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Kozmo games announces WarChess
Kozmo Games presents a beautifully rendered 3D version of War Chess. A whole new chess game that will please both the chess player and the fantasy adventure fan! WarChess combines fantasy elements with chess and fuses them to bring you this superb battle chess game. Make your moves and then watch as your pieces battle it out to take over the necessary battle position and ultimately to take out your opponent’s king!
THQ set to release JUICED!
The highly-anticipated release of Juiced delivers an all-encompassing street racing experience, bringing the culture of street racing to life through game-play elements like betting and earning respect, while also featuring an extensive modification system in which gamers and gear-heads alike can build entire fleets of tricked-out racing machines. Drivers can get to work under the hood for a suggested retail price of $49.99 on PlayStation 2 and Xbox and $39.99 on Windows PC.
WoW reaches 1 million subscribers
IRVINE, California – 14 June, 2005 – Blizzard Entertainment® today announced that World of Warcraft®, the company's highly acclaimed subscription-based massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG), has surpassed two million paying subscribers worldwide*. As the game's worldwide population continues to grow, so does the game itself: Blizzard recently introduced the highly anticipated player-vs.-player (PvP) Honor System and the game's first two Battlegrounds, Alterac Valley and Warsong Gulch. These new PvP battlefields offer a variety of fast-paced combat and some of the most valuable rewards yet seen in the game.
Jester to publish TT Super Bikes
Jester has teamed up with Valcon Games in the U.S. to publish TT Superbikes
on PS2 and we are aiming for a U.S. release for around August this year.
Also we are really pleased to advise you that we already have Sony Computer
Entertainment America (SCEA) approval for the release of game subject to TT
Superbikes passing SCEA testing.
3D Bowling game to knock 'em over in August
Dutch publishers Xing Interactive are proud to announce Bowling Champs, in association with German development studio Mediaseasons. Succesful sales in Germany, Austria and Switzerland have made the company decide to partner with Xing Interactive for worldwide distribution. The game is announced for the 27th of August 2005 and will retail at 9.99 Euro and the currency equivalent in other countries.
Awem Studio Releases Star Defender II
Star Defender II is a new Galaga-inspired game that is nothing but a
continuous survival marathon that is sure to exhaust even the most
experienced players. The game is 100 levels long, jam packed with
amazingly detailed and uniquely different species of aliens (total of
thirty) and is undoubtedly one of the toughest scrolling shooters in the
world. So tough, in fact, that David Laprad of Gamextazy.com rightfully
wrote that the only thing the game lacks is mercy.
Awem Studio Releases Star Defender II
Star Defender II is a new Galaga-inspired game that is nothing but a
continuous survival marathon that is sure to exhaust even the most
experienced players. The game is 100 levels long, jam packed with
amazingly detailed and uniquely different species of aliens (total of
thirty) and is undoubtedly one of the toughest scrolling shooters in the
world. So tough, in fact, that David Laprad of Gamextazy.com rightfully
wrote that the only thing the game lacks is mercy.
Dead to Rights: Reckoning GOLD!
SANTA CLARA, Calif., (June 14, 2005) Leading video games developer and publisher Namco Hometek Inc. announced today that "Dead to Rights(R): Reckoning" has gone gold. A brand new adventure created exclusively for the PSP(TM) portable entertainment system, "Dead to Rights: Reckoning" features a new selection of hard-hitting moves and disarms, an original storyline and wireless multiplayer action for up to four players. "Dead to Rights: Reckoning" will be launching on June 28 and is rated M for Mature by the ESRB.
Battleground Europe slated for August release!
All those that are brave know that their life is in the balance when they go to war, standing in a muddy field when all around you is chaos: explosions shatter the eardrums, comrades fall face down in the mud, never to see another sun rise and you have a stark choice- turn and run and maybe be shot in the back or charge onwards in hope of killing the enemy before they kill you.
The game world includes more than 36,000 strategic objects such as buildings, bunkers and bridges placed among 4,000+ facilities in 450 cities and towns- a truly massive, single-instance MMOG environment with the current game map measuring over 354,000 square miles.
Soul Calibur 3 win E3 Choice Award
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (June 7, 2005) Leading games publisher and developer Namco Hometek Inc. today announced it received a GameSpot E3 2005 Editors’ Choice Award in the Best Fighting Game category for "SOULCALIBUR(R) III." GameSpot, a leading online source for trusted gaming information, presented more than 25 category awards to the most impressive and anticipated games out of the 1,000-plus games that were on display at the 2005 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles.
Snowboarding coolness in mid Summer
Dutch publishers Xing Interactive announce the release of Winter Sports Extreme, a magnificent snowboarding game which, logically, will be released in mid Summer! On the 14th of July the game will be available at 9,95 Euro and the currency equivalents in non-Euro countries.
