Quote:While Nintendo and Sony have yet to release information about their next consoles Valve have confirmed they are working on Half-Life 2 for them.
The game is set to launch on the PC later this year and the Xbox soon after. Valve have now stated that they plan to launch Half-Life 2 on the PS3 and 'GameCube 2'.
Valve have also announced that they will release a number of special edition packs for the game. There will be a standard single-player version, a version with mutli-player options and a collector's edition with t-shirts, pens and other Half-Life 2 items.
So when it Nintendo going to release some screenshots from the latest built of the game? I'm sick of these crappy placeholder texture screenshots that they've released. I don't understand Nintendo's logic behind only releasing screenshots from an early build of a game that's supposed to come out in just a few months. Wouldn't it make sense to release the good screenshots? I think that's how some companies raise interest in a game.
Quote:September 05, 2003 - It looks as though another publisher is set to end support for Nintendo's GameCube console. Publisher Eidos Interactive yesterday revealed that due to a decrease in profitability it would not continue to develop for Nintendo's system.
The company's chief executive Mike McGarvey said that versions of big games would continue to be released for PlayStation 2, Xbox and PC.
"The GameCube is a declining business," said McGarvey, who added that traditionally Eidos has not invested heavily in Nintendo systems. "If other companies follow us, [Nintendo] will have a hard battle to fight."
Eidos recently released a port of Hitman 2: Silent Assassin for GameCube.
Source: The Times
Thankfully Eidos will not be publishing the next Time Splitters game, so it's all good. They were never planning to release any big titles to begin with, so ah well.
Any of you planning on watching the new season of 'Enterprise'? The first season was a big letdown but there were a handful of good episodes last season and I am intrigued by the new (albeit unoriginal) direction for season 3. I admit that I'm a big Trek geek so I'll probably watch most of the season unless it gets really bad, but I do hope that it gets better. There's so much potential...
Quote:Pikmin 2, the sequel to Nintendo's hit simulation title Pikmin, could be in for a great big delay. The title, formerly scheduled for a "Q4 2003" release date, has been pushed to May 1, 2004, according to numerous credible electronics retailers.
We contacted Nintendo of America to confirm the rumors but the company did not return our queries in time for publish.
Pikmin 2 situates players as space hero Olimar and his new pal Loojie as the duo travels to a planet infested by small creatures called Pikmin who act out orders like Lemmings. Players must orchestrate the Pikmin to defeat foes, build canals, dig through wall barriers, and more, in a real-time-strategy-like fashion. The first title received high praise for its intuitive blend of action and RTS mechanics and the sequel, complete with a two-player cooperative mode, looks every bit as poised to garner similar marks.
We all know that Nintendo delay games, but seven months?! And it isn't even that big of a game! I suppose it's possible they have something big planned for it, but marketting seems a more likely cause.
