by Thomas on Sept. 18, 2002 @ 3:54 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Infogrames is offering a fantastic new driving experience, YOUR experience: create your own brand and race against the most famous concept cars in the world from February 2003... "Racing Evoluzione not only defines the new standards of the racing genre but also offers the player an immersive racing experience never achieved before. There is a gap between driving sports cars and creating them. Racing Evoluzione precisely fills this gap brilliantly", said Franck Heissat, Marketing Director - Core Games, Infogrames Europe. 16 new screens below!
by Thomas on Sept. 18, 2002 @ 3:46 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Activision, Inc. today announced that WRECKLESS: The Yakuza Missions, its mission-based driving game for the Xbox video game system from Microsoft, will shift into overdrive on the Nintendo GameCube this November. Like the upcoming PlayStation2 computer entertainment system version, the Nintendo GameCube title will feature all of the ultra-realistic pulse-pounding missions of the Xbox game, plus 20 all-new missions, two-player action, 16 more vehicles to drive with mounted rockets, new sub-missions, interaction with pedestrians, 60 fps gameplay and a "Free Roam" mode. WRECKLESS: The Yakuza Missions for the Nintendo GameCube is currently rated 15+ by Elspa.
by Thomas on Sept. 18, 2002 @ 2:30 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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A shadowy flight into the dangerous world of a man who does not exist. Michael Knight. A young loner on a crusade to champion the cause of the innocent, the helpless, the powerless, in a world of criminals who operate above the law … Ten more screenshots below!
by Thomas on Sept. 18, 2002 @ 2:24 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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BAM! Entertainment today announced that its first title for the Xbox video game system from Microsoft, Chase: Hollywood Stunt Driver, has gone gold and will be the first published title from Microsoft's Incubator Program when it reaches retail shelves later this month. The title was developed by South African-based I-Imagine Interactive, which became the first independent developer in the world to be signed up with Microsoft's Incubator Program and is the only licensed Xbox developer on the African continent.
by Thomas on Sept. 18, 2002 @ 2:22 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Adrenaline levels are set to soar as Acclaim Entertainment announced today that the arcade racing video game Burnout 2: Point of Impact will be available on PlayStation 2 from Friday 11th October 2002. The sequel delivers an incredibly fast and high action driving experience, with vastly improved gameplay, new game options and bigger, better and more insane crash carnage.
by Thomas on Sept. 18, 2002 @ 2:16 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Today Global Star Software announced that they have gone gold with their upcoming 3D sports simulation, Take-Out Weight Curling. This title will represent one of the first ever 3D simulations of this traditionally Canadian winter sport, which has exploded in popularity across the globe as of late, especially since being featured prominently at the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympic Winter Games.
by Thomas on Sept. 18, 2002 @ 12:59 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Armobiles (Developed by Ganymede Technologies) is a combination of crazy car race and really hard shooter. High-speed cars moving across the map, on open, different environments in any direction with perfect graphic gives you amazing realistic entertaiment... Today we got a bunch (49) of new screenshots that you can check out below!
by Thomas on Sept. 18, 2002 @ 12:30 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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'Voice 2 Music' and 'DJ Supermixer' modes lead list of innovative additions to multiple award-winning Music series… North Wales: Jester Interactive, the award-winning creators of the unique Music and MTV Music Generator series for PSone and PlayStation 2, and publishers of Super Trucks and Manic Miner, has announced it will release Music 3 for PlayStation 2 in Q4, 2002.
by Thomas on Sept. 18, 2002 @ 12:25 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Legendary NBA announcer Marv Albert has said "YESSS!" to working with Electronic Arts, the world's leading interactive entertainment software company. Albert will lend his voice to the highly anticipated NBA LIVE 2003 and future iterations of the game.
by Rainier on Sept. 18, 2002 @ 5:39 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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“Rayman 3 will carry on the tradition of groundbreaking and inventive game play created by the Rayman Team,” said Christine Burgess-Quemard, Managing Director of International Production, Ubi Soft Entertainment. “It is testament to the skills of this team that Rayman has become such a successful franchise and the technological leap forward that Rayman 3 Hoodlum Havoc makes will deliver a mix of challenge and fantasy that will not disappoint the fans.” Ubisoft released a new trailer with in game footage and we converted it to make it smaller (and more convenient). Read more for links ...
by Rainier on Sept. 18, 2002 @ 3:43 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Westwood has released a new patch for their FPS, Command & Conquer: Renegade.
The v1.034 patch mainly fixes some server issues (
click here for details).
