Time for another game thread geeks... and its PACKED!

Post by **reefsurfer** » Mon Apr 18, 2005 9:22 pm

Its been awhile(busy with swat 4), but now im back.

I thought i should add recent released demos and games that are close to release dates, mods and other stuff..

Pariah mp demo: http://www.gamershell.com/news/21474.html
Official site: http://www.pariahgame.com/

Project snowblind demo: http://www.gamershell.com/news/21384.html
Official site: http://www.projectsnowblind.com/

House of the dead III demo: http://www.demoindex.com/games.php?free ... 0III&g=990
Official site: http://www.sega-europe.com/en/Game/18.htm

Live for speed S2 alpha demo: http://www.demoindex.com/games.php?free ... Demo&g=984
Official site: http://www.liveforspeed.net/

New BF2 interview: http://bf1942.boomtown.net/en_uk/articl ... hp?id=7929
Official site: http://www.eagames.com/official/battlef ... s/home.jsp

A screenshot from Half-life 2 expansion called Aftermath:
[lvlshot]http://www.halflife2.net/news//11136083 ... akPeek.jpg[/lvlshot]

The "first" total conversion for HL2 is released in an early stage, its called Plan of attack.
[lvlshot]http://www.planofattackgame.com/images/ ... ts/018.jpg[/lvlshot]
Official site:http://www.planofattackgame.com/

Here are release dates for april on the pc:
April 19, 2005 Psychonauts
April 19, 2005 Stronghold 2
April 20, 2005 Dungeon Lords
April 25, 2005 Area 51
April 26, 2005 Empire Earth II
April 26, 2005 Imperial Glory
April 28, 2005 Guild Wars
April 28, 2005 Guild Wars Collector's Edition

Same month but for Xbox:
April 19, 2005 Psychonauts
April 20, 2005 WWE WrestleMania 21
April 25, 2005 Area 51
April 25, 2005 Raze's Hell Majesco
April 26, 2005 Motocross Mania 3
April 26, 2005 Predator: Concrete Jungle
April 2005 Creature Conflict: The Clan Wars

PS2 releases:
April 19, 2005 Ford Mustang Racing
April 19, 2005 Stolen
April 25, 2005 Area 51
April 26, 2005 Graffiti Kingdom
April 26, 2005 Predator: Concrete Jungle
April 26, 2005 Resident Evil Outbreak File #2
April 26, 2005 Stella Deus: The Gate of Eternity

No release for Gamecube in april...sorry

A very nice looking mod for HL2 called No More Room In Hell have updated with some new screens:
[lvlshot]http://www.nomoreroominhell.com/images/ ... 310006.jpg[/lvlshot]
[lvlshot]http://www.nomoreroominhell.com/images/ ... 310005.jpg[/lvlshot]

Official site: http://www.nomoreroominhell.com/

Close combat:first to fight review for Xbox is up at Gamespot:
http://www.gamespot.com/xbox/action/clo ... eview.html
And it got 7,5 .. the game is a cross between Full spectrum warrior and Raven shield, its coming to pc some time soon.

For us europeans that are longing for the PSP can go here to read more about it: http://www.us.playstation.com/psp.aspx
And here are some of the games that are coming for the PSP:

ATV Offroad Fury: Blazin' Trails

Coded Arms
NBA Street Showdown

FIFA Soccer

Rengoku: Tower of Purgatory

MVP Baseball

Smart Bomb

Star wars III: Revenge of the sith game has a new website:
http://www.lucasarts.com/ep3/indexFlash.html
The release date is set to may 5th.

Age of pirates have released new screenshots:
[lvlshot]http://fz.se/bildarkiv/images/Age_of_Pi ... p_0031.jpg[/lvlshot]
[lvlshot]http://fz.se/bildarkiv/images/Age_of_Pi ... p_0118.jpg[/lvlshot]
[lvlshot]http://fz.se/bildarkiv/images/Age_of_Pi ... p_0105.jpg[/lvlshot]

Delta force extreme (wich is a remake of the old Delta force 1 but with the engine that powered Joint ops) has gone gold and will hit shelfs on the 21st of april:
http://www.novalogic.com/press.asp?ID=197

"Entertainment software developer and publisher NovaLogic, Inc. today announced that Delta Force: Xtreme has gone gold and will hit stores in the US on April 21st, 2005 for just $19.99!

The game was developed to give gamers of all levels an easy pick-up-and-play FPS experience packed full of action. Delta Force: Xtreme includes a selection of the best single and multiplayer missions from the original PC game Delta Force®, as well as new missions and a host of updated game features. Improvements include a complete graphics overhaul, new renders, particle and weather effects, as well as new content in the form of missions, controllable vehicles and new online features. Delta Force: Xtreme also includes 20 co-op missions, online stat tracking and improved anti-cheat measures.

