by Rainier on Feb. 7, 2003 @ 2:18 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Take the command of "Axis-of-Good" forces and defeat the secret alliance of "Shadow Clique" on one of 6 distant planets. The rebels decided to seize the power on Earth by first conquering the space colonies, which provide vital energy resources to A.O.G. The war for global domination will unroll on continents, at sea and in the air. Lead your divisions, fleets and air squadrons against those, who dared threaten our freedom and democracy! Check out the new screens ...
by Rainier on Feb. 7, 2003 @ 2:08 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Sabotage is a first-person shooter that emphasizes stealth and the art of infiltration. In a futuristic society, dominated by large transnational companies, a man sentenced to death is offered the opportunity to be freed if he is able to sabotage an enemy corporation (thanks Blues). Read more for details and download links ...
by Rainier on Feb. 7, 2003 @ 11:15 a.m. PST | Filed under
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World Series Baseball 2K3 is in development at Visual Concepts/Blue Shift for a March release on the Xbox and PlayStation 2, and includes new classic ballparks (The Polo Grounds, Forbes Field, Shibe Park, Crosley Field, and Griffith Stadium), 25 hall-of-fame players (Bob Gibson, Mike Schmidt, Rollie Fingers, Stan Musial), ESPN broadcast presentation, and revamped gameplay modes. Read more to check out 10 new Xbox screens ...
by Rainier on Feb. 7, 2003 @ 10:15 a.m. PST | Filed under
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SEGA of America, Inc. today announced plans to release "SEGA RALLY" for the Game Boy Advance in March 2003. "SEGA RALLY" features six all-new courses loaded with heart-stopping Rally race excitement challenging gamers to race around the globe in an all-out blitz for the Championship Cup. Whether it's negotiating snow-covered mountains or tearing through the serpentine country backroads, "SEGA RALLY" delivers the same authentic Rally race experience on the Game Boy Advance that it pioneered in the arcades. Read more for details and some lovely GBA screens ...
by Rainier on Feb. 7, 2003 @ 9:41 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc now has the quality music to match the celebrity voices, Pixar-like graphics and engaging story -- Groove Armada's rollicking song 'Madder,' from their just-released album 'Lovebox,' provides the sonic backdrop for the official game trailer. Read more for detailed GBA information ....
by Rainier on Feb. 7, 2003 @ 8:44 a.m. PST | Filed under
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The official Arx Fatalis web site has released a new 1.16 patch for Arkane Studios' recent first person fantasy RPG. With the help of the Arx Fatalis community in the official AF forum, Arkane Studios fixed some bugs and logical errors. Read more for detailed fix list and download links (
thanks HomeLan).
by Rainier on Feb. 7, 2003 @ 7:51 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Eugen Systems and Arxel Tribe have released a patch for their recent multiplayer demo of The Gladiators: Galactic Circus Games, upgrading this 3D action RTS to version 3.1. This release merely fixes "the Invalid Key error message during session connection," and an updated full demo install is available as well (
thanks 3DGamers).
by Rainier on Feb. 7, 2003 @ 7:46 a.m. PST | Filed under
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From the publishers of Sudden Strike Blitzkrieg is the fine art of strategy, but with more finesse! Dissect your enemy with surgical precision, halt the enemy's advance and maintain your offensive momentum. Prove your tactical skills in the various historical campaigns during WWII commanding German, Soviet or Allied troops."Attack is the best form of defence". For people who can not wait until next week to lay hands on the Englisch demo, we now serve up the German version.. Read more for download links ...
by Thomas on Feb. 7, 2003 @ 6:21 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Vivendi Universal Games has confirmed a March release for its highly anticipated "Bruce Lee: Return of the Legend" title for Nintendo's Game Boy Advance handheld. Developed by Vicarious Visions, "Bruce Lee: Return of the Legend" marks the first time Bruce Lee fans have been able to play as a character based on the world-renowned martial arts legend on a handheld system. Combining elements of stealth and platform elements alongside classic Bruce Lee fighting action and trademark moves, the game delivers both a dramatic movie-like story line and fast-paced action. Read more for your Brucie bonus: nine screenshots.
by Thomas on Feb. 7, 2003 @ 6:07 a.m. PST | Filed under
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The approx. 165MB demo consists of four playable scenarios: the two introductory scenarios "Exploration and Colonization" and "Trade and Diplomacy" teach you the basics on how to erect and maintain a functional settlement and allow you to trade with the natives and a computer player. You can then use your new-found experience in the "Settlement" scenario, where you can erect a larger city and pursue both trade and research in order to elevate your "Pioneers" to "Settler" status... Read more for download links ...
by Thomas on Feb. 7, 2003 @ 2:03 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Taufmael camps in the desert at freezing temeratures. Fortunately he has a powerful incantation at his fingertips: the ability to invoke a fire daemon. Taufmael is one of the prophets in Heaven & Hell who are taking care of your people. Their major task is to convert the people. The more they impress them the more control and power you get. Now CDV got a small clip on the
official webpage which shows how Taufmael invokes his fire daemon.
by Thomas on Feb. 7, 2003 @ 1:57 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Just under a month ago GMX Media announced its acquisition of the rights to publish the massive naval warfare PC title Enigma: Rising Tide in Europe. The company has today confirmed that it has secured the rights to publish the title worldwide. Enigma: Rising Tide is a groundbreaking concept melding cinematic pacing with immersive graphics and historical accuracy to produce the worlds first alternate history, naval warfare vehicular shooter game.
