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XIII Preview

Sep 15, 2003 9:48am CST tags: XIII
The guys at Action Trip have posted a XIII preview, offering impressions of a beta build of the game. Plenty of new screenshots are included.

XIII Diary

Sep 05, 2003 10:07am CST tags: XIII
Over at GameSpy there is the first XIII development diary. Ubi Soft executive producer Julien Bares writes about use of a comic book license, the development team, the visual style and the work done on the single- and multiplayer parts of the game.

XIII Preview

Aug 27, 2003 6:39pm CST tags: XIII
GameSpot has posted a new XIII preview, offering impressions of a two level build on display at the London ECTS game show. Game should still be released in October.

XIII Q&A

Aug 21, 2003 8:52am CST tags: XIII
GamePro is the latest site with an XIII Q&A. Julien Bares of Ubi Soft answers questions about the game's story, if people miss out on things if they haven't read the comic book this game is based on, use of cel-shading, other unique features, use of comic book panels, and a few other things.

XIII Characters

Aug 17, 2003 1:35pm CST tags: XIII
GameSpy has posted the first XIII character overview, taking a look at the main character XIII and your "guardian angel" Major Jones.

New XIII Movie

Aug 14, 2003 9:45am CST tags: XIII
Another XIII movie has been released, showing more from the game's backstory through ingame cutscenes. Thanks Blues News.

XIII Demo

Aug 07, 2003 12:30pm CST tags: XIII, Demo
A bit earlier than expected, the English language XIII singleplayer demo is now available for download (no .zip password required this time) at a modest 79mb. Two levels from this Unreal engine powered cel-shaded shooter are included. You can find the official site with more info on on this game here.


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XIII Preview

Aug 05, 2003 10:18am CST tags: CPL, XIII
GameSpy's preview of XIII is online, offering impressions of a build of the game that was shown at the CPL a few days ago. A singleplayer demo of this game will be out very soon.

New XIII Video

Aug 04, 2003 12:08pm CST tags: XIII
There's a new XIII video, showing nearly a minute of ingame footage from Ubi Soft's Unreal engine powered shooter. Quicktime required. Thanks Gamers Hell.

XIII Q&A

Jul 25, 2003 9:49am CST tags: XIII
There's an XIII Q&A on NoFrag, talking to an Ubi Soft Game Marketing Coordinator about this cel-shaded shooter. Questions are about sequel plans, using celebrity voice actors, differences between PC and console versions, demo plans, multiplayer modes and maps, and more.

More XIII Voice Actors

Jul 14, 2003 11:44am CST tags: XIII
Ubi Soft sent out two releases this morning, announcing that Adam "Batman" West and David "X-Files" Duchovny have signed on as voice actors for the upcoming cel-shaded shooter XIII. Duchovny will voice the player character XIII, while West will voice the character of General Carrington. XIII will be released this fall.

XIII Movie

Jul 13, 2003 1:26pm CST tags: XIII
Forgot to mention this yesterday, but Ubi Soft released yet another XIII movie. The Quicktime format movie shows just over a minute of footage. Thanks 3D Gamers.

XIII Movie

Jul 08, 2003 10:17am CST tags: XIII
Another movie from the cel-shaded shooter XIII has been released, offering 1:41 minutes of ingame footage in Windows Media Video format. Thanks 3D Gamers.

XIII Impressions

Jul 02, 2003 1:16pm CST tags: XIII
Computer & Video Games has posted a new XIII preview, offering hands-on impressions and plenty of screenshots from the cel-shaded shooter in development at Ubi Soft. The preview covers the use of comic book frames, the gameplay, use of a grappling hook, and the graphics style among other things.

XIII Preview

Jun 17, 2003 9:07am CST tags: XIII
UGO has posted a new XIII preview, offerings hands-on impressions of a partial build of the cel-shaded shooter. New screenshots are included as well. Thanks VE3D.

XIII Footage

Jun 14, 2003 10:40am CST tags: XIII, Trailer
PC.IGN has posted a new XIII video, called "The Gunman". It tells you a bit more about the backstory and premise of the game.

XIII Q&A

Jun 12, 2003 1:20pm CST tags: XIII
Computer & Video Games has posted a brief Q&A with Jean Zappavigna, asking the XIII lead game designer a few questions about this cel-shaded shooter. Several new screenshots are included as well.

XIII Movie

Jun 10, 2003 11:50am CST tags: XIII
Ubi Soft has released a new XIII movie which you can grab from FileShack. The AVI format movie shows 52 seconds of gameplay footage from the cel-shaded shooter which is due out this fall. Thanks Blues News.

XIII Teaser Site

May 14, 2003 8:29am CST tags: XIII
Ubi Soft has finally launched an XIII teaser site, offering the previously released E3 trailer and some new screenshots from this cel-shaded first person shooter.

XIII E3 Trailer

May 12, 2003 7:54pm CST tags: Trailer, XIII, E3
Ubi Soft has released this year's XIII E3 video, right now only available in a low-resolution WMV format. The movie runs for just over two minutes showing plenty of action. You can find the file on FileShack as well.