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Crave To Make Safari Game

Crave Entertainment, a leading publisher of console videogames, today announced the upcoming release of Savage Safari Hunt, a hunting game that places gamers in the unexplored jungles of Africa where ‘dinosaur-like' monsters lie waiting. Developed by Coresoft and scheduled for release in Q4 of 2004, Savage Safari Hunt will be available for next generation console systems. Deep within the jungles of Africa, legend blends with reality as players travel far beyond civilization to hunt "crypto-zoological" beasts. Due to local wars and border disputes, much of the area in Savage Safari Hunt remained unexplored for years, but now gamers will find … Continue reading Crave To Make Safari Game

June Is Ratings Awareness Month

In a joint initiative to redouble efforts to educate employees as well as America’s parents about entertainment ratings and labeling systems, five trade associations representing companies that provide movies, music, and video games to the public announced today that they are declaring June 2004 to be "Entertainment Ratings & Labeling Awareness Month." The announcement was made today by the presidents and executive directors of the trade organizations: Digital Media Association (DiMA), Interactive Entertainment Merchants Association (IEMA), National Association of Recording Merchandisers (NARM), National Association of Theatre Owners (NATO), and Video Software Dealers Association (VSDA). "For movies, music and video games, … Continue reading June Is Ratings Awareness Month

Deamon Stone Coming To XBox

Atari and Stormfront Studios, under license from Hasbro, Inc., have announced plans to develop Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone, an action adventure game set in the popular Dungeons & Dragons world created by Wizards of the Coast. Designed by Stormfront Studios, creators of The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, and originally in development for the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system, Demon Stone will now be available for the Xbox videogame system from Microsoft this fall. Featuring a storyline developed by New York Times best-selling author R.A. Salvatore, Demon Stone will also feature the extraordinary talents of actors Patrick Stewart … Continue reading Deamon Stone Coming To XBox

True Crime Ships For PC

Activision, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) announced today True Crime: Streets of L.A. for the PC has shipped to retail stores nationwide. The PC version takes the driving, fighting and shooting action of the best-selling console game to a new level with sleek PC graphics, new weapons, unlockable characters, and an online multiplayer feature. Building on a slammin’ soundtrack featuring original hip-hop music from Snoop Dogg, Westside Connection, and many others, the PC game adds an additional 32 tracks from rock artists such as Alice In Chains, Queensryche, and 2004 Grammy Award Nominees Spineshank and Stone Sour. True Crime: Streets of L.A. … Continue reading True Crime Ships For PC

Kutoka Announces New Kids Game

Kutoka Interactive, producer of the award-winning Mia edutainment software series, announces the launch of Didi & Ditto Kindergarten, the first installment in its new grade-based series. The title stars two zany beavers and grabs and holds children's attention with fun activities related to math, literacy, music, logic, creativity and memory. Didi & Ditto Kindergarten continues the Mia series' tradition of high-quality production values: engaging characters, unique and distinctive graphics, feature-film quality animation and solid educational content that builds on the basic classroom curriculum. Each title in the Didi & Ditto series covers multiple subjects at a single grade level and … Continue reading Kutoka Announces New Kids Game

MumboJumbo Brings Aesop’s Fable To Life

MumboJumbo, a subsidiary of United Developers announced the release of The Hare and Tortoise, and educational title for Windows. It features a retelling of the well-known Aesop's fable, two activities and three games. All six components offer different ways for children to engage their imaginations and develop essential learning skills, including reading and listening and thinking and logic. The Hare and the Tortoise accompanies The Fox and The Pussycat, another children's title also released today. Both are part of MumboJumbo's North American distribution agreement with British publisher Pheonix Games. The company also plans to release other Phoenix titles for Windows, … Continue reading MumboJumbo Brings Aesop’s Fable To Life

Hitachi To Sponsor CPL

Hitachi Global Storage Technologies was at E3 this week promoting their new gaming initiatives. Among them was the news that they have become a global sponsor of the Cyberathlete Professional League, one of the largest competitive gaming groups in the world. "We are pleased to be standardizing on Hitachi hard drives because they are extremely well regarded among PC gamers," said Angel Munoz, founder and president of the CPL. "The use of Hitachi Deskstar will allow us to continue pushing the performance envelope in our tournament machines." CPL tournaments are held around the world. Events: E3 2004

Dark And Light Prepares For 2004 Release

Dark and Light, a 15,000-square-mile medieval world of gameplay, could be one of the biggest ever created. Dark and Light expands the creativity of earlier games in this genre, and has eliminated the zone effect that plagued online games in the past. It is not only a classical combat game but is a virtual world where players can make their characters evolve both in politics and trade. The horizon in the game cab be at more than 30,000 miles which gives players a unique sensation of immersion in an amazing virtual fantasy world. In the fall of this year, Dark … Continue reading Dark And Light Prepares For 2004 Release

HP To Enter Gamer PC Market

For PC gamers who want an unparalleled gaming experience, HP today introduced Compaq X Gaming PC. Gamers can now customize Compaq X from a choice of cutting-edge hardware, including the hottest Intel and AMD processors, latest graphics cards and audio. The Compaq X pushes imagination to the limit and delivers leading-edge performance with customized mixes of best in class PC components in a sleek aluminum-brushed Cooler Master case. "The choice of component offerings for the Compaq X is based on performance to allow for the most vibrant, powerful and visual PC gaming experience possible," said Tom Markworth, product manager for … Continue reading HP To Enter Gamer PC Market

Singles Game To Feature Full Nudity

Singles – Flirt up your Life is the simulation of the exciting relationship between Mike and Linda. The game shows them in their shared flat, which means that everyday routines are focused as well: Cooking, watching TV and cleaning are as important as talks and a cuddle. And of course the two have to work for a living as well " Enjoy playing Cupid. The PR folks at Eidos described Singles as kind of an adult sims. It will be the first mainstream game to feature full frontal nudity and even sex. And it might be the only game in … Continue reading Singles Game To Feature Full Nudity