DOOM 3 Hits Xbox, PC Expands
DOOM’s day has arrived. id Software and Activision, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) today set soul-thirsty demons loose across the globe with the release of the most terrifying game ever, DOOM 3 for the Xbox video game system from Microsoft and DOOM 3: Resurrection of Evil, the official expansion pack to DOOM 3, the fastest selling first […]
Charlize Theron To Become Aeon Flux For Game
Majesco (NASDAQ: MJES), an innovative provider of diversified products and content for digital entertainment platforms, today announced it has secured the worldwide rights to publish Aeon Flux for the Xbox video game system from Microsoft and PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system. The game is scheduled to coincide with the theatrical release, which stars Oscar-winning actress […]
EA Working On Burnout Revenge
According to the 2004 Urban Mobility Report by the Texas Transportation Institute, U.S. commuters endured 3.5 billion hours of traffic delays in 2002, at a cost of more than $63.2 billion. It's hell on the highway and Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: ERTS) today announced plans to let gamers live out their wildest commuter fantasies this September […]
Ensemble Goes Havok
Havok, a leading developer of middleware for the video game industry, confirmed today that the Havok Physics engine is being used by Ensemble Studios to develop Age of Empires III, which is the latest landmark release in the award-winning franchise that has sold over 16 million units worldwide. Age of Empires III is being published […]
Might And Magic Returns
Today Ubisoft, one of the world's largest videogame publishers, announced the return of the legendary Might and Magic brand. Credited with the establishment of the heroic fantasy genre upon its first release in 1985 on PC, the brand encompasses several product lines including the mythical Heroes of Might & Magic. Ubisoft will bring fresh life […]
Jets And Guns Sidescroller Released
Rake in Grass Games (www.rakeingrass.com) has announced Jets N' Guns, a fast action side-scrolling shooter is available to purchase from their website. In a genre known to be stuck in the last millennia, Jets N' Guns brings side-scrollers to the modern day with an incredible sound track, blazing special effects, and a weapon variety to […]
Lego Star Wars Ships
Today, Eidos announces that LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game for PS2, PC, and GBA is shipping to stores across North America and will be in stores Saturday, April 2, 2005! Eidos’ starfighters are on the prowl, flying over the nation, to keep watch of all the trucks making their way to retail stores. No […]
World of Warcraft Breaks More Records
Blizzard Entertainment today announced that World of Warcraft, its massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG), has surpassed the 1.5 million subscriber mark*, underscoring the game's continued success around the world. Building on its record-breaking debuts in North America, Korea, and Europe, World of Warcraft has reached global peak concurrency – the number of subscribers playing […]
Vivendi Buys Radical Entertainment
Vivendi Universal today announced that VU Games has completed the purchase of leading independent console developer, Radical Entertainment. Under the agreement, VU Games will retain Radical’s team of more than 200 development professionals, as well as acquire the studio’s exclusive game development technologies. Radical’s founder Ian Wilkinson has been named President, Radical Entertainment, and the […]
The Matrix Online Launches
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and SEGA are pleased to announce that today, hundreds of thousands of players can now jack into The Matrix Online, a massively multi-player online game (MMOG), to participate in the continuing saga of The Matrix franchise. Developed by Monolith Productions, directed by the Wachowski Brothers and co-published by Warner Bros. Interactive […]