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bltzkriegmcanon · 03-01-2004, 12:49 PM

Hot off the presses from ign.com

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March 01, 2004 - Ending all the constant speculation about the next installment of the Grand Theft Auto series, publisher Rockstar Games has announced that Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is indeed coming out. In the press release unveiled this morning, it was revealed that GTA: San Andreas will be an exclusive title for the PlayStation 2 and will be released on October 19, 2004.

In the past few months, the latest Grand Theft Auto has continuously been rumored as Grand Theft Auto: Sin City, Grand Theft Auto 5, and Grand Theft Auto: Next Episode. To make things even more confusing, Rockstar Games registered those names for internet sites in addition to other titles like Grand Theft Auto: Bogota and Grand Theft Auto: Tokyo. Unless these are potential future cities for the franchise, these names were most likely done to create red herrings for the press and fans of the series.

In the original Grand Theft Auto, San Andreas was a city that was based on San Francisco. Sections of the city in the game had names that were variations of the names of different Bay Area neighborhoods. With the hilly nature of the city by the bay, gamers might be seeing some more terrain than previous installments.

With over 11.5 million copies of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and over 10.5 million copies of Grand Theft Auto 3 being sold worldwide, there's a lot of pressure to make the next installment live up to the name. Leslie Benzies, President of developer Rockstar North, acknowledged this by stating, "We are extremely humbled by the success of the Grand Theft Auto series and it has made us push ourselves further than ever to create a title in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas that will hopefully redefine the Grand Theft Auto series and revolutionize open-ended gameplay and video game production values.

Ain't that some shit. Better add that to the list then.

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

bltzkriegmcanon · 04-27-2004, 11:50 AM

mr sticky · 04-28-2004, 05:20 AM

You know I'm going to have to add Ratchet and Clank: Up Your Arsenal to the list. It's supposed to be as big as Going Commando and the original combined. I give GC five big stars.

bltzkriegmcanon · 06-06-2004, 10:23 AM

Time to bump this thread again, this time I'll say that Metroid Prime 2: Echoes is gonna be hot shit.

Mr.Deflok · 06-06-2004, 01:06 PM

Definately, Metroid Prime is my all time favourite game ever, beating out Sonic and Knuckles is a hard achievement.

Also...
SPLINTER CELL 3
PRINCE OF PERSIA 2
MYST 4: REVELATION
Fuck, Ubi-Soft is looking hot right now.

Stompy · 06-06-2004, 01:42 PM

Easy: GTA San Andreas and Metroid Prime 2.

GTA:SA is gonna be HUGE. Each of the areas in San Andreas are as big as Vice City.

I'd say FF12, but that's not till next year.

bltzkriegmcanon · 06-24-2004, 06:39 PM

Time to bring this thread back to the top, but don't fret, I wouldn't bump this thread unless there was some good news to come along with it. Your friends at Team Ninja have decided to pass along a little bit more goodness through Xbox Live! in the form of Ninja Gaiden 1.1. Read up and get knowledgable here at http://xbox.ign.com/articles/525/525886p1.html.

notthebeachball · 06-27-2004, 10:40 AM

is going to be insane. It will own my life come October.

bltzkriegmcanon · 07-14-2004, 10:55 AM

Ahh skeet skeet skeet skeet!

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Welcome to id Software's Finger Service V1.5!

Name: Todd Hollenshead
Email:
Description: CEO
Project:
Last Updated: 07/14/2004 12:36:49 (Central Standard Time)
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7-14-2004 11:52 AM CDT

IT'S DONE!!!!!!!

Yes, this is the official word that DOOM 3 has been code released and has been approved for manufacturing!
It won't be long now until the anticipation ends and the PH34R begins ;-) We literally just hung up with
Activision and have confirmed that our latest release candidate has been mutually approved and is finally
GOLD. Thanks to everyone for their patience (yeah right! =) and for everyone at id, Activision and our
numerous partners for helping us create what I believe is absolutely the best game we have ever made.

So, the next question is release dates. Retailers in the States will be allowed to pick up games starting
at 12:01 AM on August 3rd. The official street date is actually August 5th in the U.S.A., but some of
your favorite stores will probably have it early for those of you who have to have it first. Check with
your local retailer for that information.

