by Rainier on Feb. 13, 2004 @ 12:13 p.m. PST | 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 :
- Silent Hill 4 - Trailer
- Far Cry - Trailer
- Take Command 1861: The Civil War - Trailer
- Crusader Kings - Trailer
We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...
by Rainier on Feb. 13, 2004 @ 11:33 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Eventhough Burut's FPS Kreed is not available in most English speaking countries yet, they are already hard at work on a add-on titled Kreed: Battle for Savitar. Not much info is available, so these new screens will have to do for now ...
by Rainier on Feb. 13, 2004 @ 11:24 a.m. PST | Filed under
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The work on Homeplanet add-on (titled "Playing With Fire" is in full swing ! Game-designers are finishing missions and the project is coming up to its release swiftly. At the moment the work on visual effects are almost completed. Concurrently we correct the previous testing bugs. Professional actors are recording the speech roles. And the musical part is created by one of the original Homeplanet track authors. The insonification is quite close to finish for now. Read more to check out some new screens ...
by Rainier on Feb. 13, 2004 @ 11:13 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Featuring exciting espionage action, "Spy Fiction" follows the exploits of two special agents in an underground spy agency. As members of the elite S.E.A. Phantom strike squad, Bishop and Sheila are dispatched to disable a diabolical plot that begins with an ominous message sent to world governments. To spare millions of lives from a new horrific biotech weapon, they must embark on missions spanning the globe to seek and destroy a shadowy terrorist organization. Read more to check out some new screens ...
by Rainier on Feb. 13, 2004 @ 11:05 a.m. PST | Filed under
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GarageGames announced today the availability of an exporter tool that allows Blender, the Open Source 3D content creation suite, to be used with GarageGames' flagship Torque Game Engine technology. The Blender exporter runs on the Mac OS X, Linux and Windows platforms.
by Rainier on Feb. 13, 2004 @ 10:59 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Microsoft Game Studios today announced that 19 gamers representing nine nations will be duking it out on February 17 at the Halo for Windows Worldwide Championship in Los Angeles, California. The Halo for Windows Worldwide Championship is a truly global event; spanning more than 275 iGames centers and worldwide partners gaming centers across five continents, including locations in the United States, Canada, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Japan, Taiwan, Australia and the United Kingdom. Read more for additional details ...
by Rainier on Feb. 13, 2004 @ 10:14 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Packed with action, Future Tactics is a turn-based tactical RPG that looks and feels like an action/platform game. Built around a highly complex turn-based battle engine, the adventure showcases a single-player Story Mode, as well as a two-player Battle Mode. Future Tactics: The Uprising will be available in the first quarter of 2004. Read more for details and new screens ...
by Rainier on Feb. 13, 2004 @ 9:54 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Anxious Far Cry fanatics can get an early cure for "island fever" with the launch of the game's action-packed pre-order crammed with exclusive new content and in-game goodies. Far Cry is Ubisoft's highly anticipated action shooter, featuring a lush tropical setting seething with hidden danger at every turn. The Far Cry pre-order is available now at EB Games and GameStop locations nationwide.
by Rainier on Feb. 13, 2004 @ 9:45 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Microsoft Game Studios today announced that
the official site for the Rise of Nations: Thrones and Patriots expansion pack is now live. Visitors will find a war chest's worth of game info; featuring screenshots, desktop wallpapers and descriptions of the campaigns, nations and governments included found in the expansion to the award-winning Rise of Nations.
by Rainier on Feb. 13, 2004 @ 9:32 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Maintaining law and society order is veteran Headhunter Jack Wade, older, wiser and battle hardened. At his side is the reluctant new sidekick, the rebellious street kid Leeza X. Whether ripping up the highways of the silver metropolis on a super bike or stalking the criminal masterminds of the shadowy underworld, they are led into the greatest danger of their lives and must overcome something much more sinister than a simple human threat. Each must face their darkest fears. Together they must redeem a world facing chaos...
by Rainier on Feb. 13, 2004 @ 9:15 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Electronic Arts today announced the acquisition of NuFX, a critically-acclaimed developer of basketball and other sports games. The developer and its employees will remain in Hoffman Estates, Ill. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
by Sylvia Gallardo on Feb. 13, 2004 @ 4:24 a.m. PST | Filed under
Previews
You take on the role of one of four Italian brothers, Mario, Angelo, Romano or Sonny. Born into Sicilian mafia, your character must work his way up within the family and compete with other mobs and gangsters for supremacy within the game's 'Paradise City' playing environment. Read more for the full preview ...
by Rainier on Feb. 13, 2004 @ 4:20 a.m. PST | Filed under
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As a free Valentine’s gift, Larian Studios is pleased to announce the release of Imprunner. In Imprunner, you guide your imp through an ancient ceremony, laid out to capture the heart of your loved one. Seduce your mate by collecting a vast amount of mushrooms and challenging the Floogefrogs. Larian Studios will be giving away five copies of its upcoming RPG each week, until the release of Beyond Divinity. The winners will be announced weekly on the Beyond Divinity website.
