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Judy's Articles


SEGA Sells Visual Concepts to Take-Two

by Judy on Jan. 24, 2005 @ 7:10 p.m. PST | Filed under News

SEGA of America today confirmed that SEGA Corp. has agreed to transfer all common stock and related assets of Visual Concepts, the developer of the ESPN 2K5 series of sports games, to Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. Last year it was already revealed that Take wo had the option of buying Visual Concepts after Sega and Take Two went into a codistribution deal for the ESPN titles.

'Musashi Samurai Legend' (PS2) - Screens

by Judy on Jan. 24, 2005 @ 6:03 p.m. PST | Filed under News

The second release of the Musashi series makes its debut on the PS2 featuring exhilarating, fast-paced, action-packed gameplay utilizing manga shaded graphics. Like a true samurai, Musashi's powers of observation will pay off in the heat of battle as he channels this energy to learn his opponents' techniques. A new mode of his protective services has also been employed, in which he literally carries his characters to safety.

Various Game Trailers #420

by Judy on Jan. 24, 2005 @ 4:34 p.m. PST | 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 :

  • Darkwatch - Trailer #7

'FIFA Street' (NGC/PS2/Xbox) - Screens

by Judy on Jan. 24, 2005 @ 4:29 p.m. PST | Filed under News

'FIFA Street' is a combination of arcade action blended with the culture of freestyle street football. By removing the rules from the simulation football experience, 'FIFA Street' exposes the heart of the world's beautiful game, on-the-ball flare and individual style.

'Mashed: Fully Loaded' (PS2/Xbox/PC) Announced - Screens

by Judy on Jan. 24, 2005 @ 4:20 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Empire has announced an optimized version of last year's Mashed, a top down racing game that pits up to four players against each other in a gladiatorial racing battle. Mashed: Fully Loaded, is not a sequel as the new version will mostly have the same content, just with an updated gfx, optimized camera controls, improved power-up system, additional tournament and training mode, new tracks, and a total of 15 cars each with their own specific handling. A release date has not been announced yet, but it is due first in the UK. Read more for some new screens...

'Make Something Unreal' Contest Winners Announced

by Judy on Jan. 24, 2005 @ 2:25 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Epic Games today announced the grand prize winners of the $1,000,000 NVIDIA Make Something Unreal mod-making contest. The grand prize for Best Mod is awarded to Red Orchestra, an immersive combined arms infantry and armored vehicle combat simulation set on the eastern front of World War II. The development team behind the winning entry receives $50,000 in cash and a coveted Unreal Engine commercial license worth approximately $350,000.

'God Of War' (PS2) - Screens

by Judy on Jan. 24, 2005 @ 12:26 p.m. PST | Filed under News

God of War is a new action/adventure game developed by SCEA's Southern California studio previously known for developing Twisted Metal. You play as a yet unnamed hero, surrounded by Greek mythology. Hacking your way through hordes of enemies by means of swords and Spawn-like chains you are on a quest to kill the Greek "God Of War", Ares. Read more for a few new screens...

'Rainbow Six Lockdown' (PS2/Xbox/PC) - Developer Q&A #2

by Judy on Jan. 24, 2005 @ 10:54 a.m. PST | Filed under Interviews

In this new episode you lead Team Rainbow as they are called into action and unfamiliar territory to battle a bioterrorist threat. Stakes escalate as they are personally targeted by an evil terrorist organization. Used to protecting the lives of others, Team Rainbow must now embark on a mission to fight and save some of their own. Ubisoft sends along yet another pre-canned Q&A with designer and writer Rafael Chandler, talking about story development, dialogue, briefings, and cinematic concepts.

'TimeSplitters Future Perfect' (NGC/PS2/Xbox) - Screens

by Judy on Jan. 24, 2005 @ 10:23 a.m. PST | Filed under News

In TimeSplitters Future Perfect, Cortez - the hero from previous installments - returns with humanity on the brink of destruction. With the help of some familiar faces (some very familiar!) he must chase a mystery foe across different time periods to trace the origins of the TimeSplitters and save the day.

'Death By Degrees' (PS2) - Screens

by Judy on Jan. 24, 2005 @ 10:20 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Death By Degrees is an action adventure featuring Nina Williams from the multi-million selling Tekken series. Set prior to the first Tekken game this prequel focuses on the events that lead up to Nina's involvement in the Iron Fist Tournament.