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'Disney's Herbie: Fully Loaded' (GBA) Races To Stores

by Rainier on June 21, 2005 @ 8:02 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Buena Vista Games announced today its action-packed racing game, "Disney's Herbie: Fully Loaded," is now available at retail for GBA. Inspired by the upcoming feature film "Herbie: Fully Loaded" starring Lindsay Lohan, "Disney's Herbie: Fully Loaded" gives players the ride of a lifetime in Herbie, one of the world's most beloved cars.

'Destroy All Humans!' (PS2/Xbox) Lands In Stores

by Rainier on June 21, 2005 @ 8:01 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

THQ today announced the arrival of Destroy All Humans! for the Sony PlayStation2 and the Xbox. Turning the tables on the classic Human vs. Alien scenario, Destroy All Humans! allows gamers to play as the alien invader unleashing a wave of destruction on mankind. Delivering disintegrator rays, massive explosions, and a hilarious helping of 1950s paranoia, Destroy All Humans! is now available for the suggested retail price of $49.99.

'Battlefield 2' Assaults Retail Stores

by Rainier on June 21, 2005 @ 7:58 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

EA and Digital Illusions today announced that Battlefield 2 has begun to ship to retail outlets for the PC. Powered by an all new game engine, Battlefield 2 brings the intensity and excitement of its predecessors, the award-winning Battlefield 1942 and Battlefield Vietnam, into the modern era with the latest, most technologically advanced vehicles and weapons systems available to man.

'Kingdom Under Fire: Heroes' (Xbox) - 4 New Screens

by Rainier on June 21, 2005 @ 7:57 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

A continuation of the highly acclaimed Kingdom Under Fire: The Crusaders, KUF: Heroes raises the intensity of the fast-paced action-strategy game with improved epic battles; new characters, environments, units; and new multiplayer options for waging war over Xbox Live. An improved user interface with simplified game menus and adjusted difficulty levels will make it easy for even new players to crush their foes.

'Buffy' to Star in 'American McGee's Alice' Movie

by Judy on June 21, 2005 @ 3:40 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Sarah Michelle Gellar is attached to star in a feature version of the Electronic Arts video game "American McGee's Alice," which is itself based on Lewis Carroll's "Alice in Wonderland" novels.

'Real Time Worlds' Signs Exclusive X360 Development Agreement

by Rainier on June 21, 2005 @ 3:11 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Microsoft's corporate vice president Peter Moore announced that Scottish games developer Real Time Worlds have signed a partnership agreement with Microsoft that will see a number of exclusive titles developed for the new Xbox 360.

'The Matrix: Path of Neo' (PS2/Xbox/PC) - 3 New Screens

by Rainier on June 21, 2005 @ 2:32 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Atari is returning to the universe of "The Matrix" with a new game that lets players assume the role of actor Keanu Reeves' lead character Neo and relive his most important and memorable scenarios from the complete film trilogy, including the original film.

'SingingCoach' Turns Any PC Into an Expert Vocal Instructor

by Rainier on June 21, 2005 @ 1:54 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

It's a product that combines cutting edge technology with the expertise of a veteran vocal coach -- and it allows anyone to become a better singer using their personal computer. A new line of software products called SingingCoach now gives users instantaneous professional feedback without having to hire an expensive vocal instructor. SingingCoach software installs easily on a PC and makes it fun to sing better.

'Crown of Glory' Goes Gold

by Rainier on June 21, 2005 @ 1:47 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Matrix Games announced today that Crown of Glory by Western Civilization Software has officially Gone Gold and will be available from the Matrix Games store in the final days of June. Additionally Crown of Glory will be making its debut at the Origins Gaming Convention in Columbus, Ohio from June 30th through July 3rd.

Various Game Trailers #530

by Judy on June 20, 2005 @ 9:03 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Another day, another batch of game trailers were released. Instead of giving them all their own posts, we grouped them, and so far there are trailers for :

  • Road to Sunday - Trailer
  • Everquest: Depths of Darkhollow - Trailer
  • Officers - Trailer #3
  • Adrenalin - Trailer #2
  • Battlefield 2: Modern Combat - Trailer #4
  • Makai Kingdom - Trailer #2


  • We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...

