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Wizard World and Michael J. Fox Foundation Hosting Arcade Game Charity Auction

Wizard World, Inc., (WIZD) the preeminent producer of Wizard World Comic Cons across North America, is partnering with The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF) to auction off a custom-made and autographed Back to the Future™ 2-in-1 digital pinball and arcade machine, created by VPcabs. The machine will be donated by VPcabs and autographed by cast members Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd and Lea Thompson. VPcabs will be debuting the 2-in-1 digital pinball and arcade machine, along with its digital pinball machine (pictured above left), at Wizard World Chicago, August 18 – 21. eBay for Charity will begin … Continue reading Wizard World and Michael J. Fox Foundation Hosting Arcade Game Charity Auction

Steampunk Deep Sea Submarine Adventure Diluvion Gets Fall Release

Gambitious Digital Entertainment has announced it is partnering with independent developer Arachnid Games to publish the deep sea action and exploration game Diluvion. Inspired by the imaginative works of Jules Verne and the ship-to-ship combat of classics like Wing Commander and Freelancer, Diluvion puts players in command of their very own submarines in a vast, open world of forbidding ocean. After a great flood devastates the world and its civilizations, humanity’s last remnants are left to struggle against each other for limited resources and survival beneath an impenetrable layer of permanent ice. As submersible captains, players must explore the uncharted … Continue reading Steampunk Deep Sea Submarine Adventure Diluvion Gets Fall Release

Nordic Games Reincorporates to THQ Nordic

After purchasing most of the assets of THQ when it went out of business, Nordic Games is now rebranding itself as THQ Nordic to show its commitment to those titles and properties. The following press release explains the situation. Normally we would rewrite it, but in this case, we think the original text shows the flavor of the company. Text of Announcement: It all started out in Sweden in 2008 as a mini-venture to self-publish such illustrious titles like Dance Party Club Hits, Kart Racer and Truck Racer (just to name a few) on PlayStation 2 and Nintendo Wii. The following year, … Continue reading Nordic Games Reincorporates to THQ Nordic

Slodak Announces Free Zombasite Demo

Soldak Entertainment today announced a new, updated Zombasite demo. Zombasite is a zombie apocalypse action RPG set in a dynamic, evolving, fantasy world for Windows, Mac, and Linux. There have been over 600 changes since the first version of the demo. About Zombasite: The dark elves have always played god by creating and enhancing underworld slave creatures. As they watched a horde of zombies destroy the huge demon city Kraval, the dark elves were tantalized by the devastating power of uncontrolled zombies, and desired to control and increase it. When they wove their dominating magic into a few captive zombies … Continue reading Slodak Announces Free Zombasite Demo

Universities Signing Up For Crytek’s VR First Lab

The results of a survey with the participation of 201 universities announced by VR First shows that a remarkable number of academic institutions around the world are interested in creating programs for VR development, but are currently underequipped to deliver on their ambitions. The interest in VR is growing very fast. Since the launch of VR First earlier this year, over 400 universities have expressed an interest in VR and 201 of them have officially applied for a VR First lab. The research also showed that 88% of the 201 universities surveyed are either planning or already offer a VR … Continue reading Universities Signing Up For Crytek’s VR First Lab