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ByBuckGB
OnMay 10, 2004

Microsoft Outlines Plans To Kick Off E3

Straight from my inbox: Microsoft Outlines Plans for Changing the Game To Kick Off Electronic Entertainment Exposition Xbox Flexes Its Leadership Muscle in Games, Software and Alliances; Microsoft and Electronic Arts Team Up for Xbox Live Agreement LOS ANGELES –…

ByBuckGB
OnMay 10, 2004

GB Feature: Star Wars: KotOR II Preview

We’ve published a three-page preview detailing Obsidian Entertainment’s current progress in creating Star Wars: KotOR II: The Sith Lords. Here’s a snip to get you started: The Sith Lords features 7 new fully explorable planets, one of which you’ve already…

ByBuckGB
OnMay 10, 2004

The Temple of Elemental Evil Second Patch Fixes

Once again, Atari’s Slim has stopped by the official ToEE forums, this time listing all the fixes that the upcoming v2.0 patch will address. A full rip of his post to follow: Thank you again, all, for your patience. The…

ByBuckGB
OnMay 10, 2004

Vampire: Bloodlines Preview

GameSpy has put together a preview of Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines, the upcoming Source Engine powered RPG from Troika Games. A snippet: In many cases, though, the player doesn’t have to initiate dialogue at all. If the player decides…

ByBuckGB
OnMay 10, 2004

Warlords Battlecry III Goes Gold

Straight from my inbox: Enlight Announces World Renowned RTS Title, Warlords Battlecry III Goes Gold Next Installment in Battlecry Series Touted by PC Gamer Magazine as “Game to Watch at E3” PARKVILLE, Md. (May 10, 2004) Enlight, a leading entertainment…

ByBuckGB
OnMay 10, 2004

Vampire: Bloodlines Preview

Games Domain has tossed up a preview of Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines, based upon some hands-on time they had with the game before E3. Check it out: One vampire skill demonstrated was “obfuscation” — being able to blend into…

ByBuckGB
OnMay 10, 2004

Beyond Divinity Review

RPGDot has dished up a review of Beyond Divinity, giving the CRPG an overall score of 80%. Their conclusion: One of the frustrating aspects of Beyond Divinity is the lack of polish. There are numerable small annoyances from minor text…

ByBuckGB
OnMay 10, 2004

City of Heroes Review

Frictionless Insight has posted a review of City of Heroes, Cryptic Studios’ recently released superhero MMORPG. They give the game an overall score of 4/5, with this to say in their conclusion: Taken at face value, the game might seem…

ByBuckGB
OnMay 9, 2004

New Details About Infinium Labs’ Phantom Console

Infinium Labs’ Kevin Bacchus reveals new details on the service, capabilities, design, and pricing of the company’s forthcoming Phantom console at GameSpy. Here’s a snip from the article: Since the Phantom will play PC games, control is a big issue.…

ByBuckGB
OnMay 9, 2004

Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel Review

VideoGamesLife has tossed up a disappointing review of Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel, giving the action RPG an overall score of 48 Their final paragraph to follow: Fans of the original Fallout games are clearly not going to enjoy this bastardisation…