Game With Fame For Xbox Live
23:23 | by Evan
Microsoft Corp has announced the launch of Game With Fame, a new offering on the Xbox Live service that allows fans to play the latest Xbox Live titles against todays most popular start and celebrities. The launch event is scheduled for February 4, 2004 with an opportunity for Xbox Live subscribers to match skills against six time Grammy nominees and white hot hip-hop duo OutKast.
Monster Garage Game Released
23:20 | by Evan
Activision Value has released Monster Garage The Game for the PC today. Licensed by Discovery Consumer Products the game is based on the popular Discovery Channel reality television series of the same name starring designer Jesse James. Monster Garage The Game lets players join the Monster Garage team and create a custom machine in seven days, for $3000 or less. Monster Garage The Game retails for $19.99 and has been rated "E" for Everyone by the ESRB.
XSN Sports World Championship
23:16 | by Evan
Microsoft today announced the eight finalists for the XSN Sports World Championship. The final round of the first ever XSN Sports World Championship will be held February 12, 2004 at the House of Blues in Los Angeles, California. Hosted by Xbox Live and NBA Superstars Shaquille ONeal and Antoine Walker, the XSN Sports World Championship is worth $25,000 to the gamer who rises above the other finalists with expert skills in all XSN Sports games.
The eight finalists in the XSN Sports World Championship are:
Robert L. Sapienza, North Tonawanda, N.Y. - "NFL Fever 2004" Championship Series
Gary Bryon Moore, Grove City, Ohio - "NHL Rivals 2004" Championship Series
Josh Thurman, Leesburg, Ga. - "Top Spin" Championship Series
Dan DeBilt, Fargo, N.D. - "Links 2004" Championship Series
Ian Smith, Kentfield, Calif. - "Amped 2" Championship Series
Nathaniel Paul Barrick, Mt. Holly Springs, Pa. - At-large finalist
David Muellerweiss, Chapel Hill, N.C. - At-large finalist
On February 10th and 11th, in Los Angeles, the eight participants will battle-head-to-head to determine the top two players. The final round on February 12th will feature one last battle, on a yet to be announced XSN Sports game, to decide the ultimate winner.
Fight Night Spotlight: Roy Jones Jr.
23:15 | by Evan
The team over at IGN Sports have posted an awesome new video of the champ himself, Roy Jones Jr., in action in EA Sports Fight Night 2004.
All-Star Baseball 2005 Screenshots
23:13 | by Evan
OperationSports have posted some brand new screenshots and a fact sheet of Acclaim's All-Star Baseball 2005.
ESPN & Coca-Cola Promotions
23:12 | by Evan
Coca-Cola today announced a promotion with the Coca-Cola classic brand and the ESPN Videogames line of sports titles. The program will officially kick off in March 2004 with a national promotion featuring opportunities for gamers to score $10 off ESPN Videogames by purchasing Coca-Cola. An innovative under-the-cap program will offer easy-to-redeem prizes of $1 bankable on-line for up to $10 off selected ESPN Videogames titles including basketball, football, baseball and hockey.
Need For Speed Underground Patch
23:11 | by Evan
Patch 4.0 is now available for Need For Speed Underground via the official website. This patch will correct the black screen NOS effect with ce rtain video settings.
Winning Eleven 7 Screenshots
23:06 | by Evan
DigitalBackSpin has scored some beautiful new screenshots of Konami's up and coming soccer title, Winning Eleven 7.
Pro Rugby Manager 2004 Interview
23:04 | by Evan
Patrick Pligersdorffer of Cyanide Studios took GameZone.com into the locker room and front office for a look at Pro Rugby Manager.
Q: What is the most compelling aspect of this game - in your opinion - that lends itself to videogame market?
Patrick: We think rugby is much tactical game than people realize which makes it a very good sport to adapt as a strategy/management game. It can also be quite spectacular.
