Paradox Interactive today officially announced Salem, a free-to-play Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO) game based in the harsh world of colonial Salem. The game focuses on crafting and player colonies as players discover the new world in a sandbox like environment. The game is being developed by the team at Seatribe and is scheduled to go live in 2011 on the Paradox Connect platform. Salem has already garnered a lot of interest from the gaming community since it was previewed behind closed doors to members of the media in late January. Known for its controversial permanent death feature, an essential game … Continue reading Salem MMO Announced →

Captain Jack Sparrow and his band of pirates will bound into 3D action with LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game for the Nintendo 3DS hand-held system in May 2011. Published by Disney Interactive Studios and developed by TT Games, the Nintendo 3DS version will bring the LEGO Pirates world to life with vivid 3D in the palms of players’ hands. The game will include unique features such as "Pirate Duel," a chance encounter system, as well as high resolution graphics and support for Play Coins. "The Nintendo 3DS lets players experience a LEGO game like never before, and … Continue reading Pirates Of The Caribbean To Sail On 3DS →

DreamCatcher Games and JoWooD Entertainment announce the release date of the official Painkiller Standalone Add-On "Redemption" for February 25th 2011. Compete with hordes of demons from hell. The game will continue the epic Painkiller conflict between good and evil. Game Overview: The kingdom of heaven is threatened by a ruthless army from hell. Two champions, Daniel and Belial, who we already know as the two previous heroes of the series, combine their forces and join the never-ending battle between good and evil. "It demands quite a bit of skill to confront the countless hordes of monsters – to vanquish them … Continue reading Painkiller Redemption For PC Gets Release Date →

Enter an interactive nightmare as THQ Inc., announces that the first-person survival horror game, Amnesia: The Dark Decent, is now available for PC and electronic software distribution in North America. In Amnesia: The Dark Decent, players embark on a disturbing odyssey, where the dark corners of the human mind awaits. Recently developed and made available by Frictional Games in Europe where it has already received the "2010 Best PC Horror Game and 2010 Best PC atmosphere" award by IGN, Amnesia: The Dark Descent puts players in the shoes of Daniel as he wakes up in a desolate castle, barely remembering … Continue reading THQ Shipping The Dark Descent For PC →

Voltron is returning to defend the universe, and the iconic brand is ready to thrill longtime fans and gain new audiences under an agreement announced today between World Events Productions (WEP) and THQ Inc. (NASDAQ: THQI). WEP, a top animated television production company, and its representative, Classic Media – a global media company with a portfolio of some of the world’s leading entertainment brands – will work with THQ to produce video games based on the Voltron franchise. The video games from THQ, a leading worldwide developer and publisher of interactive entertainment software, will join a previously announced toy line … Continue reading Voltron To Get New Toys And Games →

The new "LCD/Video Game Repair Class" debuted to a sold out room when veteran presenters Randy Fromm and Frank Seninsky merged their talents to present a four-day amusement operator and game technician training workshop in Orlando, Florida. "After working independently for more than 25 years, we’re finally working together!" said Fromm. "In the past, we have always worked different sides of the lecture room at the trade shows, Frank with the operators, teaching them how to make money and me with the technicians, teaching them how to save it by repairing their own bad monitors and power supplies." The class … Continue reading Fromm/Seninsky Present Successful LCD Game Repair Class →

Spacetime Studios’ sci-fi MMO Blackstar has set its sights on Android and iOS owners. Blackstar’s deep storyline and years of extensive production design, combined with Spacetime Studios’ superior multiplayer technology are sure to set it apart from any other mobile game. Launch is set for Q2 2011. Blackstar is a cross-platform, 3D mobile MMO with a massive world ripe for discovery and action. The game tells the story of 41st century conflict between the ruthless Scorn, a race endowed with arcane powers granted by alien gods; the Riven, necro-cyborg beings allied with the Scorn; the futuristic humans of the United … Continue reading Blackstar MMO Setting Sights On Mobile Market →

Want to know what game is the best one to waste time with at work? Have only 15 minutes to spare but want a quality gaming experience? Have no fear, we’ve got you covered. Each Saturday, GiN reviewer Billy White will delve into the world of quick gaming to bring us the Time Waster of the week. The debut review is posted on our GiN Facebook page right now, so check it out. This week Billy takes a look at Oregon Trail. Yes, that game a lot of us played on Apple computers growing up has made the leap to … Continue reading GiN Launches Facebook Time Waster Reviews →

There will be no more Guitar Hero games. Activision Blizzard announced today that starting immediately, it is shutting down production and all publishing for the Guitar Hero franchise. "Due to continued declines in the music genre, the company will disband Activision Publishing’s ‘Guitar Hero’ business unit and discontinue development on its ‘Guitar Hero’ game for 2011," the company said in a statement. It continued, saying that the decision was "based on the desire to focus on the greatest opportunities that the company currently has to create the world’s best interactive entertainment experiences." The latest Guitar Hero game, Guitar Hero: Warriors … Continue reading Guitar Hero Franchise Is Canned →

Bethesda Software announced that the Dead Money DLC expansion to Fallout New Vegas will be released for the PS3 via the PlayStation Network and on the PC via the Steam download service on February 22nd. In addition, the company confirmed that three more add-on packs were in the works and would be released in the coming months. Unlike Dead Money, which came out exclusively for the Xbox 360 first, these new packs will release for all platforms simultaneously.