Late Night Consoling
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The Evil Dead Arise on Consoles
[ps2] [xbox]THQ revealed today that development has been underway for quite some time on Evil Dead Regeneration, a follow-up to the Sam Raimi movie, Evil Dead 2. Ash returns, complete with the voice of Bruce Campbell, as he fights off more of the dead after being institutionalized for supposedly killing his friends. Cranky Pants Games is developing the game and hope to have it ready sometime this summer.
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Forza Gone Gold
[xbox]It's official: the oft-delayed Forza Motorsport is finished. Microsoft Game Studios revealed that their Gran Turismo-killer has gone gold and will pull into stores on May 3. Check out info about the game on their site.
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MotoGP4 Announced
[ps2]Namco announced the next sequel in the MotoGP series, MotoGP4. A few upgrades for this version will be new riders and all three engine classes. 16 different maps will be included. This title will be exclusive to the PS2 and set for release in the third quarter of this year.
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Pac-Man to Eat Up the DS
[ds]Namco Hometek revealed that their latest Pac-Man title for the Nintendo DS, Pac'N Roll, will hit sometime this summer. The premise is that "the game allows players to control a spherical Pac-Man with the stylus by rolling, dashing and bouncing around the environment with unprecedented ease."
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Untold Legends Gets a Sequel
[psp]According to retailers, Untold Legends: Brotherhood of the Blade has been the top seller for the PSP. That positivity is fueling Sony Online Entertainment as they revealed that development is underway on a sequel. "As I speak we are working on the development of UL II for the PSP in addition to other product strategies to bring the UL brand to other platforms," said SOE Brand Manager Chris Sturr in an interview with GameDaily.
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DL New Content for Snowblind
[xbox]Xbox Live gamers can download a new level for Eidos' Project: Snowblind. Called Repair Bay, the map "consists of several multistory repair hangars, flanking a set of administrative offices in the middle." It is available now for free.
Misc. Media/Previews
PS2
Another preview of Haunting Ground, this time at GameSpot.
Xbox
GameSpot has multiplayer impressions of Conker Live & Reloaded.
Portable
GamesAreFun has a boatload of images for Nintendogs (DS) and some of Snowboard Kids DS and Bomberman: Panic Bomber (PSP). GameSpot brings us screens of Kirby: Canvas Curse (DS). IGN gives us the low down on Star Wars Episode III (GBA).
Multi
Game Informer has new media for Killer 7 (PS2, GCN). GamerFeed takes a look at Stars Wars: Revenge of the Sith (PS2, Xbox). IGN goes hands-on with Conflict: Global Terror (PS2, Xbox).
Console Game Of The Evening [Submit Yours!]
James Pond: Robocod for the Sega Genesis. "The first time I saw this game I feel in love with it. A fish with a expending robotic mid-section and a bathtub for a vehicle? An instant classic!" (submitted by MaverickUK).
