Soldak Entertainment today announced the availability of Kivi's Underworld Multiplayer Expansion for Windows and Macs. Team up and defeat the forces of evil! The Kivi's Underworld Multiplayer Expansion lets gamers share adventures with friends and other players on a LAN or the internet. Kivi's Underworld is a casual, hack and slash game. Explore the mysterious underworld as a mighty Warrior battling opponents toe to toe, rain down fire on your enemies with the dangerous Fire Mage, sneak disguised with stealth to confound your foes as a Scout, unleash the fury of the Berserker, or adventure with any of the other … Continue reading Kivi's Underworld Expands →

Playlogic Entertainment, Inc. (Nasdaq OTC: PLGC.OB), an independent worldwide publisher of entertainment software, is pleased to announce that it has signed a Pan-European Distribution Agreement with Koch Media GmBH. This Pan-European Distribution Agreement marks a significant step forward in the evolution of Playlogic following the launch of a new North American Publishing Office and the recent iPhone announcement. As part of the Distribution Agreement, Koch Media GmBH will handle the distribution of Playlogic's 2009 Line Up including Infernal: Hell's Vengeance (Xbox 360), Aliens in the Attic (Wii, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2), Obscure: The Aftermath (PSP) and the hugely anticipated Hack … Continue reading Playlogic And Koch Media Ink Deal →

MTV Games' Harmonix Music Systems, a part of Viacom's MTV Networks (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), the leading developer of music-based games, announced an extraordinary partnership with Warner Bros. Records and Green Day today to bring the music of multi-platinum, Grammy Award winning Green Day, exclusively to Rock Band. Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt, and Tré Cool are the latest artists to bring songs from their impressive catalogue of hits to MTV's genre defining, multi-million selling Rock Band music video game platform that allows music fans and gamers to interact with and discover music like never before by choosing guitar, … Continue reading Green Day Coming Exclusively To Rock Band →

Turbine, Inc., the premier creator and operator of massive, persistent online worlds that foster powerful social gaming communities, today unveiled Dungeons & Dragons Online: Eberron Unlimited (DDO Unlimited), a free digital upgrade that makes DDO Unlimited the world's first free-to-play massively multiplayer online game (MMO) to offer the quality graphics and robust features previously only available in premium subscription based-games. Launching this summer, DDO Unlimited will introduce an innovative new business model that is designed to provide an extraordinary experience to players who want a choice in how they pay and play online games. Players can download and play DDO … Continue reading Turbine Enters Free To Play Market →

Activision Publishing, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) announced today that Radical Entertainment's highly anticipated video game PROTOTYPE has shipped to North American retail outlets, and additionally will be available at European retailers on Friday, June 12. With early critical acclaim, including a 9/10 review from PSW Magazine, the genetically mutated Alex Mercer is set to deliver a powerful, action-packed gaming experience as players begin to unravel his dark, conspiracy-ridden past and become the ultimate shape-shifting weapon! You are the PROTOTYPE: Alex Mercer – a genetically mutated man without memory, armed with amazing shape-shifting abilities, hunting to discover what created you and determined … Continue reading Prototype Ships →

Harmonix and MTV Games today announced 25 tracks from artists coming this week to the Rock Band Music Store catalog of downloadable content for the Wii system, including the highly anticipated 12 tracks from Iron Maiden, one of the world's most successful rock bands. As previously announced, the release of this week's downloadable Iron Maiden tracks coincides with the U.S. release of Flight 666 on Blu-ray and DVD as well as a double-CD soundtrack album and limited edition double-vinyl picture disc. Flight 666 documents the first leg of Maiden's legendary SOMEWHERE BACK IN TIME WORLD TOUR, which took them 50,000 … Continue reading Flight 666 Tunes Taking Off For Wii →

As part of its Get Game Smart public service campaign, Microsoft Corp. today announced the formation of a new consumer panel made up of 10 teens and their parents, who will help educate other families on ways to enjoy safer interactive entertainment at home. The Get Game Smart Ambassadors represent families from eight cities across the country who, through the use of an interactive Web site, blog and online social community, are demonstrating their commitment to safer video gaming and inspiring their peers to tackle this issue. The 10 Ambassador teams were chosen by popular vote on http://www.GetGameSmart.com based on … Continue reading Microsoft Picks Ten Parent-Teen Media Ambassadors →

2K Sports, the sports publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO), announced today that 11-time NBA All-Star Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers, will be featured as the cover athlete and spokesman for the highly anticipated basketball video game, NBA 2K10. "I've been playing sports video games for as long as I can remember and honestly, I've never seen one come so close to replicating real basketball. What 2K Sports has done is truly incredible and I'm proud to be a partner with them and on the cover of NBA 2K10," said Bryant, currently seeking his fourth … Continue reading Kobe Bryant Gets NBA 2K10 Cover →

MAINGEAR Computers, award-winning builders of high performance custom computers, is proud to announce the Pulse, a powerful, energy efficient small form factor PC based on NVIDIA ION graphics. The Pulse is the world's first ION PC that can be upgraded with a GeForce GPU, offering consumers the flexibility to choose an economical, low power ION solution or an energy efficient, high performance configuration with GeForce. The ION configuration is available with Intel Core 2 45nm processors and a 80+ Certified 300 watt power supply that is 80%+ efficient. This configuration is the smallest, most energy efficient gaming PC on the … Continue reading MAINGEAR Releases Green Game PC →

LucasArts today announced that the original hilarious pirate adventure is back, with two new projects underway based on the classic Monkey Island franchise. First, Telltale will premiere the Tales of Monkey Island game series, delivering a completely new epic storyline and swashbuckling flair that will unfold across five monthly episodes on PC and WiiWare beginning with the season premiere episode on July 7. The Monkey Island celebration continues later in the summer when LucasArts publishes The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition, a completely re-imagined version of the first game in the series that adds updated high definition graphics, a … Continue reading E3 News: LucasArts Announces New Monkey Island Games →