Internationally, the game will take a few more days to make it to the store shelves. The UK will probably get it first, on or about August 6th. Everywhere else will probably be Friday, August 13th (que Twilight Zone Theme) or close to that date, with just a few exceptions (e.g. Russia and Poland). This isn't
because we don't have love for you folks outside the U.S., but the localization and manufacturing process
takes a bit longer outside the U.S. where we will have JVC run 24/7 to get the units built. I guess the
European manufacturers prefer to give their employees nights and weekends off. Go figure!

The champagne is flowing here at id and smiles abound!

I'll update again with some DOOM 3 preparation tips (not what hardware to buy - you'll have to wait for
a programmer for that sort of thing). In the meantime, I want to see those "DOOM 3 GOLD!!!" threads set
new records for swamping message board servers, destroying productivity, and post counts ;-)

Recapping today's headlines....DOOM 3 GOLD!!!

bltzkriegmcanon · 07-15-2004, 07:11 AM

*Apologizes for double post*

I normally wouldn't do this, but since this is some pretty big news, I'm gonna post it anways, and NOT start a new thread or 20 (ahem, Doom 3).

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Microsoft announced today some special recongition for the brighter, more elite set of gamers savvy enough to pre-order a copy of Fable. If done so at participating retailers (including faves GameStop and EBGames), the lucky gamer in question will also receive a bonus DVD full of Fable-icious materials.

The DVD includes an extensive "Making Of" documentary featuring interviews with famed designer Peter Molyneux, as well as Simon Carter and Ian Lovett. You'll also get playable demos of Sudeki, RalliSport Challenge 2 and Top Spin, as well as trailers for Forza Motorsport, Jade Empire, Conker: Live and Reloaded and MechAssault 2: Lone Wolf. Pretty snazzy.

As a tasty bonus bit, Microsoft has also confirmed a September 14 release for the ambitious RPG. Very sweet.

September 14? Sounds good to me. If you wanna see it from the source, here's the link.

bltzkriegmcanon · 07-15-2004, 12:01 PM

*Apologizes for triple post*
From IGN:

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In a new update to his .plan file today (it's a geek thing), id Software CEO Todd Hollenshead commented on an issue nearly as high on PC gamer's minds as DOOM 3's retail status: the status of the DOOM 3 demo. The good news? There will be one. What remains to be clarified is when:

"Demo: our priority was finishing the game first and now we are turning our attention to the demo. I don't have any information to share regarding any specific content, but I don't believe that we have ever disappointed in that regard in the past. We will release the demo as soon as it's done, but this probably won't happen until after the game has arrived on U.S. store shelves."

Normally this would be disheartening, but given that the game's August 3 release is mere weeks away, we figure most of you will be working with the full retail version as it is. Could be worse, huh?

Ah, so it's coming out after the game comes out, big deal. Most likely, I'll probably be playing the game already.

The article can be found here.

bltzkriegmcanon · 07-20-2004, 06:30 AM

Ok, now that I've quintiple-posted, I'm pretty sure that no one's really interested in this thread, but in any case I'm gonna say this. I was browsing through IGN earlier this morning, and I had to say it, November is gonna be one busy fucking month. Outside of what's happening on GC (Metroid Prime 2: Echoes) and XBOX (Halo 2), here's what's going for PS2. This is incredible.

11/01 - ATV Offroad Fury
11/01 - Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2
11/02 - Call Of Duty Finest Hour
11/02 - The Lord Of The Rings: The Third Age
11/09 - Ratchet And Clank: Up Your Arsenal
11/09 - Spyro: A Hero's Tail
11/15 - Goldeneye 2: Rogue Agent
11/15 - Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
11/16 - Gran Turismo 4
11/16 - Prince of Persia 2
11/17 - Need For Speed Underground 2
11/23 - Jak 2
11/23 - Midnight Club 3: DUB Foundation

I know there are far more games coming out for GC and XBOX in that month too, but damn, that's a lot of good fucking franchises splashing down in a short period of time.

