June
30, 2005
Medal Of Honour:
European Assault
Author: Nick
Haywood
"The
11 missions won’t take a seasoned FPS shooter more than
a day’s solid play to complete and even going back, exploring
every level and completing all the secondary missions won’t
add more than a few hours onto the total playing time. Overall,
MOH:EA has tried to do something new with the series and whilst
it has succeeded in places, it’s failed in others, leaving
MOH:EA as one for fans of the series giving a better experience
than Rising Sun but falling short of the standards set by Medal
of Honour: Frontline."
Read
the full review here
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Grand Theft
Auto: San Andreas
Author: Nick
Haywood
"So,
is it worth holding up a liquor store for the cash to get GTA:
San Andreas? That all depends on how much you enjoyed the last
game, to be honest. Given the tweaks that San Andreas has had
over Vice City, this is certainly a more polished game and far
more story driven than Vice City was. There’s a much larger
playing area here than in Vice City, though it has to be said
that some of Vice City’s missions were more fun than those
in San Andreas."
Read
the full review here
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Area 51 - PC
Author: Nick
Haywood
"Overall,
Area 51 isn’t a bad game by any means, but it is an average
one by a long way. There’s very little new to see here,
with the mutant mode adding a nice gameplay touch but being underused
and under powered in multiplayer. Stand out gameplay moments are
few and far between but they are there and though some of them
are as predictable as Doom 3, there are few shock moments to be
had."
Read
the full review here
June
22, 2005
F.E.A.R multiplayer
impressions
"VIA
Gamers Arena have just posted a preview style article on our first
impressions of the highly impressive F.E.A.R multiplayer beta.."
Get
the full details here
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ROCKSTAR GAMES
Presents ROCKSTAR GAMES UPLOAD 4
The very first
truly online media awards are back.
Rockstar Games
Upload returns in 2005 to bestow recognition, fame and a nice
sum of cash on the cream of the web's filmmakers, deejays, writers
and designers.
Fledgling amateurs and seasoned professionals alike are encouraged
to upload us their very best works to compete for the distinction
of their category's grand jury prize.
Judging, as
always, will be handled by Rockstar as well as a handpicked jury
of esteemed luminaries
in the Upload fields of competition – based on artistic
merit, entertainment value, and overall execution.
Stay tuned for judging panel announcement details in the weeks
to come.
Final round, grand jury judging will be determined by this year's
category sponsors:
Independent Film Channel, XLR8R Magazine, Flaunt Magazine, and
DesignIsKinky.net.
BEST SHORT SUBJECT FILM CASH PRIZE: $5,000
BEST SHORT FICTION CASH PRIZE: $3,000
BEST DEEJAY MIX CASH PRIZE: $3,000
BEST MULTIMEDIA DESIGN CASH PRIZE: $3,000
Call for entries
deadline is September 30th, 2005.
For all the
details, entry information, official rules and a roundup of all
the winners of Uploads past – visit the newly launched official
Rockstar Games Upload 4 website.
http://www.rockstargames.com/upload
or http://www.rockstargamesupload.com
Go ahead...
get busy."
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Pro Evolution
Soccer 5
Author: Nick
Haywood
"The
level of realism is something that has attracted PFA Player of
the Year 2005, John Terry to sign up an endorse the game. As with
many other top level footballers, Terry is a Pro Evo fan, and
the Chelsea captain has hosted tournaments at home for his team
mates and takes copies with him when on International duty."
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the full review here
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Import a PSP
for £179.99 all inc!
Author: Nick
Haywood
"For
just £179.99 including VAT AND delivery, you can get your
mitts on a Japanese PSP Value pack, which shares Region 2 with
us so all the UMD movies on the way will work just fine."
Read
the full review here
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Sony take UK
PSP importers to the High Court
Author: Nick
Haywood
"Perversely,
Sony has NOT taken action against the large high street chains
who are openly selling masses of PSP paraphernalia. It's only
appears to be the smaller, independent online trader who is facing
Sony's wrath. Retail stores such as Game are importing PSPs to
show off the units capabilities and across Europe, high street
chains and online retailers are still trading with impunity."
Read
the full review here
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THE MATRIX:
PATH OF NEO Details & Screens
Author: kosta
"THE
MATRIX: PATH OF NEO will follow the story of the blockbuster motion
picture trilogy THE MATRIX, THE MATRIX RELOADED and THE MATRIX
REVOLUTIONS and for the first time allow gamers to play as Neo
and become "the One"."
