Week of May 14, 2006


Game Reviews
May 20, 9:56 AM

We're slowly recovering from the sensory madness known as E3. This weekend we bring you eight new game reviews for you to read. We're planning another huge round of review in a few days along with more E3 hands-on footage and impressions.

  • The Outfit for the Xbox 360


  • Metal Gear Ac!d 2 for the Sony PSP


  • Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45 for the PC


  • Shadow Hearts: From the New World for the PlayStation 2


  • Galactic Civilizations 2: Dread Lords for the PC


  • Suikoden V for the PlayStation 2


  • Metroid Prime: Hunters for the Nintendo DS


  • Pokemon Trozei for the Nintendo DS



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    Design a car, win cool prizes
    May 18, 3:27 PM

    ATARI, INC. CELEBRATES DESIGN WEEK 2006 WITH TEST DRIVE® UNLIMITED’S BE A CAR DESIGNERR CONTEST

    Who: In recognition of Design Week 2006, Atari, Inc. announces the “Test Drive Unlimited Be a Car Designer” contest.

    Test Drive Unlimited is the ultimate lifestyle and automotive gaming experience packed with the world’s most luxurious vehicles, more than 1000 miles of diverse photo-realistic Hawaiian terrain, a challenging single player game and a host of online options with M.O.O.R.™: Massively Open Online Racing, which enables gamers to interact with thousands simultaneously. The game offers more than 100 licensed vehicles – cars AND bikes – from exclusive manufacturers that are fully customizable with unrivalled interior and exterior details and functions. Test Drive Unlimited will be available in September 2006 for the Xbox 360™ video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and the Windows platform.

    What: Car enthusiasts, novice designers, gamers and artists are invited to create an image of their dream concept car for the “Test Drive Unlimited – Be a Car Designer” contest. The Grand Prize Winner will have their car design implemented into Test Drive Unlimited as a fully functioning 3D vehicle driving alongside the world’s most recognizable cars such as the Lamborghini, Ferrari and Aston Martin. A monetary prize of $2,500 will also be awarded to the winning designer. All entrants are encouraged to draw on their fresh imaginations and invent original inspired vehicles that may be seen by millions.

    Become a part of this incredible world by entering the “Test Drive Unlimited – Be a Car Designer” contest and earn your rightful place beside the world’s most magnificent vehicles.

    Where: www.TestDriveUnlimited.com



    When: The "Test Drive Unlimited Be a Car Designer” contest officially begins at 12:00:01 am EDT May 18, 2006. All entries must be received before 11:59:59 pm EDT on June 30, 2006. The voting period begins at 12:00:01 am PDT July 1, 2006 and ends at 11:59:59 pm PST July 10, 2006. The Entry with the highest combination of number of votes and overall rating at the end of the voting period is the grand prize winner of the Contest. For full details and official rules please log on to www.TestDriveUnlimited.com

    Best Buy to sell custom Velocity Micro PCs
    May 18, 3:24 PM

    Velocity Micro Brings High Performance PCs to Mainstream Market with Participation in New Best Buy Custom Order PC Program


    The award-winning manufacturer’s dedication to delivering ultra performance enthusiast systems continues with recent news of Best Buy’s new program

    Richmond, Va., May 18, 2006—Velocity Micro, the premier manufacturer of ultra-performance PCs, reaffirms its commitment to high performance PCs with the recent news from E3 that it will now offer fully customized models of its award-winning gaming PCs in a new build to order program with Best Buy. Best Buy’s decision to bring Velocity Micro into this mainstream arena gives one indication of the industry’s focus shifting to higher performance PCs capable of handling a new generation of demanding applications like gaming and digital media work.

    Best Buy launched this new build to order program due to customer demand for better performing and more reliable PCs. The new consumer interest in enthusiast PCs capable of dispatching with gaming, digital media, and home entertainment is a relatively new development in the mainstream and one that Velocity Micro is uniquely equipped to meet.

    “We’re very excited to be a part of this innovative new program from Best Buy. Their dedication to the customer experience and commitment to providing an unsurpassed range of solutions are exactly in line with Velocity Micro’s mission of creating a fully customized system to meet the needs of each customer,” said Randy Copeland, President and CEO of Velocity Micro. “Best Buy customers deserve an unsurpassed technology solution that’s personalized for their needs, and Velocity Micro is exceptionally positioned to deliver that.”

    Visitors to Best Buy’s website will be able to custom-order desktops built to their specifications. Every Velocity Micro PC ordered via the build to order program will be hand-crafted to the industry’s highest standards of quality by using the best components available and then individually tuned and tested to ensure optimal performance. Buyers will also have access to industry-leading support staffed 24/7 by U.S.-based expert technicians.

    To further sate customer demand for new technology, Velocity Micro will offer new technology to customers on launch day, something it is able to do as a launch partner on all new major technology initiatives. To learn more about the build to order system, visit www.BestBuy.com.

    New BF2 Armored Fury screenshots
    May 15, 3:45 PM

    EA released a handful of screenshots for Armored Fury, their latest booster pack for Battlefield 2.

    Tiny Worlds available for download
    May 15, 3:35 PM

    Alawar Entertainment, publisher of 2D and 3D casual games for the PC, have announced that their latest title Tiny Worlds is now available to download and purchase. Click the images to read the announcement and se more screenshots.