Agetec, Inc. is pleased to announce that its Nintendo DS game, "Touch Darts," will be released in North America in June of 2008. "This is not just your ordinary dart video game; Touch Darts really takes advantage of Nintendo DS's unique touch screen and allows players to accurately simulate throwing darts with a simple flick of the stylus," says Mark Johnson, producer at Agetec. "The developer, Full Fat, made sure to fine tune the controls so that even the most hardcore dart fanatic is happy with this game. It's quite an achievement." Touch Darts comes with four classic dart modes: … Continue reading Touch Darts To Hit DS In June →

With the numbers officially trickling in, it looks like GTA4 is an official mega-hit. According to Publisher Take-Two Interactive, over six million copies of the game sold in the first week it was on sale. "Grand Theft Auto IV's first week performance represents the largest launch in the history of interactive entertainment, and we believe these retail sales levels surpass any movie or music launch to date," said Take-Two chairman Strauss Zelnick. Besides just the first week of sales, GTA4 was setting records on the first day it was released, on April 29th. The game generated $310 million in sales … Continue reading GTA4 Breaks Sales Records →

Deep Silver, Inc, a publisher of interactive entertainment for PC and consoles, today announced they will publish the highly anticipated PC title S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky in North America. The game is expected to be available worldwide on August 29, 2008 and is developed by GSC Game World, a leading computer games developer. S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky is the prequel to last year's critically acclaimed S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl, a game IGN called "a fascinating achievement." GameSpot commented, "this first-person survival game is at times amazing and engrossing and on par with such classics as Deus Ex and System Shock." "The buzz … Continue reading S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Clear Sky Set For Aug. 29 Launch →

Adventure Gaming Expo, the largest convention dedicated to adventure game fans, today announced that tickets are now available for the inaugural event. Adventure Gaming Expo will take place August 29 – 31, 2008 in Atlantic City, New Jersey at the brand new luxury resort ,The Water Club which is connected to the world-famous Borgata hotel, casino, and resort. From old-school text adventure games to the classic Sierra and LucasArts hits, to Myst and modern day adventure games, the Expo has something for every fan of the genre. "This will be an exciting weekend for every adventure game fan," said Howard … Continue reading Adventure Gaming Expo Tickets On Sale →

ByteShield, Inc. ("ByteShield"), a leading provider of the new Internet based Dynamic License and Protection Solutions for PC Games is pleased to announce that GamersGate ("GamersGate"), a leading publisher and online retailer of PC games, has selected ByteShield's end-user friendly Dynamic License and Copy Protection Engine for its line-up of PC games. These PC games come from a worldwide network of content partners and are distributed through http://www.gamersgate.com. "When PC game end-users purchase a game, they want to be able to use it anywhere" says Fredrik Wester, Executive Vice President of GamersGate. "They should also be permitted to lend it … Continue reading GamersGate Implements ByteShield Protection →

Acclaim Games is taking its free-to-play online gaming model one step further today by partnering with TrialPay to give away its virtual currency-Acclaim Coins-for free. With Acclaim Coins, players can buy virtual items such as laser guns and swords to enhance their favorite online games. Using TrialPay, players get Acclaim Coins for free by trying or buying an offer from blue-chip advertisers. Now, even players facing gaming budget restrictions can get more by earning Acclaim Coins when they buy clothes, send flowers or choose from hundreds of other TrialPay offers. Through this partnership, Acclaim Games gains loyal customers and players … Continue reading Acclaim Partners With TrialPay →

PLAYSPAN Inc. and Gala-Net Inc. announced the launch of beta service today for Upshift StrikeRacer, an online racing game. "Having the PlaySpan service added to Upshift StrikeRacer provides our players with the ability to trade their in-game items in a safe and sanctioned manner," states Jikhan Jung, CEO of Gala-Net. "We are very excited about providing peer to peer item sales in our games. And PlaySpan provides a proven, scalable and secured system that has been proven with multiple games." PlaySpan's system integrates into the game inside a widget. As an official, publisher-sponsored service, the application is a secure and … Continue reading Upshift StrikerRacer Beta Announced →

KOEI, recognized worldwide as the premier brand of strategy and action games, today announced that Fatal InertiaEX will be available at the end of May 2008 exclusively on PLAYSTATION Network, and only for PLAYSTATION 3 computer entertainment system. "We're really excited about what we've accomplished with Fatal Inertia EX," said Mike Bond, lead game designer for Fatal Inertia EX. "Gamers will be amazed by all of the improvements we've made. Fatal Inertia EX is a faster, more visually-captivating experience packed with new content not found in the original." Fatal Inertia EX features a never-before-seen environment exclusive to the PLAYSTATION 3 … Continue reading Fatal InertiaEX Coming To PS3 Network →

PopCap Games, the leading developer and publisher of casual games, announced that beginning today and continuing through May 11, 2008, the company will honor Mother's Day by donating 30% of the price of each game sold on its website to Susan G. Komen for the Cure, the global leader in the fight to end breast cancer forever. The monetary goal of the Mother's Day fund-raising drive is $100,000 – and if that goal is met, all consumers who participated (by purchasing one or more games) will receive a free gift from PopCap. The promotion is site-wide, with the main informational … Continue reading PopCap Donating To Breast Cancer Research →

Fanatec, a leading brand of high-end input devices for game consoles and PCs, today introduced the Porsche 911 Turbo Racing Wheel (MSRP: $349.99) for PC and Sony PlayStation 3 (PS3). It offers Porsche fans and gamers alike an authentic look and feel along with a rich feature-set that delivers a genuine Porsche racing feeling when playing games such as Gran Turismo 5: Prologue, Racedriver: GRID, rFactor, etc. Starting in early May 2008, this product will be sold exclusively at www.FANATEC.com. Licensed by Porsche Lizenz- und Handelsgesellschaft mbH, the Fanatec Porsche 911 Turbo Racing Wheel offers gamers latency free wireless USB … Continue reading Porsche 911 Racing Wheel Introduced →