After calculating the cost of all these must-haves, it's gonna be at least $695.50 with tax. DAMN!!! And that's just PS2!
Now for XBOX:

11/01 - Call of Duty: Finest Hour
11/02 - The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age
11/02 - Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2
11/08 - Halo 2
11/08 - Dance Dance Revolution Ultramix 2
11/09 - Halo 2: Limited Collector's Edition
11/09 - Spyro: A Hero's Tail
11/15 - GoldenEye: Rogue Agent
11/16 - Forza Motorsport
11/16 - Need for Speed Underground 2
11/16 - Prince of Persia 2
11/23 - Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition

Aaagggh! $642 for Xbox!!!
GC:

11/02 - Call of Duty: Finest Hour
11/02 - The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age
11/02 - Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2
11/09 - Spyro: A Hero's Tail
11/15 - GoldenEye: Rogue Agent
11/15 - Metroid Prime 2 Echoes
11/16 - Baten Kaitos
11/16 - Prince of Persia 2
11/16 - Resident Evil 4
11/17 - Need for Speed Underground 2
11/29 - Star Fox 2

Well, what a relief, only $588 for the GC route. Damn, what a collection. If you get all the console exclusives plus the ones that aren't exclusives, you still end up with 18 damn games!!! Holy bejesus! That's $963, all for the best and brightest the consoles have to offer us!!! Granted, you might not buy all these games, you may just buy one, maybe even just one from one console, but shit, you cant' say that the big guns aren't being whipped out this year!

John Falcon · 07-21-2004, 02:01 AM

I don't know but when Halo 2 comes out in 2006...look out!

bltzkriegmcanon · 07-21-2004, 11:58 AM

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Originally posted by John Falcon
I don't know but when Halo 2 comes out in 2006...look out!

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Originally posted by bltzkriegmcanon11/08 - Halo 2

11/09 - Halo 2: Limited Collector's Edition

Those dates pertain to this year! 2004! Can you believe it!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!omg lol!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1111one rofl plz thx k thanks bye.

dnd · 09-30-2004, 01:30 PM

Grand Theft Auto:SA...its gonna rock!

twilightfoix · 09-30-2004, 11:14 PM

good for '04 hmm? where should i begin?

Top four most anticipated hands down are:
1. Fable
2. Halo 2
3. GTA: San Andreas
4. Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (at least it's looking for an '04 launch but '04 is coming to an end soon and it still has no release date)

The good games of '04 that have already been released:
1. Star Wars: KOTOR
2. Tales of Symphonia
3. Ninja Gaiden
4. Burnout 3 (apparently was really good though i've never played,but gamespot gave it one of the highest ratings i've seen them give yet, 9.5/10)

Sleepers would have to be:
1. Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles
2. Star Wars Battlefront (Is actually an enjoyable game)
3. Viewtiful Joe 2 (liked the 1st one, hope the second one meets the expectations)
4. DBZ Budokai 3 (will come out hopwfully before the end of the year)
5. Pikmin 2 was a good one
6. Need for Speed: Underground

Technically it came out in '03 but Soul Calibur II is still, hands down, the best fighting game outPERIOD

Eight · 10-01-2004, 04:46 AM

My view on top PC games 04

Call of Duty (and add on)
Joint Ops
Dawn of War
Farcry
Doom3
Star wars KOTOR
Halflife 2 (when it out

).

crooks · 10-01-2004, 07:39 AM

HL2, it's all about HL2.

And maybe GTA San Andreas.

But really HL2. Gabe Newell, are you listening?

freddy b · 10-17-2004, 03:10 PM

i am looking forward to these:
new oddworld''s game stranger
don't know if it will be out this year though i hope so
need for speed underground 2
halo 2
prince of persia 2 yeah should be awsome
forza
juiced
nba street 3
new colin rally 5

just some favs of mine

lpj8 · 10-17-2004, 03:54 PM

I'm really looking forward to Halo 2. I've preordered already and will be picking it up on Tuesday, the 9th at Midnight. I can't wait for the multiplayer goodness.
I think Forza has a chance to be something special as well.

mkultra · 10-17-2004, 06:53 PM

My current must buy list stands thusly:

Half-life 2
Vampire:Bloodlines
Call of Cthulhu

ark Corners of the Earth

Esoteric · 10-18-2004, 09:19 PM

Can't wait to play GTA: San Andreas & Halo 2!

04-27-2004, 11:50 AM	#42 (permalink)
bltzkriegmcanon Holy Knight of The Alliance Location: Stormwind, The Eastern Kingdoms, Azeroth	BUMP __________________ What do you say to one last showdown? - Ocelot, Metal Gear Solid 3 The password is "Who are the Patriots?" and "La-Li-Lu-Le-Lo." "La-Li-Lu-Le-Lo." Gotcha. - The Colonel and Snake, Metal Gear Solid 3