Samsung Mass Producing X360's 512 Mb DDR3 Gfx Chips

by Rainier on June 20, 2005 @ 8:35 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Samsung Electronics announced today that it is the first supplier to mass produce graphic chips for the next generation of video games and that it has begun high-volume manufacturing of a 512-megabit graphics DDR3 memory chip for use in gaming consoles and personal computers.

'Blitzkrieg II' - 18 New Screens

by Rainier on June 20, 2005 @ 8:32 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Blitzkrieg II is created with a new focus on fast-paced gameplay, a strategic layer and new tactical opportunities. A completely new engine takes WWII into full 3D where players can command famous aces and units, strategically plan battles in multiple theatres, choose their reinforcements and use a wide range of new unit types such as aircraft and ships.

Anchor Bay Announces PSP Movie Lineup

by Rainier on June 20, 2005 @ 6:30 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Anchor Bay Entertainment announced today its entrance into the Universal Media Disc (UMD) marketplace with six popular films. On August 23rd, the company will release Halloween, Evil Dead, Time Bandits, Blood the Last Vampire as well as Manga Entertainment’s Ghost in the Shell and Ninja Scroll on UMD. Each film will carry a suggested retail price of $19.98.

'Pirates of the Burning Sea' - 9 New Screens

by Rainier on June 20, 2005 @ 5:07 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Pirates is broadband only, with high-end hardware specifications for graphics -- a GeForce 3 or better is required in at least a 1GHz machine, and the game is optimized for the latest DirectX 9.0-class cards. Pirates is being published on-line directly to gamers using Valve's new Steam technology, the same delivery system used by Half-Life 2 and Counterstrike 2.

'Rise of Nations: Rise of Legends' - 3 New Screens

by Rainier on June 20, 2005 @ 4:56 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Rise of Legends is in so many ways the spiritual successor to Rise of Nations, but the long and the short of it is we got excited about doing a fantasy game. Now clearly your traditional "orcs, elves, dwarves" sort of fantasy has been—shall we say—thoroughly covered in other games, and so the story which got us excited is one where the magic of fantasy meets a world of technology. So magic and technology collide, with cataclysmic results!

'RYL: Path of the Emperor' Leads To Retail Stores

by Rainier on June 20, 2005 @ 4:27 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Planetwide Games has announced today that major video game retailers such as EB Games, Gamestop, and mass market, electronics, and online retailers such as Best Buy, Fry's Electronics, CompUSA and Amazon.com will be among the first to sell the highly anticipated new Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game RYL: Path of the Emperor, according to Planetwide Games' President, Kevin Donovan. RYL: Path of the Emperor is one of the world's most popular Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games.

'Supreme Commander' Officially Announced

by Rainier on June 20, 2005 @ 3:24 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

THQ today announced that it has entered into a worldwide publishing agreement with Gas Powered Games, founded by game design visionary, Chris Taylor. The two companies will work together on the RTS game Supreme Commander. With Supreme Commander, Taylor, an early pioneer in the RTS category, will mark his return to a genre that he helped popularize.

'The Roots' (Xbox/PC) - 4 New Screens

by Rainier on June 20, 2005 @ 2:27 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

The Roots combines a classic RPG with dynamic gameplay and the fast paced plot characteristic of action-adventure games. The Roots has a complex, multi-threaded storyline and a vast world, which the player discovers whilst traveling with his party, fighting various monsters and living through great adventures.

'Bet On Soldier' - Screens

by Judy on June 20, 2005 @ 12:22 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Bet On Soldier is a first-person shooter which presents something considerably different in order to stand out from the crowd. With a corporation-takes-over-the-world-style plot, Bet On Soldier allows players to do exactly what it promises with its title - that is, bet on the outcome of encounters with specific enemies. Before entering battle, players can wager on which particular enemy soldiers they are going to kill.

'SWAT 4' - v1.1 Update Patch Available NOW

by Rainier on June 20, 2005 @ 12:22 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

At long last, Vivendi has released the long awaited patch for Irrational's tactival FPS SWAT 4. This update brings your retail (US,UK, French and German) game to v1.1 which adds multiplayer versions of three single-player missions (Convenience Store, Hotel, and Jewelry Heist), added a mod tool for the games in the software dev kit, fixes for multiple issues, improved file checking to help prevent cheating. Read more for download links ...