Avast ye, landlubbers! The honorable Captains of Paradox Interactive & Nitro Games are inviting you aboard for the launch of the RTS / RPG Pirates of Black Cove. So get ready to earn your sea legs, the action-packed and peg-leg-filled title is released today on all leading digital distribution platforms for $19.99 USD. Pirates of Black Cove gives players the chance to sail an open world and command a loyal band of pirate misfits, with the boldest of buccaneers using their skills to join, champion, and unite the three ferocious piratical factions-the Pirates, Corsairs, and the Buccaneers- in their quest … Continue reading Pirates of Black Cove Sails→
OpenFeint, the world’s largest mobile social gaming network with 107 million users, continues to rapidly grow on Android. Today it’s announcing that it has added 230 games in just over two months and now counts 24 of the top 100 paid and free games on Android. "Game developers want to join the social gaming network that reaches the most global users," said Eros Resmini, senior vice president of marketing at OpenFeint. "As OpenFeint games have taken over the top Android charts, our developers are also benefitting from additional distribution channels we’ve launched with AT&T in the U.S. and The 9 … Continue reading OpenFeint Adding More Android Titles→
Nexon Co., Ltd., the global publishing leader of microtransaction-based massively multiplayer online games (MMOGs) and one of the largest global online entertainment companies in the world, today announced a strategic investment in Six Waves Inc. This investment, along with Nexon’s recent launch of MapleStory Adventures on Facebook, extends Nexon’s strategy of bringing its compelling, immersive gameplay and its pioneering microtransaction-based business model into the rapidly-growing social gaming market. Publishers: Nexon
Square Enix, Inc., the publisher of SQUARE ENIX interactive entertainment products in the Americas, announced today that FINAL FANTASY TACTICS: THE WAR OF THE LIONS, which has received global acclaim on several platforms, is now available as part of a worldwide simultaneous release for the iPhone and iPod touch. FINAL FANTASY TACTICS was first released in Japan for the PlayStation in 1997 and sold over 2.4 million copies worldwide. The game’s popularity expanded when it was re-released in 2007 as FINAL FANTASY TACTICS: THE WAR OF THE LIONS for the PSP (PlayStationPortable) system with added features such as new cut … Continue reading Final Fantasy Tactics: War of the Lions Comes To iPhones→
Gravity Interactive, Inc. is very proud to announce the release of their most popular and famous MMORPG as a single-player iPhone/iPad application which can be found on the Apple’s App Store on August 5, 2011. The game will be available and free to download from the Apple’s App Store. Starting in the capital city Prontera, you will fight against familiar monsters from the game, such as Porings, Spores and Marins! Battle through the lush landscape and collect drops that you see in the original game such as Empty Bottles, Honey and even the different colored Herbs! Using potions fight your … Continue reading Ragnarok Comes To iPhone→
Amid slumping sales, THQ had quietly killed the Red Faction series. Sales for Red Faction: Armageddon have been lackluster despite an unprecedented marketing campaign that included an original movie on the sci-fi channel, leading to a decline of THQ stock prices. THQ reported a net loss of $38.4 million, or 56 cents per share in the April-June period, compared with a loss of $30.1 million, or 44 cents per share, in the same period a year earlier. The news seems pretty bleak for THQ, given the poor reviews and sales for Homefront, their other big title to come out recently. … Continue reading THQ Kills Red Faction series→
Carrie Swidecki, a 35 year old public school teacher from Bakersfield, CA, got her exergaming groove on and broke the Guinness World Record for Longest Marathon on a Dance / Rhythm Game playing DanceDanceRevolution (SuperNova 2 arcade game) in Charleston, West Virginia yesterday at 12:30 a.m. EDT. Ms. Swidecki broke the previously held record of 13 hours 33 minutes 56 seconds, set in the United Kingdom in October, 2010, with a time of 15 hours, 17 minutes and 44 seconds. "I couldn’t be more excited to have broken the Guinness World Record playing DanceDanceRevolution," said Carrie Swidecki, Physical Education teacher … Continue reading Teacher Sets DanceDanceRevolution World Record→
id Software and Bethesda Softworks are pleased to announce that AT&T is an official sponsor of QuakeCon 2011, North America’s largest Bring-Your-Own-Computer (BYOC) LAN party and gaming festival. AT&T’s network will deliver more than five times the bandwidth ever made available to the event -ensuring the most connected and social QuakeCon ever. AT&T’s participation provides this year’s attendees with the best possible networked gaming experiences and opens up more possibilities than ever for fans at home to enjoy the event through increased live and on-demand video streams. "We are absolutely stoked to have AT&T as an official sponsor of this … Continue reading AT&T To Provide QuakeCon Networking→
BAG Entertainment Co., Ltd.announced that they recently concluded the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Bungalo Interactive Inc. at COEX in Samsung-dong, southern Seoul. The two companies have merged and are now sharing strategies to enter the global market in developing and publishing SNG games for Facebook. James Ryu/ Sean Lee, CEO of BAG Entertainment Co., Ltd. shared his vision to develop a competitive and high quality SNG within the global market. He also said that he will use this opportunity to show the strength of the Korean Game Developing enterprise. Erik Stroman, CEO of Bungalo Interactive was introduced and made … Continue reading BAG Entertainment Merges With Bungalo For Facebook Games→
Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. announced that the demo for No More Heroes: Heroes’ Paradise is available to download today on the PlayStationNetwork. 3, fans of Scheduled for release in North America on August 16th for PlayStation the exciting hack and slash series will have the opportunity to see Travis Touchdown in rich high definition graphics as No More Heroes: Heroes’ Paradise makes its first appearance on a next generation console in North America. No More Heroes: Heroes’ Paradise will be available August 16th of 2011 for PlayStation 3 in North America utilizing the PlayStationMove motion-detecting unit for the very first … Continue reading No More Heroes Demo To Show PS3 Move sword fighting→
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