July 2004




The Roots delayed until next year
July 22, 12:57 PM
PC RPG delayed due to production difficulties.



Dolby to release game trailers
July 21, 12:40 PM
New trailers will show off 5.1 audio.



Starshatter updated
July 20, 11:38 AM
Patch fixes minor problems with initial release.



Shade: Wrath of Angels details
July 20, 11:27 AM
Cenega ask to look for game in October.



Dragoon: The Prussian War Machine demo
July 19, 5:35 PM
Download the demo for free from Shrapnel Games.



Ultima Online: Samurai Empire coming this fall
July 16, 5:29 PM
New expansion adds classes, and new areas to explore.



WON servers shutting down
July 15, 2:07 PM
At the end of the month Valve will no longer be using WON.



Red Note Audio gets dibs on King Arthur
July 14, 9:03 PM
Company will produce soundtrack for Konami videogame.



Uncommon Valor: Campaign for the South Pacific
July 14, 9:01 PM
Game licensed by Australian government for "historical education."



Sims 2 special DVD planned
July 14, 8:54 PM
Special DVD available only through pre-order.



Rome: Total War to be featured on History Channel
July 14, 8:44 PM
Game's technology will be used to recreate historical battles.



Secret of the Silver Earring details
July 14, 12:09 PM
Based on the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, coming to PCs in September.



Doom 3 launch date confirmed
July 14, 11:58 AM
id Software's masterpiece finally has a date.



Kuma War: Battle in Sadr City
July 14, 11:48 AM
Kuma War releases new mission.



Splinter Cell Chaos Theory details
July 13, 8:41 PM
Next Splinter Cell game coming to Xbox and Ngage.



War World coming from Third Wave Games
July 13, 8:22 PM
Company recently formed by industry veterans.



Zoon Tycoon 2 coming
July 13, 8:20 PM
Bluefang to release sequel to strategy game.



Shockwave updates content
July 13, 8:13 PM
Flash-based content for free and fee.



Codename Panzers demo online
July 12, 4:42 PM
Free demo available, game to launch in August.



Fallout 3 announced by Bethesda
July 12, 4:39 PM
Third in series of RPGs to be developed by Bethesda, not Interplay.



DC Studios and Dini reach deal
July 12, 4:32 PM
Pair will team up to create football games.



Global Defense Network launched
July 12, 4:28 PM
Shooter launches with demo for potential buyers.



Monte Cristo to publish D-Day, and Medieval Lords: Build, Defend, Expand
July 12, 4:14 PM
O~3 reaches deal with Monte Cristo.



World Cyber Games gets new PR firm
July 12, 4:11 PM
HWH Media to take over PR for World Cyber Games.



Brain Gym 2 released
July 9, 10:26 AM
Four in one game pack released for pocket PC and other platforms.



Mythic Entertainment to be at Austin Game Conference
July 9, 10:24 AM
Two Day event will be held this week.



Team XGMR wins Ragnarok Championships
July 8, 10:25 PM
Team wins competition at Anime Expo 2004.



Codemaster's reveals the "Twins" for Dragon Empires
July 8, 10:23 PM
Beta signups now being accepted.



Ascaron and Tri Synergy reach deal in NA
July 8, 9:57 PM
Port Royale 2 to be distributed by Ascaron in North America.



War in the Pacific: The Struggle Against Japan 1941-1945
July 8, 9:53 PM
New Wargame Covers the Entire Pacific War, All Nations, All Campaigns.



Counter-Strike Source Beta 1 coming
July 8, 9:32 PM
Next installment of FPS game going to beta.



Speak at GDC 2005
July 8, 9:31 PM
Speakers now being requested for popular conference.



PlanetSide "pwns" Joint Strike Operations?
July 7, 9:30 PM
Sony Online Entertainment's PlanetSide Holds World Record for Simultaneous Players in an online FPS server.



Spider-Man 2 ships 2 million
July 7, 9:27 PM
Video game more popular than actual movie? Maybe not.



Starshatter released
July 7, 9:24 PM
Space-based RTS game comes from Matrix Games.



Final Fantasy XI expansion details
July 7, 12:15 AM
Expansion coming to PS2 and PC in September.



Doom 3 at QuakeCon
July 7, 12:14 AM
9th annual QuakeCon will showcase Doom 3 deathmatch mode.



Valve pushing CyberCafe Program with new games
July 7, 12:11 AM
Half-Life 2, Counter-Strike: Source to support Cybercafe program.



Call of Duty New York event
July 4, 12:04 AM
Web2Zone hosting COD tournament.



SPWW2 gets update
July 4, 12:03 AM
Free upgrade can be downloaded from home site.



Top selling games in Japan
July 3, 11:49 PM
Media Create has informed us of their top 10 in Japan.



Kuma War: Mosul: The al Qaeda Connection
July 3, 11:44 PM
New mission based on actual Army operation.



Massive Assault: Phantom Renaissance details
July 3, 11:43 PM
Akella to publish game in Russia.



Xpand Rally beta test reaches final stage
July 2, 11:41 PM
Main focus is bug squashing for beta testers.



Ultima X: Odyssey canned
July 2, 11:37 PM
Looks like the Ultima MMORPG has gasped its last breath.



EA announces Madden NFL 2005 soundtrack
July 2, 11:33 PM
21 songs will appear in newest edition of football series.



Cystic Fibrosis “Fight for Life” Charity Tournament announced
July 1, 11:28 PM
MC Gamers and Cheat Police sponsor tourney to combat disease.



New Massive Assault map
July 1, 11:25 PM
Wargaming.Net announces "Twin Islands" planet for Massive Assault Network.



Steel Panthers: World At War updated
July 1, 11:23 PM
New version free for download.