by Rainier on May 30, 2003 @ 4:14 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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GarageGames today announced its launch of Tennis Critters from Nerd Riot Games. Tennis Critters brings classic 2D console tennis gameplay to the pc in full 3D with complete single and multiplayer challenges, both on one machine and online. Read more for details and demo link...
by Rainier on May 30, 2003 @ 3:04 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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KOEI Corporation announced today that Dynasty Warriors 4 is currently in development for the Xbox video game system from Microsoft, and will be available at retailers throughout North America this September. Read more for additional details ...
by Rainier on May 30, 2003 @ 2:23 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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MicroSoft/Big Huge Games have released the first patch for their recently released RTS game Rise Of Nations. This upgrade brings your retail game to v1.01 and improves the multiplayer GameSpy user interface. This manual patch is only necessary if you are having trouble autopatching the game. Additionally, the scenario editor now includes a new Script Manual.doc that "Covers essential and advanced topics used in the Big Huge Scripting language." (
thanks Blues) Read more for download links ...
by Rainier on May 30, 2003 @ 1:15 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Smash Cars drivers steer remote-control cars in a high-speed race where daily life is in full swing with giant objects and people interacting with and hindering the path of your tiny car. Don’t drop the hammer too fast or people, animals, cars and a variety of other real-world obstacles may spin you into trouble. A one- or two-player game, Smash Cars provides special control features including power boosts, jumps, and the most realistic physics for enhanced driving action. Check the new batch of screens ...
by Rainier on May 30, 2003 @ 12:52 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Bethesda Softworks announced today that actress Keira Knightley will narrate the thrilling role playing video game, Pirates of the Caribbean. Knightley stars in Disney's upcoming feature film, "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl" which opens in theaters nationwide on July 9th. Slated for a June 2003 release for the Xbox and PC, the Pirates of the Caribbean game offers players the most realistic pirating action to date.
by Rainier on May 30, 2003 @ 12:44 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Wahey Lionheart fans!
The official Lionheart website has been updated, ready for the weekend right here! Check out
the RACES page to catch some all new and entirely nifty Lionheart skills. Want to know how to Barter, Sneak and Evade your way through the game? Well head on over already and check it out! Next, be sure to head on over to
the MAGIC page to read all about the Divine Magic branch and maybe pick up a few groovy new spells while you're at it! and if you want some new screens, read more and check them out!
by Rainier on May 30, 2003 @ 12:36 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Another day, another batch of game trailers were released. Instead of giving them all their own post, we grouped them and so far there are trailers for :
- FireStarter - E3 Trailer
- Tombraider: Angel Of Darkness - E3 Trailer
- RtCW: Enemy Territory - Intro Movie
- Patrician II Gold - E3 Trailer
- Galaxy Andromeda - E3 Trailer
- Vultures - Trailer
Read more for download links ...
by Rainier on May 30, 2003 @ 12:27 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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With the creation of the transatlantic railway, built with blood, sweat and tears into the murderous wilderness in 1869, the American dream of freedom and prosperity was finally to be fulfilled. With "Railroad Pioneer" you'll be able to experience all this at close quarters and, at the end of a dramatic journey, leave your mark as a railway magnate in the eventful history of steamers and pioneers. Read more to check out some new screens ...
by Rainier on May 30, 2003 @ 12:03 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Patrician II Gold (formerly known as Patrician 3, working title) is a real-time trading simulation featuring elements of construction and the historical background of maritime trade in Northern Europe during the 1300's. Following the critical and commercial success of the release of Patrician II in International markets in 2001, Ascaron proudly announce the release of "Patrician II Gold" in Q4 2003, for English and French speaking markets. Check out the screens and the E3 trailer ...
by Rainier on May 30, 2003 @ 10:58 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Majesco today announced that it has entered into an exclusive licensing agreement with King of the Cage, a mixed martial arts fighting league. Under terms of the agreement, Majesco obtains the worldwide right to publish video games under the King of the Cage banner. The first title is scheduled for release at the end of next year.
by Rainier on May 30, 2003 @ 10:26 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Silent Storm is a true 3D game combining turn-based tactical combats and role-playing set against the background of the WWII. As the war rages on, you will lead a squad of elite troopers deep behind enemy lines to perform secret missions and prevent a disaster the true scale of which could be fully appreciated by neither of the involved parties. Pick your mercenaries from a pool of more than 40 elite soldiers of 30 different nationalities. Check the new goods ...
by Rainier on May 30, 2003 @ 10:04 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Crowd Control Productions has issued another patch for EVE Online: The Second Genesis, bringing their just-released MMO space game to v1031. This patch can be used if the auto-updater doesn't work, and as usual there are no details on the changes in this patch. Read more for download links ...
by Thomas on May 30, 2003 @ 9:09 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Chrome, a Tactical First Person Shooter, is a dramatic story of heroism, friendship and betrayal; a story full of sudden twists and turns mixed into tons of Sci-Fi action. Players assume the role of Logan; a veteran mercenary turned bounty hunter who is out to make it rich... Today TECHLAND was so kind and send us some more information about the multiplayer mode in Chrome, included is also a new "BIG" screenshot!
