The funny thing about inventing a genre of videogames is that, until it becomes completely played out, every game that emulates your formula is going to be attached to your name. Games that feature a wide-open, freely explorable world, for example, will have a hard time avoiding the label of "Grand Theft Auto clone," especially if their worlds are littered with vehicles to steal and drive. In the six years since Grand Theft Auto III, a slew of games have tried to become "the next GTA," but so ... » Read More

5 Sep 2006

UK: Just Cause Street Date Confirmed

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PS2 - Just Cause - UK: Just Cause Street Date Confirmed

Eidos Interactive, one of the world's leading publishers and developers of entertainment software, confirms today that JUST CAUSE will be in store on September 22nd on Xbox 360, Xbox, PS2 and PC.
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22 Aug 2006

More Just Cause shots drop in

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Just in time to cement hero Rico Rodriguez as this year's most unconventional CIA agent in a game, we've got new media for Just Cause's winning combination of tropical scenery and huge explosions. Check out these 360 stills of a stealthy infiltration, Rodriguez-style. As if gatecrashing a gentleman's club in the crater of a dormant volcano isn't high adventure enough, Just Cause will let you do it by throwing Rodriguez out of a perfectly good plane and paragliding in. Of course, you could ... » Read More

11 Aug 2006

New video for Just Cause

PS2 News | Just Cause

This mini-trailer shows off a number of the non-wheeled vehicles in the game - namely, a wicked fast speedboat and aircraft ranging from a helicopter to a fighter jet. It also shows a bit about just how easy it is to commandeer these devices using a grappling hook gun, your parachute and a grip that would make Superman himself wince in pain if you shook hands. Check out the trailer here (it's from the 360, as is the screen ... » Read More

8 May 2006

Pre-E3 06: Just Cause

PS2 News | Just Cause

We'll just get the obvious out of the way - Just Cause is essentially a prettier, slightly more featured version of Grand Theft Auto, sipping an umbrella drink. You've got the massive, open-ended environments, 180 land, sea and air vehicles to play with and countless thugs who all want you dead. So what's the hook? You've got the unofficial backing of the United States and a big ol' tropical playground to blow apart. And ironically enough, it's literally a hook that makes the game move. If you ... » Read More

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