HEXUS.net - Event - Games Convention 2007, Leipzig, Germany

THEY - Just another first person shooter?

5 September 2007, 10:27

One of the new first person shooters on show behind closed doors was 'THEY' for PC and next-generation consoles, a title which the developers claim won't be 'just another Sci-Fi ...

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Sacred 2: Fallen Angel - PC

31 August 2007, 11:42

We had a brief play on Sacred 2 at the Games Convention, in a tailor-made multiplayer mode. The first Sacred game was considered very similar in style to Blizzard Entertainment's ...

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Bounty Bay Online - PC

31 August 2007, 10:46

From a pirate to a fisherman choose your career path wisely and explore the world of the 14th Century on sea and across land in Bounty Bay Online.

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Bounty Bay Online - The online role playing game

31 August 2007, 10:46

In addition to the preview of Bounty Bay Online published earlier today, check out this interview with Markus Melching, the man in charge of Yusho GmbH, the German co-publisher of ...

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LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga – Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, DS

30 August 2007, 14:24

It's based on all six Star Wars films, has loads of extra bits and the typical humour we've come to expect from Traveller's Tales... Oh, and you get to swing ...

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Pro Evolution Soccer(PES) 2008: A word of warning - Xbox 360/PS3

30 August 2007, 13:28

On occasions, I can get unnecessarily aggressive when I'm playing a football videogame, especially if the person who I'm playing against scores the same goals over and over by using ...

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Hands-on with Wii Zapper and Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles - Wii

30 August 2007, 12:39

It's Resident Evil, but not as we know it. Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles bears some of the trademarks of the ever popular survival horror game series, but the game has ...

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Fracture – Xbox 360, PS3

30 August 2007, 12:32

Fracture is a new FPS from Lucasarts that extrapolates current world issues, throws them forward several hundred years and then turns the whole lot into a terra-morphing shooter with unscripted, ...

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Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock - Xbox 360, PS3, Wii

30 August 2007, 10:10

Ok so we’ve already told you a fair bit about Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, but how about a bit more info on the game itself and some pics ...

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Ageia go mobile with a custom PhysX PPU

29 August 2007, 16:41

Whilst busy getting my arse thoroughly blown around in Unreal Tournament 3, I had to pause from the carnage to take a few snaps of the new PhysX Mobile chip, ...

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Ageia PhysX - it really works!

29 August 2007, 14:38

Over on the Ageia stand at the Leipzig Games Convention 2007, we sat down with the guys who justifiably proudly showed off their Ageia specific Unreal Tournament 3 levels which, ...

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Hands-on: LAIR - PS3

29 August 2007, 13:27

In a world ravaged by endless conflict and natural disaster, a call for peace turns into a bloodbath of betrayal and deceit.

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Midnight Club: Los Angeles - Xbox 360, PS3

29 August 2007, 10:53

I can see that Rockstar, once again, have something special on their hands because Midnight Club: Los Angeles, from what I’ve seen, is pant wettingly gorgeous…

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The stats from Games Convention 2007

29 August 2007, 10:25

The statistics have been calculated for this year's Games Convention in Leipzig and once again it has been a successful event.

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Hands-on: Uncharted: Drake's Fortune - PS3

28 August 2007, 15:00

Amongst the PS3 exclusives on show at this year’s Games Convention was Uncharted Drake's Fortune for PS3. At first glance, at second glance and even third glance the game resembles ...

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Hands-on: Condemned 2: Bloodshot - Xbox 360

28 August 2007, 13:06

Featuring an all-new fighting mechanic and online multiplayer functionality, Condemned 2: Bloodshot is a first-person action thriller that plans to immerse players in a world of psychological terror.

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Half Life 2: Episode 2

28 August 2007, 13:00

Episode 2 focuses on massive outdoor environments, so whereas Episode 1 was nearly entirely indoors with lots of rooms and corridors, Episode 2 sees us outside, exploring a vast open ...

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Borderlands - PC, Xbox 360, PS3

28 August 2007, 10:33

Over in the 2K Games booth at Games Convention 2007 we’ve been treated to the world premiere of Bordelands, a new shooter from the Gearbox team that’s already been in ...

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Hands-on with HAZE - PS3

24 August 2007, 14:55

The influence of the developer's past work on Far Cry, Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter and Timesplitters was all to evident in the playable demo of Ubisoft's first person shooter, Haze ...

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Turning Point Fall of Liberty - Xbox 360, PS3 and PC

24 August 2007, 10:34

What if Winston Churchill had died on December 13, 1931 after he was struck by a cab while crossing 5th Ave. in New York, and wasn’t alive to rally the ...

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Try out new mystery action adventure on PS3

24 August 2007, 10:07

Sony Computer Entertainment Europe has announced that the Folklore demo shown at Leipzig is now available for PAL PS3 owners to download on PlayStation Store

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The Club - Xbox 360, PS3, PC

24 August 2007, 09:58

When we asked other journalists and members of the public what games have been amongst their favourites at this year's Games Convention, many have come to the same conclusion and ...

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Crysis - DX10 hands-on!

