CCP, one of the world's leading independent game developers, has announced the features for the upcoming free expansion, EVE Online: Empyrean Age. Slated for a June 10 release, Empyrean Age brings an explosive end to the fragile peace that has existed for one hundred years between the four central races of New Eden and entices players to pledge fealty to their faction of choice to gain fame, wealth and power. The features page at www.eveonline.com/empyreanage/ highlights the expansion's contents: the introduction of a faction ranking system, new militias being mustered, fresh agents pertaining to the massive conflicts, a dynamic new … Continue reading Eve Online Universe Set To Expand →

Today the formation of Music Video Games (MvG) was announced, a music-based game company focused on delivering interactive entertainment experiences for both casual gamers and music fans. MvG was founded by David Warhol, president of video game studio Realtime Associates, Inc., and Vincent Bitetti, a video game publishing executive and former CEO of TDK Mediactive, which was sold to Take Two Interactive (NASDAQ:TTWO) in 2004. "MvG has been created with the goal of bringing fun and easily accessible music games to an audience that has largely remained unnoticed to this point," said Vincent Bitetti, CEO of MvG. "The music video … Continue reading Music Video Games Company Formed →

The alien invasion has begun with the announcement that id Software's Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars published by Activision, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) for the Xbox 360â„¢ video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and the PLAYSTATION 3 computer entertainment system has shipped to retail stores nationwide. Set in the year 2065, Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars pits the armies of Earth's Global Defense Force (GDF) against the invading alien menace, the Strogg, in an all-out struggle for the fate of the planet. Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars is slated to arrive on European and Australian store shelves on May 30, 2008. "Enemy Territory: … Continue reading Quake Wars Jumps From PC To Console →

SEGA of America today announced that it has extended its relationship with Epic Games by signing a new Unreal Engine 3 licensing deal for an unannounced, cross-platform game. SEGA entered into its original licensing agreement to develop multiple titles with Unreal Engine 3 in May 2007. Details of the project in development will be released at a later date. "The great capabilities of Unreal Engine 3 make it possible for our developers to deliver incredible gaming experiences," said Dave Cobb, Vice President of Development for SEGA of America, Inc. "Unreal Engine 3 provides superior power and flexibility enabling SEGA to … Continue reading Sega Licenses Unreal Engine →

Meridian4 (http://www.meridian4.com) is excited to announce that they have signed an agreement with Buka Entertainment to digitally distribute their highly-praised catalogue of games through numerous online sites across the net. The titles included in the agreement are: Battle Mages, Battle Mages: Sign of Darkness, Operation Matriarchy, The Entente: World War I, The Echelon: Wind Warriors, Midnight Nowhere, The Stalin Subway, The Stalin Subway: Red Veil, Pathologic, Hard Truck Apocalypse, Hard Truck Apocalypse: Rise of Clans and Pacific Storm. The first of the titles have already started appearing online and more will come online in the weeks to come. Prices range … Continue reading Buka To Distribute Games Through Meridian →

Today Ubisoft, one of the world's largest video game publishers, announced that Haze, the new first-person shooter set in a harsh future where war is never quite what it seems, is now available in stores nationwide. Developed by shooter experts Free Radical, creators of the critically acclaimed TimeSplitters series, Haze is available exclusively on the PLAYSTATION 3 computer entertainment system with an MSRP of $59.99. Haze is rated "M" for Mature by the ESRB. "We are excited to inject the marketplace with Haze and its Nectar-driven twist on the classic shooter genre," stated Tony Key, senior vice president of sales … Continue reading Haze Ships For PS3 →

Funcom is proud to announce that Age of Conan is one of the fastest selling PC games of all time. More than 400,000 gamers have entered Hyboria over the last few days, with almost half coming from the North American market. This amazing figure for a PC game shows that the positive pre-order trend has transferred into actual sales, and people from all over the world are now flocking to the most savage, sexy and brutal MMO ever created. Over the weekend an astounding amount of concurrent gamers were logged on to the game, making Age of Conan one of … Continue reading Age Of Conan Becomes Fastest Seller →

PayByCash, a division of Internet Payment Solutions, Inc., will provide non-credit card payment services for Funcom's much anticipated, award winning Age of Conan massively multiplayer online game for PC. With the support of PayByCash, Funcom can offer Age of Conan subscribers throughout the world access to premium content through more than 70 payment methods not requiring a credit card. "Funcom is pleased to expand its relationship with PayByCash. Their product and support services integrate seamlessly into the Age of Conan website, allowing us to tap into a vast customer base that chooses not to use credit cards," said Funcom CEO … Continue reading PayByCash Setup For Conan MMO →

Activision announced today that they are adding drums, a bass guitar and a microphone to the "Guitar Hero" video game. In a move predicted by columnist Todd Hargosh, this may help put the already popular game on a better footing to help it compete with chief rival Rock Band, which already has those instruments. The new instruments will be part of the upcoming "Guitar Hero World Tour" game and will include the ability for two groups bands of four people each to compete against one another online. It will also do something that neither Guitar Hero or Rock Band has … Continue reading Guitar Hero Adding Drums, Microphone →

KOEI, recognized worldwide as a premier brand of strategy and action games, announced today that the company has shipped a combined one and a half million units worldwide of WARRIORS OROCHI across all video game platforms. The hit game is a crossover of two of the company's biggest franchises, DYNASTY WARRIORS and SAMURAI WARRIORS. "This milestone is a significant testament to the global impact not only of this game, but also to the tremendous admiration that fans worldwide share for the DYNASTY WARRIORS and SAMURAI WARRIORS characters," said Amos Ip, Senior Vice President at KOEI Corporation. "As we celebrate, I … Continue reading KOEI's PSP Warriors OROCHI Hits 1.5 Million Sales →