 Tuesday, August 31, 2004 |  |
| Evil Genius Demo | //General News | Elixir Studios has released a playable demo of their upcoming game Evil
Genius. You can download the 200Mb demo from one of these mirrors:
posted by cro on 31/08/2004 at 11:27:58
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| Acclaim Closed | //General News | It's been coming for a while, with reports that developer and publisher Acclaim (responsible for, among other things, BMX XXX, WWF Wrestlemania, NBA Jam and the yet to be published Juiced, has filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy protection in the US. PC.IGN has a very good article on the closure. posted by cro on 31/08/2004 at 11:25:11
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| AlienPants GTIP Cheat Chart | //General News | The following chart is a list of
the most requested game cheats across all formats on the GTIP service for the week ending
28 August, 2004.
| POS. |
TITLE |
| 1 |
Spider-Man 2 |
| 2 |
Driv3r |
| 3 |
Need for Speed: Underground |
| 4 |
Pokemon Ruby & Sapphire |
| 5 |
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City |
| 6 |
The Sims: Bustin Out |
| 7 |
FIFA 2004 |
| 8 |
Tony Hawks Underground |
| 9 |
WWE SmackDown! Here Comes the Pain |
| 10 |
The Sims |
The AlienPants GTIP
Cheat Chart is a list of the most requested game cheats on all formats during
the week listed.posted by cro on 31/08/2004 at 11:05:48
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| Other Oddities | //General News | Updated throughout the day...
Previews
City (Gizmondo) - Gaming Headlinesposted by cro on 31/08/2004 at 06:27:58
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| Monday, August 30, 2004 | |
| Other Oddities | //General News | Updated throughout the day...
Reviews
Chicane (Gizmondo) - Gaming Headlinesposted by cro on 30/08/2004 at 19:13:09
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| Sunday, August 29, 2004 | |
| Other Oddities | //General News | Updated throughout the day...
Reviews
Ground Control II: Operation Exodus (PS) - Ninja Grapefruitposted by news0r on 29/08/2004 at 06:33:48
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| Saturday, August 28, 2004 | |
| Half-Life 2 Gold Rumour: Debunked | //General News | The latest rumour to hit the Internet is that the eagerly awaited Half Life 2 has gone gone. The original notice was apparently made on the forums at HL2 Fallout, a site which has now dropped off the Internet from the traffic generated.
It appears the post was made by someone who had managed to log in to Gabe Newell's forum account on the HL2 Fallout forums, and a subsequent email from Valvle has scotched any rumours about the imminent gold status of Half Life 2. posted by cro on 28/08/2004 at 11:18:52
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| Friday, August 27, 2004 | |
| Activision at EGN | //General News | Activision has released the names of the games they will be showing off at EGN this year. The most innovative game ever to be based upon the classic Star Wars movies will be released later this year – but attendees of Game Stars Live, the UK's biggest ever computer and videogames exhibition, will be able to get their hands on it early, as Activision has confirmed that Star Wars: Battlefront will make its full UK public debut at the show.
Also making their first public appearance on the firm's colossal booth will be Tony Hawk's Underground 2, X-Men Legends, and Shark Tale. Recent hits such as Spiderman 2, Shrek 2 and Doom 3 [restricted 18 only area] will also feature. posted by cro on 27/08/2004 at 15:52:03
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| Xpand Rally Multiplayer Demo Released | //General News | The Xpand Rally multiplayer demo has been released by Techland.
The demo version features two cars (each with two different paintings)
and three different tracks. Players will have two game modes to choose:
Simulation and Arcade. Except common rally races (time trials) and head to
head races (with collisions), a freestyle mode contest is also available which
allows one to drive without any restrictions to a track over the whole
terrain. The Xpand Rally MP Demo enables you to adjust main components of the
car. Due to this feature the player is not only able to have the car match the
road conditions, but also to his individual preferences. The Demo lets you to
host an Internet or a LAN game.
You can download the 147Mb file from one of the following mirrors.
posted by cro on 27/08/2004 at 11:00:08
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| Latest Japanese Console Sales Charts | //Console News | (article by Media Create)
Sales of the top 100 titles totalled 798,210 units this week, 67.63% of last
week's total and 82.03% of the weekly average. Custom fell off with the end of
the obon holidays, and sales dropped by around 382,000 from last week. Total
sales for the same week last year (third week of August) were 505,180 units, and
565,847 units the year before that. Typically, the end of the obon holiday means
fewer customers and falling rapidly game sales. However, the launch of "Suikoden
IV" this year cushioned the decline this year.
Three new titles broke into the ranks. New games accounted for 31.94% of
sales. The number of new titles was low, but "Suikoden IV" at number one
drove the market, selling 186,000 units. "SUMMON NIGHT: Craft Sword Story 2"
also performed well, selling about 52,000 copies. It was a relatively favourable
week for new releases considering the season.
The hardware market suffered as much as the software market from the end of
obon, with a slower performance than last week by more or less all platforms. It
was a week that spelled the end of summer for both software and hardware.
| TOP 10
Weekly Software Sales (August 16, 2003 - August 22, 2004) |
| All Formats |
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| Rank |
Platform |
Title |
| 1 |
PS2 |
Suikoden IV (incl. Limited Edition) |
| 2 |
PS2 |
World Soccer Winning Eleven 8 |
| 3 |
GBA |
SUMMON NIGHT: Craft Sword Story 2 |
| 4 |
GC |
Paper Mario RPG |
| 5 |
GBA |
Famicom Mini: Super Mario Bros. 2 |
| 6 |
GBA |
Legendary Stafy 3 |
| 7 |
PS2 |
Jikkyo Power Pro. Baseball 11 |
| 8 |
PS2 |
Gunslinger Girl Vol.3 |
| 9 |
PS2 |
Pachinko Slot! Fist of the North Star (incl. Limited Edition) |
| 10 |
GBA |
Final Fantasy I & II Advance |
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posted by cro on 27/08/2004 at 09:42:29
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| UK Mobile Game Download Chart | //Mobile News | Top 10 Java Downloads - July 2004
| POS. |
TITLE |
DEVELOPER |
| 1 |
Tetris |
Ifone |
| 2 |
Pac Man |
Namco |
| 3 |
Pub Pool |
IOMO |
| 4 |
Aces High Slots |
AMS |
| 5 |
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow |
Gameloft |
| 6 |
Colin McRae Rally 2004 |
AMS |
| 7 |
Pub Darts |
IOMO |
| 8 |
Mafia Wars |
Sumea |
| 9 |
DRIV3R |
Sorent |
| 10 |
Steve Davis Snooker |
IOMO |
Data Source: O2, Orange, T-Mobile, Vodafoneposted by cro on 27/08/2004 at 09:29:37
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