Area 51

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ON OTHER PLATFORMS: PC, Xbox, Playstation 2

GAME INFO
publisher: Midway
developer: Midway
genre: Shooters

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
PIII 1200, 256MB RAM, 64MB video card

ESRB rating: M
homepage:
www.area51-game.com/

release date: Jun 06, 05 (released)

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ACTIONTRIP'S REVIEW "The truth is out there," he said. And then he shot himself. Have we met before? You look terribly familiar. Oh, so you've got the hots for me? Go me! How many times in your life did you experience the phenomenon of déjà vu?

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Area 51 Files

DEMOS	size	date
single demo	695MB	May 27, 05

PATCHES	size	date
v1.2 US patch	17MB	Nov 15, 05

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Area 51 News

Jul 29, 2011

CoD: Black Ops 'Annihilation' Arrives
Activision sends along the word that Call of Duty: Black Ops Annihilation has been released for PS3 and Windows PC. The latest downloadable content for the popular first-person shooter, features the "most varied and intense Black Ops maps to date, along with a new Zombies experience filled with countless hours of new gameplay.

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»	Nov 30, 2007 Harvey Smith Leaves Midway Austin Latest news from Midway Austin is that Harvey Smith, the creative director there, has left the company. Recently, Harvey went public to comment on the lackluster release of Blacksite: Area 51, the studio's recently-released shooter. » MORE

Nov 29, 2007

Microsoft Sued for $5M Over Alleged Halo 3 Issues
You see, this is just wrong. It reeks of "perversion of the legal system" as I like to call it. ArsTechnica is reporting: The Bungie-developed Halo 3 is designed to be hand-in-glove compatible with the Xbox 360, right? A federal lawsuit filed against Microsoft and Bungie last week attempts to throw some serious doubt into the mix.

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»	Nov 23, 2007 Blacksite: Area 51 Stuff I would just like to take this time to let you know that I have tried to review Midway's Blacksite: Area 51, I really have. Upon installing the retail release, I was met with a rather fatal crash bug right at the main menu. » MORE

»	Nov 02, 2007 BlackSite: Area 51 Gold Midway sends word that their squad-based shooter, Blacksite: Area 51, has gone gold and will ship to stores Nov. 12 for the 360 and PC, with a PS3 version expected to arrive in time for the holidays. » MORE

»	Oct 25, 2007 Wildfires Force Midway to Evacuate San Diego Office Fast-spreading wildfires in Southern California forced over a million people to leave their homes, in what's reportedly the largest evacuation in California history. » MORE

»	Oct 02, 2007 More Playstation 3 Delays Another PS3 version of a multi-platform title to see a delay is Midway Austin's alien-mowing shooter, BlackSite: Area 51. The PS3 game will come three weeks after Blacksite has hit stores on the 360 and PC on Nov. » MORE

»	Sep 20, 2007 BlackSite: Area 51 Trailer, Shots Midway releases a brand new trailer for their military first-person shooter, BlackSite: Area 51. The so-called "Environments Trailer" shows off a variety of levels from the game. » MORE

»	Jul 13, 2007 E3 2007: Screenshots - LittleBigPlanet, Conan, World in Conflict, Haze, etc. I must say, there are some pleasant surprises this year. Screenshots: Heavenly Sword (PS3) Haze (PC, 360, PS3) LittleBigPlanet (PS3) Resident » MORE

»	Jan 29, 2007 Blacksite: Area 51 Announced The boys and gals from Midway have officially announced BlackSite: Area 51, an FPS coming Summer 2007 for the PS3, 360 and the PC. This along with the recently renamed Unreal Tournament 3 is their main lineup for this year, so to speak. » MORE

»	Aug 18, 2006 Midway Working on Area 52, Criminal Midway seems to be hiring for two new games -- Area 52 -- a CLEVERLY named sequel to Area 51, and Criminal -- a game about ... criminals? Little else is known about these titles. » MORE

Jun 06, 2005

AREA 51 (PC) Ships to Stores
AREA 51 has nothing to do with STUDIO 54, which in some regards is a damn shame. At the height of its popularity, New York's STUDIO 54 was the favorite gathering place of many eager young Guild Wars characters, and AREA 51 is just this rather average shooter from Midway.

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»	Feb 17, 2005 John Romero's Area 51 Coming to the PC John Romero's Area 51 will be released for the PC. Yes, after Daikatana, John is finally making a comeback to the PC gaming scene; him and his 12,000 hair stylists. » MORE

»	Feb 02, 2005 Midway's Next-gen Games Powered by Unreal Engine 3 Midway has announced a multi-year licensing agreement with Epic Games giving them use of Epic's Unreal Engine 3 engine and tools for next generation console and PC game development. » MORE

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