E3

Infinium Labs debuts its Phantom Gaming Service at E3 in Los Angeles this week. In a game industry first, the company plans to provide the Phantom Gaming Service hardware free to consumers who sign a two-year contract for a basic subscription to its online gaming service at $29.95 per month. Consumers can also opt to buy the gaming "receiver" and required accessories without a commitment for $199, which will be credited back to their account over two years if they remain a subscriber.

May 7, 2004—Activision will showcase 10 key titles at the 2004 Electronic Entertainment Expo, taking place at the Los Angeles Convention Center from May 12-14. The company's lineup is comprised of high-profile entertainment properties and titles created by some of the industry's premier development talent. The slate includes games based on such highly anticipated movies as "Spider-Man 2," "DreamWorks' Shark Tale" and "Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events," as well as id Software's gripping 3D action game DOOM 3; The Creative Assembly's award-winning RTS game Rome: Total War, Peter Molyneux's innovative new simulation, The Movies and Call of Duty: Finest Hour, an original console game in the award-winning Call of Duty series. Read more

May 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Unveiling the most dynamic product portfolio it has ever assembled, Acclaim Entertainment, Inc., today announced their lineup that will be on display at this year's Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), being held at the Los Angeles Convention Center May 12-14. Acclaim's E3 2004 lineup features such highly-anticipated brands as 100 Bullets, Combat Elite: World War II Paratroopers, Juiced, SHOWDOWN: Legends of Wrestling, The Red Star and World Championship Rugby. Read more

May 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Vivendi Universal Games (VU Games) today announced its multi-platform product line-up for the 2004 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3). The company will showcase 18 highly anticipated titles, including: World of Warcraft from Blizzard Entertainment, marking VU Games' entry into the massively multi-player online role-playing games category, StarCraft: Ghost, a tactical-action console game set in Blizzard's epic StarCraft universe; Half-Life2, the sequel to the 1998 PC hit that won more than 50 game-of-the-year awards; Crash Twinsanity and Spyro: A Hero's Tail, the latest installments from two highly successful original character franchises; Van Helsing and The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay, titles based on major theatrical releases from Universal Pictures this spring; and Fight Club, a gritty fighting game based on the feature film from Fox Filmed Entertainment.Read more

Sony has introduced a first-of-its-kind product, EyeToy, a USB camera that uses motion-tracking technology to project player images on-screen. With this technology, the capabilities of the PlayStation 2 entertainment experience are greatly enhanced by capturing the player’s body movements and instantaneously transforming these images into on-screen interaction. Read more

May 15, 2003—Logitech just announced and previewed its next-generation force feedback wheel for the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system at the E3 tradeshow in Los Angeles. The Logitech Driving Force Pro, specifically designed for use with Polyphony Digital's upcoming Gran Turismo 4 racing simulation game on PlayStation 2, will be available at the title's launch. Pricing is not yet available.Read more

May 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Vivendi Universal Games (VU Games) announced today that the PC Strategy / Simulation game Evil Genius will be shown behind closed doors at the 2003 Electronic Entertainment Expo held at the Los Angeles Convention Center, May 14-16. Evil Genius is being developed by London-based Elixir Studios, and is scheduled for a Q3 2004 release.Read more

May 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Capcom, a worldwide leading publisher and developer of innovative games, today announced Steel Battalion -- Line of Contact, the next evolution in the battle-mech genre exclusively for the Xbox video game system from Microsoft and playable via Xbox Live. Based on the award-winning Steel Battalion phenomenon, Steel Battalion -- Line of Contact gives players the opportunity to once again use the most elaborate controller interface ever created to partake in futuristic military warfare. Ultra realistic visual effects and mech battles in the first or third person perspective create the ultimate mechanized military combat experience. Steel Battalion -- Line of Contact is scheduled to release in North America this winter.Read more

May 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NVIDIA today announced that it has teamed with Eidos Interactive to showcase select PC games, including Deus Ex: The Invisible War, Thief 3, and Republic at this week's Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) beginning May 14 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Each title will be showcased on PCs powered exclusively by the new NVIDIA GeForce FX 5900 series of graphics processing units (GPUs) to demonstrate the evolution of the cinematic PC gaming experience on the ultimate gaming platform.Read more

May 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Capcom today debuts Resident Evil Outbreak for the PlayStation2 computer entertainment system. One of the most talked about titles of the year, Resident Evil Outbreak supports both single player and online multiplayer game modes set within the Resident Evil world. Resident Evil Outbreak is played from the viewpoint of ordinary Raccoon City citizens. Now players can experience the horror with up to four concurrent players on network mode or enjoy various scenarios with one-player in off-line mode. Capcom plans to release Resident Evil Outbreak this winter. The Resident Evil series is one of the most successful video game franchises in history having sold more than 20 million units worldwide. The property became a major motion picture with the 2002 release of the Resident Evil movie starring Milla Jovovich who will reprise her role in the sequel that will begin shooting this August.Read more