Virtual Pool Jumps To PDA
Celeris Inc., a publisher and developer of interactive entertainment software, today announced the release of its critically acclaimed simulation software Virtual Pool Mobile for Palm PDAs using the Palm OS 5. Now available for $19.95 on the web at http://celeris.com/games/VPMobile, the company also announced that Virtual Pool Mobile would soon be available for the Dell […]
Gizmondo Launch Delayed
Gizmondo Europe Ltd subsidiary of Jacksonville, Florida-based Tiger Telematics Inc (other OTC, TGTL), has rescheduled the launch of the Gizmondo multi-entertainment handheld in North America from its original 11th August street date in favor of targeting the more active fourth quarter sales period commencing in October. Two USA-specific pieces of software in development had originally […]
Midway Gets Ratbag
Midway Games Inc. (NYSE:MWY), a leading interactive entertainment publisher and developer, announced today that it has acquired Ratbag Holdings Pty Ltd., a game development studio based in Adelaide, South Australia. Midway acquired the privately-held developer in a primarily stock transaction for 418,570 Midway shares. The studio is currently working on several unannounced Midway products for […]
Maria Menounos In From Russia With Love
Electronic Arts announced today that it has signed Maria Menounos to star in their upcoming video game, From Russia With Love. Lending her voice and likeness to the game, Menunous will appear alongside Sir Sean Connery, reprising his role as James Bond. The game, which is based on the famous Bond movie, will be released […]
John Deere Makes New Games
Bold Games, a division of Destineer Publishing Corp., is once again partnering with Gabriel Interactive to offer two new John Deere games for Windows and Macintosh computers. Bold Games' new Welcome to Merriweather Farm game shows Johnny Tractor and his friends plowing, harvesting, and taking care of the animals on the farm, while Busy Days […]
Matrix Games Visits Board Game Con
Matrix Games will be present at the World Boardgaming Championships 2005 this year in Lancaster, Pennsylvania from August 3rd through August 7th. We will be attending both as gamers and as vendors. If you want to play against us, show up early and seek us out. As the convention progresses, we will have a demo […]
Christian Games Site Launches
TLC Industries is pleased to announce the launch of Christian IGames (http://www.ChristianIGames.com). The website is a channel of NextArcade (http://www.NextArcade.com) featuring a selection of computer games carefully reviewed by an advisory panel featuring clergy, parents, children and game developers. Additionally, the NextArcade Desktop provides features designed to make buying and playing games more fun, safe […]
Tapwave Goes Down
Tapwave Inc., makers of the handheld multimedia game system called the Zodiac, has declared bankruptcy and closed its doors. The Zodiac, of which two versions were produced during the company's lifespan, was able to run all games built for the Palm OS. There were also several games that were created exclusively for the Zodiac platform. […]
Final Fantasy XII Announced
Square Enix Co., Ltd. the industry-leading developer of innovative digital entertainment has announced the Japanese release date of FINAL FANTASY XII for the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system. The longawaited role-playing game (RPG) will be released in Japan on March 16, 2006. The European version is scheduled for release later in 2006. Since its debut […]
EA Gets Tolkien Literary Rights
Electronic Arts announced that it has been granted the rights to develop games based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s epic literary fiction, The Lord of the Rings. Since 2001, EA has developed games based exclusively on New Line’s Academy Award winning theatrical productions of The Lord of the Rings, as depicted by Peter Jackson. The expansion of […]