Get your gears in motion and ignite your ideas with Viva Media’s latest release, Crazy Machines Golden Gears! The Minneapolis-based game publisher announces the release of Crazy Machines Golden Gears on PC. Fans of the creative physics-based puzzle game will not be disappointed. The game boasts gorgeous graphics and effects that are brought to life with incredible clarity on the big screen. After the solid success on iPads, iPhones and Android devices, a new PC version was added to help meet the rapidly growing demand for the Rube Goldberg-style puzzle game. Additional Mac and Linux platform options will launch later … Continue reading Viva Media Launches Crazy Machines Golden Gears on Steam→
In 2011 the Video Game Industry took in over $16 Billion dollars but despite women representing 45% percent of the game playing audience they directed less than 2% of the Games. In combination with the production company Autobotika, The Fine Young Capitalists is running their first production initiative, allowing any women to have a crack at creating a video game. Any person who identifies as a woman can prepare a proposal of up to 1,500 words in length explaining their concept for a video game. Each pitch will be judged on originality, financial viability, level of immersion, fun, aesthetic and … Continue reading Autobotika Supports Woman Production Initiative→
Shadowrun Online, the turn-based MMO successfully funded on Kickstarter, is coming to Steam Early Access on March 31. A prequel to the first Shadowrun Online campaign, Lockdown (also an upcoming tabletop RPG book), this introductory offering will focus on the core mechanics of combat. “We are very excited (and a little frightened) to finally show this first glimpse of the game to the world,” said Wagner. “We don’t want to pile on features unless we have nailed the core gameplay elements, so we created this small and polished section for our players to enjoy.” The initial release of Shadowrun Online … Continue reading Shadowrun Online Blasts To Steam Early Access→
Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. announced Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate HD is now available via Steam for PC and has released an all new trailer for the title. Following its success across console formats, Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate HD completes the trilogy of the ‘Lords of Shadow’ series for PC. The new game is set 25 years after the events of Castlevania: Lords of Shadow, and also acts as a precursor to Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 which released in February. The trailer showcases the stunning visuals and action-packed gameplay of the side-scrolling … Continue reading Castlevania Jumps To Steam→
KonamiDigital Entertainment Inc. and Kojima Productions announced that its stealth action adventure game, METAL GEAR SOLID V: GROUND ZEROES is now available for purchase in North, Central, and South America.
Playing games isn’t just about having fun. Sometimes games and the way we play them can help out in other areas like critical thinking and business strategy. That’s the message of Lockheed Martin Senior Fellow and Chief Strategist Melvin Greer in his new book, 21st Century Leadership: Harnessing Innovation, Accelerating Business Success. Greer devotes quite a lot of ink in his book to gamification, a concept that seems to come naturally to younger people who grew up playing video games, but which is still looked at in a somewhat negative light in certain organizations. Greer was on Gamification Talk Radio … Continue reading Industry Luminary Mel Greer Talks About Gamificaiton For Business→
Leading publisher and developer Namco Bandai Games America Inc. today proudly announced a one year distribution agreement with the global video game developer and publisher Codemasters. The agreement covers physical distribution of the entire Codemasters 2014 portfolio across the Americas, plus select digital distribution channels. The partnership is an extension of Namco Bandai Games Inc.’s relationship with Codemasters, established in 2010 for distribution rights throughout European territories. The new agreement will now include select digital distribution channels in addition to physical distribution throughout the Americas and Europe. All major forthcoming games will be published by Codemasters through its Codemasters Racing … Continue reading Namco Bandai And Codemasters Agree To New Deal→
After a successful Closed Beta test, global game publisher R2Games has announced that its latest browser title, action shooter Zombies Ate My Pizza, will be entering its Open Beta phase on March 20th. To celebrate the launch, the publisher will be hosting a free code giveaway on the game’s Facebook Page. The Closed Beta test of the wacky, post-apocalyptic MMO will end on Wednesday, March 19th at 22:00 EDT, after which all current characters and accounts will be deleted. Feedback from users has been encouraged during the test in order to detect bugs and other issues, as well as to … Continue reading Zombie Ate My Pizza In Open Beta→
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