by Rainier on Feb. 13, 2004 @ 3:21 a.m. PST | Filed under
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With the official add-on Blitzkrieg: Burning Horizon CDV and Nival Interactive throw you in even more dramatic battles of WWII. Burning Horizon offers a huge 18-missions-campaign centered around General Rommel, giving you the opportunity to play famous battles like Ardennes, Tripolis, Tobruk, El Alamein, Sicily and, of course, Normandy. Furthermore, the add-on contains 8 single missions, with an entire new nation at war: Japan. Burning Horizon is going to be released in the second quarter 2004 as a stand-alone add-on, so there's no need for the original Blitzkrieg.
by Rainier on Feb. 13, 2004 @ 3:16 a.m. PST | Filed under
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The German developer Joylabs is proud to present the first official screenshot from their upcoming FPS “Das Reich 2005” (working title). Joylabs uses it’s own full featured DirectX9 Engine which is a further development of the world wide well known Codecreatures Engine. This makes it possible for the game world (indoor and outdoor) to achieve much more architectural detail as well as new stunning material attributes then most current available 3D technologies. Read more for details and the first screen ...
by Rainier on Feb. 13, 2004 @ 3:11 a.m. PST | Filed under
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by Hank on Feb. 13, 2004 @ 1:52 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Can you save the world from the ICEWorm microchip? You are special agent Ethan Hunt — back to battle international espionage as the fate of the free world hangs in the balance! A microchip nicknamed ICEWorm is disabling the security systems of the world’s largest organizations, and providing free access to the highest bidder. Your mission – should you choose to accept it – is to destroy the chip and prevent its creators from bringing the free world to its knees.
by Rainier on Feb. 13, 2004 @ 1:14 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Ultima X: Odyssey is a next generation massively multi-player online role-playing game (MMORPG) from the award-winning Origin studio team. Powered by the latest version of the Unreal Engine and based on the renowned Ultima single-player role-playing series, UXO will enable players to create personalized legacies in a massive new online world and will be one of the first of its kind to offer private areas on demand within the game. Some more screens goodness and a few small trailers ...
by Rainier on Feb. 12, 2004 @ 11:04 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Microsoft Corp. said on Thursday that parts of the source code, or software blueprint, for its closely-guarded Windows programs had leaked onto the Internet, possibly exposing its products to hackers and illicit copying. Microsoft said that copies of the source code from its Windows NT and Windows 2000 operating systems were being traded over the Internet, but that the copies comprised a tiny portion of the millions of lines of code used to create its cash cow products.
by Rainier on Feb. 12, 2004 @ 10:55 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Battlefield: Pirates is a mod for EA's Battlefield 1942 (updated for the coming BF1942 v1.6 patch). This was originally just going to be a quick fix for the scoreboard bug in EA's 1.6 patch, but since you have all been waiting so long for Beta 3, we decided to take a little extra time and add all of the improvements we've made to existing units and maps. Read more for download links ...
by Rainier on Feb. 12, 2004 @ 6:20 p.m. PST | Filed under
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A.I.M. is Skyriver's (published by 1C) action role-playing game unfolding in sci-fi universe inhabited by robots. Robots have just vague memories of people as creators of their world (that is in fact a huge military test zone). You will have to assume role of an AI robot traveling on a glider - special floating vehicle with antigravity engines. This demo lets you try out one "zone" from the full game.
by Rainier on Feb. 12, 2004 @ 4:53 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Based on a careful evaluation of the competitive MMORPG landscape, Microsoft Game Studios has decided to cancel the Windows-based game “Mythica.” As a result of this effort, job eliminations within Microsoft Game Studios will take place, and up to 40 employees may be impacted. Read more for details or check out
the official Mythica website...
by Rainier on Feb. 12, 2004 @ 4:18 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Enlight announced today they have acquired the North American rights to release Nemesis of the Roman Empire (known in Europe as 'Celtic Kings The Punic Wars'). Continuing on the traditions of the award-winning original Celtic Kings: Rage of War from Haemimont Games, Nemesis of the Roman Empire will explore the three Punic wars between Rome and Carthage in 264-146 B.C. and will include the famous campaigns of Hannibal and Scipio Africanus. Read more for 27 new screens ...
by Rainier on Feb. 12, 2004 @ 2:08 p.m. PST | Filed under
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DreamCatcher Games has today confirmed that the long-awaited demo of its first-person shooter, Painkiller, will be available for download around 2PM PST on February 16th. This single-player demo will feature 3 action-packed levels, including one that has never been seen before and will be 200MB. Read more if you want some more detailed information about the 3 levels that will be featured in the demo. Of course we will have it on our fileservers the moment its available.
by Rainier on Feb. 12, 2004 @ 1:43 p.m. PST | Filed under
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The Adventure Company has issues the demo for their recently released adventure game Jack the Ripper, giving you a chance to it try out part of the game (walkthrough included). Jack the Ripper is a “warp advanced game” that features the story of James Mortimer, a reporter of the “New York Today”, investigating on murders that strangely look like Jack the Ripper’s style in White Chapel 15 years earlier. Read more for download links ...