An updated Win32 server is also available for download from 3Dgamers.
by Rainier on Sept. 18, 2002 @ 3:34 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Today several games have shipped to stores so you can expect them to actually BE on the shevles in the next few days ... Almost a month after the PS2 release and a good week since the gold announcement, Eidos Interactive has announced the shipping of Commandos: Men of Courage for Xbox. As with the PlayStation 2 version, the Xbox version of the game has players taking control of an elite group of commandos in the midst of WWII. The game was developed by Pyro Studios and carries an MSRP of $49.99 USD. Capcom has announced the release of Dino Stalker for PlayStation 2. With a script written by those behind Resident Evil and Onimusha, Dino Stalker puts players in the role of WWII veteran pilot Lt. Mike Wired. After being hurled back in time, Wired must venture through various pre-historic lands and battle fourteen species of dinosaurs to return home. The game supports the GunCon 2 light gun and is rated “M” for mature by the ESRB. Microsoft Game Studios announced today that it has shipped its futuristic racer, Quantum Redshift, to stores nationwide. Developed exclusively for the Xbox by Curly Monsters Ltd., Quantum Redshift allows players to race on 16 tracks from around the world at speeds reaching 650 mph, compete against friends in the four-player split-screen mode, choose from 16 different pilots, and more.
by Rainier on Sept. 17, 2002 @ 9:45 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Microsoft Game Studios just let us know that they have launched the Rallisport Challenge official Web site for the PC version. Rallisport Challenge is a slick racing game first popularized on the Xbox. The site has all the latest on the game such as a features, a screenshot slideshow, streaming video footage, system requirements (and list of supported video cards), details on the four race types, the various racing classes and the 29 fully licensed cars in the game.
Click here to check it out ...
by Thomas on Sept. 17, 2002 @ 9:38 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Today the official nominations for this year’s Golden Joystick Awards are announced. Amongst the front-runners at this stage are EA’s Medal of Honor franchise, nominated in five categories (including Game of the Year and Online Game of the Year), Take Two’s Grand Theft Auto III (three nominations) and Blizzard’s WarCraft III: Reign of Chaos (also three nominations).
by Rainier on Sept. 17, 2002 @ 9:07 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Nintendo's famous pink round amorphous blob-o-joy - Kirby - is set to star in an all-new adventure on the GBA. Today we serve up 26 new screens from Kirby's next adventure .. Njoy!
by Rainier on Sept. 17, 2002 @ 8:59 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Enix America's sequel to Grandia for PS2, Grandia Xtreme has gone gold and will be available in stores on September 30th. This adventure-RPG hybrid, featuring voices from Hollywood actors such as Mark Hamill, Dean Cain and Lisa Loeb, is set in a fully 3D-rendered world and contains an elaborate mix of real-time and turn-based battle systems in which the elemental powers of Fire, Air, Earth and Water can be wielded against opponents. Grandia Xtreme comes on the heels of the re-released version of the Dreamcast-title Grandia 2 for PS2 and the PC.
by Thomas on Sept. 17, 2002 @ 7:25 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Welcome to McDonald's. Would you like virtual fries with that digital Big Mac? Electronic Arts Inc. said on Monday it has struck multimillion-dollar product placement deals with fast-food giant McDonald's Corp. and chip heavyweight Intel Corp. for its heavily anticipated computer game "The Sims Online."
by Rainier on Sept. 17, 2002 @ 7:10 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Sierra Entertainment today announced that Empire Earth: The Art of Conquest has shipped to retail stores in North America. Developed by Mad Doc Software, Empire Earth: The Art of Conquest is the official expansion pack for Gamespy.com's 2001 "PC Game of the Year," Empire Earth. The real-time strategy game has sold over one million copies worldwide.
by Rainier on Sept. 17, 2002 @ 7:05 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Prepare to battle through history as the evil TimeSplitters get ready to rise again. TimeSplitters 2 is the sequel to the hugely successful and critically acclaimed TimeSplitters, which was released to coincide with the US and European launches of PlayStation 2. The game is being developed by Free Radical Design of Nottingham, England, and is set for release in September. Today we scored some Character bio's for Harry Tipper, Kitten Celeste, Captain Ash and Jungle Queen. More to follow, Njoy!
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. 17, 2002 @ 6:31 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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As expected the demo version of No One Lives Forever 2: A Spy in H.A.R.M.'s Way has been released and
can be found on FilePlanet (registration required) and
also at Gigex. The demo is a 158 MB download, and according to plan, offers "four levels total from three of the game's 15 chapters. The locations will include Japan, Siberia and the never before seen, Underwater Base." (
thanks Blues). Some new screens can also be found at
NOLFGIRL.com.
by Rainier on Sept. 17, 2002 @ 6:10 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Strategy First, Playnet and Cornered Rat Software announced today that they will be bringing the World War II Online game experience to a new audience: Mac addicts. Check the screens...
by Rainier on Sept. 17, 2002 @ 6:06 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Joining the ever growing list of Colin McRae Rally 3 downloads is a new screensaver
now available to download, HERE. The Colin McRae Rally 3 screensaver makes for perfect desktop amusement while in the countdown to the PS2 and Xbox launch on 25th October. Get the screensaver now, available to download from
the dedicated Colin McRae Rally 3 micro-site.
by Thomas on Sept. 17, 2002 @ 5:43 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Invisible Dream today tossed up a
Q/A with Raven Software's Kenn Hoekstra, drilling him about their, past, present, and future. He even reveals a little tidbit about their next project! They also got an hands-on preview of Hegemonia that you can
check out here!
by Thomas on Sept. 17, 2002 @ 2:09 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Become a warrior from the ancient Chinese era of the Three Kingdoms with Dynasty Warriors 3. In this latest addition to the Dynasty Warriors series, they have challenged the limits of Tactical Action, and have added many new features such as 2 player mode and character-specific scenarios that alter according to gameplay. By combining the genres of action and simulation, this game seeks to provide the ultimate in video game entertainment.