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the full review here
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Enter the F.E.A.R.™
Beta
"Cause
a panic! Pre-order F.E.A.R.™ (First Encounter Assualt and
Recon) and get a Beta Test slot for yourself and five friends
for the upcoming multiplayer event starting in July. Plus, get
a free bonus DVD full of exclusive content. Visit the official
F.E.A.R.
Beta Test website for more details."
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in the News
The Meanest
and the Greenest
"The
Hulk™ is on an unstoppable rampage with the world as his
weapon. Gawk at the power of the savage brute in the new trailer
for The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction that was shown at
this year's E3 Expo. With fully interactive and destructible environments,
the other games are green with envy."
See
the trailer here
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50 Cent®
in Your Hand
"50 Cent®:
Bulletproof™, the upcoming action video game starring the
hip-hop superstar and entertainment icon 50 Cent, will be released
in 2006 for the PSP™ handheld. A collection of 50 Cent's
music (including exclusive tracks) and videos will be right at
your fingertips. This celebration of everything 50 Cent will also
be available this Fall for PlayStation®2 and Xbox®.
Read about
the other hip-hop stars who join 50 Cent on a bloody path through
New York's drug underworld."
Read
the press release here
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in the News
Cold Winter™
is Hot, Hot, Hot!
"Watch
the latest three videos highlighting the story,
special
effects, and art
of Cold Winter™. If you haven't seen them yet, check
out the other 25
videos, too.
Check out
the Official
Cold Winter Union at GameSpot. You can chat it up with other
Cold Winter fans and even find people to play online with."
Visit
the Official Website
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Win an Authentic
Fantastic Four Issue #1
"ONE
GRAND PRIZE WINNER will win an original #1 Fantastic Four comic
book signed by its ocreator, Jack Kirby. Approximate retail value
of $20,000 USD."
Get
all the details here
June
14, 2005
Battlefield
2 Video Card Performance: ATI vs Nvidia, BF2 lan party
"As we
can see at high details with a definitely above average test system,
Battlefield 2 is quite intense on performance. While it is definitely
more than playable, we believe more accurate game play results
from another perspective would be slightly slower than the results
we obtained. Hopefully DICE will add a true benchmark feature
to the final game but given what they've done previously that
doesn't seem likely.
Also we are
holding lan parties for Battlefield 2 specifically in Austin and
Dallas soon. Gamers can find out details at www.TXGF.com."
Read
the full review here
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Industry Icon
John Romero at CPL
"The
CPL has announced that John Romero, Creative Director of Midway
Home Entertainment
and co-creator of the legendary games Wolfenstein 3D, Doom, Doom
II, Heretic,
Hexen, and Quake will be traveling to Dallas next month to attend
the Cyberathlete
Extreme Summer Championships 2005.
Romero, was
one of the CPL's earliest supporters, acting as an interim-commissioner
for the league in 1997; and has been Chairman of its Advisory
Board since 1998.
John Romero
(and his former partner John Carmack) were the subject of the
book "Masters of Doom" by author David Kushner. A film
adaptation of the book is currently in the works by cable channel
Showtime. CSI and Farscape executive producer Naren Shankar, is
developing the project.
John Romero
is Creative Director of the Internal Studio at Midway Home Entertainment.
He was a co-Founder of Inside Out Software, Ideas From The Deep,
id Software, Ion Storm, and Monkeystone Games. From his early
Apple IIe games to the legendary Wolfenstein 3D, Doom, Doom II,
Heretic, Hexen, and Quake, Romero has made an indelible mark on
the computer gaming industry. He is considered by many to be the
father of deathmatch competitions. Romero has been Chairman of
the CPL Advisory Board since March 11, 1998.
The Cyberathlete
Extreme Summer Championships 2005, primarily sponsored by Intel,
will take place July 6 to July 10 at the new Gaylord Texan Resort
in Grapevine, Texas. For more information click
here"
June
13, 2005
TRUE CRIME
Sweepstakes
"Guess
the next True Crime city and you could win Marcus' killer Chrysler
300, tricked out by legenmdary mod shop Next Motor Sports."
Get
the full details here
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BATMAN BEGINS
"Delve
into the shadows of Gotham's perilous underworld by playing the
Batman Begins videogame. Visit the official videogame website
to see an exclusive movie clip from Batman Begins."
