Suikoden V In The Works
Konami Digital Entertainment – America, a division of Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc., announced today that Suikoden V, the newest installment in the ever popular role-playing game (RPG) series, will be released in North America for PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system. The series, which first appeared ten years ago on the PlayStation game console, has repeatedly […]
Sony Bringing TBS To PSP
Sony Online Entertainment Inc. (SOE) today announced that it will be taking combat to the next level with Field Commander, the first military turn-based strategy game for the PSP system. Field Commander is slated to be released in the first quarter of 2006. "Field Commander gives players the power to outwit the enemy at every […]
Putt Nutz Finishes, Looks For Publisher
Black Mountain Games, a company specializing in family-style video games, announced today that their premiere game, Putt Nutz, is now finished for the PC. This means the games production is complete for both major consoles and home computers. Putt Nutz, a brand new miniature golf game, is a fast paced, over-the-top title that brings all […]
FUN Launches $1 Million Tournament
FUN Technologies plc ("FUN"), a leading provider of skill games, fantasy sports and online sports information, announced today that its subsidiary, SkillJam Technologies Corporation ("SkillJam"), will hold the first ever million-dollar "Skill Games World Championship." "We are pleased to offer this exciting, unprecedented tournament, which has been designed to determine the best casual gamer in […]
Cyberlore Studios Shuts Down, Game Rights On Sale
Cyberlore Studios, Inc., a Northampton, Massachusetts computer and video game developer, today announces a planned reduction in its entertainment division in response to financial pressures relating to the bankruptcy of its publisher Hip Interactive, Inc. and the recent loss of new business prospects. A core of the company remains to pursue opportunities in the Serious […]
Pandora Pirate Gets Jail Time
Biren Amin, owner of Pandora's Cube, a major retailer of pirated games and illegally modified Microsoft Xboxes in the Washington, DC area, has been sentenced to five months in prison with three years of supervised release, including five months of home confinement, the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) announced today. Mr. Amin was also fined $247,237.05 […]
EA Tackles Arena Football
Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: ERTS) announced today that Arena Football will be available in stores on February 7, 2006, two weeks into the AFL's 20th season, under the EA SPORTS brand. Arena Football is in development in Orlando, FL by EA Tiburon, makers of the best-selling Madden NFL Football, NASCAR, NCAA Football and NFL STREET franchises. […]
ESA Challenges Michigan Game Law
The computer and video game industry will file suit in Michigan asking that the state's new video game law be overturned, the Entertainment Software Associated announced today. Similar laws were previously found unconstitutional and thrown out in St. Louis, Indianapolis, and Washington State, costing taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal fees. "If this […]
Navy Wargame Expert To Keynote Serious Game Show
Respected Navy defense researcher and wargame expert Dr. Peter Perla III will share the platform with Douglas Whatley, CEO, Breakaway Games, as keynote presenters on Monday, October 31, 2005, at this year’s Serious Games Summit D.C. in Washington D.C. The summit is a primary forum for experts within various fields to network, learn more and […]
EverQuest Launches 10th Expansion
Sony Online Entertainment Inc. (SOE), a worldwide leader in massively multiplayer online gaming, today announced EverQuest Depths of Darkhollow, the latest expansion for the incredibly popular PC massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG), EverQuest. Depths of Darkhollow is now available at retail and for digital download from Sony Online Entertainment for the suggested retail price […]