Eidos' Crossfire is now Conflict: Denied Ops
Originally announced at last years X06 under the name Crossfire, Eidos has issued a new release on the upcoming co-operative shooter, now known as Conflict: Denied Ops. If that name sounds familiar, that's because the developer, Pivotal Games, can't seem to release anything without the "conflict" ...
SimCity announced for the DS in Japan
Japanese gaming mag Famitsu brings word that the late great city builder SimCity is making an appearance on the DS. Called SimCity DS, this handheld version is based on the PC's SimCity 3000. The game is said to feature "full stylus-based controls, mini games and a new adviser character who helps y...
Peter Molyneux wants to change combat in games
During a Leipzig GCDC briefing, Lionhead boss Peter Molyneux laid out some ideas on how to change the way combat games work. According to Eurogamer, Molyneux said combat games have the same issues among them, in that they are all about the same thing: hit points, weapons don't do much damage and t...
Hitman creators working on new IP: Kane and Lynch: Dead Men
In case you don't own the August issue of Game Informer, Eidos let it be known today that the twisted minds of the Hitman franchise were currently working on a new game called Kane and Lynch: Dead Men -- which will see a 2007 launch for the Xbox 360 and PC. Game Informer described the game as "basi...
Toshiba man hints at internal HD-DVD 360
Assuming the mouthpiece behind this piece of chatter, we'll have to take this all with a grain of salt. However, IT Wire in Australia has spoken with Mark Whittard, general manager of Toshiba's Information Systems Division in Australia, about the possibility of an internal HD-DVD drive making it int...
Diesel meets Hitman
Nope, there hasn't been some tragic attempt on Vin's life. Rather he has signed on to play Agent 47 in the movie version of Hitman. Having mulled it over for a few minutes, this is a pretty good bit of casting. Sure, Vin isn't the greatest actor around, but he's A) bald, and B) suitably badass en...
Prey game shot splashes onto PCGamer
If you doubted that Prey is back from the dead, you may start believing now. The game will get a front-and-center showing on this month's PCGamer magazine (available in early May). The shot, "taken from the game", looks like Doom 3 with actual lighting. Pretty stuff. If you're headed to E3 this year...
Dragons Lair returns from the dead once again
Yet another iteration of the classic arcade game, Dragons Lair, is about to hit the shelves. The new version promises the following: -Relive the arcade experience with this All-New Adventure. -New, State-of-the-Art graphics with Toon Shading technology. -All the excitement of the original, with n...
Spider-man 2 for GBA shots revealed
These are the first screenies we've seen for the upcoming GBA Spider-man 2 game. Looks a hell of a lot like the last Spider-man game. Could it be they're resting on their laurels? Considering the most recent GBA film franchise game that was worth a damn was Ecks vs. Sever, it's fair to say expectati...
