalyptic movie set and more. Players will not only drive traditional four wheeled vehicles, but will also have motorcycles, a three wheeled Ramen delivery Tuk-Tuk and a large missile truck at their disposal. Njoy the new screens ...
by Rainier on Sept. 10, 2002 @ 8:57 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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You are the chosen one - foretold by the prophets as a stranger who would come to save the land. Your main quest is to rid the land of a plague, called the Blight, which afflicts the province of Morrowind. How you save the province is your decision alone. The choices are endless, as are the quests in this open-ended single-player game. As the game unfolds, complex political and religious machinations are revealed to you. Some in game footage in this new Morrowind (XBX) trailer to ease the wait for our European readers ;) Read more for link where to grab it...
by Rainier on Sept. 10, 2002 @ 3:29 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Gamers take to the skies aboard their own dragon for intense aerial combat through 10 branching stages as they battle to save humanity from the brink of extinction. Dragons morph in real time, allowing players to constantly change their fighting styles as they master devastating techniques that influence both the action and the storyline in this Xbox exclusive. A bunch of screens, a mixture of new and old... Njoy!