Manifesto Games Founded
Game industry veterans Greg Costikyan and Johnny Wilson announced today that they are joining forces to launch Manifesto Games, a new venture to build a strong and viable independent game industry. Its site will offer independently-developed games for sale via direct download–a single place where fans of offbeat and niche games can find "the best […]
Eve Online Hits 70,000 Players Mark
CCP Games, an independent developer and publisher of massively multiplayer online games, announced today that since the immensely successful launch of "EVE Online: Cold War Edition," the game has surpassed the 15,000 peak concurrent user record and smashed through the 70,000 active subscriber mark. This is a remarkable milestone for EVE Online considering the industry-wide […]
Far Cry Instincts Invades Xbox
Today Ubisoft, one of the world's largest video game publishers, announced that Far Cry Instincts has shipped exclusively for the Xbox video game system and entertainment system from Microsoft. Developed by Ubisoft's Montreal Studio, Far Cry Instincts is a technically advanced gaming experience built from the ground up using the kind of cutting-edge technology that […]
PSP Puzzle (IQ) Game Ships
What is your PQ? Gamers all over the world will be asking that question very soon as D3Publisher of America, Inc. (D3PA), a publisher and developer of interactive entertainment software, today announced their first release for the PSP (PlayStationPortable) system, PQ: Practical Intelligence Quotient. A 3D puzzle game that tests players problem solving skills, PQ […]
Diplomacy Goes Gold
Publisher and developer Paradox Interactive announced today that their next PC strategy game, DIPLOMACY, has gone gold and will be shipping to retail stores across North America on October 4, 2005. The rest of Europe will follow later in October and November. The suggested retail price is $39.99 and has been rated: E for Everyone […]
Second Life Holding Convention
Second Life Residents today announced the first annual Second Life Community Convention (SLCC), to take place at New York Law School October 8th and 9th, immediately following the NYLS’s 3rd Annual State of Play conference. Completely conceived of and organized by Second Life Residents, the SLCC brings together over 150 participants from all over the […]
Military Channel Teams With Call of Duty
In a move that will add even greater authenticity to the best-selling Call of Duty brand, Activision, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) announced today that it has signed a deal with the Military Channel to produce a series of historical vignettes that will be featured in the company’s upcoming World War II-themed games Call of Duty 2 […]
Ultimate Spider-Man Launches
Consumers can now take on the role of Marvel's Spider-Man, the world's most famous Super Hero, and his arch-nemesis Venom with the release of Activision, Inc.'s (Nasdaq: ATVI) newest entry in the Spider-Man video game franchise – Ultimate Spider-Man. Set in a massive free roaming New York City environment, console gamers are propelled into a […]
Unreal Engine 3 Licensed To Gearbox
Gearbox Software, L.L.C. and Epic Games announced today that they have entered into an a long-term agreement that will see Epic’s Unreal Engine 3 technology be the exclusive technology Gearbox uses for next-generation console and PC games for Gearbox-owned intellectual properties. Gearbox has previously licensed the Unreal Engine for the hugely successful Brothers In Arms […]
Sugar Games Releases Rainbow Web
Sugar Games announces today the unveiling of Rainbow Web. From the never-never land of fairies and elves comes the legend about the Rainbow kingdom. Many peoples lived happy lives there, until the evil haze shadowed the idyllic world. Spider, a wicked and mighty wizard, cast a spell on the land and its citizens and spun […]