by Rainier on March 2, 2006 @ 3:29 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Bandai has revealed the first details about its new combat/racing game IGPX. Set in 2049, Immortal Grand Prix has become the predominant sport, where teams race mechs at insane 600 km/h speeds. You are part of Team Satomi who just won the Minor League and are now racing against big league team who are better prepared and equipped.
by Rainier on March 2, 2006 @ 2:31 a.m. PST | Filed under
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It's been quite a while since we last heard from Winback 2: Project Poseidon, but Koei announced today that Cavia's Covert-Operations game is scheduled to ship to North American retailers on April 18, 2006.
by Geson Hatchett on March 2, 2006 @ 1:17 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Tokyo Xtreme Racer Drift takes the adrenaline of street racing into the mountains and onto very demanding courses. Race real production cars on real mountain courses. Nissan, Toyota, Subaru, Audi, Alfa Romeo, Mini, Volkswagen and more are all there to be tested on some of Japan's toughest terrain in Iroha, Haruna, Rokko and Hakone.
by Rainier on March 1, 2006 @ 7:33 p.m. PST | Filed under
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A few months ago, Midway announced that it had signed a license agreement for The Ant Bully with Warner Bros Interactive, and today, the first concrete material has surfaced. After bullying an innocent ant colony, a young boy named Lucas is magically shrunken down to ant size and embarks on a remarkable adventure.
by Rainier on March 1, 2006 @ 10:40 a.m. PST | Filed under
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In Superman Returns: The Videogame, you explore and protect the truly living city of Metropolis, one that is not only expansive (with 80 sq miles and over 9,000 buildings), but also changes dynamically with you as you affect gameplay.
by Rainier on March 1, 2006 @ 5:16 a.m. PST | Filed under
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The sequel to the destruction racer is set to accelerate its way onto the PS2, Xbox, and PC in the nitrous charged form of FlatOut 2 this June, courtesy of Bugbear Entertainment and Empire Interactive, while Vivendi Universal Games will distribute the title in the U.S.
by Rainier on March 1, 2006 @ 2:42 a.m. PST | Filed under
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SCEE announced that Tourist Trophy: the Real Riding Simulator is coming to Europe this May. Offering a whole new perspective on bike racing, Gran Turismo's Polyphony Digital Inc has hard worked to capture the true essence of motorcycle racing and the fluid relationship between man and machine.
by Agustin on March 1, 2006 @ 2:05 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Winning Eleven 9 shoots and scores with the renowned on-the-money controls that create the most authentic soccer experience in gaming history. Featuring real players, a large variety of licensed teams, photo-realistic graphics, and a huge variety of stadiums, gamers will be able to re-create the same excitement that surrounds the world's most popular sport.
by Rainier on Feb. 28, 2006 @ 6:05 p.m. PST | Filed under
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AND 1 Streetball will raise the bar for sports videos game with its revolutionary I-Ball Controls, an intuitive control system that gives you fluid and precise command over every offensive and defensive move. Not only will you do it, you will also feel it, and it will feel good.
by Rainier on Feb. 28, 2006 @ 4:47 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Capcom announced today that it has released Final Fight: Streetwise for the PS2 and Xbox. Set within Capcom’s Final Fight universe, this mission-based action game calls for players to use their street smarts and powerful fighting skills to survive the back alleys of Metro City.
by Rainier on Feb. 28, 2006 @ 2:41 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Rogue Trooper is a mix of intense 3rd person action and next generation stealth elements, with complex line-of-sight AI, multiple game paths, full tactical use of your bio-chip operated equipment and both single- and multiplayer online gameplay.
by Rainier on Feb. 28, 2006 @ 2:30 p.m. PST | Filed under
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SCEA announced today the launch of its PS2/PSP exclusive MLB '06 The Show, the only officially licensed first party video game by Major League Baseball Properties (MLBP), Major League Baseball Advanced Media (MLBAM) and the League's Players Association (MLBPA).
