Medal of Honor: Frontline on Gamecube Confirmed!

Electronic Arts confirmed today that Medal of Honor: Frontline will be released for the Nintendo Gamecube. No definitive details have been released regarding the game's features or whether it will be improved over the PS2 version of the game. A release date has also not been determined. Look for more information on Medal of Honor Frontline for the Gamecube from E3 later this month. Submitted by Team PowerGamerz!

Colin McRae 3

Codemasters have released 3 screenshots of it's up-and-coming rally game Colin McRae Rally 3, which is set for a September release on PS2 and X-Box whilst a PC edition will follow in 2003. The screenshots may be up very soon... Submitted by Team PowerGamerz!

Extreme Disney!

KONAMI and Disney Interactive today announced an agreement to develop and market Disney All-Star Sports, a new video game series featuring Mickey and his pals. The series will feature both team sports and extreme sports games, starring popular Disney characters as athletic all-stars. The six sport agreement includes, football, basketball, soccer, snowboarding, skateboarding and motocross, which will be available only on Nintendo GameCube and Nintendo Game Boy Advance this Fall. The kids will love it, aww bless! Submitted by Team PowerGamerz!

Leader of The Pack!

Star Wars� Rogue Squadron� II: Rogue Leader� is No.1 on the GameCube �The title to get with your GameCube.� FHM, Game of the Month UK retailers have confirmed that Star Wars� Rogue Squadron� II: Rogue Leader� has entered the UK charts at No.1*, making it the first ever third party game to hit the top spot on a consoles launch**. On May 3, 2002 LucasArts released Star Wars� Rogue Squadron� II: Rogue Leader� as a day one GameCube launch title. Keely Brenner, Senior Brand Manager LucasArts says, �We are delighted with the news, it is a piece of gaming history. Rogue Leader is a superb game, showcased beautifully by the GameCube�s graphic capabilities. At the end of the day gamers wanted to play the movie and with this game you can.� In the game you get the chance to jump into the cockpit of an X-wing and join Luke Skywalker and the Star Wars galaxy's most daring pilots as they return to face off against the Empire. As in the original hit game for N64, you'll relive favourite Star Wars battles including the perilous Death Star trench run, a daring space attack on a Star Destroyer and the legendary battle on the ice planet Hoth. Rogue Leader features stunning, movie like visuals and immerses players in an intense action-arcade experience. Aerial conflict takes place in a variety of craft such as the legendary X-wing, A-wing, and B-wing. Submitted by Team PowerGamerz!

Jedi Knight 2: Jedi Outcast Patch!

It's here. The patch, fixing many things (Including the most important heavy swing issue) is available. All updates are - This update for the game has been modified to: --------------------------------------------- * Provide EAX� 3.0 and OpenAL support. To enable these options, you will need to enable 3D Sound in the Sound Setup menu. NOTE: At the time of release of this update, EAX 3.0 is only supported on the Creative Labs Inc. SoundBlaster� Audigy(TM) and Extigy(TM) sound cards. NOTE: This feature is not supported on Aureal� Vortex and Vortex 2 sound cards. Enabling this feature with a card with one of these chipsets may cause the game to lock up. Multiplayer: ----------- * Include 4 new Multiplayer Duel levels, which support BOTs. * The new levels are: duel_bespin, duel_temple, duel_hangar, and duel_training. Single Player: ------------- * Provide Force Feedback mouse support. * Provide limited Force Feedback support for joysticks. NOTE: Force Feedback joystick effect is not fully supported in this update. Corrects various gameplay issues, including: ------------------------------------------- Multiplayer: ----------- * Corrects an issue where players were unable to cycle to detonator packs and trip mines on the �explosives� key unless they also had Thermal Detonators. * Corrects an issue that prevented launching a multiplayer game on AMD(TM) dual processor machines. * Corrected an exploit to prevent players from using illegal models in the game. * Corrected an exploit that allowed players to have force powers outside of what the server rules allow. * Added a keyboard icon that appears over the player's head when the player is chatting or configuring force powers. * Backflip now requires that you double tap the jump button. * Lightsaber usage in multiplayer has been modified to work similarly to the way it works in single player levels. This will enable better saber battles up close with your opponent. * Lightsabers will do less damage at the very start and very end of a swing. This should prevent kills from just touching an opponent with the tip of your lightsaber. * Other players will not see the glow from a player using force absorb until they are attacked. * Force Heal and Force Drain have been adjusted to require more force energy to use them. * Corrected an issue that prevent lightsaber locking from occurring in duels even if it was enabled by the server. * Correct various Duel mode issues, including: * Reconfiguring force powers will not place your player at bottom of queue. * If one player leaves during a match when dueling with more than 1 kill limit, the next person in line will not enter. the match with the score of the person who left the match. * Changing skins will no longer produce a loss score on HUD that includes fraglimit. Single Player: ------------- * Corrected an issue that would cause the third AT-ST on Artus_Topside to disappear that prevented Jan from landing. * Corrected an issue that caused enemies not to be alerted by the body of a comrade in their field of vision. * Corrected an issue where enemies did not try to avoid thermal detonators that were thrown at them. * Corrected an issue that would cause the player to be unable to attack for about thirty seconds if they were force pushed out of a saberlock. Submitted by Team PowerGamerz!

Bid For Power 1.2

The ever popular, and seemingly dying mod for Quake 3, is releasing version 1.2 today, around 9PM Eastern time tonight. It promises better balance and less hair pulling, opposed to previous, rushed versions (Though they took 1 million years). Originally based on DragonBallZ, until Funimation got legal; BFP is a complete converion mod, offering lots of new, and never before seen gameplay. Check it out, over at www.BidForPower.com. Submitted by Team PowerGamerz!

