Silverlode Interactive has released a free version of SAGA on schedule, as promised. The free version of SAGA will allow players to access the game without purchase and without credit card, in the same realms on the same servers with the paying SAGA players. Certain features will be locked, but otherwise players are welcome to join their friends online and participate in online massive strategy warfare without shelling out a penny. Thousands of players are queued up and waiting for the free version to get a look at SAGA before purchasing, and will be admitted online to join the thousands … Continue reading Free Version of Saga Released →

SEGA of America, Inc. today has shipped THE HOUSE OF THE DEAD 2 & 3 RETURN for the Wii home video game system to stores in North America. Delivering two of the best versions from the popular arcade series, THE HOUSE OF THE DEAD 2 and THE HOUSE OF THE DEAD III, this great collection flawlessly brings the intense arcade action home with new features exclusive for Wii gamers. Renowned for its non-stop pace, great visual quality and memorable boss battles, THE HOUSE OF THE DEAD 2 & 3 RETURN pits the player against the relentless attack of lumbering zombies, … Continue reading House of Dead 2 And 3 Ships For Wii →

Austrian publisher JoWooD Productions Software AG (ATXPrime: JWD) and German development studio Piranha Bytes (Pluto 13 Ltd.) are pleased to announce the accommodation of all differences and disagreements of the past months. Both companies continue to work on their respective projects without excluding further cooperation in potential future projects. Currently, JoWooD Productions is working together with Spellbound Entertainment Inc. on the fourth part of the Gothic-series; Piranha Bytes puts its efforts into a new Role-Playing Game with the working title "RPB". The JoWooD-branded Gothic products available in stores will remain within the worldwide distribution network of JoWooD Productions Software AG … Continue reading JoWooD, Piranha Bytes Settle Dispute →

BreakAway, a leading developer of entertainment games and game-based technology products and Quirkat, a leading Middle East interactive entertainment services company today announced the release of Tariq's Treasure, a fun-filled, puzzle/strategy title on mobile handsets. Tariq's Treasure is the first mobile title released in the Middle East to offer gamers the choice to play in either Arabic, French or English language versions. Tariq's Treasure is a follow up product to Arabian Lords, the world's first bilingual PC strategy game released last year, exclusively in the Middle East region. BreakAway's unique partnership with Quirkat includes the design, development and marketing of … Continue reading BreakAway, Quirkat Heading To Middle East →

Square Enix, Inc., the publisher of Square Enix interactive entertainment products in North America, announced today that FINAL FANTASY CRYSTAL CHRONICLES: Ring of Fates has shipped to North American retailers. Now available exclusively for Nintendo DSâ„¢, the imaginative world of FINAL FANTASY CRYSTAL CHRONICLES: Ring of Fates is set to captivate players across the nation. "We are extremely excited to bring FINAL FANTASY CRYSTAL CHRONICLES: Ring of Fates to North American audiences," said Director Mitsuru Kamiyama. "The intuitive controls welcome players of all skill levels to jump right into the action, and the seamless, highly interactive multiplay experience allows players … Continue reading Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles Hits DS →

Long-time industry veteran Mark Skaggs who has created several million/multi-million unit selling PC games and has experience running large teams like Electronic Arts Irvine Studios, has become the latest Advisory Board member to join David Perry's Project Top-Secret game team, and he will be kindly contributing his time to the largest community-developed videogame project ever created. "Mark is one of the guys placing a lot of value and respect on the talent that's emerging from indie teams and colleges all over the world", says Perry. With over 60,000 people now signed up to work on designing this project and an … Continue reading Mark Skaggs Joins Project Top Secret →

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum announced today that Activision, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI), the videogame publisher behind the phenomenon, Guitar Hero, has signed on as a new sponsor, supporting the museum's efforts to collect, preserve and interpret the global impact of rock and roll music. Activision will sponsor the Cleveland rock museum's exhibit on some of rock's most legendary guitarists, which includes artifacts from Johnny Cash, Kurt Cobain, Jerry Garcia, Robbie Robertson and others. In addition, Activision will be an official sponsor of the 2008 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony to be held on … Continue reading Activision sponsors Rock and Roll Hall of Fame →

Advanced Media, Inc., is a manufacturer and marketer of the popular Ridata brand of recordable CD and DVD media, electronic storage products, and digital media accessories. The company announced today that its Ridata 32GB SATA Turbo Solid State Drives (SSD) are now available for purchase at leading gaming and computer systems builder Cyberpower Inc. Eric Cheung, CEO of CyberPower Inc. remarked, "The addition of Ridata SSD Turbo Drives furthers our high end gaming product offering. SSD offers the benefit of no moving parts and quiet operation creating a new high performance option for desktop and laptop gaming computers alike. The … Continue reading CyberPower Puts Ridata Drives In Game Systems →

Got Game Entertainment LLC today announced that "Arctic Stud Poker Run", an arcade-style combat racing game for the PC, has shipped to retail across North America. Developed by Game Refuge, the veteran arcade team behind "Rampage World Tour" and "General Chaos", "Arctic Stud Poker Run" is a decidedly irreverent, over-the-top reinvention of real-life cross-country "poker runs" in which players race from place to place picking up playing cards in an effort to assemble a winning hand. With its revolutionary multi-player battle experience, this action-packed "full-contact poker" game throws down high stakes, high speeds, and high explosives. "Arctic Stud Poker Run" … Continue reading Arctic Stud Poker Run Ships →

Free online football management game SoccerProject has just released its Chinese version, which means http://www.soccerproject.com is now available in 24 different languages. After last year's complete layout make-over and the perfection of the transfer market, this is a new step in creating the best football management game on the web. With 40 000 active SoccerProject-managers already, this release of the Chinese language might just be what's needed for an explosive growth in 2008.