by:	May 19, 2004

The Movies
In the main gameplay mode of The Movies, you run a movie studio from 1920 up through the present and into the future. As time passes, you’ll research new movie technology and bring your movies through the silent era into color and on into the age of computerized special effects. Of course, you’ll need to make sure that the movies you’re producing are successful, and there are an incredibly large number of things you can do in order to make them work right. This is another it from Peter Molyneux and interestingly enough the second game on our list associated with him as well. Wait to go Pete!

You can check out the full preview here.

X-Men Legends
I’ve been excited about X-Men Legends since the first screenshot I saw for it. Knowing the track record of previous comic book video games though, I was nervous that it might turn out to be another stinker. After seeing it, I can tell you that I’m no longer nervous. This game looks like it’ll be great.

You can check out the full preview here.

Call of Cthulhu
Call of Cthulhu is another fine example of what Bethesda Softworks can pull off. While it is definitely a departure from Morrowind, the game's depth and mystery along with it's crazy insanity effects certainly will make it worth the buy. When I played the game you traveled in many different parts to search for a person(s) that have a strange obsession with you. This is definitely one survival horror game that everybody should check out when it is released later this year.

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Unreal Championship 2: The Liandri Conflict
I was pretty annoyed by the constant lag and sluggish gameplay of Unreal Championship--and I let the developers know at E3. Luckily UC2 has been ridden of those problems and introduces an new third-person view mode. Not only that, unlike Unreal Championship which was a Unreal Tournament 2003 port, this is a completely new game exclusive to the Xbox. The game features all kinds of madness such as new, easier to perform combos, melee special attacks and more. I for one cannot wait to get my hands on this one when it comes out.

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Burnout 3: Crash and Burn
Burnout 3 is a fast-paced arcade racing game where driving like a maniac is the key to success. Driving on the wrong side of the road, near misses with other cars, and catching big air all return from previous Burnout games as ways to earn precious boost. New to Burnout 3 are bonuses for bumping your opponents, causing them to crash, and otherwise interfering with them. Crash mode is back, and has a few added twists, especially in multiplayer mode, where all cars race for the same traffic at the same time rather than taking turns. Everything about the game looks to be tuned up from the fantastic Burnout 2, but the big draw will probably be the addition of Live play for both races and crash mode.

You can check out the full preview here.

The next page holds our top game of E3 2004, I wonder what it is?