Sammy Studios Speaking at Comic Convention
Sammy Studios Inc., a developer, publisher and global distributor of interactive entertainment content, today announced that it will showcase a sneak preview of two highly anticipated video game titles at the upcoming Comic-Con International show. "Spy Fiction" and "Guilty Gear Isuka" will be debuted to the public, with multiple kiosks featuring playable previews of each […]
Namco Hometek To Publish Katamari Damacy
Leading video games publisher and developer Namco Hometek Inc. announced today that the highly addictive and innovative action game, Katamari Damacy, will be coming to the U.S. market in September. The ever expanding, article accumulating, swiftly swelling sphere game that is fun for the whole family is set to ship exclusively on the PlayStation 2 […]
Buka Bringing Fair Strike to Britain
Fair Strike, one of the line-up 2003, and Hellforces, Buka's technologically advanced upcoming shooter scheduled for August/September 2004. "We are happy to make at last clear the situation with Fair Strike, this helicopter action/simulation by G5 Software, which is highly anticipated in the UK", commented Maxim Mikhalev, Buka's VP International. "GMX Media showed good cooperation […]
Art of Machinima Book Released
Paraglyph Press is pleased to announce the very first book on a leading-edge filmmaking technology, "3D Game-Based Filmmaking: The Art of Machinima" (U.S. $39.99, 496 pages with CD-ROM, ISBN 1-932111-85-9). Machinima, defined as animated filmmaking in a real-time virtual 3D world, is an emerging technology that is revolutionizing how animated films are made. This new […]
Doom 3 Goes Gold
id Software(tm) and Activision, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) confirmed today that id Software’s highly anticipated DOOM 3(tm) for the PC has entered manufacturing and will begin shipping to retail stores worldwide the week of August 2. A sci-fi horror masterpiece, DOOM 3’s dramatic storyline, pulse-pounding action, incredible graphics, and ground-breaking technology combine to draw you into […]
Industry Veterans Form Third Wave Games
Video game veterans, Morten Brodersen, Johnni Christensen and Phillip Tavel, announced today that they have pooled their many years of experience in creating multimillion unit-selling franchises, and have formed the new video game development house, Third Wave Games. The company's first game introduction will be War World, a mech-on-mech online combat game for the PC […]
VU Gets New Asia Pacific President
Vivendi Universal Games (VU Games) today announced the promotion of Hubert Larenaudie to President of Asia Pacific effective immediately. In his new role, Mr. Larenaudie will be responsible for leading the company’s operations throughout Asia Pacific reporting to VU Games CEO Bruce Hack. Most recently, Mr. Larenaudie served as Senior Vice President and Director of […]
Violent Game Law Overturned
By: William Jackson GiN legal affairs editor A federal judge on Thursday ruled that a Washington state law restricting sale of some violent video games to minors is unconstitutional, saying it violated First Amendment rights of free speech. Judge Robert S. Lasnik of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington found that […]
Bethesda To Develop, Publish Fallout 3
Bethesda Softworks announced today that it will develop and publish Fallout 3 — a sequel to the highly popular Fallout role-playing game franchise. Bethesda licensed the rights to the Fallout franchise from Interplay Entertainment Corp. (IPLY) in a deal that awards Bethesda exclusive worldwide rights to the Fallout franchise on the PC, home consoles, handhelds, […]
Ancientsoft Makes Pharaohs Treasure
Ancientsoft the creators of the award winning puzzle game Pharaohs’ Curse Gold released Pharaohs’ Treasure, a fast and addictive puzzle game for Windows. The goal of the game is to line up ancient Egyptian treasure pieces of the same type into rows or columns to remove them from the grid and get more pieces to […]