|
|
 |
|
Jedi
Knight: Jedi Academy Preview (PC, Xbox) |
May 24, 2003 |
|
 After
Jedi Outcast, both PC and console gamers are drooling over the latest
installment of the Jedi Knight series.
Jedi Knight:
Jedi Academy opens up a whole new world of interactive Jedi
goodness. One of our many resident Star Wars nuts, Jeremy, has brought
back all the dirt on this stellar sequel.
Click here for
the preview. |
|
Fallout:
Brotherhood of Steel Preview (Xbox, PS2) |
|
 Among
PC gamers, the Fallout series is viewed as one of the greatest, and with
good reason. Interplay now hopes to bring the trademark humor and
attractive gameplay of Fallout to the console with
Fallout:
Brotherhood of Steel. Build on the BG:DA engine, the gameplay has
been overhauled for the
consoles. Click
here for more. |
|
Futurama
Preview (Xbox, PS2, GC) |
|
 FOX
Broadcasting is pending for a bending after announcing a Fall schedule
devoid of Futurama. Fortunately,
Futurama, the game,
will be hitting stores in August, and that makes us rabid fans a whole
lot happier. Featuring all the voices from the series, written by
Futurama writers, and overseen by Matt "da Man" Groening himself, this
is one action-adventure platform game we won't miss.
Click here. |
|
 |
|
|
|
Savage:
The Battle for Newerth Preview (PC) |
May 22, 2003 |
|
 One
thing we love about this job is spotting new games from small, unknown
companies, that are going to make big, big waves. Say hello to iGames,
the publisher, S2, the developer, and
Savage: The Battle for
Newerth, the RTSFPS that will have you and 63 of your closest
friends staying up all night long. This game is innovative, beautiful,
and, most importantly, loads of fun.
Check it out here. |
|
D-Link
DI-604 Ethernet Broadband Router Review |
|
 We're
firm believers in the D-Link tradition of high quality network hardware
at good prices. The DI-604
is a phenomenal unit, and it's even approved by Microsoft for use with
the Xbox. That means this bad boy will have you online gaming and
keeping your home LAN secure for ages to come.
Get the whole review right
here. |
|
|
|
|
|
Nokia
N-Gage Preview |
May 21, 2003 |
|
 Nokia
has created a gaming device that is set to revolutionize mobile gaming.
Featuring a cel phone, wireless connectivity for LAN gaming, an MP3
player, and graphics that look quite nice, the
Nokia N-Gage might be the
thing that really kicks cel phone gaming into overdrive.
Click here. |
|
Editorial: The Truth About the Party Kings |
|
After an E3 full of
glamorous parties and hoity hobknobbing, our man Aaron thinks he's
figured things out: E3 parties aren't about greasing up the press so
they'll write about your latest device. On the contrary,
The Truth About the Party
Kings is that these events are the real deal revenge of the nerds.
And us nerds like it very much.
Click here for the
editorial. |
|
|
|
|
|
HALO 2
Preview (Xbox) |
May 20, 2003 |
|
 Microsoft
garnered oohs and aahs galore with their ultra-tasty demo of
HALO 2. Although we
couldn't play it on the show floor, the gameplay demo we watched made us
wish we could go into stasis just to make the time fly by. You can't
pass up the chance to check out our complete preview of 2004's biggest
game. Click here. |
|
Interview: Jonathan "Fatal1ty" Wendel
|
|
 He's
the top-ranked professional gamer in the world, and he's also an
incredibly nice guy.
Jonathan "Fatal1ty" Wendel sits down with us to talk gaming,
equipment, the professional competition circuit, and all about his
biggest love: games.
Click here for the interview. |
|
|
|
|
World
of Warcraft Preview (PC) |
May 19, 2003 |
|
 Blizzard
made a great showing at E3 this year.
World of Warcraft is looking
amazing, and that brand new secret playable race has made everyone lose
their minds. I'd like to tell you all about how beautiful this game is
and how much fun it will be to play, but I'll leave that to Todd in his
thorough preview. Click here for the
scoop. |
|
PlayStation Personal
Preview
|
|
Sony surprised all of us by
announcing a handheld gaming system. Only the basic hardware specs have
been announced, but it's clear that the
PlayStation Personal (PSP) will
be a formidable challenge to the Game Boy's dominance.
Click here. |
|
|
|
|
Crank
This Baby Up, Yo! |
May 09, 2003 |
|
 What'll
it be this year? Halo 2? Doom 3? Return of the King? Who knows what kind
of goodies will be waiting for us at E3? We're determined to find out,
and we'll bring back all of the news for you.
This year, to help with the
E3 wait, we'll be using our newest addition to GF!: The GamesFirst!
News Pipe. The News Pipe is a never-ending stream of gaming news, posted
in real-time directly from us to you. This thing could become your
favorite part of GF!, and we'll be using it a lot. Be sure to keep an
eye on the News Pipe during the show for the latest tidbits, and visit us
after the show for all the news, previews, gossip, photos, videos, and
everything else we can post from the show.
In the meantime,
check out
these archives of past E3 madness. |
|
|
|
|
|
Midnight
Club II Review (PS2) |
May 5,
2003 |
 Rockstar
hasn't stopped the rockin', and their latest offering,
Midnight Club II is certainly
faster and more furious than its predecessor. Bringing the thrill of
illegal street racing to LA, Paris, and Tokyo is just the beginning. Go
global on this bad boy using the online adapter and you're in for a
world of joy. Click here for more. |
|
Interview: Ricardo Miranda
Zuñiga
|
 Ricardo
Miranda Zuñiga is a digital
artist whose latest work,
Vagamundo: A
Migrant's Tale, has been stirring up interest and praise across the
board. Vagamundo is a side-scrolling game mounted in an ice cream cart
that Zuñiga wheels around for
people to play for free. And you can also play it on the Web. We are
glad to present this interview with Zuñiga
in which he discusses his inspirations, goals, and work.
Click here
for the whole interview. |
|
Miracle
Magnifier Preview (PC) |
 The
folks over at Bassemada have sent us an early version of their latest
product, the Miracle
Magnifier. This is basically a giant magnifying glass for your
monitor (or television, book, newspaper, whatever) that provides a great
solution for low-vision computer users as well as a tripped-out
alternative for hardcore gamers.
Click here. |
|
|
|
|
 |
|
|| News Pipe ||
(Scroll for latest news.) |
|
 |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
