Category Archives: News and Industry Happenings

Microsoft Showing Off Next Flight Simulator

Microsoft held a press event at their Game Studios at Redmond, Washington in December 2011, to enable members of the community and press to discuss "Flight" in detail and have any questions answered. With Fly Away Simulation being one of the attendees at the event, they have covered the event and discussed the topics raised in detail on their website. Microsoft Flight is the next flight simulator release from Microsoft following on from Microsoft Flight Simulator X. In this release, they dropped the "Simulator" part of the product name in order to open the market up to users who were … Continue reading Microsoft Showing Off Next Flight Simulator

Travian Games Buys Bright Future

The year 2012 has barely started and Munich-based browser games provider Travian Games has already consolidated its position as one of the leading online games companies in Europe. The consistent growth of the Travian Games family continues unabated with the acquisition of a majority in Cologne-based development studio Bright Future. The acquisition of the 38-strong team represents the biggest single addition of an external development company in the history of Travian Games. Bright Future will continue to work independently on its own existing productions, while their participation will facilitate cooperation on Miramagia and an as-yet unannounced browser game. Travian Games … Continue reading Travian Games Buys Bright Future

Puddle Puzzle Game Going To Live, PSN

Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. today unveiled new screenshots and North American launch dates for Puddle, coming to Xbox LIVE Arcade for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft on January 25th and PlayStationNetwork for the PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system on January 31st. The new screenshots feature peeks at the variety of courses available for play. Players must dodge heat beams and rays of electric current, handle a blob of radioactive fluid with care, guide a virtual puddle of rocket fuel through a hand drawn blueprint, follow a sip of water as it makes its way through … Continue reading Puddle Puzzle Game Going To Live, PSN

Boy Loves Girl Heads To App Store

Grubby Hands are head-over-heels in love with their updated ‘Boy Loves Girl’, available on the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch and in the App Store now! Love-struck Boy must travel to the end of the world and beyond to find the perfect present for the hard-to-please girl. To win her love, Boy will need the touch to traverse treacherous clouds, travel tricky terrain, catch adorable animals and carefully carry the moon on a string! Travel seven wonderfully wicked worlds, complete over 50 lovely levels, crack more than 100 cheeky challenges, earn lots of beautiful bonuses and collect millions of smiles! … Continue reading Boy Loves Girl Heads To App Store

Empire Post To Develop WWII Games Based On Yamashita’s Gold

Empire Post Media(OTCBB:EMPM) announces that it has entered into a contract to explore the a potential for a variety of media products based on the treatment "In Search of Yamashita’s Gold," a true story about the exploits of a modern day treasure hunter seeking to recover millions of ounces of gold buried by the Japanese as they retreated from the Philippines at the end of World War 2. According to Empire CEO Peter Dunn, the contract provides for a feasibility study to develop and expand the treatment throughout several different formats, including book, feature film, documentary, television series, and videogame. … Continue reading Empire Post To Develop WWII Games Based On Yamashita’s Gold

World of Warplanes Reveals US Aircraft

Wargaming.net, the award-winning videogame publisher and developer, is proud to introduce the initial tech tree of the German aircraft for its anticipated flight combat action MMO World of Warplanes. Players will have 19 warplanes to explore from two lines of light and heavy fighters. The first iteration of the German tech tree will be available upon the game’s release scheduled for 2012. World of Waplanes will expand its fleet of German warbirds to more than 90 models. "German engineers were never afraid of innovative design in their aircraft," said World of Warplanes producer Anton Sitnikov. "They embodied their ideas into … Continue reading World of Warplanes Reveals US Aircraft

SOULCALIBUR Launches On Mac

NAMCO BANDAI Inc. has released SOULCALIBUR for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad 2. Originally released in arcades in 1998 and debuted on home consoles the following year, the seminal and critically acclaimed weapon-based fighting game has made its way to the App Store. The game is compatible with iPhone 4S, iPhone 4, iPod touch (4th generation) or later, and iPad 2, OS 4.3 or later. SOULCALIBUR for iOS features the full cast of 19 characters from the original game, including favorites like Kilik, Xianghua and Ivy. In "ARCADE BATTLE," players will engage in a series of intense brawls, defeating every … Continue reading SOULCALIBUR Launches On Mac

Resident Evil 6

Capcom, a leading worldwide developer and publisher of video games, is very proud to announce that Resident Evil 6 is in full development and scheduled for release on the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system on November 20, 2012 with a Windows PC version to follow. Blending action and survival horror, this latest instalment in the multi-million selling franchise is the most ambitious, immersive and feature rich title of the series to date and promises to be the dramatic horror experience of the year. http://www.youtube.com/watch/?v=hZ4uoP3prlE Publishers: Capcom Developers: Capcom Platforms: PC, … Continue reading Resident Evil 6

Namco Bandai Reports 10 Million Naruto Shippuden Sales

Champagne corks are popping today at NAMCO BANDAI Games Inc. following the news that the NARUTO and NARUTO SHIPPUDEN video game franchises have shipped an incredible 10 million copies worldwide since the launch of the first game in 2003 (Japan/Asia 1.9 million units, North America 4.3 million units, Europe 3.8 million units). NAMCO BANDAI Games began releasing NARUTO videogames in March 2003 and has published a total of 15 titles to date across multiple platforms. Since 2003 NAMCO BANDAI Games Inc. has had the privilege to work very closely with a number of talented developers on the series including the … Continue reading Namco Bandai Reports 10 Million Naruto Shippuden Sales