Delta Force: Xtreme features:

20 classic and new single player missions across 3 campaigns
Additional new missions created especially for Delta Force: Xtreme featuring drivable vehicles for the first time ever in the Delta Force universe!
20 classic and new Co-Op missions
STATS! Now fans of the original Delta Force will be able to play their favorite maps and check their STATS online in NovaWorld hosted games
Over 20 multiplayer maps hosted through NovaWorld with support for up to 32 players online. Multiplayer game types include Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch, Team King of the Hill and more! "

[lvlshot]http://www.ferrago.com/image/lrg.aspx?id=5478_6[/lvlshot]
[lvlshot]http://www.ferrago.com/image/lrg.aspx?id=5478_1[/lvlshot]

mmkay... thats that.

Post by **dzjepp** » Mon Apr 18, 2005 9:24 pm

Who the hell has time to play all this shit

Post by **Don Carlos** » Mon Apr 18, 2005 9:25 pm

Smart Bomb looks fucking ace

Been eyeing this now for a few month, 5 of May release i think...

Nice thread tho

Post by **reefsurfer** » Mon Apr 18, 2005 9:27 pm

Don Carlos wrote:Smart Bomb looks fucking ace
Been eyeing this now for a few month, 5 of May release i think...

Nice thread tho

Cheers don, yea im dying for the PSP... BUT, im not gonna order one over seas... i can take the wait. :icon31:

Post by **Dr_Watson** » Mon Apr 18, 2005 10:56 pm

oh good, they're still working on LFS.
that game had such promise last time i looked at it.

Post by **phantasmagoria** » Mon Apr 18, 2005 10:58 pm

does age of pirates have anything to do with age of empires/mythology?

Post by **Dr_Watson** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 12:07 am

its rare that a read.me gives me a chuckle.

The producers of the Live for Speed racing simulator make every effort
to ensure the program is safe but can not accept any responsibility
whatsoever for personal injury or death that may arise during the use
of the software

:icon19:

Post by **reefsurfer** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 6:37 am

phantasmagoria wrote:does age of pirates have anything to do with age of empires/mythology?

No sir, i dont think so.

Post by **HM-PuFFNSTuFF** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 6:38 am

all those pc game demos look like shit

Post by **SplishSplash** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 7:05 am

Oh cool I love Pirate games. I hope they won't fuck it up.

Post by **reefsurfer** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 8:51 am

HM-PuFFNSTuFF wrote:all those pc game demos look like shit

Im just the messenger, dont blame me.

Post by **Grudge** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 8:55 am

Oh, the first HL2 TC out is a realistic, modern day, anti-terrorist tactical shooter. Whoa, I never saw that coming.

Psychonauts looks interesting though, and perhaps I should try that Paria demo...

Post by **U4EA** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 9:58 am

Anyone tried the Project Snowblind demo? It's supposed to be the spiritual sequel to Deus Ex. Also, Rengoku looks interesting.

For the record, I love reefsurfer's threads :icon14:

Post by **Pauly** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 9:59 am

Well done reef.

Post by **seremtan** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 2:18 pm

Those HL2 mod/add-on guys could have released some better screens :icon8:

btw reef do you know if it's true that Aftermath with only come out via Steam?

Post by **seremtan** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 2:21 pm

Grudge wrote:Oh, the first HL2 TC out is a realistic, modern day, anti-terrorist tactical shooter. Whoa, I never saw that coming.

Looks like a realistic, WW2 tactical shooter to me. Either way, it's a neglected genre, I feel... :icon26:

Post by **Xed** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 2:25 pm

man i hate steam. it uses the .NET framework and eats gobs of memory and if i've been playing a game and quit back to the desktop sometimes it takes forever thinking about something...

Post by **reefsurfer** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 3:18 pm

U4EA wrote:Anyone tried the Project Snowblind demo? It's supposed to be the spiritual sequel to Deus Ex. Also, Rengoku looks interesting.

For the record, I love reefsurfer's threads :icon14:

Cheers mate.
Yea what i heard was that snowblind started as an expansion
pack for Deus ex, but the puplisher saw that it could stand on it's own legs so they made an entirly new game.

Post by **reefsurfer** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 3:26 pm

seremtan wrote:
btw reef do you know if it's true that Aftermath with only come out via Steam?

What i've heard online from players is that both an retail and a downloaded version will be available, and i belive as long as Valve got a contract with Sierra/Vivendi universal games they have to release it for retail aswell... but if they dont have a contract for an expansion/sequal.. then they can release it through steam only.

Post by **reefsurfer** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 3:27 pm

Pauly wrote:Well done reef.

*bows*

edit*

While we are on the Steam subject.. a few days ago Valve showed the results from hardware scans done on all computers with steam installed... here are the results:

http://www.steampowered.com/status/survey.html