Spider-Man Sets Record

"Spider-Man" set a box-office record with $114 million in three days, according to studio estimates. This breaks the record set by "Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone" of $90.3 million. The film also set a record with $47.3 million in one day, again breaking a record set by "Harry Potter", this time $33.5 million. Submitted by Team PowerGamerz!

Is Spider-Man Worth It?

Movies based on comic books have always suffered a very poor translation. Either because of sad story lines or shoody effects, they've been pretty extremely dissipointing on the whole. But after the arrival of X-Men during the summer of '00, fans and Hollywood started seeing that yes, comic books can be made into good movies. And now Spider-Man sets the standard that all movies adapted from a comic book should follow. Director Sam Raimi brings to life the story of Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire), a young man who find himself with great power and great responsiblity. Along with Spider-Man/Peter Parker, we have Mary Jane Watson (Kirsten Dunst) as Peter's hot love intrest and next-door neighbor. The Green Goblin (William Defoe) is the villian that makes his first appearnce with Spder-man, and as a phsyco lunitic out for revenge, Defoe does an superb job. And even though I was shocked with the choice of Tobey Maguire as Peter Parker instead of myself, I was very happy with his performance. He pulls off the "geek that got picked on all the time" role very well. The story follows the origin of Spider-Man pretty closely. There are some changes to that story though. Such as one change, the spider that bites Peter is genticly engineered, instead of being exposed to radioactivity. A change that seems to reflect the fears of today's society. The effects are amazing. Watching the CGI Spidey swinging through New York will leave you with your draw hanging open in awe. The Spider-Man and Green Goblin costumes are very cool. I was even tempted to start running around in my tights and fight crime, but I don't have the cool effects to help not look like a fool. Also if you've got a keen eye, keep a look out for some of the cameo stars that appear through out this movie. Lucy lawless as a punk rocker, Bruce Campbell as the arena anouncer, Randy Savage as the wrestler (duh). And even some Spider-Man characters that are future villinas of Spidey's make appearences. Such as Eddie Brock (Richard C. Everbeck), who long time Spidey fans know becomes the creepy bad guy Venom. Put simply, this movie kicks ass. There's no doubt about it, this movie will only be topped by the sequel. Submitted by Team PowerGamerz!

Asheron's Call Free Trial...

Microsoft is offering Asheron's Call up for a free 30 day trial. You can download the 110mb install file Here and get started on your way to killing and leveling. While I myself have not ever played the game I have heard very good things about the game from friends and gaming reviews alike. Now that I see this free trial offer I feel that I will have to check it out. If any of you folks out there would liek to join me int his free gaming expeirence contact me soon. I'll be online and gaming this Sunday and hopefully have an uber character by that night. Submitted by Team PowerGamerz!

Hands On ~ Medal Of Honor: Frontline

We take a closer look at the early levels of EA's World War II-themed shooter. Following about half a year after the release of the critically acclaimed PC Medal of Honor game, Allied Assault, Medal of Honor Frontline tells yet another tale of World War II heroism. The game puts you in the role of Lt. Jimmy Patterson, the lead character from the original MOH game, which was released on the PlayStation back in 1999. The game starts off on a hectic note by placing you in the middle of the D-Day invasion at Normandy. This level is an awful lot like the Omaha Beach level found in Allied Assault, but it comes with slightly different objectives. After being blown out of your boat, you'll have to make your way to shore, rendezvous with your squad leader, and provide covering fire for advancing troops. From there, you have to clear out some machine gun nests and mark some gun towers with smoke grenades to signal for an aerial assault. Along the way, you'll man machine guns, make your way through a minefield, and mow down a ton of German soldiers. Once the invasion has taken place, you'll settle into more traditional objectives, like stowing away on a German U-boat to steal a codebook and plant explosives throughout the sub. The game controls like a standard first-person shooter. You use the left analog stick to strafe and the right stick to turn and look. The top triggers are used for aiming, firing, and crouching. The Dual Shock 2's face buttons are used for weapon switching, jumping, and other context-specific actions, such as opening doors, planting explosives, and so on. All in all, the control works quite well. The graphics and sound in Frontline are extremely impressive. Even when storming the beach in the game's opening level, the frame rate remains smooth, textures look sharp, and models animate well. The moment you enter the first machine gun tower and see German soldiers manning guns and trying to shoot down the planes that are buzzing their tower is absolutely breathtaking. EA has set the in-store date for Medal of Honor Frontline for June 6, but shipping scheduling and other factors could potentially put it on shelves a few days before that. We'll have more on EA's new shooter next week. Submitted by Team PowerGamerz!

Shenmue II On Display @ E3

Despite its absence from Sega's E3 list, Shenmue II for the Xbox will be at E3. When Sega released its E3 lineup, Shenmue II was noticeably absent from the list, but in an update to the official Shenmue site, Shenmue II development team member Shin Ishikawa said that the game didn't appear on Sega's official E3 lineup list because the game will be shown at the Microsoft booth and not the Sega area. When GameSpot spoke with Shenmue creator Yu Suzuki in March, he said that the team had successfully ported over all the code to the Xbox and that it was working on ways to take advantage of the Xbox hardware. Submitted by Team PowerGamerz!

Gamecube's Online Plans

A Reuters report quotes an unnamed source as stating that Nintendo Co. Ltd. will unveil plans for Internet-based gaming at the upcoming E3Expo. Nintendo spokespeople have been virtually silent on the subject since the GameCube's launch. One may go so far as to say that Nintendo even seemed disinterested in online gaming, so this is indeed welcome news. The GameCube has three unused ports on its underside, one of which could easily accept an add-on modem or broadband adapter. Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) and Microsoft Corp. are also expected to announce major online gaming initiatives at this year�s E3. Submitted by Team PowerGamerz!