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GTA IV trailer on the 28th
2007-06-22 15:43:00 Looks like Yahoo! has grabbed another exclusive as that’s where Rockstar Games will be launching the world-premiere trailer for Grand Theft Auto IV next week. The new trailer will be available in high-definition on Yahoo! Games GTAIV page next Thursday, June 28 at 12 p.m. EST. This is the first full trailer for the game and ... More About: Trailer , TRAI , Trail
ARG?more Halo 3 viral madness
2007-06-22 02:37:00 The Halo 3 hype machine continues its forward assault. In addition to the posts made on the bungie.net forums , a selection of cryptic videos have also been released. Check out one of the ARG videos and another showing the Halo 3 hype machine as it hits the streets after the jump. More About: Videos , Viral , Madness
FlatOut Ultimate Carnage in stores tomorrow
2007-06-21 21:24:00 FlatOut Ultimate Carnage will hit stores tomorrow and Empire has released a new trailer to celebrate that fact. I for one am ready for some serious racing destruction. More About: Videos , Racing , Stores , Tomorrow
Blue Dragon ad wins award
2007-06-21 16:29:00 The impressive Blue Dragon “Big Shadow” ad that turned heads in the streets of Japan has won a Gold Lion award at the Cannes Advertising Award s. The advertising agency that made this happen was GT, with Creative Director Koshi Uchiyama, Art Director Naoki Ito and Producer Yasuhisa Kudo spearheading the project. Gamers in North America, Europe, Australia ... More About: Ward , Blue Dragon
Haze is 360-bound
2007-06-20 00:53:00 UPDATE: Ubisoft has updated yesterday’s release list by removing any mention of the 360 or PC versions of Haze . The only platform listed for release is Playstation 3. It would appear that we have another Assassin’s Creed type debacle on our hands. Never-mind the fact that the Official Haze website only displays the Playstation 3 logo. ... More About: Rumors , Bound , Shooter
Gears of War 2 NOT at E3
2007-06-20 00:29:00 Despite the rumors , Gears of War 2 will not be shown in any form at this year’s E3. Epic Vice-President Mark Rein, in a statement given to beyondunreal.com had the following to say, “We are not announcing a sequel to Gears of War at E3 this year,” Rein continued “Did you see ... More About: Rumors , Shooter , Ears
Transformers game opening cinematic
2007-06-19 14:38:00 Check out the the opening cinematic of the Transformers game Activision has released. The cinematic is created by Blur, an effects house that has also done cinematics for games like Marvel: Ultimate Alliance. More About: Videos , Opening , Game , Shooter
SKATE vs Tony Hawk?s Proving Ground graphics comparison
2007-06-18 21:20:00 Seeing both EA and Activision release some new materials for their upcoming, very much competing, skating games made me want to put together a few comparison images and see how the two compare visually. Here they are, you be the judge: More About: Graphics , Sport , Skate , Ground , Hawk
Band of Bugs this Week?s Live Arcade Release
2007-06-18 20:36:00 Band of Bugs from “Outpost Kaloki X” developers Ninjabee will be this week’s Live Arcade Release. The game is a mix of strategy and fast-paced action according to the developers. The game will be on sale June 20 for 800 Microsoft Points ($10). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JxtmYColO w -David Patterson More About: Videos , Band
Tony Hawk?s Proving Ground facts, video and screenshots
2007-06-18 20:19:00 Activision has released some mighty fine screenshots and a gameplay video from their next Tony Hawk game today, just in time to counter EA’s latest SKATE video. As you know the Tony Hawk games have dominated the skating games without competition for a number of years but finally, EA has decided to give them a ... More About: Video , Videos , Facts , Sport , Ground
New SKATE gameplay video
2007-06-18 19:59:00 EA has released a new SKATE gameplay video, check it out above. More About: Video , Videos , Sport , Skate , Gameplay
Microsoft to make a big bang at E3 ?
2007-06-18 14:48:00 UPDATE: Microsoft has responded to this rumor saying it’s bull with some educated guesses mixed in. There’s a rumor going around that an E3 Floor Manager has leaked some information regarding Microsoft’s announcements at E3 this July. Here’s a list of what was posted at the Wii60 forums: New Crimson Skies game to be announced. Bungie working on ... More About: Rumors , Bang , Big Bang , Make
Tomb Raider Anniversary coming to 360 after all
2007-06-18 13:28:00 The rumors are true - Eidos announced today that Tomb Raider Anniversary will be coming to Xbox360 as downloadable episodic content, with a retail version to follow. The content will be released as four separate episodes, costing 2400 Microsoft Points in total, and will surprisingly only be available to owners of Tomb Raider Legend. The first ... More About: Adventure , Screenshots , Marketplace
Guile joins the HD generation
2007-06-18 07:06:00 Progress on Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo HD keeps chugging along. Earlier in the week, Capcom posted a newly redrawn sprite of Guile on Capcom Digital as it will appear in the Xbox Live Arcade release. While I certainly believe the composition is great, I think this new image of Guile (drawn by ... More About: Fighting , Gene , Generation
Beautiful Katamari exclusive to 360?
