2005 May

West Chester, PA (May 31, 2005) – Whiptail Interactive, a leading publisher of PC games, today announced that Restricted Area, its critically acclaimed action/RPG, has shipped to retail stores nationwide. Restricted Area has been a highly anticipated game in the U.S. since its release last year in Germany.

Lionhead Studios has released their latest Black & White 2 Q&A that features the most frequently asked questions from fans of the previous title. Older mailbag entries can be read at this link. Black & White 2 is expected to ship in early 2006.

Lionhead Studios has released their latest Black & White 2 Q&A that features the most frequently asked questions from fans of the previous title. Older mailbag entries can be read at this link. Black & White 2 is expected to ship in early 2006.

Lionhead Studios has released their latest Black & White 2 Q&A that features the most frequently asked questions from fans of the previous title. Older mailbag entries can be read at this link. Black & White 2 is expected to ship in early 2006.

Famitsu, a Japanese gaming website, has taken a poll of Japanese gamers asking what console they’re looking forward to, and why.
If you’re an American gamer, the results may surprise you.

GameFly.com is one of the many online rental businesses that have sprung up in the past few years. Hot on the tails of NetFlix, GameFly focuses on renting games instead of movies. Since it’s based on a monthly subscription model, you do not have to worry about late fees, and your “wish list” is sent […]

Galdius, for the Xbox, may resemble the award-winning movie Gladiator, but this game, from LucasArts, is 100% original. In this game, mythical creatures, such as ogres, are just as common in the gladiatorial arena as lions and humans. In this strategy-RPG, you’ll build up a squad of gladiators, equip them with a wide array of […]

J Allard, speaking with TheStreet.com said that Microsoft’s next console, the Xbox 360, “will be in the neighborhood” of $300, attempting to dispel fears that the system might be $399, or even $499; but, there’s no word on if the system will launch at the $299 price tag set by its predecessor. Final decision on […]

Ever since the fateful day when Billy Mitchell delivered an arcade video game to her house, Doris Self, of Fort Lauderdale has been a Q*bert maniac.
“I was the Q*bert champion in 1984 with a score of 1,112,300 points,” remembers Doris. “At that time, I was the oldest video game champ in the world at […]

Immersion is the next big marketing word to come out of the gaming industry, but when the marketing droids say it, what does it mean, and what does it project?
Immersion can be defined as “when several of a user’s senses are isolated from the real world and fed information (images and sound) coming from a […]

Tired of viewing the handheld camera versions of the high-defenition XBox 360 trailers? Well, Microsoft has a cure for you: high-defenition videos. Read on for direct links to the files.

Microsoft wasn’t the only gaming console developer to unveil its next-generation hardware recently. Both Sony and Nintendo revealed the PlayStation 3 and Revolution consoles, respectively, at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles last week. The Japanese gaming giants seemed poised and ready to take on their competitors in the next round of these […]

Montreal, Canada. May 26, 2005. Publisher Strategy First, Inc. a wholly-owned subsidiary of Silverstar Holdings, Ltd. (Nasdaq: SSTR), and developer ZOO Digital Publishing, are pleased to announce that the action-packed title Gun Metal, previously available on console, has shipped to retailers nationwide for PC gamers in North America.

SANTA CLARA, Calif., (May 25, 2005) - Namco Hometek Inc. today announced that “Arc The Lad: End of Darkness” has gone gold for the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system. The first title in the Arc The Lad series to feature real-time combat, End of DarknessTM allows players to engage in epic clashes in a massive […]

WASHINGTON D.C. - May 25, 2005 - tXo is hosting the “Tourney for the Homies 3!” for Tony Hawk’s Underground 2 (THUG2) on Sony’s PlayStation 2 (PS2) during the summer of 2005. The grand prize includes a $1,000 gift certificate, a THUG2 PS2 Cover Sheet and Tony Hawk skateboard deck both autographed by Tony Hawk, […]

Boomtown.net is running an interview with Hideo Kojima, in which he revelas a few details about the upcomming Metal Gear Solid 4, and discusses the core concept of “no place to hide” (featured in the MGS4 trailer). H ealso discusses the next generation consoles, making an analogy to them with dinner. The man’s either a […]

Activision has announced that they’ve acquired Canadian developer Beenox Studios. The Quebec group, who’s currently wrapping-up work on the Fantastic Four video game for Activision, has worked on such Activision titles as Shrek 2 and Tony Hawk’s Underground 2. The developer employs 320 individuals and will remain in Quebec City.

Ken Kutaragi, president of Sony Computer Entertainment, stated that the PlayStation 3 is to be an “entertainment supercomputer” for the home.
“The PlayStation is not a game machine,” Kutaragi states, “We’ve never once called it a game machine.”
“The PS3 is the product we have been aiming for since the establishment of SCEI. We haven’t been creating […]

Last week, the Mainichi Daily News quoted Sony officials as saying the price for the Playstation 3 would be at around 50,000 Yen ($465), but Japanese Web site Impress PC Watch reported that Sony has told its business partners that it will be under 40,000 Yen ($370). This has lead to rumors and speculation that […]

Danish wireless communication solutions supplier RTX Telecom announced today that they will be a Microsoft development partner for the wireless interface for the Xbox 360’s controllers. According to the press release, RTX has been responsible for some of the hardware development tools and the test equipment supply for the mass production. The Xbox 360 […]