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Ubisoft Signs Golf Champion Vijay Singh For New Sports Lineup

by Rainier on Feb. 28, 2005 @ 10:13 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Today Ubisoft announces that it will be developing a series of sports titles, making its debut as a publisher of sports videogames. Its entrance will be propelled by several worldwide licensing agreements and acquisitions. Ubisoft has signed an exclusive license with Vijay Singh, the No.1 ranked golf player in the world, to produce a Vijay Singh-titled golf game. The company has also acquired the team sports assets from Microsoft Game Studios.

'Haunting Ground' (PS2) - Screens

by Rainier on Feb. 28, 2005 @ 10:10 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Haunting Ground is a spine-chilling survival horror game is set in a mysterious castle that has become a prison for two innocent characters- an orphaned young girl and a white shepherd dog. They must utilize each other’s strengths if they hope to escape from their horrifying surroundings. Haunting Ground combines a compelling ambiance of terror and solitude with challenging puzzles and a unique gameplay approach.

'Worms 4: Mayhem' (PS2/Xbox/PC) - Screens

by Rainier on Feb. 28, 2005 @ 10:06 a.m. PST | Filed under News

The Worms series recently diversified with Worms Forts Under Siege, a tactical RTS-like spin-off created for Sega. However, Worms 4: Mayhem is a return to the series' trademark gameplay and sees Team 17's core Worms design and development team regrouping for a game of explosive annelid annihilation.

'RollerCoaster Tycoon 3: Soaked' - Screens

by Rainier on Feb. 28, 2005 @ 10:02 a.m. PST | Filed under News

A wet, wild and totally soaked new expansion pack to RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 will ride into stores this June. RollerCoaster Tycoon 3: Soaked!, the first expansion pack to RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 will let players create and control their own water parks for the first time. Read more to check out some more new screens ...

'Cross Racing Championship' - Screens

by Rainier on Feb. 28, 2005 @ 9:17 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Utilizing the next generation of the Invictus engine which incorporates its new real-time physics module, Cross Racing Championship (CRC) will allow the player to experience the thrills of high-speed on and off road racing across vast open terrains. Today Project 3 and Invictus show off the outstanding quality of the powerful graphic engine. Read more for screens taken from the Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, UK and US tracks.

Microsoft To Display 'Phantom Game Service' At ESC

by Rainier on Feb. 28, 2005 @ 8:18 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Infinium Labs will present its flagship Phantom Game Service, built on Microsoft Windows XP Embedded, in the Microsoft booth No. 1602 in San Francisco's Moscone Center during CMP Media's Embedded Systems Conference (ESC), Sunday to Thursday, March 6 - 10, 2005.

'Jeff Corwin Experience' (PSP/NDS) Announced

by Rainier on Feb. 28, 2005 @ 8:14 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Conspiracy Entertainment today announced it has extended its worldwide exclusive licensing agreement with Discovery Licensing, Inc. for the "Jeff Corwin Experience" to add the Sony PSP and Nintendo DS platforms. The companies also agreed to extend this agreement until December 2006.

Atari Germany Signs 'Crashday'

by Rainier on Feb. 28, 2005 @ 8:10 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Moonbyte Studios and Replay Studios are happy to announce that the stunt racing game "Crashday" will be published by Atari in Germany and is going to be released in late 2005! Crashday puts you in a world of stunts, dents and adrenalin. Your task is to scrap your vehicle with breathtaking stunts or to wreck cars in aggressive street races, showing your opponents that they made a fatal mistake in choosing you as their enemy.

'ExMachina' Announced - Screens

by Rainier on Feb. 28, 2005 @ 3:00 a.m. PST | Filed under News

ExMachina is an Action/RPG set up in an alternative future. In the game you will drive through the regions of the new Earth, where you will uncover secrets of the lost civilization, learn the fate of the mankind, gain powerful friends and fight numerous enemies. The action and the RPG part are closely interrelated in the game, the action part being the driving, the spectacular combats with other trucks, a multitude of weapons, realistic physics and special effects; the RPG part being the variety of truck types to choose from, a unique world, a great number of optional quests and a flexible plot.

'Aurora Watching: Gorky Zero' - Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on Feb. 28, 2005 @ 2:23 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Aurora Watching is a third person perspective stealth game taking place in the Arctic. During the mission, Sullivan faces many opponents, not all of whom are human and each of which can be defeated in many ways, Mini-games, puzzles, and hi-tech gadgets keep players excited from the very beginning to the end.