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'Unreal Tournament 2007' - 4 New Screens

by Rainier on Dec. 13, 2005 @ 4:07 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Unreal Tournament 2007 is being developed by North Carolina-based Epic Games. The game promises to blow fans away with the gameplay, modifiability and visuals that Epic's Unreal Engine 3 technology will deliver.

Analyst Expects Microsoft To Ship 300,000 X360 Units Next Week

by Rainier on Dec. 13, 2005 @ 3:13 p.m. PST | Filed under News

American Technology Research analyst Paul-Jon McNealy said he believed Microsoft had 300,000 to 400,000 units for the launch in North America, around 300,000 for the European launch and 100,000 for Japan. He expects Microsoft to ship another 300,000 units in the next week in North America, which would put the total at about 1 million units. Additional shipments would be required at month end to reach McNealy's 1.5 million to 1.8 million target.

'Fight Night Round 3' (PSP/PS2/Xbox/X360) - 26 New Screens

by Rainier on Dec. 13, 2005 @ 3:10 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Fight Night Round 3 brings the most intense boxing experience to gamers. Film-quality graphics showcase devastating punch impacts unparalleled in any game or film. On the way to becoming boxing's greatest legend, train to fight like the best including Muhammad Ali or create a boxing style unique only to your boxer. Go toe-to-toe with greats such as De La Hoya, Ward, Gatti, Joe Frazier, Bernard Hopkins and Roy Jones Jr.

Gamer Dies After 10-Day MMO Streak

by Rainier on Dec. 13, 2005 @ 2:16 p.m. PST | Filed under News

A South Korean man has collapsed and died after playing computer games non-stop for 10 days. The 38-year-old man collapsed as he was playing an online game at an internet cafe in Incheon, west of Seoul. It's not the first time such a cause of death has been reported in South Korea. In August, a 28-year-old man died in the city of Taegu after playing an online computer game for more than two days.

'Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3 Greatest Hits' (PS2) Now In Stores

by Rainier on Dec. 13, 2005 @ 2:06 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3 Greatest Hits features the most exciting new heroes and villains from Dragon Ball Z, Dragon Ball GT, and Dragon Ball movies and includes all the thrilling aspects of DBZ combat including the acclaimed Saiyan Overdrive fighting system and the ability to post and share character data online. New enhancements include the activation of the Japanese voice cast for total DBZ authenticity.

Webzen Sells China Rights to 'Soul of the Ultimate Nation'

by Rainier on Dec. 13, 2005 @ 2:03 p.m. PST | Filed under News

The export contract price for a Korean online game has just passed the $10 million mark. Webzen today announced that it has signed an export contract for its much-anticipated massively multiplayer online role playing game (MMORPG) Soul of the Ultimate Nation with China's premier game publisher The 9.

'Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter' (ALL) - 3 New Screens

by Rainier on Dec. 13, 2005 @ 1:42 p.m. PST | Filed under News

In Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 3, players will embody Captain Scott Mitchell as he commands the Ghosts and Special Forces allies equipped with the IWS in the quest to save the president of the United States, recover stolen nuclear codes and eliminate a vicious band of renegade soldiers hell-bent on unleashing catastrophe.

'Unreal Tournament 2004' - Mega Bonus Pack Available NOW

by Rainier on Dec. 13, 2005 @ 12:53 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Epic Games has released the promised mega bonus content pack, including nine new Deathmatch, Assault, and CTF maps. The patch also includes all of the content from the first (Editor's Choice Edition) bonus pack for UT2004.

'Wehrwolf' - 14 New Screens

by Rainier on Dec. 13, 2005 @ 11:44 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Wehrwolf is a first person 3D action-adventure game, build using the best achievements in 3D technologies. The game has two modes: singleplayer and multiplayer game with a gamestyle similar to Call of Duty and Medal of Honor. Read more for new screens ...

'MLB '06: The Show' (PSP/PS2) Cover Athlete Signed

by Rainier on Dec. 13, 2005 @ 11:35 a.m. PST | Filed under News

SCEA announced today the signing of Boston Red Sox Designated Hitter David Ortiz as the cover athlete for the MLB '06: The Show, due to hit stores in spring of '06 as the only officially licensed first party videogame exclusively for the PS2 and PSP.