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- Eidos Interactive has revealed official details on Lara Croft's next adventure - Tomb
Raider: The Angel of Darkness, which will be released for both PlayStation 2 and
PC by the end of this year. Lara Croft is darker, edgier, and headed for a world of
trouble. Eidos / Core has planned a total of 4 new episodes for the series, with this the
first one. This time the game will have more stealth action like in Metal Gear Solid, she
can also interact with other AI characters in the quest. Another character named Curtis
will become a second playable character in the game. Here are some latest screen shots.
 
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- Here are some latest screen shots of Konami's PlayStation 2 RPG Genso
Suikoden III, the game is scheduled for release in Japan this summer. The story
begins in the Grasslands, which inhabited by nomadic clans. There are multiple leading
characters in the game, including the Karaya clan Hugo, the knight Chris and the Harmonia
commander Geddoe. The player will rotate between the three characters, the decisions you
made with one character will affect the scenarios for the others in the game.....
  
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- Square has revealed the official names of the high level job classes in Final
Fantasy XI, the job change function can be performed at the Mog House in the towns.
Once you have changed the job, your previous job will become a support job. Here is the
list of new jobs: Paladin, Dark Knight, Ranger, Bard, Beast Master.....
 
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- Here are two new PlayStation 2 Preview Videos from SCEJ:
- BAM! Entertainment announced they will be publishing Sony Computer Entertainment
Europe's WipEout Fusion and Dropship in US this spring.
- Square has rescheduled the PlayStation 2 baseball game Nichibeikan Pro Baseball:
Final League for an April 25 release in Japan, the sequel of Square's popular baseball
simulator which features licensed teams from both Japanese and American major leagues.
- Bandai has confirmed that they will release the PS2 RPG .Hack in US, but the
localization process may take as long as a year due to the large amount of voice acting in
the game.
- RUMOR: A Japanese voice actor of the Dead or Alive series mentioned that Tecmo
is developing a new sequel of the game for PlayStation 2.
A R C A D E / M U L T I
- Here are some of the latest Japanese game review scores:
- Tekken 4 (Namco, PS2) - 8, 9, 9, 10 (36/40)
- Kingdom Hearts (Square, PS2) - 8, 9, 8, 8 (33/40)
- Shining Soul (Sega, GBA) - 7, 8, 8, 8 (31/40)
- Noise Factory announced a new Neo Geo arcade fighting game called Rage of the
Dragon, the game is developed by Evoga Co., beta test for the game will begin on March
29 in Japanese arcade center Osaka NeoGeo Land.
- Eolith announced a new game poll for the upcoming The King of Fighters 2002,
users can vote for 3 characters that they would like to see a come back in KOF2002, and 3
characters they would like to remove from the game. The vote can be submitted directly by
email to the address kofmaster@eolith.co.kr.
H A N D H E L D S
- Namco is working on a new GameBoy Advance tennis game called Family Tennis Advance,
the game is scheduled for release in Japan on June 14, 2002.
- RUMOR: Capcom is planning to release a GameBoy Advance version of the classic action
game Ghouls n' Ghosts, it is still uncertain whether this is a port of the classic
game or a new title. The game is scheduled for release this summer.
G A M E C U B E
- Capcom will release the US version of Resident Evil for GameCube on April 30.
Here are the latest screen shots from the game's opening scene.
 
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X B O X
- Microsoft announced that they have sold 48,000 units of XBox in UK for the first week
of launch in Europe, with an unconfirmed initial shipment of 80,000 units. The average
game purchased per XBox console is 2.5, and the top selling game at launch is Halo.
- Microsoft is bringing the popular PC flight action game Crimson Skies: High
Road to Revenge to XBox in US this winter.
 
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- Rage / Majesco Games will release David Beckham Soccer for XBox in
June, for $49.99 US. The game features over 200 International and club teams, during the
match you will receive spot-on commentary from Ron Atkinson and Jonathon Pearce. In the
XBox version, you can personalize your teams, create your own stadiums and save your
replays to the hard drive.
 
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