KONAMI today announced that Castlevania: Lords of Shadow is now available for Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system. The newest title in the highly successful franchise is developed by Madrid-based Mercury Steam in association with KONAMI’s legendary Kojima Productions studio. The result is a new Castlevania experience delivered through rich storytelling, innovative gameplay and amazing detail. KONAMI has created a new era for the Castlevania franchise by taking a fearless and original direction topped with a fresh and radical re-imagining approach. The result is an epic tale of love and loss … Continue reading Konami Ships Castlevania: Lords Of Shadow →

Leading video game publisher and developer NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc., today announced that ENSLAVED: Odyssey to the West is now available nationwide for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system. Developed by Ninja Theory Ltd., the post-apocalyptic action-adventure features influences and contributions from top music and film industry talent. ENSLAVED combines beautifully rendered graphics and captivating music with seamless animation and engrossing gameplay to deliver a premier entertainment experience. Set 150 years in the future, ENSLAVED takes place in an unrecognizable America, where war and destruction have ravaged the population … Continue reading Enslaved: Odyssey To The West Ships →

Tri Synergy, Inc. (www.trisynergy.com) and Giants Software (www.giants-software.com) are proud to announce that they have reached a publishing agreement to bring gamers Demolition Company! Starting in mid October at fine retailers everywhere, gamers will get a chance to admire beautifully rendered buildings – and then destroy them in creative ways! In a city where buildings are constructed as rapidly as they are torn down again, you take control of an emerging demolition company. A multitude of missions lead you to various demolition sites in different districts of the city. Take a seat behind the steering wheel of a variety of … Continue reading Tri-Synergy To Publish Demolition Company →

GRAVITY Co., Ltd. (Nasdaq:GRVY) ("Gravity" or "Company"), an online game developer and publisher based in South Korea, today announced that it signed an agreement on September 28, 2010 to acquire a 50.8% equity interest in Barunson Interactive Co., Ltd. ("Barunson Interactive"), an online game developer based in Korea. The purchase price is KRW 11,688 million (approximately US$10,126 thousand). The closing of transaction is expected to occur on or about October 25, 2010 subject to customary closing condition. Upon closing of the purchase of the shares, Gravity will acquire control over the management of Barunson Interactive and will be in a … Continue reading Gravity Set To Acquire Barunson Interactive →

E-Line Media and the Institute of Play announced today the launch of Gamestar Mechanic, a game-based learning platform that teaches the principles of game design as a form of 21st Century skill building in a highly engaging and creative environment. Gamestar Mechanic was created through a unique public private partnership that includes leading foundations, non-profits, academia and the game industry. Development of the game was initially funded through a grant from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation to the Institute of Play. The game is being published by E-Line Media. The Gamestar Mechanic platform taps into the natural … Continue reading Gamestar Mechanic Educational Title Released →

iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, Android and Windows PC users will soon be able to explore the persistent virtual world of Pocket Legends together, in the same shared server set — a first in the industry. Spacetime Studios, a Texas-based indie studio, is expanding operations following a recent round of funding from Insight Venture Partners, a leading global technology and internet investment firm. The investment will be used to extend Spacetime’s technology platform and pioneer new functionality for the mobile multiplayer gaming market. Capital will also be deployed to enhance the feature set of the Spacetime 3D MMO game engine, before … Continue reading Pocket Legends Mobile Game Expanding To PC →

Firaxis Games, celebrated developer of Sid Meier’s Civilization V, will deliver the keynote at the Building Iconic Online Games Summit, hosted by GameSpy Technology at GDC Online, in Austin, on Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010. The Summit is a dedicated day of talks and tutorials aimed at helping development studios of all size better realize the value of online features in creating enduringly successful games. At this full-day event, industry leaders who’ve come, seen and conquered the online frontier will share their strategies for building the next iconic online game. Firaxis Games will present an in-depth look at its integration of … Continue reading Firaxis Staff To Deliver GDC Austin Keynote →

Game Trading Technologies, Inc. ("GTTI" or the "Company", OTCBB: GMTD), a leading provider of comprehensive trading solutions for video game retailers, publishers, rental companies and consumers, has appointed Rick Leimbach as Chief Financial Officer effective September 27, 2010. "Rick brings to GTTI many years of experience in public company finance and compliance with public companies and will be a vital asset as we pursue the high goals we’ve established for GTTI," said Todd Hays, CEO of GTTI. "Rick will oversee and work to enhance our internal financial processes and systems, as well as provide corporate representation to the investment community. … Continue reading Game Trading Technologies Appoints New CFO →

2K Games and Gearbox Software announced today that fans can now join the downloadable insurgency that is taking place on Pandora in Claptrap’s New Robot Revolution. Recruits can download the exciting fourth add-on content pack in the Borderlands series and take on the evil Ninja Assassin Claptrap via Xbox LIVE Marketplace for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft for 800 Microsoft Points and the PlayStationNetwork for the PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system and PC for $9.99. Claptrap’s New Robot Revolution invites recruits to attempt to beat down the deadly Claptrap revolution either as a lone gunman … Continue reading The Claptraps of Borderlands Revolt →

Join the quest to save rock, as Activision Publishing, Inc.’s (Nasdaq: ATVI) highly-anticipated Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock hits store shelves nationwide today. Featuring the largest on-disc set-list ever in a Guitar Hero game, Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock’s furious finger-fretting rock music collection is headlined by some of the largest bands in rock and includes original tracks, re-records and bands making their Guitar Hero debut. With the all-new, rock inspired guitar controller, gamers will embark on an epic journey from the halls of punk music to the lava fields of rock treachery in the first ever Guitar Hero story-driven … Continue reading Guitar Hero: Warriors Of Rock Attacks →