Rock Band Sales Pass $1 Billion
MTV Games, a part of Viacom's MTV Networks, (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), Harmonix, the leading developer of music-based games, and distribution partner Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS), today announced that the Rock Band franchise has officially surpassed $1 billion dollars in North American retail sales in 15 months, according to The NPD Group. In addition, over […]
Full Sail University Turns 30
In March 1979, Full Sail (www.fullsail.edu) launched its first educational program for the entertainment media industry, an act that allowed the marking of this year as its 30th anniversary. Full Sail University will celebrate this historic milestone on April 20, 2009 with a series of on-campus events, including the unveiling of the Full Sail University […]
Muzzy Lane's New Making History Game Announced
Muzzy Lane Software, an innovative developer of 3D single and multiplayer games has announced today the next game in its acclaimed MAKING HISTORY Series: MAKING HISTORY II: "The War of the World", created in partnership with renowned economic historian and policy icon Niall Ferguson. MAKING HISTORY II (MHII) lets grand strategy players experience the role […]
COD: Modern Warfare 2 Announced
Prepare for the ultimate invasion! The most anticipated game of the year and the sequel to the best-selling first-person action game of all time, Infinity Ward's Modern Warfare 2 will strike worldwide on November 10, 2009. Activision Publishing, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) will release the newest installment in the groundbreaking and record-setting follow-up to the 2007 […]
Violence In Video Games
Bam! Pow! Blammo! This week The GiN Lounge crew tackles a rather explosive topic: violence in video games. Can they get through a whole show without coming to blows?