WoW Players Reach Million In North America
Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. today announced that World of Warcraft, its subscription-based massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG), has reached more than one million paying customers in North America. This brings the total population for Blizzard's critically acclaimed game, the largest MMORPG in the world, to more than four million paying customers. "It's very rewarding to […]
DDR Extreme Gets MTV Award
Konami Digital Entertainment – America, a division of Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc., today announced that Dance Dance Revolution EXTREMEâ„¢ (DDR EXTREME) won the best video game soundtrack award at this year's MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs), which occurred on Sunday, August 28, 2005 in Miami, Florida. "It's a great honor to receive this prestigious award, […]
Matrix To Publish Starships Unlimited III
Matrix Games (www.matrixgames.com) is proud to announce the signing of ApeZone's (www.apezone.com) Starships Unlimited III. Matrix Games published the previous game in the acclaimed space strategy game series under the title Starships Unlimited: Divided Galaxies, which was well received by gamers and the press alike. David Heath, Director of Operations at Matrix Games, said, "Years […]
Sony, Disney Cut Toontown Deal
Sony Online Entertainment's Platform Publishing, a cross-platform publishing, distribution and marketing label, and Disney Online in association with Buena Vista Games announced an agreement today that is scheduled to bring Disney's Toontown Online, the first massively multiplayer online (MMO) game designed for kids and families, to retail stores this Fall. The family-friendly online title will […]
Ubisoft to show titles at Game Market Europe Show
Games Market Europe has today revealed that Ubisoft will be showcasing its eagerly-awaited Peter Jackson’s King Kong at next week’s European trade event at the Business Design Centre in London. Games Market Europe, which runs on August 31st and September 1st, is the only UK trade show for the computer and video games business, and […]
Nintendo Characters Hit SSX Slopes
Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: ERTS) and Nintendo announced today a partnership that brings the Nintendo All-Stars – Mario, Luigi and Princess Peach – to the Nintendo GameCube version of SSX On Tour, scheduled to launch this fall under the EA SPORTS BIG brand. The game is being produced by Electronic Arts Canada in Vancouver, BC. This […]
PSP Web Browser Added
The somewhat delayed Web browser addition which adds Web surfing capabilities to the Sony PSP, was finally made available today. The firmware 2.0 upgrade is designed to let users surf the Internet from hotspots using the device’s built-in Wi-Fi functions. In addition, the upgrade features Wi-Fi security, tools for photo sharing and enhanced video and […]
Europe Given A Chance To Meet Super Villain
NCsoft Europe has today announced that it is offering one lucky person the chance to meet the creator of the highly anticipated City of Villains. The lucky winner, who will be chosen from the existing City of Heroes community, will attend an elite party with the NCsoft team and Statesman himself, Jack Emmert, at the […]
Capcom Releases Fists Of Vengence
Capcom today announced the release of Beat Down: Fists of Vengeance for the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system and the Xboxâ video game system from Microsoftâ. Set in the seedy underbelly of Las Sombras, players are immersed in an urban setting ruled by a criminal underworld of power, greed and corruption. This intense, urban action […]
MFORMA Releases California Games To Mobile
MFORMA Group, Inc., the leading global publisher and distributor of mobile entertainment, has released California Games, a retro collection of fun, summer beach games to play on your mobile phone, based on the EPYX smash hit console game of the 80s. The original California Games introduced the "extreme games" genre and was named one of […]