Korean Companies Head to Austin Conference
The Game Initiative, a leading producer of conferences and events for professionals in the computer and video game industry, announced that the Countries of Korea and the United Kingdom will each have a major presence at this year’s Austin Game Conference (AGC) on September 9-10, 2004 in Austin, Texas. More than 10 Korean game companies […]
Railroad Tycoon 3 Expands (for free)
Gathering, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO), announced today it has released Railroad Tycoon 3: Coast To Coast. This brand new expansion pack to Railroad Tycoon 3 is being made available for free to all Railroad Tycoon 3 consumers as a thank you for the public support of the Railroad Tycoon […]
World Cyber Games Announce Game Site
The World Cyber Games (www.worldcybergames.com), in conjunction with Samsung Electronics, announced today that GameWorks in Long Beach, California will be the site of the US national finals from September 17-19, 2004. Over one million gamers world-wide are vying for spots on their national teams in order to participate in the world’s largest game festival. Winners […]
Vivendi Sells Home Productivity Lineup
Vivendi Universal Games (VU Games) today announced the divestiture of home productivity software franchises, Hallmark Card Studio and Print Artist, to Nova Development Corporation effective immediately. Under terms of the agreement, Nova Development acquires technology and content use rights to both franchises, as well as an extended license with Hallmark for the Card Studio product […]
Nyko Ships Controller-Mounted Speaker
Nyko Technologies, a leading manufacturer of innovative peripherals for video and computer games, has produced an ideal headset alternative for use with Xbox Live voice enabled games – the Nyko SpeakerCom. The controller-mounted SpeakerCom allows players to speak and listen without the ear discomfort and wire distraction that might be caused by a headset. "The […]
SNK NEOGEO Hires Most Management
SNK NEOGEO USA CONSUMER CORPORATION announced today that it has retained MOST MANAGEMENT LLC as its North American licensing agent for its video game character library. SNK has been creating video games since 1981 with evergreen franchises that include THE KING OF FIGHTERS, FATAL FURY, SAMURAI SHODOWN, and METAL SLUG. With the appointment of a […]
Camelot Fans Gathering
Mythic Entertainment, developer and publisher of the critically-acclaimed massively-multiplayer online role-playing game "Dark Age of Camelot," today announced that they are hosting a "Dark Age of Camelot" Roundtable fan gathering in Las Vegas this September. As "Dark Age of Camelot" approaches the third anniversary of its launch, players from around the world are invited to […]
SRS Goes Gold
The streets may never be the same again"Leading video games developer and publisher Namco Hometek Inc. announced today that Street Racing Syndicate (SRS), one of the most realistic, high-speed multiplayer street racing games to date, has been approved for manufacturing. One step closer to being on the store shelves, SRS will be available for the […]
Skotos Adds New E-Rated MMOG
Gamers looking for variety in online prose role-playing, graphical role-playing, and strategy gaming, all for one single, affordable, monthly subscription have already discovered Skotos. The one-stop game channel destination for those where socializing, imaginative story-telling by the players themselves, and the use of a little brain-power are highest on the list of wants in the […]
Namco Hometek Ships Ghosthunter
Sometimes the undead just won't rest in peace. Leading video games developer and publisher Namco Hometek Inc. announced today that Ghosthunter, the dark and atmospheric third-person action-adventure game available exclusively for the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system, has begun shipping to retail stores nationwide. A routine disturbance call. A startling discovery. A catastrophe of supernatural […]