Visit
the Official Website
June
9, 2005
Saitek X52
Flight Control System
Author: Nick
Haywood
"In summing
up, it has to be said that Saitek are going to have to do something
amazing to be able to top the X52, it really is that good. Users
of the X45 will at first find it feels too light as we’re
used to heaving our sticks about like Geoff Capes tossing a caber,
but get up in the air and needing a lighter touch on the stick
will soon show in how much easier flying accurately becomes. The
two-stage trigger is great, as are the toggle buttons, and though
the majority of the lighting is just for show, the MFD is a truly
useful addition for serious simmers."
Read
the full review here
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GRAND THEFT
AUTO: SAN ANDREAS Out Now for Xbox & PC
The time has
come for Xbox® and PC owners around the world to finally be
treated to the sprawling West Coast epic, Grand Theft Auto: San
Andreas.
Xbox.IGN.com
- "I was blown away all over again by how much fun the series
is. If this game is about anything, it's about the little things.
Hundreds of thousands of little things."
"For
those sole Xbox owners... What's in store for you? A massive action-adventure
game filled with an improved combat system, longer, deeper missions,
and the biggest game world you've ever seen this side of an MMORPG."
Adrenaline
Vault - "An unfair statement would be to say 'the graphics
are better,' and leave it at that... the permutation goes deeper
than mere texture improvement...
Rockstar looked
to the future with the creation of the title and saved all of
the original high-resolution game assets - enabling them to then
reissue these unadulterated shots on the PC which is far more
capable of handling such advanced content.
If you never
had the chance to play San Andreas on PS2, this title proves to
be a must have for the PC. On the other hand, if you already own
it on PS2, it's still a great pickup with all the new additions..."
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the Official Website
June
3, 2005
Dark Age of
Camelot: Catacombs
Author: Nick
Haywood
"Catacombs
puts DAoC on a par with WoW and Everquest and opens up the arena
again. In the end it comes down to what you prefer to play. Everquest’s
heavily fantasy rich game, WoW’s Warcraft universe or DAoC’s
fantasy/medieval mix. For what it’s worth, I’d go
for DAoC over Everquest, but I’m torn between this and WoW.
DAoC gives a more traditional fantasy experience, so for the newcomer
trying out a MMPORPG for the first time, DAoC might be the way
to go as there’s more of the traditional fantasy fare in
here than WoW."
Read
the full review here
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"After
a life of small-time crime you've been accepted into America's
most powerful criminal organization -- the Corleone Family. Now
it's up to you to carry out orders, earn respect, rise through
the ranks, and make New York City your own. Choose your path in
the world of The Godfather as you interact with characters and
intersect scenes from the movie. Take on a variety of action-packed
missions in a fully living New York City -- from mob hits and
bank heists to drive-bys and extortion. Play your cards right
and you could become the next, and most powerful Don."
Visit
the Official Website
Be
the First to Play Need for Speed™ Most Wanted.
Want to be one of the first to drive Need for Speed Most Wanted?
Join us at the Need for Speed Formula D event in Houston, Texas
on June 11th to participate in the Need for Speed Most Wanted
Blacklist Tournament. Win huge prizes from EA and Xbox, your name
on the Blacklist and compete for the grand prize: A trip for you
and a friend to the Need for Speed Most Wanted World Launch Event
this Fall! Competitors are limited to the first 60 that sign-up
online and 40 walk-ups. So sign up today.
Battlefield
2™ Coming In June
Drop into the middle of a 21st century shootout in this revolutionary
sequel to Battlefield 1942™. Unleash the fury of a devastating
modern arsenal as you engage the enemy on their home turf, in
the world's most dangerous war zones. Hit them with everything
you've got from guided missiles, strike jets, assault carriers,
heavy tanks, and much more. You can even take charge and lead
your team to victory in the new Commander mode. This is no minor
skirmish -- this is all-out, high-tech warfare like you've never
seen before.
Marvel
Nemesis™: Rise of the Imperfects™
Decide the outcome of the most epic war to ever strike the Marvel
Universe. Choose from an array of legendary heroes, including
Spiderman, Wolverine, and Iron Man, and fight a powerful new group
of enemies, The Imperfects, using your unique and authentic superpowers
to devastating effect. With several highly-destructible fighting
arenas to choose from, take advantage of your environment to pummel
and ultimately crush your opponent-and unlock collectible rewards
in the process. Fight head-to-head battles in single player or
online multiplayer modes and determine, once and for all, who
is the most powerful super hero.