by Rainier on Feb. 7, 2003 @ 12:12 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Set in a fantastic 1930s world, "Impossible Creatures" is a 3-D, real-time strategy game that pits the player against an evil villain in a desperate campaign across a chain of remote and diverse islands. Using Earth's most formidable animals as building blocks, the player must create an army of genetically-altered mutant monsters in a titanic struggle to protect an unsuspecting world. Read more for to check out our ever mutating review ...
by Thomas on Feb. 6, 2003 @ 11:50 p.m. PST | Filed under
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The official site for
Sim City 4 is updated with
this link for a new patch (thanks
Blues).. Here is what this patch fix:
Fixed crash related to conflict between MySim and Transportation Pack. Fixed crash related to SIS video chipsets. Fixed several broken links in adviser messages. Fixed car zots to display properly. Fixed bug where the catalog was showing the incorrect capacity for the Recycling Center. Fixed bug where industry development would occur even when commuters could not reach the zone. Added support for ATI Radeon R300 series that add backing store capability.
by Rainier on Feb. 6, 2003 @ 11:34 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Enter the Matrix is the story-within-the-story. It features awesome gunplay and spectacular martial arts that bend the rules of the Matrix, as well as insane driving and stunts, and the chance to pilot the fastest hovercraft in the fleet. This game isn’t just set in the Matrix universe – it’s an integral part of the entire Matrix experience, weaving in and out of the highly anticipated 2nd installment in the film trilogy, The Matrix Reloaded . Earlier todyya there wasa batch of PS2 screens released, read more to check them out ...
by Rainier on Feb. 6, 2003 @ 6:21 p.m. PST | Filed under
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ChopLifter: Crisis Shield puts players through a series of gut-wrenching rescue missions that test both their flying skills and their ability to handle the incredible pressure of having lives on the line. Players choose from six different helicopters, each with realistic flight physics and characteristics of the actual aircraft, all have true to life cockpit views with moving gauges and working mechanisms. Based on skill level, players progress through 22 missions ranging from saving victims of a hotel fire, an erupting volcano, airlifting survivors of a boating accident, chasing an explosive-packed bus around a city and a mountaintop plane crash. Players can even relive their hair-raising experience in the replay mode. Check the fresh batch of screens ...
by Rainier on Feb. 6, 2003 @ 5:58 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Xicat is looking to send gamers reeling with the mid-March release of bass fishing title - Top Angler. Currently available for PlayStation2, Top Angler will be the first fishing game for the Nintendo GameCube game console. Read more for details as well as an ingame trailer filled with fishy action.
by Rainier on Feb. 6, 2003 @ 4:36 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Electronic Arts has released the Software Developers Kit (SDK) for Medal of Honor: Allied Assault Spearhead today and FilePlanet has it available for your perusal. The MOH:AA Spearhead SDK gives enthusiast in the community the ability to modify various aspects of the game. Read more for download links ...
by Rainier on Feb. 6, 2003 @ 4:29 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Simon & Schuster Interactive announced today the developers of their forthcoming Massive Multiplayer Online Game (MMOG) "Eve Online: The Second Genesis" will be guests of an Internet Relay Chat (IRC) on Friday, February 7. The chat will begin at 10 pm GMT/ 5 EST and will last approximately an hour. Attending from Crowd Control Productions (CCP) will be Kjartan Pierre Emilsson, Lead Designer and Reynir Harðarson, Art Director. Login details for the chat: Friday, February 7 (10 PM GMT / 5 PM EST / 2 PM PST) Servers : stratics.frws.com / irc.glowfish.de IRC Channel: #eveonlinehoc
by Rainier on Feb. 6, 2003 @ 2:21 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Developed by leading Australian team Blue Tongue Software, Jurassic Park :Operation Genesis offers two very distinct game styles, giving the player the opportunity to run and maintain their own dinosaur theme park and also challenging them to run the gauntlet through 12 missions where the park attractions have broken loose and are running wild. Blue Tongue Software and Universal Interactive have released a demo for the PC version of Jurassic Park Operation Genesis, giving people a taste of this upcoming park sim-action game that's due out in mid-March for the PC, Xbox and Playstation 2. Read more for download links.
by Rainier on Feb. 6, 2003 @ 11:52 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Indy's latest adventure plays out in dramatic fashion thanks to new gameplay features such as brawling combat. This time, in addition to using his trademark whip and pistol, Indy can engage in fierce hand-to-hand combat against foes, many of whom are well-versed in martial arts. Improvised weapons such as shovels, chairs and table legs also can be used to fend off adversaries. The result is a more immersive and more Indy-like gameplay experience, set amidst spine-tingling movie-like action sequences, such as a rickshaw chase in Hong Kong and a spectacular battle atop moving gondolas in the South China Sea area.
by Rainier on Feb. 6, 2003 @ 11:36 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Medieval: Total War Viking Invasion is the expansion pack to the award-winning Medieval: Total War, and takes the action of the game to a new level and a new time. In 793AD the Vikings attacked the monastery at Lindisfarne in Northumbria, killing the monks and nuns, destroying one of Northern Europe’s great centres of learning, and carrying off every precious object they could prise from the dead hands of the monks. Activision has unleashed a new batch of screens, read more to check them out!
by Rainier on Feb. 6, 2003 @ 11:08 a.m. PST | Filed under
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CDV Software Entertainment today announced that “American Conquest” for the PC is now available in stores. Developed by GSC Game World, developers of “Cossacks: European Wars,” “American Conquest” is a historical real-time strategy title devoted to the quest for the New World. Readm ore for details and some screens...
by Rainier on Feb. 6, 2003 @ 10:30 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Kemco U.S.A. Inc. announced the appointment of industry veteran Colin Gordon as U.S. director of product development. Gordon will spearhead all aspects of Kemco’s product development efforts at the publisher and studio level.