| | | | EA Announces Plans for The Sims Makin Magic
Brace Yourselves! Your Sims have Magic!
Electronic Arts today announced plans to release this October The Sims Makin’ Magic, a new expansion pack to the top-selling PC game of all time, The Sims. In this supernatural edition, Sims are granted magical powers with the ability to cast spells that are playful or deviant. Players can venture to an all-new magical, carnival-themed destination, experience exciting new gameplay, gain over 150 new items, and encounter a whole new cast of quirky characters in this powerful pack of magical high jinx.
| Next Tomb Raider Game Developed at Crystal Dynamics
As a consequence of shipping all but 500,000 of the Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness games originally planned for the financial year, strong sell through of products shipped in the last quarter and increased license activity, the Company believes it will now meet the original market expectation for operating profit pre goodwill for the financial year to 30 June 2003 that prevailed prior to its announcement of 27 June.
| | Doom 3 Deathmatch Playable At QuakeCon 2003
Prepare for DOOM 3! id Software and Activision are bringing DOOM 3 to QuakeCon 2003. The world’s most legendary multiplayer gaming event will host the first-ever opportunity for fans to play DOOM 3 multiplayer. In Dallas at the Adam’s Mark Hotel from Aug. 14 – 17, QuakeCon attendees will go toe-to-toe at the Activision/id Software booth in the ultimate sneak preview of the most anticipated game ever.
| | Gotham Games Ships The Great Escape for PS2, Xbox and PC
Gotham Games, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, announced today that The Great Escape, based on the classic 1963 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Film, has shipped to retail outlets nationwide for PlayStation 2, Xbox, and PC.
One of the most celebrated tough-guys of American cinema, Steve McQueen makes a triumphant return as he is digitally recreated to reprise his unforgettable role as Captain Virgil "the Cooler King" Hilts in The Great Escape. Utilizing McQueen’s likeness, The Great Escape puts gamers in control of Hilts and his band of POWs as they break free from the notorious Stalag Luft III prison camp and battle the Nazis throughout WWII. Gamers will combat the evil Third Reich in fistfights, shootouts and high-speed chases through 18 unique levels of adrenaline-filled stealth and combat-based gameplay.
| | Explore Dungeon Siege: Legends of Aranna This Fall
Microsoft Game Studios today announced that the Dungeon Siege: Legends of Aranna expansion pack will be available in stores this November. Gamers will soon be drawn outside the original Kingdom of Ehb and into the tropical island of Aranna to solve an ancient mystery. The expansion pack to the award-winning RPG of 2002 unveils an all-new campaign that will challenge players to explore and fight their way through nine spectacular areas, including an expansive new jungle region, as they unravel the rich history and mystery of the world of Aranna.
| Rambus, Toshiba and Elpida Announce XDR DRAM
3.2GHz DRAM offers 8x the bandwidth of today's best-of-class PC memory
Rambus, a leading provider of chip-to-chip interface products and services, along with Toshiba and Elpida, today announced XDR DRAM. XDR DRAM uses Rambus' XDR memory interface technology, formerly code-named Yellowstone. Running at 3.2GHz, XDR DRAM offers 8x the bandwidth of today's best-in-class PC memory. As Rambus announced earlier this year, Sony Corporation and Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. have licensed the XDR memory interface for utilization in future broadband applications with "Cell."
| | VU Games Announces Development of Contract J.A.C.K.
Official Prequel to Award-Winning No One Lives Forever 2: A Spy in H.A.R.M.'s Way
Contract J.A.C.K., developed by one of the industry's elite developers, Monolith Productions, showcases the award-winning storytelling of Monolith in a new singleplayer standalone experience focused on giving PC gamers more action and less stealth while adding new robust multiplayer content as well as a suite of mod-making tools.
| EA to Release Need for Speed Underground this Fall
Electronic Arts will release Need for Speed Underground, the next chapter in its landmark Need for Speed franchise, this fall under the EA GAMES brand. Originally slated for release in early 2004, Need for Speed Underground thrusts gamers into the adrenaline-filled world of urban street racing, challenging gamers to win cash, cars and respect as they put their driving skills to the test in their own fully-customizable urban exotic supercar.
| | Top Generals to Collide in Command & Conquer Generals Zero Hour
First Expansion Pack for Command & Conquer Generals in Development
Prepare to unleash the absolute latest in modern weapons technology against the world’s most powerful Generals in Command & Conquer Generals Zero Hour. Published by Electronic Arts and developed by EALA, Command & Conquer Generals Zero Hour is the first expansion pack for Command & Conquer Generals and is targeted for release on the PC this fall 2003 under the EA GAMES brand.
| NovaLogic Embarks on Joint Operations
Creators of the #1 selling PC game Delta Force – Black Hawk Down announce the development of brand new PC title.
Entertainment software developer and publisher NovaLogic today announced plans to release Joint Operations, a brand new multiplayer based PC title during Fall of 2003.
| | Atari Releases Neverwinter Nights: Shadows of Undrentide
Atari, BioWare, and FloodGate Entertainment have released the first official expansion to the smash hit Neverwinter Nights, the award-winning fantasy role-playing game based in the Dungeons & Dragons Forgotten Realms world created by Wizards of the Coast. Neverwinter Nights: Shadows of Undrentide is now available in stores nationwide and was developed under license from Hasbro Consumer Products Worldwide.
| Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne Now Available
Blizzard Entertainment announced today that Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne, the eagerly awaited expansion set to the fastest-selling PC game ever, is now in stores. Available in eleven different languages worldwide, the game has received initial orders totaling over 2.5 million copies.
"We're really excited that people are now able to pick up a copy of Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne and start playing the complete game," stated Mike Morhaime, Blizzard Entertainment president and co-founder. "We've introduced a wide array of new units, Heroes, and upgrades specifically designed to enhance each race, and we look forward to hearing players' reactions to these new features."
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