by Rainier on March 12, 2002 @ 5:16 p.m. PST | Filed under
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North Wales, March 14th: Respected computer and video game developer Jester Interactive has announced a landmark new version of its multiple award-winning Music series for PC, which will be the first to be marketed under the Club Edition banner and is endorsed by UK super-club Slinky.
by Thomas on March 12, 2002 @ 11:21 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Crave Entertainment, a leading publisher of videogame entertainment products, today announced its initial product line-up for the 2002 fiscal year. The line-up includes a wide range of game types, from extreme sports to genre-defying space adventures to a psychological thriller, for multiple gaming platforms.
by Rainier on March 8, 2002 @ 7:35 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Command & Conquer: Generals will be the first C&C RTS title to be presented to us in full 3D, and this means both terrain and units. Vehicles and foot soldiers are going to be able to surge up hillsides to achieve tactical superiority, and run back down again if they're getting their ass kicked. From what we've learnt, the only thing to remain in old-school 2D in Command & Conquer: Generals will be the interface. This will make management of units and buildings a very straightforward affair and keep the whole operation of the game running smoothly. Just a rumour or reason to get all excited? Stay tuned for more details!
by Rainier on March 8, 2002 @ 6:03 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Continuing its policy of strong licences, Thrustmaster reinforces its portfolio by signing the 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan license. Thrustmaster’s big kick-off will take place in April 2002, a few weeks before the beginning of the 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan, the world’s largest sports event of the year. A complete “team” of accessories for PS, PS2, GameCube and the Xbox, will be released.
by Rainier on March 7, 2002 @ 6:26 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Strategy First announced today the release of a patch for their critically acclaimed turn-based fantasy/strategy game, Disciples II: Dark Prophecy. "read More" to check the new features/fixes and download links for the 1.1 Update patch (16mb).
by Thomas on March 6, 2002 @ 3:55 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Today
Blues tossed up following announcement.. LithTech, Inc., a leading developer of licensable game technologies and tools, announced today the release of an updated version of its advanced Jupiter system, the foundation for the highly anticipated sequel to No One Lives Forever. Jupiter now delivers an even broader range of features including a new polygrid system that supports dynamic lighting, Fresnel reflections and dynamic surface animations as well as the addition of cubic environment mapping. Other new features include an improved command editor to more easily create cinematic events and more robust support for dynamic texture effects.
Full pressrelease here. Six new No One Lives Forever 2 screenshots is also
available here!
by Rainier on March 5, 2002 @ 10:06 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Mike Arkin, Executive Producer over at Crave Ent. has posted an update on the eagerly awaited Global Ops .. mentioning a demo is IMMINENT (as early as tomorrow) and store date is expected to be March 26th .. Read more for the full story ..
by Thomas on Feb. 28, 2002 @ 10:27 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Dungeon keepers, Cyclopes and golf pros headlined Las Vegas today as Microsoft PC Games unveiled its 2002--2003 games portfolio at the Microsoft PC Games International Games Festival. The two-day Las Vegas event celebrates innovation in gaming and spotlights some of the industry's greatest talents -- including Chris Taylor, Bruce Shelley and Brian Reynolds -- and the most anticipated PC games, from game-of-the-year contender "Age of Mythology " to "Dungeon Siege."
by Thomas on Feb. 26, 2002 @ 6:42 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Codemaster let us know that they are working furiously on the multiplayer code for IGI 2, and expect to have the phase 1 test code out later next month. Some of the design features in there show a lot of promise, and they just hoping they turn out as well in-game as they did on paper! Sounds interesting? In that case, read more below!
by Thomas on Feb. 26, 2002 @ 11:39 a.m. PST | Filed under
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The official 1503 A.D. community site has been updated with Part XI: In the King’s Halls. Here follows a sample from it:
"Elinor! Where are you?" My younger brother runs through the streets of our hometown excitedly. Sighing, I drop my book: my grandfather's diaries. The former King and founder of our town handed them over to me on my 20th birthday. Since that day, I have regularly been hiding from my noisy younger siblings in the library in order to read my grandfather's records in peace. Well, it seems like this is it for today...
Read more.
by Thomas on Feb. 26, 2002 @ 9:09 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Take 2 let us know that the Hidden and Dangerous 2 website has been updated by Illusion softworks. There’s been a few additions to the H&D2 website
hidden-and-dangerous.com and, by the sound of it, the game has undergone a few changes too! Developers of the game, Illusion Softworks, have recently posted some news on their upcoming masterpiece – H&D2.
by Thomas on Feb. 24, 2002 @ 11:35 a.m. PST | Filed under
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The official site for Walker Boys Studios upcoming RTS game,
Civil War: War Between the States, is updated today with one new
screenshot, an article on game comparison and game play in the
Developers Journal, a '
This week in History' page, and several new departments.
by Thomas on Feb. 23, 2002 @ 5:51 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Realm Interactive today opened their signup site for the beta test of Trade Wars: Dark Millennium. Trade Wars: Dark Millennium is their multiplayer online role-playing strategy game in development.
