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The Simpsons Arcade Game Comes To Consoles

Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc., in partnership with Gracie Films and Twentieth Century Fox Consumer Products, today announced that The Simpsons Arcade Game is now available for Xbox LIVE Arcade for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft. The game will also be available on the PlayStationNetwork for the PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system beginning February 7th. The game’s release kicks off the celebration of The Simpson’s landmark 500th episode, which airs Sunday, February 19 at 8pm ET/PT on FOX. "KONAMI is dedicated to reviving retro titles that gamers have grown to love, and it doesn’t get any … Continue reading The Simpsons Arcade Game Comes To Consoles

War In The East Heats Up

Matrix Games (www.matrixgames.com), Slitherine (www.slitherine.com), and 2by3 Games (www.2by3games.com) are thrilled to announce Gary Grigsby’s War in the East: Don to the Danube, an expansion to the grand strategy masterpiece War in the East! Now gamers can enjoy this award winning wargame engine across many new scenarios and battles! Grigsby’s War in the East: Don to the Danube will be released later this month and will be available for $14.99 Download / $24.99 Physical through the Matrix Games online store. The critically and fan acclaimed Eastern Front mega-game Gary Grigsby’s War in the East just got bigger and better with … Continue reading War In The East Heats Up

Rampage Jackson To Star In Three Mobile Games

MEDL Mobile, Inc. (OTCBB:MEDL), a leader in mobile apps development, announced today that Rampage Jackson, UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) star and film actor (The A-Team), has signed a three-app deal to develop mobile games. Jackson, an active gaming enthusiast, has been appointed to the role of Creative Game Development Executive at MEDL and will work closely with its team of creative executives and programmers to develop three games based on his ideas. The first app is slated for launch in Spring 2012. The three-app deal signifies a continuing trend of celebrities who are marketing their own mobile apps to connect … Continue reading Rampage Jackson To Star In Three Mobile Games

Tank Battalion Blitzes iOS

Today NAMCO BANDAI Games Inc. has released TANK BATTALION BLITZ, an iPhone, iPad and iPod touch action game where players create a deck of tanks and try to wipe out the enemy army, all the while defending their own headquarters. With a total of 130 stages, more than 150 tanks, several game modes and local & online multiplayer through Game Center, TANK BATTALION BLITZ packs tons of content into an affordable $2.99 package available now on the App Store. TANK BATTALION BLITZ includes TANK BATTALION mode, in which players face a string of dangerous missions, and TEAM BATTLE mode, where … Continue reading Tank Battalion Blitzes iOS

RAGE: Campaign Edition Ships

Bethesda Softworks, a ZeniMax Media company, in partnership with Aspyr Media, Inc., today announced that RAGE: Campaign Edition is now available for the Mac worldwide. This action-packed new shooter from id Software has been published for the Mac by Aspyr, the leader in Mac games publishing. The game can be digitally downloaded in English, French or German now via Apple’s Mac App Store, Aspyr’s own digital store GameAgent.com, and through other supporting Mac digital retailers. In RAGE: Campaign Edition you will take on bandit gangs and hordes of mutants with an arsenal of exotic weapons and special items, such as … Continue reading RAGE: Campaign Edition Ships

Japan’s DeNA Opens DeNA Studios Canada

DeNA Co., Ltd. today announced the company has established DeNA Studios Canada Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary in Vancouver, in an effort to optimize DeNA Group’s cross-border capability in developing and operating first-party mobile social games. The new office opens its doors later this month. DeNA Studios Canada will be headed by Gameview’s current CEO Irfan Virk and primarily support Gameview Studios, LLC, a DeNA subsidiary located in Mountain View, California. DeNA Studios Canada’s long-term plan will also include design, development and operation support for other DeNA Group companies. DeNA will raise 600,000 Canadian dollars, or approximately 602,000 U.S. dollars, for … Continue reading Japan’s DeNA Opens DeNA Studios Canada

Paradox Expands Victoria II

Paradox Interactive have today released the first expansion for their internally developed Grand Strategy title Victoria II focusing on the American Civil War era, Victoria II: A House Divided, with a suggested retail price of $19.99/€19.99/£14.99. From the development team behind Hearts of Iron and Europa Universalis, Victoria II: A House Divided introduces a new starting point in 1861 allowing players to experience the US Civil War from the start, from the era of absolute monarchies, encompassing expansion and colonization, culminating in the emergence of the US as a global superpower at the dawn of the 20th century. Publishers: Paradox … Continue reading Paradox Expands Victoria II

PC Gamers Rejoice: Skyrim Creation Kit Materializes

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim’s Creation Kit, the content creation mod tool, is available via the Steam download service. This will give PC gamers the exact same tools used by the developers at Bethesda to make dungeons, mods, weapons, characters, outfits, armor, monsters, NPCs and anything else they can imagine. Using the steam workshop service, gamers will soon be able to read the descriptions of mods, review them, and try out their favorites within the game. Gamers can even subscribe to their favorite modder’s channel, whereupon newly create mods from that artist will be automatically downloaded and added to the … Continue reading PC Gamers Rejoice: Skyrim Creation Kit Materializes

Tomoyuki Tsuboi Is New President At Konami

Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. today announced Tomoyuki Tsuboi has been named President of Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc., replacing Mr. Shinji Hirano, who will be assuming the role of President of Konami Digital Entertainment, GmbH (Europe). Mr. Tsuboi has been with KONAMI for over 14 years, managing Corporate Planning across multiple divisions, including the KONAMI sports clubs in Japan. Most recently, Mr. Tsuboi helmed global business planning and management for all of the digital entertainment business for the Konami Digital Entertainment Business Planning Group. Now permanently living in the U.S. with solid understanding of the North and South American markets, Mr. … Continue reading Tomoyuki Tsuboi Is New President At Konami

Gotham City Imposters Available Soon

Today Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and DC Entertainment announced that Gotham City Impostors will be available beginning February 7 in the PlayStation Network (Americas) and Windows PC, and on February 8 in the PlayStation Network (territories outside of the Americas) and Xbox LIVE. Gotham City Impostors is a download only title that will be available for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation 3 and Windows PC. Fans of the game can go to www.GothamCityImpostors.com for the latest updates and news. Gotham City Impostors is an original first-person shooter where up to 12 players battle for … Continue reading Gotham City Imposters Available Soon