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Previous News Articles
Wednesday September 3, 2003 Legacy of Kain: Defiance web site launches Eidos Interactive announced today that the official Legacy of Kain: Defiance web site has gone live. On the site, you can download the lastest trailer for the game, along with some other nice goodies. Defiance will arrive in North American stores November 18, 2003. Official Legacy of Kain Web Site -Matt C.
True Crime to offer largest game soundtrack to date Activision announced yesterday that True Crime: Streets of L.A. is set to offer over 50 different songs from west coast rap artists, including Snoop Dogg, Westside Connection (Ice Cube, Mac 10, WC), E40, KAM, Caviar, Easy-E Jr., Lil 1/2 Dead, Bad Azz, Damizza, Young Billionaires, Sly Boogy, KoKain and Jay-O-Felony. "True Crime: Streets of L.A. represents the largest collection of original West Coast hip-hop music ever assembled," stated Chris Archer, executive producer, Activision Worldwide Studios. All the songs will also be available on a two-disc soundtrack set this fall from Vybe Squad and Activision. -Matt C.
Madden and NCAA top gaming sales charts According to EA Sports, Madden NFL 2004 has sold over 2 million units since its release three weeks ago, making it the hottest videogame available right now. As for NCAA Football 2004, it has sold about 1 million units since July 2003. "The data we're getting from retailers indicates this could be another record breaking year for Madden NFL and NCAA Football," said EA senior vice president of marketing Frank Gibeau. "The season is just beginning and serious fans have already been to the store twice for football games made by EA Sports." -Matt C.
GTA: VC and GTA3 to be bundled together this fall If you're one of the slow pokes who have not experienced the two previous Grand Theft Auto titles yet -- you're in luck, as Rockstar Games revealed today that it plans on releasing Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Grand Theft Auto 3 together as a bundle on the PS2 and Xbox this fall. The PS2 package ($39.99) will ship October 22 and the Xbox bundle ($49.99) will arrive on November 4. Rockstar did not mention any new features in the PS2 or Xbox versions. More info later. -Matt C.
Tuesday September 2, 2003 Final Fantasy X-2 to arrive in time for Christmas Square Enix U.S.A. announced today that Final Fantasy X-2, the direct sequel to Final Fantasy X, will ship to North American stores for the PlayStation 2 early December 2003. Square Enix also revealed that Final Fantasy X is now a part of Sony Computer Entertainment America's 'Greatest Hits' lineup. The game will now carry a suggested retail price of $19.99. "We are very pleased with success that Final Fantasy X has achieved, both in sales and industry recognition, and excited to continue the journey in Final Fantasy X-2," said Jun Iwasaki, chief executive officer and president of Square Enix USA. "While Final Fantasy X-2 is a sequel, it is in many ways a new game and the first in the series led by an all-female cast." Overseas, Final Fantasy X-2 arrived in Japan in March 2003, and it managed to ship approximately 2 million units in the 1st month of its release. -Matt C.
ESPN NFL Football ships to stores ESPN Videogames and Sega Sports announced that the sequel to NFL 2K3, ESPN NFL Football, has shipped to North American stores today. According to ESPN Videogames, ESPN NFL Football represents the highest standard of both football realism and video game entertainment. "ESPN NFL Football has truly been a labor of dedicated passion," states Greg Thomas, President of Visual Concepts. "One area that I am particularly proud of is our online efforts. With online play available on both systems and our soon to be announced online league feature, sports gamers are going score this season!" -Matt C.
Tuesday August 26, 2003 Soul Calibur II ships to stores Namco Hometek announced today that Soul Calibur II has shipped to stores nationwide for the PS2, Xbox, and GC. Each console version of the game includes an exclusive character for that system. "We have finely tuned every aspect of game play to make the release of Soul Calibur II an event well worth waiting for," said Jim Atkiss, Product Marketing Manager at Namco Hometek Inc. "The game has already taken top honors as 'Best Fighting Game' at this year¹s Electronic Entertainment Expo, and it's poised to exceed expectations and take home even more awards by year's end." Expect a review of Soul Calibur II soon. -Matt C.
Thursday August 21, 2003 Metro3D announces Threat Con Delta Metro3D, Inc., the international video game developer and publisher today announced a new awe-inspiring title to its 2003 product line-up, Threat Con Delta exclusively for the Sony PlayStation(R) 2 game console. Threat Con Delta is a high-intensity action and strategy shooter with all the elements of a 21st Century war game. Developed by ASK Studios based in Japan, Threat Con Delta is scheduled to hit store shelves in November 2003. "Threat Con Delta is a fantastic addition to Metro3D's library of titles scheduled for release Q4 2003 and will appeal to enthusiasts who love action and smart combat strategy," said Joseph Morici, senior vice president, sales and marketing, Metro3D. "Broadening our depth of offerings for the ever- popular PlayStation 2 game console, Threat Con Delta pushes the war game category to a new level where traditional war strategies meet modern day guerilla warfare and terrorism." Threat Con Delta captures all the surrealism of warfare in modern history, where terrorists attempt to take over the world and players must fight to defend their homeland from evil mayhem and destruction. Players select from one of several realistic precision-detailed attack helicopters, each equipped with their own deadly arsenal of weapons to dominate the battlefield and inflict massive damage upon their terrorist enemies. Threat Con Delta intertwines a multitude of mission objectives, each loaded with numerous sub-missions to immerse players in a suspenseful web of conflict and war combat, where they must overpower armed enemy forces, and survive heavy attack. Strategy also is a key component to the game as players have a variety of ways to finish each level objective, giving freedom to utilize tactics which best suit their game play style. Players can also sneak up on attacks by taking advantage of each level’s terrain and huge, expansive interactive environments, which play an important part in determining the best approach for finishing levels. This adrenaline-fueled action adventure features highly destructible buildings and other explosive objects that are encountered within each mission level. Each precision-detailed helicopter allows players to shoot dangerous targets, avoid heat-seeking missile strikes and other treacherous artillery fire, which buzzes past their chopper at every turn. Impressive visual effects and outstanding graphics also complement and enhance the game’s super-realistic warfare look and feel. -Press Release
Soul Calibur II to include Namco demo disc Namco Hometek announced yesterday that initial shipments of Soul Calibur II for the PlayStation 2 will include a bonus disc featuring playable demos, game trailers and downloadable content for some of Namco's hottest video game titles. "Soul Calibur II is at the top of many PlayStation®2 owners' must-have list this fall," said Robert Ennis, Chief Financial Officer of Namco Hometek Inc. "The demo disc is a great way to give those gamers a taste of Namco's other award-winning properties, as well as some new titles being released later this year." The disc will include playable demos for kill.switch, I-Ninja and TEKKEN 4 as well as exciting game trailers of R:RACING EVOLUTION Time Crisis 3 PAC-MAN WORLD 2, NAMCOMUSEUM, XENOSAGA EPISODE I Der Wille zur Macht, ACECOMBAT 04 and MotoGP3. Also available will be downloadable bonus content of ACECOMBAT 04: Shattered Skies, MotoGP3, TEKKEN4 and TEKKEN TAG TOURNAMENT. "The game has already taken top honors as 'Best Fighting Game' at this year's Electronic Entertainment Expo, and will doubtlessly gain further praise in the coming months," said Garry Cole, Senior Vice President of Sales at Namco Hometek Inc. "The addition of the demo disc will only help to increase awareness and anticipation for some of our other exciting franchises." Soul Calibur II is still on track to ship on August 26, 2003. -Matt C.
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