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News Archives:
January 2004
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News Archives: January 2004
January 31, 2004
SEGA Launches New Mobile Games Lots of games for your cell phone. A crystal ball for unannounced upcoming games? Kirby's Air Ride Gets Euro Release Date (GC) The Continent can soon pick up this Gamecube title. James Bond 007 Everything or Nothing Gone Gold (GC, PS2, XB) EA's latest Bond effort will soon be on store shelves. Fatal Force: Earth Assaults Announced Some mobile gaming in the works. Championship Manager 5 Announced (PC) More footy on the way... War and Warriors: Joan of Arc Gone Gold (PC) Enlight's action RTS is almost ready for release.
January 29, 2004
Shadows of Rome Announced (PS2) "I'm Spartacus!" "No, I'M Spartacus!" Bugjingai: The Forgotten City Signed by BAM! (PS2) The PS2 action-adventure is coming to North America. Dark Age of Camelot: Trials of Atlantis Slated for Europe (PC) More MMORPGing for the Continent. True Crimes: Streets of L.A. Announced for PC Nick Kang makes his way from consoles, to the computer. Monster Hunter Announced for North America (PS2) The PS2's online gaming options slowly expand. Bookworm and Bejeweled Announced for GBA Puzzle games ahoy! Nintendo's Vice President of Merchandising, John A. Sakaley III, bows out after 16 years of service.
January 27, 2004
SEGA Gets Samurai Jack License Cartoon tie-in ahoy! (GC, PS2, XB) PS2 and GBA owners have some retro kitchy goodness to look forward to? One more game in the Xbox library gets a price reduction.
January 22, 2004
A new racer on the way. The year-end sales hype machine keeps chugging along... On the Xbox anyway...
January 20, 2004
Nintendo Announces Dual-screened System Nintendo finally brings us news on their next hardware offering. Play the sequel to the biggest MMORPG in Korea early. (PC) Spinning, spinning, spinning... Is there anything enthusiasts of this open-source OS can't do?
January 16, 2004
Syberia II gets North American Publisher/Release Date Microids' upcoming adventure game gets one step closer to store shelves. (PC/XB) Core Design developers for Circle Studios The creators of the Tomb Raider series return. The media giant plans to start making games. (GC, GBA, PS2, PC, XB) Media Create Numbers (January 5 - 11, 2004) The numbers are in once again. (GC, PS2, GBA, XB)
January 15, 2004
Nintendo Beats SCE in Worldwide Console Sales Growth Nintendo enjoys a considerable increase in sales this Christmas.
January 14, 2004
Joint Operations: Typhoon Rising (PC) Gotta wait some more. Dead or Alive Online Renamed (Xbox *Press Release*) The name changes but the song stays the same... Rumours abound of more technical muscle being added to the handheld. An expansion is on the way for EA/Sun Flower's colony building sim. (PC) TriSystems and Buka announce a new PC title. (PC *Press Release*) Sony 2004 Holiday Sales Figures Sony has released their numbers regarding how their game related products faired this past Christmas. (PSX/PS2 *Press Release*)
January 13, 2004
Namco Hometek Company Appointments Some position changes go down at Namco's U.S. offices. Ed Fries Resigns from Microsoft "Pursuing other goals" one of the main people behind the Xbox bows out. (Xbox) CDV lets us know what titles they plan to release in 2004. Star Wars Battlefront Announced Shucks howdy, another Star Wars game. (PC, PS2, Xbox *Press Release*) The two Xbox releases will be coming out a little bit later. (Xbox) Pirated Half-Life 2 in Russia ? The code taken from Valve over the summer may have made it to the bazaars of Russia. (PC) A strategy game headed to the PC this summer. (PC *Press Release*) Japan is about to get a new and improved re-issue of the OST of Nintendo's classic RPG.
January 12, 2004
More sea combat ahoy (PS2 *Press Release*) Feel like puddering about in a MMORPG beta? Well here's your chance. (PC) A 130 meg demo of Cauldron's upcoming action title is available for PC. Sammy Announces Darkwatch: Curse of the West A shooter involving Vampires in the Old West is on the way. (PS2, XB) EA's popular franchise is going mobile. Miami Vice and Knight Rider 2 Announced There's a whole lot of 80s action on the horizon. (PS2, PC, XB)
January 11, 2004
A very long list of games planned for the Phantom game console has come to light. New Armed & Dangerous/Secret Weapons Over Normandy Content New levels and items are available for these games for Xbox Live users. (XB) HP and Dell Ready to Join Blu-Ray Group The two PC giants are ready to join in creating high-capacity optical discs.
January 9, 2004
Sony Unveals High-Capacity Mini-Disc Could this give us more insight as to what to expect from the PSP? Blizzard has released a new free map to play on the WarCraft III Expansion. (PC) Media Create Numbers (Dec. 29, 2003 - January 4, 2004) The latest sales numbers for the Japanese gaming market are in. (GC, GBA, PS2, XB) Konami plans to make sure gamers continue to dance, dance, dance the night away with their latest installment in the DDR series for the home market (PS2 *Press Release*) The creators of Casltevania: Lament of Innocence have a new game in production. (PS2 *Press Release*) Konami unveils their latest foray into the Contra universe. (PS2 *Press Release*) Silent Hill 4: The Room Announced for PS2/Xbox The next chapter in this spooky gory series is headed to both Sony and Microsoft's home consoles. (PS2/Xbox *Press Release*) WWX: Rumble Rose Announced for PS2 Konami has announced an all-women wrestling game in production. (PS2 *Press Release*) Indie UK developer, Positech, has released their latest effort to the market (PC *Press Release*) A slew of info from the folks at GMX. (PC *Press Release*) |
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