National Geographic Channel in partnership with Runaway are proud to announce the release of Puzzle Planets for iPhone and iPad, a new game that puts the powerful forces of nature at your fingertips. With a core concept inspired by the popular National Geographic Channel (NGC) series Clash of the Continents, Puzzle Planets puts an action packed spin on the earth sciences. Players create planets by constructing a tectonic core, raising continents from the ocean, and spreading life over the land. "We hope the factual component of Puzzle Planets will spark a curiosity within the player which they can act on … Continue reading Puzzle Planets Hits iPhone→
The Chryse update for MapleStory is here: players levels 55 to 75 are now able to battle their way through Chryse, a brand new explorable island that floats above the Orbis region. The island, which wandered away from Orbis ages ago, is powered by a mysterious power core that sustains life and keeps the island afloat. Now inhabited by a friendly race of giants, few have been able to make any form of contact with Chryse. After speaking with Chrysian chief Marione in the Greek inspired city, players can explore the once-beautiful island which unfortunately has become awash in darkness … Continue reading MapleStory Gets New Island→
Majesco Entertainment Company (NASDAQ: COOL), an innovative provider of video games for the mass market, announced today The Hidden for the Nintendo 3DS system is in development for an expected release this Fall. Developed by 1st Playable Productions, this augmented reality game turns your handheld into a portal to the astral plane as you hunt through real-world environments with the Nintendo 3DS camera. Become a paranormal investigator by searching, capturing and destroying supernatural entities hidden within your own surroundings. In addition, this location-based adventure allows you to unlock all ghosts and reveal the full game storyline by bringing your Nintendo … Continue reading The Hidden Announced For 3DO→
It’s time once again for ‘Gleeks’ to dust off their microphones, crank up the volume and rock out, as the McKinley High GLEE club is back by popular demand with an all-new lineup of their greatest hit songs! Today, Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. and Twentieth Century Fox Consumer Products announced Karaoke Revolution Glee: Volume 2, is now available in retail stores nationwide on Wii. Following up the original smash hit success, Karaoke Revolution Glee: Volume 2 features an all-new musical lineup with 20 of GLEE’s greatest hits and show moments from part two of Season One. Players will return to … Continue reading Karaoke Revolution Glee: Volume 2 Ships For Wii→
Crisp Thinking’s groundbreaking community management platform has, this week, been integrated into leading Tween virtual world Woozworld. The unique automated safety solution operates in Woozworld’s bi-lingual environment alongside human moderators to ensure the highest possible standards of online safety. Woozworld is a virtual world and a social network for Tweens with more than 3,8 million avatars globally. Encouraging kids and teens to explore their own creativity in a fun environment, Woozworld users can create their own universe and network, safely playact teen and young adult roles, conduct business, take part in social games and activities and remain connected with online … Continue reading Crisp Keeping Teens Safe Online→
Jirbo Inc., a leading social entertainment and media company at the forefront of iPhone development since 2007 and backed by Insight Venture Partners, announced today that marketing and interactive entertainment veteran Will Kassoy has been named Chief Executive Officer. In this role, Kassoy will oversee Jirbo, Inc’s operational management including their app gaming division, Jirbo, which has over 32 million downloads including 48 titles breaking in to the top 1% of Apple’s All Time Most Popular list. His responsibilities also include overseeing the recently-launched premium advertising network called AdColony. AdColony delivers high definition video ads to millions of app consumers, … Continue reading Will Kassoy Is New CEO of Jirbo→
SEGA of America, Inc. announced that today is "opening day" for MLB Manager Online, its free-to-play, browser-based, baseball game-available at mlbmanageronline.com -in which players compete in real online baseball leagues. Players will compete in online league play with a fantasy team based on active Major League players-over 900 players representing all 30 teams. Users will scout, trade, train, and manage their professional squads as they compete for a championship. Through the MLB Manager Online community users will be able to perfect their teams, set up trades, and talk baseball with in-game chat features. MLB Manager Online is designed for year-round … Continue reading Major League Baseball Online Opens→
Viximo, the world’s premier cross-network social games and apps platform and operator, has added Orkut, Brazil’s top social site, to Viximo’s growing global network of social sites. Viximo will launch three games on Orkut, counting Ravenwood Fair by LoLApps, Backyard Monsters by Casual Collective and Resort World by Game Insight. Orkut’s highly engaged game players can look forward to running a fair, creating monsters for battle, and building their virtual vacation worlds this week. "We are looking forward to launching Resort World on Orkut, and thanks to Viximo, we are able to do it easily and efficiently," said Alisa Chumachenko, … Continue reading Viximo Partners With Orkut In Brazil→
Majesco Entertainment Company (NASDAQ: COOL), an innovative provider of video games for the mass market, announced today that BloodRayne: Betrayal will be released as a full-scale digital game on Xbox LIVE Arcade for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PlayStationNetwork this summer. Based on the best-selling vampire game franchise, BloodRayne: Betrayal stars the beautiful yet lethal dhampir anti-heroine as she fights and feeds in a bloody new hack ‘n slash adventure. The game is being developed by WayForward, the award-winning team known for bringing franchise favorites back to audiences in exciting new ways. "It’s been … Continue reading BloodRayne: Betrayal Announced→
Funcom and NVIDIA have announced that Funcom’s proprietary Dreamworld 2.5, a leading game engine for massively multiplayer online games (MMOs), is the first game to incorporate server-side NVIDIA PhysX. This unique implementation into the Dreamworld engine results in more than a doubling in the speed-of in-game physics processing vs. traditional client-side PhysX technology, delivering realistic collision effects within the online gaming environments. Dreamworld currently powers two of the world’s most popular massively multiplayer online games: ‘Age of Conan’ and ‘Anarchy Online’, with a third, ‘The Secret World’, currently in development. The updated Dreamworld Engine 2.5 with server-side PhysX is now … Continue reading Age Of Conan Adds Server-Side Physics→
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