TOCA Race Driver 2 Screenshots
22:41 | by Evan
The mothership, GameSpy.com, had posted twelve brand new screenshots of TOCA Race Driver 2: The Ultimate Racing Simulator. Albeit a bit late, the screenshots were worthy of a news post :)
Big League Tuesdays
22:37 | by Evan
OperationSports has posted an update on their not-so-weekly feature, Big League Tuesdays, this time featuring new in-game movies from ESPN Major League Baseball.
Madden Bowl 2004
22:34 | by Evan
EA Sports announced today that it has crowned the winner of its Madden Bowl 2004, a Madden NFL 2004 competition for NFL players, music and film/TV celebrities. The private event was held in Houston during the Super Bowl festivities, and hosted by P. Diddy and Anthony Anderson. Defending champ Dwight Freeney of the Colts took on Willis McGahee in the finals, and won 28-0. Also on display was NFL Street, where the likes of Barry Sanders, Joey Fatone, Reggie Jackson, Lil' Flip, Big Boi of OutKast showed up to play. For more info on the event, check out the full event page. Here's a quick list of past Madden Bowl champs.
DTM Race Driver 2 News
22:29 | by Evan
IGN is reporting this afternoon that a special edition of Pro Race Driver 2, designed for the German market, will allow racing enthusiasts to enter the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (DTM) league and compete in more than 30 different championships on 56 tracks around the world. The game features an improved graphics engine, regulation pitstops, improved physics, overhauled enemy AI and an abundance of licensed vehicles. Check out IGN for more.
World Tour Soccer 2005 Interview
22:27 | by Evan
GameZone had recently had the opportunity to sit down with 989 Studios' Kevin Mason, Lead Designer, Anne-Christine Gasc, Production Manager and Ed Loonam, Product Manager of World Tour Soccer 2005 to get all the juicy details that will be crammed into this game.
Richard Burns Rally Behind the Scenes
22:23 | by Evan
GamesRadar has posted a behind the scenes video mini-documentary, which showcases just some of the "impressively oily attention to detail that's going into the whole experience. It also includes a hefty chunk of appetising in-game footage." It is set for launch in May 2004.
Monday, February 2
Telegames Scores Rascal Racers
23:49 | by Evan
Telegames will publish a kart-racing style game for the Playstation called Rascal Racers in North America at the end of March. Rascal Racers is a colorful racing game featuring adjustable difficulty settings, multiple tracks, 3 worlds (City, Forest, and Ice), 9 different race tracks, 10 selectable characters, 3 gameplay modes (Time Trial, Arcade, and Tournament) and 6 bonus items.
Reebok and Acclaim Juiced
23:48 | by Evan
Acclaim's Juiced will support Reebok's CyberRider technology according to an announcement by both companies today. Acclaim's upcoming street racing game title will support the interactive exercise bike and will be the first of many Acclaim titles to support the system. Juiced is scheduled for a September 2004 release.
The Fast & The Furious
23:47 | by Evan
Mobile game publisher Dbi and Morpheme today confirmed the forthcoming release of The Fast & The Furious. The game is set in is set in Los Angeles and will focus on the street-racing, car-customisation and prize-winning aspects of the original Fast & Furious film. Players get to choose from among six cars, which they then enter to race against five other Artificial Intelligence-controlled cars around one of 12 different street tracks, avoiding oil slicks, road obstacles and the rough shunting tactics of competing drivers Success in initial races generates prize money which can be spent in the game's "Chop Shop" where better car performance-enhancing equipment (engine, tires, nitro, acceleration, handling) can be purchased to improve the player's chances in the next race.
LMA Manager 2004 Preview
23:45 | by Evan
GamesRadar have posted a preview for LMA Manager 2004, which is being developed by Codemasters and is due out in March. Here is a taste:
LMA realises the most fun you'll have in a management game is signing players, and so you can go striker-shopping from day one without worrying about the bank balance. Even teams like Leeds have 11 million quid to blow. That doesn't mean Carlisle can sign Thierry Henry, but your directors still stump up some cash for a conference clogger.
World Racing Demo
23:42 | by Evan
FileShack has posted the World Racing Demo, which is the second playable demo of the racing game Mercedes-Benz World Racing, this one containing the Hockenheim track.
