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| Microsoft
Unveils Xbox! |
January 6, 2001 |
 It's
our lucky day. Microsoft unveiled the Xbox at the Consumer Electronics Show this morning,
and we've got images. Check out the press release here for more on
the event, and come back Monday for a complete update on exciting Xbox news, including
THPS2X, new Munch's Oddysee screens, Malice, and more. In the meantime, read our Xbox Fall 2K Roundup and look at those purty pictures. |
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| Looney
Tunes Space Race Review (DC) |
January 5, 2001 |
 Those wacky cartoon faves
are back again, and this time they're attacking the kart racing circuit with a vengeance.
Infogrames' latest, Looney Tunes Space
Race for DC, is a stellar kart racer that will have everybody giggling all the way to
the finish line. Click here for our wacky
review. |
| Resident Evil 3: Nemesis Review (DC) |
 The creepiest survival
horror game of them all is back. And if the Nemesis doesn't make you jump, nothing will. Resident Evil 3: Nemesis has been polished up
and re-released for Dreamcast. It's a pretty nice port, and if you've never played RE3,
this is the version to pick up. Click here for a
zombie killing jambaroo. |
| Three the Hard Way: An Analysis of the Next-Gen Super Systems |
| The PS2 has landed, and
we all know that Microsoft's Xbox and Nintendo's GameCube will only make things tougher
for Sony, the current king of the hill. In tumultous times like these, we get a lot of
questions, and we're all wondering which system will be the best for us. The latest
addition to the GF! ranks, Adam Albrec, runs down the known information on all three
systems in his excellent article, Three the Hard
Way: An Analysis of the Next-Gen Super Systems. Read it. |
| Weekly Gaming News |
| Microsoft needs a few
good XBox gametesters, the Nintendo and Sega saga continues, PS2 sales exceed expectations
(except in Detroit!), EverQuest exceeds prior gaming records, and Blizzard servers bite
the dust (temporarily?) All these stories and more in the Weekly Gaming News. |
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| Quake
III: Team Arena Review (PC) |
January 4, 2001 |
 A year after the release of Quake III: Arena, Activision offers up the
first add-on to be developed by id Software since Master Levels for Doom. The good
news: Quake III:Team Arena delivers on its promise
to improve the user interface, graphics, and gameplay. The bad news: it'll run you
30 bucks and there's still some unresolved issues that carry-over from the full
version. Move out! |
| Obi Wan Adventures Review (GBC) |
 Star Wars fans across the galaxy have been itching for the chance
to wave around a lightsaber, prancing like a little girl. Now you can with THQ's Game Boy
version of Star Wars Episode I: Obi Wan
Adventures. Come to the light side; click
here Jedi. |
| Sno-Cross Review (DC) |
 Crave
Entertainment brings us the latest, most realistic snow- machine race simulation for DC.
With actual Yamaha licenses, realistic courses, and cool damage modeling, Sno-Cross isn't one to just pick up, but
rewards some dedication. Click here. |
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| StarLancer
Review (DC) |
January 3, 2001 |
 Crave has brought
one of the most popular PC space fighter sims of the summer to the Dreamcast. StarLancer offers up amazing gameplay
that will make you feel like the Last Starfighter. And with a super-smooth online
multiplayer mode, this one is a must-play for the new year. Report here, soldier. |
| MTV Sports: Pure Ride Review (GBC) |
 Another extreme
sports game comes to the GBC, and it leaves us wanting more. Again. MTV Sports: Pure Ride for GBC isn't
bad -- it's got some cool trick anims and does all it can with the hardware. But the lack
of slope and depth inherent in GBC graphics make is unsatisfying. Click here for the review. |
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| Everquest:
Scars of Velious Review (PC) |
January 2, 2001 |
 Almost two years
after the launch of Everquest and less than a year
after its first expanison, The Ruins of Kunark,
Verant comes back at you with yet another add-on, The
Scars of Velious. You'll need a high-level character to enjoy the arctic pleasures of
the new areas, but sharper graphics, new items and monsters, and a cool interface overhaul
makes this one a must-have for EQ fanatics. |
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| Oni
Preview (PC Demo) |
December 29, 2000 |
 Well, here's a title we've been keeping
an eye on for a while. Bungie has released a 2-level demo of Oni, a third-person, anime-influenced, action,
hand-to-hand/weapons game. What's here is mighty pretty (and pretty fun too); what's
not here is multiplayer and the occasional graphic glitch. Read on... |
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