Category Archives: News and Industry Happenings

Sho Online Announces Free-To-Play Sign MMO

BAG Entertainment, the new owner of the oriental martial art fantasy MMORPG Sho Online, has announced on their official homepage http://1000do.com that the first episode of the The Beginning of Chaos trilogy titled Sign will be released as an update on April 21, 2011 in the Korean version of Sho and sometime in the mid May in the global Sho Online (www.shoonline.net). The Beginning of Chaos trilogy will consist of Sign, Chaos, and Darkness with Sign marking the beginning of the trilogy. Detail of the update in English will be available on www.shoonline.net. The Beginning of Chaos – Sign will … Continue reading Sho Online Announces Free-To-Play Sign MMO

PlayStation Network Outage Continues, Sony Admits Hack

Five days and counting. That’s how long the PlayStation Network has been down. Today Sony confirmed that an external security breech was the cause of the problem. Sony has now said that "an external intrusion on our system has affected our PlayStation Network and Qriocity services" which warranted shutting down the entire network to investigate. Sony posted an update on its blog, stating that additional security was being built into the network, and thanking gamers for their patience. "Our efforts to resolve this matter involve re-building our system to further strengthen our network infrastructure. Though this task is time-consuming, we … Continue reading PlayStation Network Outage Continues, Sony Admits Hack

Black Mirror 3 Ships

Viva Media announced this morning that the last chapter in the acclaimed Black Mirror series is shipping now into North American retail locations and is available now via digital distribution. About the Game: In the final chapter of this acclaimed horror trilogy, Black Mirror 3: Final Fear picks up right where the thrilling ending to Black Mirror 2: Reigning Evil left off. Only a short time ago, Darren Michaels was a quiet store clerk in a sleepy New England town. Now in Willow Creek, England, a tormented Darren barely reacts as police handcuffs are closed on his wrists. All the … Continue reading Black Mirror 3 Ships

SOCOM 4 Ships For PS3

Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC (SCEA) today announced SOCOM 4: U.S. Navy SEALs is now available at North American retailers on Blu-ray and bundled with the limited Full Deployment Edition. SOCOM 4, exclusively for the PlayStation 3 (PS3) computer entertainment system, is the latest entry into the award-winning SOCOM franchise from development studio Zipper Interactive. With over-the-top action, high production values, and an authentic military strategy and arsenal, SOCOM 4 delivers a true cinematic experience through the squad-based multiplayer alongside a robust single player campaign. SOCOM 4 reinvents the multiplayer space with team-focused, tactical gameplay through a variety of competitive … Continue reading SOCOM 4 Ships For PS3

Cloud Gaming Moves To Asia

Playcast Media, one of the world’s leading cloud gaming providers, announced the commercial launch of its Games On Demand service in Singapore, with Singapore Telecommunications Limited (SingTel), Asia’s leading multimedia solutions provider. The partnership marks a key milestone in Playcast Media’s business strategy to expand its service throughout Asia with Telecommunications and Pay-TV networks. Playcast’s Games On Demand service launches as "ESC", a new SingTel media entertainment offering for customers and will be available in Singapore to anyone with fibre or broadband connectivity of 10Mbps and above. The games are executed, rendered and streamed from SingTel’s data centers as an … Continue reading Cloud Gaming Moves To Asia

MindJolt Acquires SGN, Hallpass Media

MindJolt today announced the acquisitions of SGN, a leading developer and publisher of social mobile games and Hallpass Media, a popular free online game network. With these acquisitions, MindJolt becomes one of the few multi-platform game developers and publishers with successful mobile, social and web offerings. "The acquisition of SGN and Hallpass broadens our content offering and extends our reach. Mindjolt becomes a cross-platform ‘triple threat’ with great games across mobile, social, and web platforms." said Chris DeWolfe, CEO of MindJolt. "This three-pillar approach enables MindJolt to deliver our games wherever people choose to play, and differentiates our service from … Continue reading MindJolt Acquires SGN, Hallpass Media

Cargo: The Quest For Gravity Shipping

It’s up to you to create fun and save the world! Embark on an unprecedented quest for gravity in Viva Media’s newest release, Cargo. In Cargo, you will be asked to put your creativity to work as you build up wacky machines that fly and dive as you garner enough fun to restore gravity back to our planet. Search for Cargo floating around and use this debris – from the Statue of Liberty to Big Ben and the Eiffel Towner to stake out new lands. Boasting a completely fresh and unique look, the game story hooks in players as it … Continue reading Cargo: The Quest For Gravity Shipping

ESRB Streamlines Rating Process For DLCs

The Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) today announced it is introducing a new streamlined rating process for games that will only be sold and downloaded through console and handheld storefronts such as Microsoft Xbox LIVE Arcade, Nintendo Wii or DSi Shop and Sony PlayStation Store. These games will receive the same recognizable ESRB ratings via a process whose efficiency and ease of use provides the scalability necessary to address the steady increase of games delivered digitally across an ever-expanding multitude of new devices and outlets. Starting today, publishers of these downloadable games will complete a different submission form than is … Continue reading ESRB Streamlines Rating Process For DLCs

Nintendo DS Gets Squishy, Squashy, Squinkies

Activision and Blip Toys have announced that the first videogame, based on the International Toy Fair’s 2010 Girl Toy of the Year Award Winner, Squinkies, is now available for the Nintendo DS family of handheld systems. Squinkies includes four ultra-rare, lovable Squinkies exclusively available only through purchase of the videogame. Squinkies incorporates the adorable world of Squinkies and adds in an exciting adventure for players to experience. Players become the Squinkies Princess searching for all of her friends in The Land of the Squinkies. As the player completes various mini-games and solves dynamic puzzles, more Squinkies are found and added … Continue reading Nintendo DS Gets Squishy, Squashy, Squinkies

Evil Controllers Doing Good

In the April spirit of going green, Evil Controllers is partnering with high school team Gamers Go Green from Chicago’s Whitney M. Young High School to host the first-ever green Game Hour. Led by students Daniel Romero, Evan London, Noelanni Alvarez, Courtney Mills, Donte White, Adam He, and supported by the one and only Evil Controllers, Game Hour will occur on April 23, 2011. But what is Game Hour? It’s simple. On Saturday, April 23, at any selected hour of the day unique to each family, Evil Controllers and Gamers Go Green will ask everyone to abstain from the use … Continue reading Evil Controllers Doing Good