04-28-2004, 05:20 AM	#43 (permalink)
mr sticky Psycho Location: NC	You know I'm going to have to add Ratchet and Clank: Up Your Arsenal to the list. It's supposed to be as big as Going Commando and the original combined. I give GC five big stars. __________________ The sad thing is... as you get older you come to realize that you don't so much pilot your life, as you just try to hold on, in a screaming, defiant ball of white-knuckle anxious fury

06-06-2004, 10:23 AM	#44 (permalink)
bltzkriegmcanon Holy Knight of The Alliance Location: Stormwind, The Eastern Kingdoms, Azeroth	Time to bump this thread again, this time I'll say that Metroid Prime 2: Echoes is gonna be hot shit. __________________ What do you say to one last showdown? - Ocelot, Metal Gear Solid 3 The password is "Who are the Patriots?" and "La-Li-Lu-Le-Lo." "La-Li-Lu-Le-Lo." Gotcha. - The Colonel and Snake, Metal Gear Solid 3

06-06-2004, 01:42 PM	#46 (permalink)
Stompy Banned from being Banned Location: Donkey	Easy: GTA San Andreas and Metroid Prime 2. GTA:SA is gonna be HUGE. Each of the areas in San Andreas are as big as Vice City. I'd say FF12, but that's not till next year. __________________ I love lamp. Last edited by Stompy; 06-06-2004 at 01:45 PM..

06-24-2004, 06:39 PM	#47 (permalink)
bltzkriegmcanon Holy Knight of The Alliance Location: Stormwind, The Eastern Kingdoms, Azeroth	Time to bring this thread back to the top, but don't fret, I wouldn't bump this thread unless there was some good news to come along with it. Your friends at Team Ninja have decided to pass along a little bit more goodness through Xbox Live! in the form of Ninja Gaiden 1.1. Read up and get knowledgable here at http://xbox.ign.com/articles/525/525886p1.html. __________________ What do you say to one last showdown? - Ocelot, Metal Gear Solid 3 The password is "Who are the Patriots?" and "La-Li-Lu-Le-Lo." "La-Li-Lu-Le-Lo." Gotcha. - The Colonel and Snake, Metal Gear Solid 3

06-06-2004, 01:06 PM	#45 (permalink)
Mr.Deflok Blood + Fire Location: New Zealand	Definately, Metroid Prime is my all time favourite game ever, beating out Sonic and Knuckles is a hard achievement. Also... SPLINTER CELL 3 PRINCE OF PERSIA 2 MYST 4: REVELATION Fuck, Ubi-Soft is looking hot right now.

06-27-2004, 10:40 AM	#48 (permalink)
notthebeachball Upright	San Andreas... is going to be insane. It will own my life come October.

07-20-2004, 06:30 AM	#52 (permalink)
bltzkriegmcanon Holy Knight of The Alliance Location: Stormwind, The Eastern Kingdoms, Azeroth	Ok, now that I've quintiple-posted, I'm pretty sure that no one's really interested in this thread, but in any case I'm gonna say this. I was browsing through IGN earlier this morning, and I had to say it, November is gonna be one busy fucking month. Outside of what's happening on GC (Metroid Prime 2: Echoes) and XBOX (Halo 2), here's what's going for PS2. This is incredible. 11/01 - ATV Offroad Fury 11/01 - Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2 11/02 - Call Of Duty Finest Hour 11/02 - The Lord Of The Rings: The Third Age 11/09 - Ratchet And Clank: Up Your Arsenal 11/09 - Spyro: A Hero's Tail 11/15 - Goldeneye 2: Rogue Agent 11/15 - Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater 11/16 - Gran Turismo 4 11/16 - Prince of Persia 2 11/17 - Need For Speed Underground 2 11/23 - Jak 2 11/23 - Midnight Club 3: DUB Foundation I know there are far more games coming out for GC and XBOX in that month too, but damn, that's a lot of good fucking franchises splashing down in a short period of time. After calculating the cost of all these must-haves, it's gonna be at least $695.50 with tax. DAMN!!! And that's just PS2! Now for XBOX: 11/01 - Call of Duty: Finest Hour 11/02 - The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age 11/02 - Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2 11/08 - Halo 2 11/08 - Dance Dance Revolution Ultramix 2 11/09 - Halo 2: Limited Collector's Edition 11/09 - Spyro: A Hero's Tail 11/15 - GoldenEye: Rogue Agent 11/16 - Forza Motorsport 11/16 - Need for Speed Underground 2 11/16 - Prince of Persia 2 11/23 - Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition Aaagggh! $642 for Xbox!!! GC: 11/02 - Call of Duty: Finest Hour 11/02 - The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age 11/02 - Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2 11/09 - Spyro: A Hero's Tail 11/15 - GoldenEye: Rogue Agent 11/15 - Metroid Prime 2 Echoes 11/16 - Baten Kaitos 11/16 - Prince of Persia 2 11/16 - Resident Evil 4 11/17 - Need for Speed Underground 2 11/29 - Star Fox 2 Well, what a relief, only $588 for the GC route. Damn, what a collection. If you get all the console exclusives plus the ones that aren't exclusives, you still end up with 18 damn games!!! Holy bejesus! That's $963, all for the best and brightest the consoles have to offer us!!! Granted, you might not buy all these games, you may just buy one, maybe even just one from one console, but shit, you cant' say that the big guns aren't being whipped out this year! __________________ What do you say to one last showdown? - Ocelot, Metal Gear Solid 3 The password is "Who are the Patriots?" and "La-Li-Lu-Le-Lo." "La-Li-Lu-Le-Lo." Gotcha. - The Colonel and Snake, Metal Gear Solid 3 Last edited by bltzkriegmcanon; 07-20-2004 at 06:49 AM..

