Sega Puts Sonic Into Panasonic Mobile Phones
Panasonic, the leading brand by which Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. is known, announced that it has secured the rights to feature SEGA's blockbuster game, Sonic The Hedgehog, on its new series of mobile phones. As previewed on SEGA's booth at the E3 premier game show in the US, this is the very first time […]
Mforma Hires Senior VP Of Production
MFORMA, the world-leading publisher and distributor of mobile entertainment, announced today that Stephen Anderson, former vice president and studio development executive at the video game industry's leading publisher, Electronic Arts, has been appointed senior vice president of production. In his new role, Anderson assumes responsibility for MFORMA's global production and development studio operations in the […]
Digital River, GameZone Announce E-Commerce Solution
Digital River, Inc., a global leader in e-commerce outsourcing, and its wholly owned subsidiary, GameZone Online, Inc., a leading provider of editorial content for PC and video games, today announced plans to launch a new global e-commerce solution for the gaming community. The companies' new Games on the River solution combines Digital River's deep e-commerce […]
Namco Announces Pac-Mania
Celebrate PAC-MAN's 25th Anniversary with PAC-MANIA! PACMAN has entered the 3rd Dimension in PAC-Mania, Namco's 3D sequel to PAC-MAN! Guide PAC-MAN through the vast, scrolling 3D mazes of Block Town, Jungle Steps, and more while chompin’ dots and evading ghosts. Use PAC-MAN's new 3D abilities to jump over the ghosts. But watch out for the […]
Yahoo! Games Unveils Extreme Site Makeover
Yahoo! Games, the leading online games site (http://games.yahoo.com), is showing its renewed focus on video games at this year's Electronic Entertainment Exposition (E3). Upgrades to Yahoo! Games' offering for hardcore gamers includes a fresh new look and feel; bolstered content like cheats, tips and previews; and new multiplayer and player matching services. "We are confident […]
New Pac-Man Title Announced At E3
In June, Namco America, a leading publisher of wireless games and content, will celebrate the 25th Anniversary of PAC-MAN. In celebration, Namco America announced today plans to launch PAC-MANIA. In this full-color 3D sequel to the original PAC-MAN, PAC-MAN faces more mazes, more ghosts, bigger rewards and more danger. "While this icon may be aging, […]
Pirates Raided in Mexico
Retailers involved in computer and video game piracy at the Pericoapa Bazaar in Mexico City were raided last Saturday, the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) announced today. Working with representatives from the ESA, the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (IMPI) undertook administrative actions against seven vendors involved in the distribution of pirated and counterfeited computer and […]
Blizzard Buys Swingin' Ape Studio
Blizzard Entertainment today announced that it has completed the acquisition of acclaimed console developer Swingin' Ape Studios. Widely regarded as an innovative and accomplished development studio, the Swingin' Ape team boasts some of the industry's most-talented developers, with more than 50 games' worth of collective design and development experience across all major platforms. Under the […]
Qualcomm Adds 3D Gaming Support
QUALCOMM Incorporated,pioneer and world leader of digital wireless technology, announced significant BREW publisher and developer support for the creation of wireless 3D games optimized for the Mobile Station Modem chipsets. QUALCOMM's industry-leading MSM Enhanced Multimedia Platform chipset solutions provide support for industry-standard OpenGL® ES 3D APIs,enabling fully featured, high-performance 3D games for 3G CDMA2000 and […]
Spyro: Shadow Legacy Coming To DS
Vivendi Universal Games (VU Games) will bring Sierra Entertainment's Spyro: Shadow Legacy, the newest installment of the 17 million-unit-selling Spyro franchise, to the Nintendo DS this Fall. Developed by Amaze Entertainment, the action/adventure game will – for the first time – introduce magical powers, role playing game (RPG) elements, and martial arts fighting to the […]