2007-06-15 23:15:00 In a announcement of “MGS4 exclusive to 360″ caliber news, N’Gai Croal over at Newsweek.com has it on good authority that Beau tiful Katamari will be announced at the July E3 Media and Business Summit as being exclusive to the 360. Seriously though, although still a rumor,what does this mean for Xbox 360? The Katamari series, ... More About: Exclusive , Rumors
Half Life 2: The Orange Box receives release date
2007-06-15 18:53:00 By way of an interview with Shacknews.com, representatives of Valve have confirmed that the multi-game package will ship for the Xbox 360 on October 9, 2007. Half Life 2: Orange Box will consist of Half Life 2, HL2: Episode 1, HL2 Episode 2, Portal and the multi-player sequel Team Fortress 2. The game will ... More About: Release , Lease , Ease
Mass Effect prettier than before
2007-06-15 15:27:00 BioWare has released some new screenshots from their ambitious Xbox360-exclusive sci-fi action RPG Mass Effect . And it’s looking somewhat prettier than I remember it. Hopefully the game won’t be a total lagfest because of these upgrades as I recall seeing some very noticeable frame rate drops in the X06 demo. But it does look pretty.. More About: Space , Screenshots , Shooter , Eye candy
PGR4 to have 10 different types of weather (trailer)
2007-06-15 13:31:00 IGN has made a Q&A with Bizarre Creations’ Community & Web Lead Ben Ward. IGN bombards the man with questions about the new dynamic weather feature they’re adding to Project Gotham Racing 4. Below are the 10 weather types the game will have. More About: Videos , Weather , Trailer , Types
Pac-Man Championship Edition?It?s pretty good
2007-06-15 07:04:00 When the announcement came that Pac-Man Championship Edition would be last week’s Xbox Live Arcade release, the collective groan of millions of 360 owners could be heard around the world. Yippee, one would yell as they downloaded and subsequently played the umpteenth variation of Pac-Man. More About: Videos , Pretty , Good
New Bioshock features revealed
2007-06-15 05:27:00 2K Games has recently updated the official Bioshock website. Among several new screen shots, the site reveals more of the deep-water shooter’s numerous environments. In addition, a closer look at the game’s different types of plasmids ( a type of biological character enhancement) and various improvement tonics are also detailed. Check out the new shots ... More About: Adventure , Features , Screenshots , Eye candy , BioShock
Halo 3 ?viral? ad campaign
2007-06-15 04:09:00 What began with Halo 2?s ?ilovebees.com? viral advertising campaign appears to be continuing with an apparent Halo 3 counterpart. An email was sent today to subscribers of Xbox.com?s ?Xbox Flash? email newsletter. The letter details an apparent advent of war and urges the reader (referenced as the ?keeper of the flame?) to act before it ... More About: Viral , Campaign , Shooter
Stuntman Ignition screenshots
2007-06-14 16:49:00 THQ sent out several screenshots from their Stuntman : Ignition. While it’s not too impressive visually, it’s not that bad either. But hopefully they’ll tweak the graphics here and there a bit. If this is the first time you’re hearing about this game then check out some of the key features after the screenshots. More About: Racing , Screenshots , Hots , Cree
Project Sylpheed demo and trailer
2007-06-14 16:31:00 It’s always interesting when a demo is released for a game that’s been out the door for almost a year. Such is the case with Project Sylpheed - both the demo and trailer have suddenly appeared on marketplace for our downloading pleasure. The demo is 613.03MB and has the following description: “Explore an entire mission with ... More About: Videos , Space , Trailer , Demos
First still from Hitman movie
2007-06-14 13:41:00 To accompany the two photos from the Hitman movie set we posted last month, above is the first official still from the movie itself. Not much to comment here except the barcode seems bigger in the games but hey, at least it’s there. More About: Movie , Stealth
FlatOut Ultimate Carnage gone gold, demo coming soon
2007-06-14 12:12:00 The latest game in the FlatOut series has gone gold and we’ll be able to witness the destructive racing mayhem soon enough as it hits store shelves on June 22nd. Rob Noble, Empire European Marketing Manager seems hyped enough: ?It’s done! All the hard work is over and FlatOut Ultimate Carnage is ready to hit the ... More About: Racing , Gold , Demos , Demo
Halo3 merchandise coming
2007-06-13 19:14:00 Microsoft announced today that they’ll be launching a line of Halo 3 merchandise and accessories including Xbox360 wireless controllers, wireless headset, a “Halo: Contact Harvest” book, Marvel Conic Miniseries and a Halo3 themed Zune. So Halo fans will have plenty of stuff to spend their cash on. Check out the launch details and prices for the ... More About: Merchandise , Shooter , Hand , Merc
SKATE soundtrack is pretty damn good
2007-06-13 15:53:00 EA has released the soundtrack listing for SKATE and I have to say, there’s some good stuff in there. The artists include such heavy hitters as Motorhead, Nivarna, Rick James, Slayer, The Sex Pistols, The Ramones, ZZ Top etc. Check out the full list and some CEO hype after the break. More About: Music , Sport , Skate , Soundtrack , Pretty
New Gears of War achievements coming
2007-06-13 15:38:00 Attention GoW fans (aka 90% of 360 owners?), eight new Achievements for the ?Annex? gametype and the ?Hidden Fronts? Multiplayer Map Pack will be released on Xbox LIVE tomorrow. The Achievements will cost you 250 points. Epic has also improved the Roadie Run controls so players have greater control of their movement, plus the title update ... More About: Shooter , Marketplace , Gears of War , Ears , Ming
Tomb Raider Anniversary selling great
2007-06-12 20:04:00 The 10th anniversary remake of the original Tomb Raider game is selling great as expected. The PC and PS2 versions have topped the UK sales charts for the second week in a row and have also claimed the top spots in Germany. In France, the PC version is number one while the PS2 version was ... More About: Selling , Adventure , Anniversary , Great
America?s Army headed to Xbox360
More articles from this author:2007-06-12 15:18:00 Red Storm Entertainment, the makers of the original PC Ghost Recon games as well as the Xbox360 versions of GRAW and GRAW2, will be bringing the next America ’s Army game exclusively to Xbox360. IGN has made a three page interview with the games Creative Director Randy Greenback. Here are the highlights: “America’s Army True Soldiers” uses GRAW2’s ... More About: Videos , Screenshots , Shooter 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
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