by Rainier on May 30, 2003 @ 9:07 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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You, part of a Special Forces commando team with the 101st Airborne, follow orders to go behind enemy lines on a damage assessment reconnaissance mission. In the confusion of an enemy ambush, you are separated from the group. There you find yourself in a living hell, encircled and outnumbered by the enemy, but commanders back at the base order you to hold out at all costs and be the last one to evacuate. Check the new explosive screens...
by Thomas on May 30, 2003 @ 6:45 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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The elite multinational squad of counter-terrorist operatives returns in Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six 3: Athena Sword, the first mission pack in the wildly successful Rainbow Six 3 series. Command Team RAINBOW, the world’s most elite, multinational squad of counter-terrorist operatives, as they track the desperate remnants of a dangerous terrorist organization into exotic regions of the Mediterranean to prevent their agenda of international anarchy and destruction..
by Thomas on May 30, 2003 @ 6:35 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Buka Entertainment, one of the leading Russian publishers, is pleased to announce the signing of the contract with PointSoft Interactive, a well-known French publisher, for the following line-up of Buka's titles:
- Echelon:Wind Warriors
- Red Shark
- Paradise Cracked
- March!: Offworld Recon
- Spells of Gold
- Midnight Nowhere
- Steamland
- The Entente: World War I Battlefields
by Thomas on May 30, 2003 @ 5:42 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Activision has announced that id Software's RtCW: Operation Resurrection for the PlayStation2 is now available at retail outlets nationwide. The epic World War II adventure fuses heart-stopping action and frightening gameplay with the pursuit to topple the Third Reich's fiendish army of elite soldiers, zombies and genetically engineered super-soldiers. Developed by Raster Productions, RtCW: Operation Resurrection carries a suggested retail price of $49.99 and is rated "M" for mature by the ESRB.
by Thomas on May 30, 2003 @ 3:40 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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It's Friday and WorthPlaying is giving away 10 Run Like Hell (Xbox/NTSC) CD's, sponsored by Interplay.
Enter the sweepstakes here! Run Like Hell puts you in the role of Nick Connor, an exiled military hero sent to work on a mining station in deep space. Returning from a mission, you find your crew members wiped out by a vicious and intelligent alien race. Your mission is to stay alive long enough to discover the aliens' plans for your ship and find any survivors in the process.
by Rainier on May 30, 2003 @ 1:09 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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In DroneZ, players lead characters, Sidd or Eva on a mission to free mankind from the deadly V-Space Network, the computer enemy that controls the future. DroneZ dominates the V-Space Network – cyber-insects who forbid people to disconnect. With the help of a “real world” hacker, players must fight to stay alive as they travel from various network memory locations and avoid the DroneZ deadly lasers. A free-aiming weapon scanner, tons of bonus powers, shield generators and secondary equip players for pinpoint attacks. Defeat the DroneZ protections with rapid-fire weapons and players steal victory. A big batch of new screens just landed! Check them out!
by Rainier on May 30, 2003 @ 1:09 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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by Hank on May 29, 2003 @ 11:48 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Visually Colin McRae Rally will be a feast of cars, stages and countryside with the Ford Focus RS World Rally Car returning as the lead car. The in-game Focus is being designed to feature fully moving working parts, such as suspension, and the enhanced damage engine will result in a totally destructible car - panels can be ripped off and punctured as well as dented. Our resident strapped on his helmet and took his ps2 for a spin, read more for the final verdict!
by Rainier on May 29, 2003 @ 4:14 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Go ahead and dive under the falling safe, jump into the high-speed blender and flail into the blazing fire - the man of burlap can handle it! "Voodoo Vince" allows players to explore and fight as a tattered but unrelenting voodoo doll as he explores the depths of the Louisiana Bayou full of outrageous levels and over-the-top characters. "Voodoo Vince" is the only game where kicking your own butt leads to victory! check out the batch of new screens!
by Rainier on May 29, 2003 @ 1:56 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Shacknews has got some new dirt on the ever elusive Duke Nukem: For-Never, titled
Duke4 Not A 2003 Game", quoting a Take 2 conference call where the publisher mentions that there's no "possibility under the sun" that Duke Nukem Forever will be released by this year's holiday season. Also saying that since they have already accounted for the fee paid to Infogrames for the project, "right now we're just hopeful that the team in Dallas will finish it." The story also mentions their hopes of releasing Max Payne 2 in January 2004.
by Thomas on May 29, 2003 @ 1:50 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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The PlayStation 2 hardware is to be integrated into a new home media device from Sony's consumer electronics department, codenamed the PSX, as the Japanese giant struggles to extend the success of its games division to other operations. The new device will feature a TV tuner, hard disc drive and a DVD recorder alongside the games console functionality, making it into an "all in one" device for gaming, media recording and playback. Details of the device are a bit thin on the ground at the moment, but it's expected that it will offer hard disc video recorder functions, similar to the TiVo and Sky Plus systems, and will feature a high speed internet port to allow downloads of music and possibly movies through Sony's media distribution systems, in Japan at least.
by Rainier on May 29, 2003 @ 1:35 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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CDV announces that "Combat Mission Beyond Overlord: Special Edition" for the PC is available in retail stores. Lauded by GameSpot as "one of the best war games ever made for the computer," "Combat Mission" combines turn-based and real-time tactical action. Previously only offered for sale online, the special retail version of this World War II game includes more than 100 additional scenarios, improved in-game environments, and new vehicles, uniforms and enhanced sound.
