Two For One? (Or Two OR One)
This fall, England will be crazy with two E3-like trade shows competing with one another the same week. Chella gets the scoop from the new kid on the block.
Art of Machinima Book Released
Paraglyph Press is pleased to announce the very first book on a leading-edge filmmaking technology, "3D Game-Based Filmmaking: The Art of Machinima" (U.S. $39.99, 496 pages with CD-ROM, ISBN 1-932111-85-9). Machinima, defined as animated filmmaking in a real-time virtual 3D world, is an emerging technology that is revolutionizing how animated films are made. This new […]
Doom 3 Goes Gold
id Software(tm) and Activision, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) confirmed today that id Software’s highly anticipated DOOM 3(tm) for the PC has entered manufacturing and will begin shipping to retail stores worldwide the week of August 2. A sci-fi horror masterpiece, DOOM 3’s dramatic storyline, pulse-pounding action, incredible graphics, and ground-breaking technology combine to draw you into […]
Industry Veterans Form Third Wave Games
Video game veterans, Morten Brodersen, Johnni Christensen and Phillip Tavel, announced today that they have pooled their many years of experience in creating multimillion unit-selling franchises, and have formed the new video game development house, Third Wave Games. The company's first game introduction will be War World, a mech-on-mech online combat game for the PC […]
VU Gets New Asia Pacific President
Vivendi Universal Games (VU Games) today announced the promotion of Hubert Larenaudie to President of Asia Pacific effective immediately. In his new role, Mr. Larenaudie will be responsible for leading the company’s operations throughout Asia Pacific reporting to VU Games CEO Bruce Hack. Most recently, Mr. Larenaudie served as Senior Vice President and Director of […]
Violent Game Law Overturned
By: William Jackson GiN legal affairs editor A federal judge on Thursday ruled that a Washington state law restricting sale of some violent video games to minors is unconstitutional, saying it violated First Amendment rights of free speech. Judge Robert S. Lasnik of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington found that […]