07-21-2004, 02:01 AM	#53 (permalink)
John Falcon Psycho Location: New York, CA	I don't know but when Halo 2 comes out in 2006...look out!

09-30-2004, 01:30 PM	#55 (permalink)
dnd Psycho Location: London...no longer a student	Grand Theft Auto:SA...its gonna rock! __________________ "Never underestimate a dumb question"-- Brandon Boyd

09-30-2004, 11:14 PM	#56 (permalink)
twilightfoix Insane Location: in the clouds ;)	good for '04 hmm? where should i begin? Top four most anticipated hands down are: 1. Fable 2. Halo 2 3. GTA: San Andreas 4. Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (at least it's looking for an '04 launch but '04 is coming to an end soon and it still has no release date) The good games of '04 that have already been released: 1. Star Wars: KOTOR 2. Tales of Symphonia 3. Ninja Gaiden 4. Burnout 3 (apparently was really good though i've never played,but gamespot gave it one of the highest ratings i've seen them give yet, 9.5/10) Sleepers would have to be: 1. Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles 2. Star Wars Battlefront (Is actually an enjoyable game) 3. Viewtiful Joe 2 (liked the 1st one, hope the second one meets the expectations) 4. DBZ Budokai 3 (will come out hopwfully before the end of the year) 5. Pikmin 2 was a good one 6. Need for Speed: Underground Technically it came out in '03 but Soul Calibur II is still, hands down, the best fighting game outPERIOD

10-01-2004, 04:46 AM	#57 (permalink)
Eight Crazy Location: UK	My view on top PC games 04 Call of Duty (and add on) Joint Ops Dawn of War Farcry Doom3 Star wars KOTOR Halflife 2 (when it out ).

10-01-2004, 07:39 AM	#58 (permalink)
crooks Upright	HL2, it's all about HL2. And maybe GTA San Andreas. But really HL2. Gabe Newell, are you listening?

10-17-2004, 03:10 PM	#59 (permalink)
freddy b Upright	i am looking forward to these: new oddworld''s game stranger don't know if it will be out this year though i hope so need for speed underground 2 halo 2 prince of persia 2 yeah should be awsome forza juiced nba street 3 new colin rally 5 just some favs of mine

10-17-2004, 03:54 PM	#60 (permalink)
lpj8 Crazy Location: U.S.A	I'm really looking forward to Halo 2. I've preordered already and will be picking it up on Tuesday, the 9th at Midnight. I can't wait for the multiplayer goodness. I think Forza has a chance to be something special as well.

10-18-2004, 09:19 PM	#62 (permalink)
Esoteric Tired Location: Florida	Can't wait to play GTA: San Andreas & Halo 2! __________________ From a head full of pressure rests the senses that I clutch Made a date with Divinity, but she wouldn't let me fuck I got touched by a hazy shaded, God help me change Caught a rush on the floor from the life in my veins

10-17-2004, 06:53 PM	#61 (permalink)
mkultra Crazy Location: Wylds of the Western Reserve	My current must buy list stands thusly: Half-life 2 Vampire:Bloodlines Call of Cthulhuark Corners of the Earth __________________ In the words of Jello: "Punk ain't no religious cult,punk means thinking for yourself. You ain't hardcore cause you spike your hair, when a jock still lives inside your head."