FireSky, a new video game publisher dedicated to improving how gamers play and interact online, announced today that it would publish Stargate Worlds, a massively multiplayer online role playing game (MMORPG) based on MGM's award-winning Stargate franchise. FireSky will also publish other unannounced titles as it paves the way for SNAP games. FireSky is pioneering the development and publishing of games for Social Networks At Play (SNAPs), a unified theory of online gaming that combines social interaction, economies and game play across a variety of titles. The FireSky team calls this evolution "Project: Ascension." This project – currently under wraps … Continue reading FireSky To Publish Stargate Worlds →

Midway Games Inc. (NYSE: MWY), a leading interactive entertainment software publisher and developer, today announced Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe, licensed by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. When a cataclysmic force merges conquerors from two universes, conflict is inevitable. Kombat forces friends to fight, worlds to collide, and unlikely alliances to be forged. In order to save all they know, the heroes and villains of Mortal Kombat must wage war against the combined might of the DC Universe (DCU). How can either side prevail when rage blinds them to the dark threat poised to destroy them all? For the first time … Continue reading Mortal Kombat Vs. DC Universe Announced →

Q Entertainment and Valve today announced availability of Lumines(TM) on Steam, a leading platform for PC games and digital content with over 15 million accounts around the world. Lumines, the critically acclaimed music-based puzzle game, was created by Tetsuya Mizuguchi and is available now via Steam for as low as $9.95 for the Base Pack. The Base Pack contains 21 unlockable skins in Challenge Mode, Skin Edit Mode and a sampling of Time Attack, Puzzle and Mission modes. For a greater challenge, the Advance Pack is available for $7.95 and includes another 21 skins in Challenge Mode, 70 mind-bending puzzles … Continue reading Lumines Heads To Steam →

The Sims, a Label of Electronic Arts, Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS), today announced a significant entertainment milestone, celebrating 100 million units sold around the world, thanks to players of The Sims everywhere. The first game from The Sims was sold in 2000 and has gone on to become the best-selling PC game franchise of all time and is sold in 22 languages and 60 countries around the world. The Sims franchise has inspired millions of players to tell stories, create characters, explore relationships, live through generations, design fashions, and build homes and design home interiors for their Sims. TheSims2.com, the vibrant … Continue reading The Sims Reaches 100 Million Sales →

Rock heavyweights Def Leppard have partnered with Activision Inc.'s (Nasdaq: ATVI) Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock on an epic three-song track pack that will give fans an exclusive opportunity to sample the band's #1 new radio single, "Nine Lives," five days before their upcoming studio album Songs from the Sparkle Lounge releases on April, 29, 2008. The single is the result of Def Leppard's groundbreaking collaboration with country music legend Tim McGraw, and will be featured on their highly anticipated upcoming record Songs from the Sparkle Lounge, the band's first new studio release since 2006's YEAH , which begins … Continue reading Def Leppard Releasing Exclusive Song Through Guitar Hero III →

Two of rock & roll's biggest powerhouses-mega-platinum recording artists Mötley Crüe and revolutionary music video game Rock Band -are joining forces to make history. Harmonix and MTV Games announced today that Mötley Crüe will be the first band to release their brand-new single, "Saints Of Los Angeles," as a downloadable, playable track through Rock Band. The track, released on Mötley Records, will be available for download for $0.99 beginning on April 15th via Xbox LIVE Marketplace (160 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) and on April 17th via the PLAYSTATION Store. In addition, Rock Band will be joining Mötley Crüe on … Continue reading Motley Crue Releasing New Song Through Rock Band →

Marvel Entertainment, Inc., SEGA of America, Inc and SEGA Europe Ltd. today announced that all prominent cast members from the upcoming action-thriller from Universal Pictures and Marvel Studios, THE INCREDIBLE HULK, will also lend their voices and likeness to the video game of the same name, slated to release with the film in June 2008. Edward Norton, Liv Tyler, Tim Roth, Tim Blake Nelson and William Hurt will all take part in the game as their respective characters. Based on the film and the popular comic book series created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, THE INCREDIBLE HULK is being … Continue reading The Hulk Gets His Voice →

Ubisoft, one of the world's largest video game publishers, announced that Assassin's Creed: Director's Cut for PC is now available at retailers nationwide at the MSRP of $49.99. It is rated "M" for Mature by the ESRB. Assassin's Creed Director's Cut for PC looks to follow the success of the critically acclaimed and worldwide console hit, Assassin's Creed, which has sold more than five million copies worldwide since launch. PC players will experience four brand-new exclusive types of investigation missions, providing even more ways for players to explore the various locations of the Third Crusade. Players will assume the role … Continue reading Assassin's Creed Hits PC →

Square Enix, Inc., the publisher of Square Enix interactive entertainment products in North America, announced today that it will launch a completely re-envisioned FINAL FANTASY IV for Nintendo DS on July 22, 2008. A new generation of gamers will now have the opportunity to experience a legend reborn. The team that brought FINAL FANTASY III to Nintendo DS comes together once again to breathe new life into a classic that broke convention and introduced a wide array of innovations to the RPG genre. With its groundbreaking Active Time Battle (ATB) system and an engrossing, character-driven plot, FINAL FANTASY IV was … Continue reading Final Fantasy Coming To DS In 3D →

One of the four core programs at the Nordic Game conference will be Business & Production, offering six in-depth sessions for games professionals in a unique round table format. Here is a sneak preview of some of this year's Nordic Game Business & Production program highlights: "Art of the Deal" – A round table focusing on the pitching process. Featuring MGS Biz Dev Director Peter Zetterberg, Games VP Mark Rein of Epic, Ross Erickson, VP Acquisitions at Sierra Online, Studio Director Martyn Brown of Team 17, CEO Jeff Hilbert of DDM, Andy Boyes, Product & Biz Dev Director at Capcom … Continue reading Speakers For Nordic Game 2008 Revealed →