Vibe.com, June 22nd, 2005
E3 - May 18 - 20, 2005 Los Angeles, CA
50 Cent Bulletproof This game focuses on a whole lot of tough talk and action from "your favorite rapper." Watch his lyrics come to life in action-packed adventure play. Visually arresting, the graphics are highly realistic. The game also features a mash up of freestyles, beats, and videos. It's not the kind of game you'd by the kiddies, but you wanna-be gangstas are gonna' love it. (the50centgame.com)
Scarface The World Is Yours In a "What If Tony Survived" scenario, Al Pacino's likeness and voice leads gamers on a dangerous mission. (scarfacegame.com)
Crime Life Gang Wars Not to be outdone by Universal Vivendi's Bulletproof and The World Is Yours, Konami enlisted D12 to voice over and provide the music for this title. The visuals aren't really that impressive, but on a big screen anything looks great. (konami-crimelife.com)
The Godfather The Game From EA's press release "Gamers will create their own mob character in the game, putting themselves into the action while reliving classic moments from the fiction and experiencing original missions alongside memorable characters from the film. After a life of small-time jobs and petty thefts the player will be accepted into the Corleone family, America’s most famous criminal organization. It will be up to the player to carry out orders, earn respect and make New York City their own." If you ever wanted to become a Don, now's your chance. (official godfather game site)
True Crime Activision's next True Crime is probably going to be a lot like the LA version, but since it will take place in a different city the makers will try to make it seem as different as possible. Go to the website now to guess the city and earn a chance at winning Marcus' tricked out ride. (truecrime2005.com)
XBOX 360 With all of these new powerful games, you're going to need a device that can measure up. Xbox 360 creates gigantic panaromic cinema views on large screen TVs, leaving its owners gasping in awe. This gaming device has more features than any device before. It's a digital entertainment system as well as a gaming device: amplify your music, photos, video, and TV, and watch progressive-scan DVD movies right out of the box. (xbox360 fact sheet)
