Category Archives: News and Industry Happenings

TopWare’s Enclave: Shadows of Twilight Nearing Release

TopWare Interactive announced today the upcoming release of "Enclave – Shadows of Twilight" for the Nintendos Wii on May 22nd 2012. In cooperation with development team Dojodoo Enterprise, TopWare will be bringing the franchise to consoles for the first time. "Enclave – Shadows of Twilight" masterfully weaves the features of the award winning 2003 PC release with the unique gameplay possibilities posed by the Nintendo Wii console. The result is a modernization of the fan favorite which elevates the fantasy RPG experience of the Enclave series to heights never before reached! Innovative adaptations to the classic gameplay elements provide an … Continue reading TopWare’s Enclave: Shadows of Twilight Nearing Release

Medieval Realms Ready For Battle

Slitherine (www.slitherine.com) and Matrix Games (www.matrixgames.com), along with Illustrious Software (www.illustrious-software.co.uk) and The Lordz Games Studio (www.thelordzgamesstudio.com), are glad to announce the release of Conquest! Medieval Realms for the iOS and Android tablet platforms. Now players will be able to conquer their enemies and bring their kingdom to greatness on the go and utilizing the touch-based interface to enact their decisions. Conquest! Medieval Realms is a universal binary and gives players hours of challenging strategy gameplay, from raising a powerful economy, training your armies, and conquering the surrounding lands. Conquest! Medieval Realms is an easy-to-learn game that appeals to both … Continue reading Medieval Realms Ready For Battle

Gamer Tablet Announced

Gaikai Inc., the innovative cloud gaming service, today announces the signing of a partnership with Wikipad Inc., makers of the first tablet to offer an attachable, console-quality gamepad controller. The partnership will see the Gaikai client integrated into the tablet, making game streaming available to Wikipad users. Cloud gaming is changing the way video games are consumed. Today gamers have to either drive to a store, wait for games to arrive in the mail, or download games, which can take as long as visiting the store itself. Cloud gaming removes the friction and makes games — no matter how large … Continue reading Gamer Tablet Announced

Free Realms Turns Three

The fun and celebration continues in Free Realms as Sony Online Entertainment’s (SOE) family-friendly, free-to-play online game turns three years old. To celebrate its third birthday, Free Realms is inviting players across the PC, Macintosh and PlayStationNetwork to an array of exciting in-game activities including a number of birthday story quests, daily birthday rewards, and an epic in-game world event featuring the return of one of Sacred Grove’s favorite villains, Cakenstein. Through a truly customizable gameplay experience, Free Realms allows players in an online world to do whatever they want, whenever they want. Players can customize their own virtual home, … Continue reading Free Realms Turns Three

PopCap Games To Get Figures, Sleepwear, Other Merchandise

PopCap Games, maker of some of the world’s most popular video game franchises, today announced it has finalized a number of licensing deals that expand its blockbuster properties beyond the digital realm into new formats, mediums and products for the first time in the company’s twelve year history. PopCap’s first brand licensing agreements have been signed with Trends International, Bioworld Merchandising, Funko, MjC International, Jazwares and Walls360. The first products from PopCap’s partners will begin appearing this spring and will be based on the company’s global hit franchise Plants vs. Zombies, with plans to bring Bejeweled and other franchises to … Continue reading PopCap Games To Get Figures, Sleepwear, Other Merchandise

Bethesda Making Elder Scrolls Games Into MMO

Bethesda Softworks, a ZeniMax Media company, today announced The Elder Scrolls Online, an MMO in development at ZeniMax Online Studios. The Elder Scrolls Online will be the first Elder Scrolls game to allow gamers to explore the legendary Elder Scrolls world with others. The Elder Scrolls Online is being developed for PC and Mac under the leadership of industry veteran Matt Firor, who has spent the last two decades working in online game development. Details about the game are revealed in an exclusive cover story in Game Informer’s June issue, which ships to subscribers and newsstands this month. ‘We have … Continue reading Bethesda Making Elder Scrolls Games Into MMO

Race or Die 2 Zooms To App Store

Machine Zone, Inc., the successful Silicon Valley mobile social games startup, today released Race or Die 2 for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. This social MMO RPG follow-up to Race or Die, utilizes the company’s standard-setting, online chat system and shifts the action into high gear with new racing storylines, expanded in-game communities, and engrossing racing game play, plus intense, mobile PVP racing action. ‘Our games represent the best of games, social community, and mobile,’ explains Machine Zone CEO Gabriel Leydon. ‘Race or Die 2 utilizes our new in-game chat system, which handles chat and messaging activity of tens of … Continue reading Race or Die 2 Zooms To App Store

Lima Sky Appoints Eric Karp As CLO

Lima Sky today announced the appointment of Eric Karp as Chief Licensing Officer. A veteran of film, television, publishing and new media based consumer products, Karp will work directly with founder Igor Pusenjak to develop a creative and cohesive ecosystem of products around Lima Sky’s properties. He will begin by overseeing licensing of Doodle Jump in close collaboration with agent Fremantle Media Enterprises. ‘There have been endless opportunities to license Doodle Jump,’ said Igor Pusenjak. ‘However, we held back because of concerns about uneven product quality. With the right curators now in place, I can’t wait to show the world … Continue reading Lima Sky Appoints Eric Karp As CLO

Patent Dispute Halts Xbox Sales In Germany

If you live in Germany, you won’t be able to purchase an Xbox 360 for at least a little while. Courts in that country have granted Motorola an injunction based on an ongoing patent dispute between them and Microsoft. Also banned are sales of Windows 7 and several other Microsoft programs. Motorola tried to get a similar ruling enforced in the United States, but was told that the case would have to be worked out further before anything like that could happen there. The dispute stems from Microsoft’s use of the H.254 video compression technology, which was created by Motorola. … Continue reading Patent Dispute Halts Xbox Sales In Germany