24 August 2007, 01:04

Up in the Electronic Arts offices here at Games Convention 2007, the Crytek boys were in full flow showing off their highly anticipated shooter, Crysis...

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Midway reveal 5 new Nintendo titles

23 August 2007, 23:16

Midway Games have announced five new titles that five new titles are in development exclusively for Nintendo systems.

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Ferrari Challenge to take on Gran Turismo - PS3 hands-on

23 August 2007, 22:28

Following the System 3 press conference at Leipzig, Mark Cane, CEO of game developer System 3, told HEXUS.gaming that his new PS3 title, Ferrari Challenge, has the edge over Gran ...

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Far Cry 2 - PC

23 August 2007, 22:24

From the outset Ubisoft wanted Far Cry 2 to have some form of continuity with the original Far Cry but don’t expect Jack and his loud shirt to make a ...

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Emergent technology levels the console development playing field

23 August 2007, 22:04

Emergent, a provider of middle-ware development tools are showing off a new technology that'll finally kill off that "PS3 is hard to develop for" story.

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SBK - Superbike Championship coming to PS3

23 August 2007, 20:29

SBK: World Superbike Championiship, which has already been released on PS2 and PSP and is soon to be released on Xbox 360 and PC, has now been confirmed for PS3, ...

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Warhammer Battle March - Xbox 360

23 August 2007, 20:01

Warhammer Battle March's game designer has been doing his research and tells us that he's played all the RTS titles so far on Xbox 360 in a bid to see ...

GC 2007 0

The Bourne Conspiracy - Xbox 360, PS3

23 August 2007, 19:29

The challenge for High Moon Studios in developing The Bourne Conspiracy game for the Xbox 360 and PS3, has been to stay true to the books and films and not ...

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It looks like Crysis but does it play like Crysis?

23 August 2007, 19:21

Not one, but two great looking games from software developer Techland were on show in Leipzig. This time we're taking a look at Warhound, the free-roaming FPS that bears more ...

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Prototype rips up New York

23 August 2007, 18:57

Set in a realistic game world which faithfully recreates New York, you play the role of Alex, a young man who wakes up one morning with no recollection of who ...

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Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare - Xbox 360 hands-on!

23 August 2007, 18:48

Activision's latest shooter, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare is where I took up the joypad as my band of SAS troops attack a cargo ship at sea in search ...

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Dead Island - Xbox 360 & PC

23 August 2007, 18:37

Hidden in the depths of the Leipzig business centre was a game that immediately attracted our attention due to its quality of graphics. The game is Dead Island, a title ...

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Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron - PSP

23 August 2007, 07:23

Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron is the previously untold story of a ragtag ensemble of battle-hardened rogues and scoundrels assembled by Han Solo... and it's just for the PSP!

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Enemy Territory: Quake Wars – now with bots!

23 August 2007, 07:20

We sat down with Paul Wedgwood from Splash Damage for a quick chat about his soon to be released Enemy Territory: Quake Wars and he had some cracking news for ...

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TimeShift sports Havok 4.5 physics

23 August 2007, 07:11

Not only is the game sooo close to being done, it now sports Havok 4.5 physics which has opened up loads of intuitive gameplay options.

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Guitar Hero III to come with Gibson Les Paul Wireless guitar

22 August 2007, 18:49

Red Octane show off the new wireless guitars for Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock and the Xbox 360 Gibson Les Paul is a something a bit special

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Midway to bring out the big guns - UTIII and more

22 August 2007, 18:43

The news from the Midway press conference, including their plans to focus on quality and not quantity.

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You won't need top end kit to run Crysis

22 August 2007, 18:30

An Electronic Arts bod has let slip that Crysis, the highly anticipated shooter from Crytek, doesn't need an uber system to run...

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Xbox 360 rejected as EA team up with Playstation for FIFA World Cup

22 August 2007, 18:17

Microsoft left out in cold as EA team up with Sony for global FIFA tournament.

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SpeedBall 2 - PC

22 August 2007, 18:07

We hooked up with Frogster Interactive to take a look at their new version of the Amiga classic, Speedball 2.

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Vivendi announce and showcase WET

22 August 2007, 18:03

Up until this morning, no-one knew of the existence of WET, Vivendi’s new third person action shooter which, whilst pushing all the usual buttons for excitement and playability, promises to ...

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Mafia 2 unveiled in Leipzig

22 August 2007, 17:24

Mafia 2 was confirmed and unveiled in Leipzig this afternoon, with press being treated to the game's first promotional trailer.

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SLASH playable in Guitar Hero III

22 August 2007, 11:36

The legendary SLASH will be a playable character in the next game in the Guitar Hero Series.

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Nominations revelead for Game of the Show

22 August 2007, 11:25

The title "Best of GC" is awarded by the GC - Games Convention for the most outstanding product performances of the computer and video game sector. Today the eleven-member jury ...

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FIFA 08 exclusive announcement - Xbox 360/PS3

22 August 2007, 09:03

Jo Booth, the Leeds Utd loving Producer of FIFA 08 has just revealed gameplay elements for FIFA 08.

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