by Rainier on Feb. 28, 2006 @ 12:11 p.m. PST | Filed under
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When assassins from Agent 47's contract agency, The ICA, are systematically eliminated in a series of hits, it seems a larger, more powerful agency has entered the fray. For Agent 47 it's business as usual, until suddenly he loses contact with The ICA. Sensing that he may be the next target, he travels to America, where he prepares to make a killing.
by Rainier on Feb. 28, 2006 @ 9:40 a.m. PST | Filed under
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2K Games today announced that its television series based action game, 24: The Game, has shipped to retail stores across North America, exclusively for PS2.
by Rainier on Feb. 28, 2006 @ 9:34 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Midway announced today that Mortal Kombat: Armageddon, the final franchise installment on current generation systems featuring the most extensive cast of playable characters in the series to–date and an all–new create–a–fighter mode, is currently in development for the PS2 and Xbox.
by Rainier on Feb. 28, 2006 @ 9:18 a.m. PST | Filed under
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EA today announced that Criterion Games' FPS BLACK is now available at North American retailers. BLACK delivers explosive Hollywood-style gun battles and destruction set against the modern war on terror.
by Rainier on Feb. 28, 2006 @ 8:45 a.m. PST | Filed under
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INgrooves today announced it has licensed 28 hip-hop and electronic songs from its catalogue to Capcom for Final Fight: Streetwise and will produce and digitally publish the game soundtrack. Final Fight: Streetwise calls for players to use their street smarts and powerful fighting skills to survive the back alleys of Metro City.
by Katarani on Feb. 28, 2006 @ 12:14 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Tales of Legendia will offer fantastic 3D graphics, dynamic battle scenes and an emotionally-charged storyline. Additionally, Tales of Legendia features a unique cast of characters designed by Kazuto Nakazawa, the Japanese artist acclaimed for his amazing animation sequences in Kill Bill: Vol. 1.
by Rainier on Feb. 27, 2006 @ 8:25 p.m. PST | Filed under
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People who have picked up their RF Online retail copy may have noticed that the manual has an ad for a yet-unannounced Codemasters game, Hasbro's Micro Machines V4. After a four-year hiatus and a move from Atari back to its original publisher, Micro Machines V4 promises to bring its own hilarious brand of mini multiplayer madness. Codemasters informed
TVG that an official announcement, with more details, is due at the end of the week.
by Rainier on Feb. 27, 2006 @ 3:33 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Full Spectrum Warrior: Ten Hammers builds upon the ground-breaking, genre-blending game play of the original, integrating an all new robust multiplayer system, player-controlled coalition forces, mechanized units and enhanced character abilities and advanced enemy A.I.
by Rainier on Feb. 27, 2006 @ 1:48 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Mortal Kombat: Armageddon will go back to its roots, unlike the RPGish MK: Shaolin Monks, and will feature the usual blood, gore and violence, a choice of 60 fighters, more than 20 fatality moves, Create a Kombatant mode to make your own character (like Soul Calibur 3), multiplayer and Konquest Mode.
by Rainier on Feb. 27, 2006 @ 8:36 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Nirvana, Stereophonics, Jet, The Subways, Rolling Stones, The Bravery, Blur and many more are all to appear on the latest edition in its PS2 exclusive SingStar Rocks!, set for release in Spring '06.
by Rainier on Feb. 27, 2006 @ 3:55 a.m. PST | Filed under
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In a
jobs section update on its website, Shrek 2 and True Crime developers Luxoflux revealed that it is no longer developing titles on the current generation of consoles (PS2 and Xbox) and that all its future titles will be PS3 and Xbox 360 only. Details about the new project(s), however, are not available, but more information will probably be revealed during the upcoming E3 trade show.
by Rainier on Feb. 25, 2006 @ 1:52 p.m. PST | Filed under
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World War 2 is drawing to a close and the Russians and Germans are caught in a furious battle for a devastated Berlin. As a sniper, recruited by the OSS (former CIA), it is the beginning of a lonely stealth mission in the Russian territory. This demo features three mission. Read more for download links ...
by Rainier on Feb. 25, 2006 @ 8:29 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Frogster has released the first patch for Load's miniature racing game Mad Tracks, bringing your German retail game to v1.1 and adding joypad support, bug fixes, and multiplayer optimizations.