Valve's Gabe Newell To Receive GDC Award
The 2010 Game Developers Choice Awards, the highest honors in video game development, is beginning the announcement of its Special Awards for the tenth annual ceremony, taking place at GDC 2010 this March, and has named Valve co-founder Gabe Newell as the winner of this year's Pioneer Award. The Pioneer Award — originated by the […]
Mark Cerny Inducted Into AIAS Hall Of Fame
The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) has announced that Mark Cerny will be the 13th inductee into the Academy's Hall of Fame, which is bestowed upon individuals who've contributed a significant advancement within the industry while demonstrating proven success and leadership. "Mark Cerny is the closest we have come to a modern-day Da […]
Gcrest Expands To North America
GCREST, an online publisher of several games including casual game @games with over one million players in Asia, today announced the opening of its first office in San Francisco, CA. In addition to its Tokyo-based headquarters, the American office will answer specific demands of US communities and expand its presence in the North American market. […]
Crisp Thinking Launches NetModerator For Protecting Kids Online
Crisp Thinking has launched NetModerator for U13 (children under 13), an advanced version of its popular child protection offering that introduces adaptive white list technology. The new product enables family-oriented communities with chat features — games, virtual worlds and websites — to be COPPA compliant without onerous parental authorization. NetModerator for U13 goes far beyond […]
Walk It Out For Wii Ships
Konami Digital Entertainment Inc., today announced Walk It Out! is now available in retail stores nationwide for Wii. Designed with children and parents in mind, Walk It Out! takes a fresh perspective on gaming by integrating traditional rhythm elements with a low impact and high energy walking simulator. In addition to addictive and rewarding gameplay, […]
Mary Kay Andrews Game Ships
Digi Ronin Games today announced that "Mary Kay Andrews: The Fixer Upper," a colorful and clever hidden object casual game for PC and Mac, is now available for download purchase from your favorite casual game portal. Based on The Fixer Upper by New York Times bestselling author Mary Kay Andrews, the game features a rich […]
Blaze Releases Soft And Safe Wii Sports Pack
Blaze Europe have today announced that they have taken stock of their latest innovation for the Nintendo Wii console, the new Soft and Safe Sports Pack. The invention of Wii Mote controller attachments have made it possible for us to put ourselves in the very heart of the Wii Sports action, making every movement count […]