News
Archive: April 2005
April 29, 2005
Kingdom
Under Fire: Heroes Announced (XB)
More hacking and
slashing of things.
Vietcong
2 Announced (PC)
More tripping over
vines in the jungle.
Valve
and VU Games Settle Lawsuit
Another pair of
companies kiss and make up.
Dungeon
Lords Goes Gold (PC, PS2, XB)
D.W. Bradley's
new RPG is finally done.
April 28,
2005
Namco
Announces Urban Reign (PS2)
A new brawler is in
the works.
Yamauchi
Retires from Nintendo Board
The man who made
Nintendo the company it is today is bowing out.
From
Russia With Love Announced (GC, PS2, XB)
More Bond from EA.
Eidos
Announces E3 Line-Up
Some oldies and new
stuff to see this year.
April 27, 2005
Time
Warner to Start Game Network
A new classic gaming
service is on the way.
Sony
Posts Losses for Q4
It's not the
games division's fault, though.
Namco
Announces Atomic Betty (GBA)
Cute, cartoony
handheld gaming.
April 26, 2005
Hellgate
London Announced (PC)
Well, we already knew it
was coming, but it's all official now.
Sega
Offices Raided
Sega's Japanese
headquarters is searched after a recent death at one of their amusement parks.
Pac-Pix
Ships (DS)
The drawing-driven
portable Pac Man game on its way to stores.
Konami
Sells Stake in Takara
Konami throws in the
towel with Japanese toy maker, Takara.
Prey
Announced (PC)
Some official word on
the game.
April 25, 2005
Square
Enix E3 2006 Lineup Announced
Legions of RPGs to ogle
at.
We
Love Katamari Confirmed (PS2)
More rolling stuff
into giant balls.
Relic
Announces Company of Heroes (PC)
WWII based game
anyone?
April 22,
2005
Mikami
/ Clover Studios Team Up
Could this mean
ultra-stylized zombies?
April 21,
2005
Star
Wars Battlefront II Announced (PC, PS2, XB)
More shooting of
things...
American
Conquest: Divided Nation Announced (PC)
A strategy game set
during the U.S. Civil War.
Scarface
Cast Announced (PC, PS2, XB)
VU Games gives the
lowdown on how is in their game based on the popular movie.
3D
Hello Kitty Game Announced (GC)
Sanrio's little
white cat is on its way to the Gamecube.
April 20, 2005
Serious
Sam II Announced (PC, XB)
After a long hiatus,
the franchise returns.
Age
of Conan: Hyborian Adventures Announced (PC)
A new online RPG for
large sword, and pointy helmet enthusiasts.
Namco
to Publish "Peanuts" Games
Cue the Snoopy song...
April 19, 2005
Namco
Museum Battle Collection Announced (PSP)
Namco keeps the golden
oldies comin'.
Free
I of the Enemy Prequel Available (PC)
Hurray for free
stuff!
Psychonauts
Ships (PC, XB)
Tune up those
latent mind powers!
April 18,
2005
Gamestop
and EB Games to Merge
And two become one...
Next
Generation Madden NFL Preview During NFL Draft
It'll feature
real-time reflections and exceptional cloth physics, no doubt.
April 15,
2005
Still
Life Ships (PC)
A new adventure game
is on the way.
Bits
Corp. and Namco Sign Deal
The two
companies have shook hands and made a deal, but we'll have to wait till
E3 to see the game.
April 14,
2005
Forza
Motorsport Goes Gold (XB)
The game is finally on
its way to retail.
Ubisoft
E3 Line-up Confirmed
New Might and Magic:
Heroes, New Prince of Persia, and a bunch of other new stuff too.
New
Fantastic Four Soundtrack Info (GC, PC, PS2, XB)
Some big-name bands
are contributing original tracks to the upcoming game from Activision.
April 13, 2005
Dead
to Rights: Reckoning Announced (PSP)
Hope Shadow makes it,
too.
Cossacks
II: Napoleonic Wars Goes Gold (PC)
The strategy genre
gets another one.
Area
51 Goes Gold (PS2,XB)
Blast them dirty
aliens!
April 12,
2005
Heretic
Kingdoms Ships for PC
If we had more coffee
this morning, we'd probably have put a witty joke about the inquisition here,
but, well, here we are...
Tales
of Legendia Announced (PS2)
More in the Tales
series is on its way.
April 11, 2005
Sly
3: Honor Among Thieves Announced (PS2)
Sly gets another game,
coming Fall 2005.
Jak
X: Combat Racing Announced (PS2)
The action/adventure
series goes in a new direction.
Ratchet:
Deadlocked Announced (PS2)
Another flagship Sony
franchise that branches out into new territory.
Need
for Speed Most Wanted Announced
Is this a new spin-off
series we smell?
April 8, 2005
Coppola
Angry Over EA's Godfather
Will EA be
waking up with a horse's head in their bed?
April 7, 2005
GoldenEye:
Rogue Agent Announced for DS
Special touchscreen
features included!
Call
of Duty 2 Announced (PC)
The award-winning
original gets a sequel.
April 5, 2005
Shogun
Warrior: The Lost Army Announced for DS
RTS gaming in Feudal
Japan is coming.
April 4, 2005
Bloodrayne
Headed to PSP
More redheads slashing
up vampires too!
Burnout
Revenge Announced (PS2, XB)
More going fast and
crashing into things! Woo-ha!
April 1, 2005
Jade
Empire Goes Gold (XB)
As far as we
know, this story is true.
New Nintendo DS Colors Coming
Three new
colors! Collect them all!
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