International Games Summit Gearing Up
With only one week to go, the roster of top-level speakers and hard-hitting topics at the ELSPA International Games Summit grows ever more impressive. Keynotes will include Electronic Arts’ Rory Armes, who is VP and general manager of its $300 million grossing European Studio. The Summit also plays host to an industry super panel which […]
Rogue Agent Ships For Nintendo DS
Explore the dark side of the James Bond universe as an unpredictable villain in GoldenEye: Rogue Agent for the Nintendo DS, released today by Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: ERTS). Bringing the first-person shooter experience to life as a platform first, GoldenEye: Rogue Agent for the Nintendo DS boasts all-new features, innovative gameplay, and wireless action for […]
World of Warcraft Launches In China
Blizzard Entertainment today announced that World of Warcraft, its massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG), has officially launched in China. Players in China can now download the game, create accounts and experience the epic adventure of the Warcraft series in an immersive and continually evolving online environment. The commercial launch of World of Warcraft follows […]
Online Game Squabble Leads To Murder
China may only be starting to get popular online RPGs, but already many gamers in that country are taking them very seriously. In Shanghai, a dispute over ownership of a virtual sword lead one gamer to stab another to death in real life. Qiu Chengwei received the death sentence this week for the killing of […]
Blockbuster Ramps Up Game Rental Contest
BLOCKBUSTER will add key incentives for gamers to rent their favorite games with the return of the "Play 2 Win Sweepstakes!." For the remainder of 2005, casual and avid gamers alike can win trips, collectibles, home electronics and more by simply renting the "Play 2 Win" feature game at all participating BLOCKBUSTER and Game Rush@BLOCKBUSTER […]
EA Adds Features To Fantasy Football
EA SPORTS Fantasy Football from Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: ERTS), kicked off the first fantasy football service that gives team owners the EA SPORTSâ„¢ Edge, a sliding analyzer tool, to optimize their lineups and offers fantasy updates in Madden NFL 06. EA SPORTS Fantasy Football is the only online fantasy football service that gives an optimal […]
Hi Hi Puffy AniYumi To Get Game
D3Publisher of America, Inc. (D3PA), a publisher and developer of interactive entertainment software, today announced a licensing agreement with Cartoon Network Enterprises (CNE) for the video game rights to the new hit animated series Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi. D3PA will produce its first title under the agreement for Nintendo’s Game Boy Advance platform. "D3PA is […]
SAG Reaches Tentative Deal With Game Firms
The Screen Actors Guild (SAG) and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) today announced they have reached tentative agreements with video game companies on new contracts. The new three-and-a-half year agreements — reached after three months of bargaining, the break-off of talks on May 13, and right before the results of a […]
Ratings Officers Asked For Retail Stores
The Video Software Dealers Association (VSDA) today requested each of its member retailers to designate one of their employees as the "Ratings Compliance Officer" for the company. The Ratings Compliance Officer will be responsible for promoting adherence to the retailer’s policies regarding motion picture and video game ratings education, enforcement, and advertising and will serve […]
Conker Goes Gold
The most popular (and lethal) squirrel in the world, Conker, is readying his plans to invade gamers’ homes as Microsoft Game Studios announced today that Conker: Live and Reloaded for Xbox has gone gold. Set to ship to retail on June 21 for a suggested retail price of $49.99 (U.S.), Conker: Live and Reloaded, developed […]