Winter Sports Extreme has beautiful 3D graphics and enough gameplay to last you til you can grab a board and do the real thing in Winter! More information on this game will be available soon on www.xinginteractive.nl.
Alien Hominid Launches!
They day European gamers have been waiting for, May 27 and the launch of Alien Hominid for Playstation 2TM and XboxTM. Without a doubt the most original title released this year, Alien Hominid is a breath of fresh gaming air.
Coming straight from art-house developer The Behemoth, it puts a modern, artistic twist on the sideways-scrolling shooters of the past. The game is totally distinctive hand drawn and animated style courtesy of cult artist Dan Paladin. Its boundless energy easily snares hardcore and casual gamers alike into the purest gaming experience in years.
Armed Assault scheduled for Q4 '05
Bohemia Interactive Studio is proud to announce the development of the first person combat game - ARMED ASSAULT.
Brought to you by the creators of Operation Flashpoint*: Armed Assault will reacquaint gamers with the ultimate in realistic, combat gaming.
Armed Assault features a new engine with a fresh modern setting. Freedom of action and immersive complex environments, blended with a unique touch of total simulation.
Get ready to explore massive environments. Combat intelligent enemies that try to outthink and outmaneuver you. Preserve the lives of yourself and your squad members in the heat of a modern armed conflict.
Battle in Italy released
Matrix Games and Strategic Studies Group (SSG) (www.ssg.com.au) are very pleased to announce that the next game in the Decisive Battles Series, Battles in Italy, is now available for purchase from the Matrix Games web store. Battles in Italy brings the award-winning series to three pivotal battles: Sicily (Operation Husky), Salerno (Operation Avalanche), and the unfortunate Operation Shingle, the invasion at Anzio.
TOCA Racing set for 2006 launch
Drawing on more than eight years of racing game development expertise with the TOCA series, Codemasters, a leading global publisher of interactive entertainment, is set to lap the competition with TOCA Race Driver 2006 when it launches this winter for PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, the Xbox® video game system from Microsoft and PC.
TOCA Race Driver 2006 will deliver the most detailed and involved motor sport experience on current generation systems with a new generation of the series’ proprietary handling engine, full car damage modeling and an enhanced human AI system. For additional depth and realism, Codemasters will kick up the juice on TOCA Race Driver 2006 even further with the inclusion of detailed race rules and regulations in the game’s Pro Career mode.
Arc the Lad goes GOLD
SANTA CLARA, Calif., (May 25, 2005) - Namco Hometek Inc. today announced that "Arc The Lad: End of Darkness" has gone gold for the PlayStation2 computer entertainment system. The first title in the Arc The Lad series to feature real-time combat, End of Darkness allows players to engage in epic clashes in a massive and detailed game world alone or with friends, in the game's story mode or in online cooperative or competitive multiplayer modes. Planned for release in June 2005, "Arc The Lad: End of Darkness" is rated "T" for Teen by the ESRB.
Digital Jesters to publish "DogTag: Urban Warfare.
Los Angeles, Calif. – May 18,2005 -- Video game publisher Digital Jesters announced today at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) the signing of an action-packed new urban warfare title Dog Tag, which will be due for release on PC and Xbox 360 in 2006. Developed by DiezelPower Studios with dedicated teams in both France and Japan, the gritty street combat game will published by Digital Jesters across all territories worldwide.
Boulderdash makes appearance on PC!
Dutch publishers Xing Interactive have signed an exclusive agreement to release First Star Software's Greatest Hits Collection(tm). This is a collection of 14 original classics, including the world famous game "Boulderdash". Priced at 9.99 GBP/14,95 Euro/US$ 19.95 this collection is available now.
Xing Interactive announce new RTS!
Dutch publisher of PC cd-rom software Xing Interactive announces a new RTS sensation by the name of Cloven Crania Meadow with the release date set at the 5th of June. The suggested retail price of this game is 9.99 Pound Sterling/14.95 Euro/US$19.95. Language versions available on launch are English and Spanish.
NAMCO ANNOUNCES "SNIPER ELITE"
SANTA CLARA, Calif., (May 13, 2005) – Leading video games developer and publisher Namco Hometek Inc. today announced "Sniper Elite(TM)." Developed in the UK by Rebellion, "Sniper Elite" is a realistic World War II sniper simulation. The game plunges players behind enemy lines on an undercover mission to divert Atomic weapon research from the advancing Soviet Army. Featuring authentic sniping mechanics and four offline and online game modes, "Sniper Elite" will be available on the PlayStation(R) 2 computer entertainment system, Xbox(R) video game system and PC in the fourth quarter of 2005.
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