Archive for July, 2003

Half-Life 2 Ship Date still Sept. 30th

What a cluster it has been around this whole thing. As I’m sure many of you recall a couple other sites were reporting that Half-Life 2 had been delayed and that Shacknews had this silly idea that it wasnt even though the reports were coming from Vivendi themselves. But guess what, after what can [...]

LOTR: The Return Of The King Trailer Online!

Lights Out Entertainment has posted a trailer and various other media for the ‘The Return Of The King’ which is the final installment of Peter Jackson’s The Lord of The Rings trilogy. Check out the Trailer

40-hour fuel cell for laptops

NEC says that within two years it plans to test market a new fuel cell that can power a laptop for 40 hours.
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Game Review: KNIGHTS OF THE OLD REPUBLIC

I remember when LucasArts and Bioware first showed KNIGHTS OF THE OLD REPUBLIC at E3 2001. Since then, we’ve suffered delays, and a move of the game to the Xbox as its first release (the PC version is coming later). Finally, the game has arrived, and it’s a game that STAR WARS fans and videogame/role-playing [...]

Ferrell prepared to “Get Smart”

Variety reports that Will Ferrell is set to star in a remake of “Get Smart” for Warner Bros. The film is a big-screen version of the TV series from the 1960s about secret agent Maxwell Smart.
The project has been in pre-production for years but Ferrell’s involvement is now calling for a new script rewrite that [...]

SNAKE PLISSKEN video game coming in 2005

Namco Hometek Inc. has announced that it has secured the video game rights to the ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK bad boy himself, Snake Plissken. Namco is planning on developing and releasing Snake Plissken video games with the first such title planned for a Christmas 2005 release.
Actor Kurt Russell, the man who portrayed the one-eyed anti-hero [...]

Top 10 Best Selling PC Games

NPD Techworld released the latest top-10 best selling PC games list ending the week of July 19th.
1) Warcraft III: Frozen Throne Expansion Pack - Vivendi Universal Publishing $35
2) The Sims: Superstar Expansion Pack - Electronic Arts $29
3) The Sims Deluxe - Electronic Arts [...]

Half-Life 2 Delayed - according to GameSpy

As GameSpy had speculated in thier original preview a few months back, Vivendi Universal today confirmed for GameSpy that Half-Life 2 will not be shipping on September 30th of this year, as originally announced. Instead, the release for Valve Software’s highly anticipated sequel has been pushed back, and is now scheduled to be completed and [...]

“Aliens vs. Predator Extinction” Ships to Retail

Universal war is imminent, and it’s time to join the battle in Aliens versus Predator Extinction for the PS2 and Xbox. The title has begun shipping today for the PS2 and will ship August 5 for Xbox.
Based on the blockbuster “Aliens” and “Predator” films, Aliens versus Predator Extinction gives players the ability to play as [...]

Half-Life 2 Delayed

Half-Life 2 delayed on GameSpot has word that Valve’s shooter sequel will not make its planned release date. Here’s the deal:
Today we received word from the game’s publisher, Vivendi Universal, that Half-Life 2’s release has been delayed until later this year. Without commenting on the delay, a Vivendi Universal representative reaffirmed that the game would [...]