Crave Entertainment Previews 2002 Line-Up at E3; Line Includes Licensed & Original Titles for Console & Hand-Held Platforms.Entertainment Editors & High-Tech Writers E3Expo 2002 LOS ANGELES--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--May 9, 2002 Crave Entertainment Crave Entertainment is an American video game company. It was founded in 1997 by Nima Taghavi. Its headquarters is in Newport Beach, California. It is a division of Handleman Corporation, which acquired the company in 2005. , a leading publisher of videogame entertainment products, will preview its 2002 product line-up during the E3 Expo at the Los Angeles Convention Center The Los Angeles Convention Center (abbreviated LACC) is a convention center in downtown Los Angeles. The LACC hosts annual events such as the Greater Los Angeles Auto Show, and was best known to video games fans as host to E3 until its cessation in 2006. , May 22-24, 2002. More than 60,000 industry executives and journalists from around the world will attend the show. The line-up includes a wide range of game types, from extreme sports extreme sports Sports events characterized by high speed or high risk. Such sports include aggressive inline skating, wakeboarding, street luge, skateboarding, and freestyle bicycle events (wherein tricks such as back flips are performed on a bicycle). to genre-defying space adventures to a psychological thriller Psychological thriller is a specific sub-genre of the wide-ranging thriller genre. However, this genre often incorporates elements from the mystery genre in addition to the typical traits of the thriller genre. , for multiple gaming platforms. "We are exhibiting a variety of quality entertainment titles that combine great gameplay and advanced technology at the show this year," said Martin Spiess, senior vice president, global marketing at Crave Entertainment. "We are expanding our strong, established brands like Ultimate Fighting Championship This article covers the organization itself. For the inaugural event which went by the same name, see UFC 1. Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is a U.S.-based mixed martial arts (MMA) organization, currently recognized as the largest MMA promotion in the world. (TM), while exploring new terrain with games like The Lost(TM), Mace Griffin Bounty Hunter Name for a category of persons who are offered a promised gratuity in return for "hunting" down and capturing or killing a designated target, usually a person or animal. and Whirl Tour Whirl Tour is a video game of the sports genre released in 2002 by Papaya Studios. Story The band Flipside is performing a gig when all of a sudden the band members disapesr into a portal. The bands bag boy,Wasa. ." Highlights From Crave's 2002 Line-Up: Ultimate Fighting Championship Build the Best. Destroy the Rest. UFC UFC Ultimate Fighting Championship UFC Universidade Federal do Ceará (Brazilian University) UFC Unified Facilities Criteria UFC Uniform Fire Code UFC Uniform Freight Classification UFC United Facilities Criteria UFC USACE Finance Center : Throwdown introduces real fighting for the first time to the Nintendo GameCube(TM) and PlayStation(R)2 computer entertainment system. The successful genre, created by Crave in 2000, again features actual UFC champions and all the real, unbelievable mixed martial arts For the fighting styles that combine different arts, see . Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a combat sport in which a wide variety of fighting techniques are used, including striking and grappling. moves found in the Octagon. With amazingly realistic graphics and an unprecedented Fighter Career Mode, the anticipated release date of UFC: Throwdown, for both the PlayStation(R)2 computer entertainment system and the Nintendo GameCube(TM), is June 2002. The Lost The Lost takes the Survival-Horror genre to all new depths by providing the chills of a classic survival horror game while incorporating a multi-character RPG (Report Program Generator) One of the first program generators designed for business reports, introduced in 1964 by IBM. In 1970, RPG II added enhancements that made it a mainstay programming language for business applications on IBM's System/3x midrange computers. skills system that goes deeper than any other before it. Its compelling storyline and complex character development will have gamers' hearts and minds racing as they explore frightening, modern day adaptations of Dante's nine circles of Hell. The anticipated release date of The Lost, for the PlayStation 2 and the Xbox(TM) video game system from Microsoft is fourth quarter 2002. Mace Griffin Bounty Hunter Groundbreaking technology drives this original action title. By allowing gamers to seamlessly transition between first-person action and arcade space combat, Mace Griffin Bounty Hunter delivers a totally unique gaming experience. Players are immersed in a universe of huge corporations and futuristic gunslingers as Mace seamlessly travels from the ground to the air to a space-tracking quarry as he unravels a deep, and very dangerous, mystery. The anticipated release date, for Xbox, GameCube, PlayStation 2 and PC, is fourth quarter 2002. Whirl Tour Whirl Tour offers a unique combination of action, extreme sports and adventure when someone kidnaps six members of a rock band. Mad skills and puzzle solving are key aspects of the game. Players battle enemies, pull off tricks, unlock secret areas and grab musical tracks as they rescue the band members and discover the story behind their abduction Abduction Balfour, David expecting inheritance, kidnapped by uncle. [Br. Lit.: Kidnapped] Bertram, Henry kidnapped at age five; taken from Scotland. [Br. Lit. . Its anticipated release on both GameCube and PlayStation 2 is fourth quarter 2002. H2Overdrive H2Overdrive is a high-speed, water-drenched speedboat-racing arcade with broad appeal and multi-player action. H2Overdrive features 10 tracks and boats, each with a unique driver and a wide range of power-ups that can be used to gain an advantage or "wipe out" the competition! Tsunami anyone? The anticipated ship date for the PlayStation 2 is third quarter 2002. About Crave Entertainment Based in Los Angeles, Crave Entertainment is a privately held publisher of videogame entertainment products. The company's best-selling line-up features top brands and franchises such as Ultimate Fighting Championship and Tokyo Xtreme Racer Tokyo Xtreme Racer, known as Shutokou Battle (首都高バトル) in Japan and Tokyo Highway Challenge in Europe, is one of the first launch games released for Sega Dreamcast in 1999. . Crave produces games for the major console platforms including Game Boy(R) Advance, Nintendo GameCube(TM), the PlayStation(R) game console, PlayStation(R)2 computer entertainment system, the Xbox(TM) video game system from Microsoft and for the PC. For more information about Crave Entertainment visit http://www.cravegames.com. NINTENDO GAMECUBE A dedicated game play system, NINTENDO GAMECUBE(TM) delivers new forms of interactive fun for players and offers the easiest development environment for game creators. The system's embedded memory, proprietary optical disc and innovative controller are designed to optimize the game play experience. NINTENDO GAMECUBE is available for a suggested retail price of $199.95. Note to Editors: Xbox and Microsoft are trademarks of Microsoft Corp. in the United States and/or other countries. (TM),(R) and Nintendo GameCube are trademarks of Nintendo. Copyright 2001 Nintendo. |
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