Sign up HERE. Also a bunch of new screens is
available here. (Thanks
Blues)
by Rainier on Feb. 22, 2002 @ 12:06 a.m. PST | Filed under
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ATARI is proud to reveal the new global marketing campaign for the eagerly anticipated STUNTMAN for PlayStation 2. ATARI has consistently strived for perfection and has therefore hired a high profile crew to capture the essence of the game with a hint of the movie industry. We forgot to post this one a few days ago ... but the babe included forced us to do it .. really .. she DID!
by Christian on Feb. 20, 2002 @ 9:30 a.m. PST | Filed under
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As the official interactive games provider of the 2002 FIFA World Cup tournament, the game promises to capture every moment of glory, every emotion, every sound and every aspect of a truly global event, giving consumers the opportunity to kick-off the FIFA World Cup frenzy by playing in the tournament before it begins. Gamers will find a whole new world of showboating and high-tempo, high-impact action, obvious from the first touch of the ball. Check out
facts and screens over at TTG.
by Rainier on Feb. 20, 2002 @ 2:27 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Microsoft today announced that at an undisclosed time on Friday, Feb 22, gamers will be able to sign up for the chance to win a sneak preview copy of Dungeon Siege
HERE or any of 19 other participating games sites. A select group of gamers will win an exclusive sneak preview copy of this highly anticipated game. Those who hope to be among the first to play Dungeon Siege will want to check the sites frequently, as the sign-up will be posted at an unspecified time. Microsoft's official Dungeon Siege site will also host a
complete list of all participating sites. The first ten submissions from each site, along with 50 additional winners randomly selected from all entries.
by Thomas on Feb. 19, 2002 @ 11:55 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Super Bubble Pop xtreme is a fantastic action-packed arcade 3D puzzler from Sticky Entertainment. As a funky DJ, you must wipe out advancing rows of bubbles before they trap you. Just line up 3 or more bubbles of the same colour and watch them burst in a Super Bubble Pop! Clear the dance floor of bubbles or collect the level bubble token to advance to the next bubblicious level! Fully playable demo now available online..
by Thomas on Feb. 18, 2002 @ 3:11 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No it’s Superman! This autumn, Infogrames brings the world’s greatest super hero – Superman – to the Xbox video game system from Microsoft. Based on a story derived from the most popular and recognised super hero in the world, Superman: The Man of Steel will challenge players to protect Metropolis from super villains Brainiac 13 and Lex Luthor, and a legion of malevolent robots intent on destroying the city and taking over the world.
by Thomas on Feb. 18, 2002 @ 10:50 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Gamedeveloper Trilunar is working on their first "secret" game project and have not yet officially announced it. Anyway, this weekend they tossed up the first glimpse of one of the cool new models they are creating for their first project "The Lava Dragon".
Take me there!
by Thomas on Feb. 17, 2002 @ 10:07 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Today the official Ages of Athiria website has been updated with a new newsletter, new concept images, the first race is revealed "called the High Elves" and a interview with Michael Sigler, talking about the game's artwork. Ages of Athiria is a next generation massively multiplayer persistent online world (MMPOW) game, currently under development by Elysian Productions.
Bring me there!
by Thomas on Feb. 16, 2002 @ 11:23 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Randy Pitchford from Gearbox Software just updated his .plan file. Here is a snip:
Gearbox Software is celebrating it's third anniversary.
I'm very proud of what we've accomplished thus far and am extremely excited about where we are going. In it's life span, Gearbox Software has shipped three complete titles and shelved twice as many SKU's. We seem to have made a few good decisions as we've sold a lot of units, won some awards and seem to have made many of our customers happy... Push read more below to check out full story!
by Thomas on Feb. 16, 2002 @ 11:07 a.m. PST | Filed under
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We got three slightly fuzzy grabs from each world from Nintendos GBA title, Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2, to coincide with the US release.
by Thomas on Feb. 13, 2002 @ 1:28 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Nintendo of America Inc. announced today upcoming releases for NINTENDO GAMECUBE slated for the first half of 2002. Star Fox Adventures and Eternal Darkness just part of a total library of 60 games expected by the end of June..
by Thomas on Feb. 12, 2002 @ 9:16 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Dutch publisher Project Three Interactive today announced they have acquired 100% of the shares in Swedish development studio Termite Games, who are currently developing the highly anticipated tactical first person shooter game "New World Order" for PC.
by Thomas on Feb. 11, 2002 @ 11:28 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Last month John Carmack wrote in his .plan file about the Radeon 8500 support for Doom. The bottom line is that it will be a fine card for the game, but the details are sort of interesting. Today he updated his .plan file with some new interesting reading.. Click read more below to check it out!