Artix Entertainment, creators of online, browser-based, computer role-playing games written for Macromedia Flash, has launched a nationwide prepaid game card campaign starting with all 1,590 Target retail stores. The prepaid game card allows Windows PC and Mac gamers to upgrade their game play in three, free-to-play Artix titles including AdventureQuest, MechQuest, and DragonFable. The card allows players to upgrade their characters and unlock exclusive areas, weapons, pets, armors, and more. Since players only need a web browser and Flash to play, they can try all three games in ten minutes, and then decide which game to use the upgrade prepaid … Continue reading Artix Launches Game Card Program →

Activision, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) and Infinity Ward are giving gamers a new offensive with the launch of the Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Game of the Year Edition. The title allows gamers to experience the intense cinematic action of the original, award-winning and best-selling title, and includes a token for the Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Variety Map Pack, available now exclusively for download via Xbox LIVE Marketplace for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft. Exclusively available for Xbox 360 for the next 21 days, the map pack includes "Broadcast," which features tight corridors … Continue reading Call Of Duty 4: GOTY Version Released →

As part of a continuing effort to extend episodic gaming to new audiences and platforms, Telltale is officially announcing that Sam & Max Season One will be coming to Nintendo's Wii console. This collection of the first six Sam & Max episodes will introduce a brand new audience to the popular and critically-acclaimed game series. The Wii release is expected to ship to retail stores worldwide this fall, thanks to a partnership between Telltale and JoWooD/DreamCatcher. Sam & Max's journey to the Wii platform has been fueled by fan excitement. Just before the episodic series' PC debut, fans launched an … Continue reading Sam & Max Coming To Wii →

Twofish, Inc., the first-of-its-kind economic platform provider for online entertainment properties, today announced a licensing agreement with virtual world platform developer VastPark for the Twofish Elements economic engine. Twofish Elements is an exclusive technology that powers online economies by allowing partners to simply and dynamically control banking and inventory policies. By seamlessly integrating Twofish Elements into its virtual world-building toolset, VastPark is extending this unprecedented economic control to its end users. Once Elements is integrated into VastPark, non-technical users will be able to create and administrate their own currencies and virtual goods, setting fine-tuned parameters for pricing, scarcity, and individual … Continue reading Twofish Economy Engine Used By VastPark →

The battle for the hearts and minds of today's kids has just intensified with the arrival of a new online adventure destination, ZooKazoo.com. Created by five dedicated parents with extensive backgrounds in education, technology and media, ZooKazoo encourages creative girls and boys ages 6-12 to have fun, express themselves and make their world a better place all in a very unique and friendly online environment. While offering an in-depth and engaging experience for kids, ZooKazoo has taken significant measures to provide safety features including: 24/7 monitoring, smart text filters that are designed to learn over time, and easy to use, … Continue reading ZooKazoo Launches For Kids →

TAITO Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Square Enix Co., Ltd., announced today that it is launching all-new versions of two of its classic arcade games. To celebrate the 30th anniversary of SPACE INVADERS – a worldwide sensation since its original 1978 release – TAITO has re-imagined the legendary game to appeal to both the original SPACE INVADERS generation and those that are new to the game. Now faster-paced and more intense, SPACE INVADERS EXTREMEâ„¢ will become available on Nintendo DS and PSP (PlayStation Portable) system on June 17, 2008. TAITO is also launching ARKANOIDâ„¢ DS, a fresh take on an … Continue reading Classic Space Invaders Coming To DS, PSP →

Nyko Technologies, a premier peripherals manufacturer, today announced that it has shipped its Front Man Wireless Guitar for PLAYSTATION 3 to retailers nationwide. The new Front Man Guitar provides a high quality, real guitar feel and is fully compatible with Guitar Hero III and Rock Band. The Front Man Guitar for PS3 features wireless technology up to 25 feet and up to 80 hours of continuous game play. Other Front Man features include: – Effects pedal to wirelessly switch between Rock Band and Guitar Hero III – Unique directional pad design simplifies menu navigation – Built-in tilt sensor and responsive … Continue reading Front Man PS3 Guitar Hero III Guitar Ships →

Sierra Entertainment today announced that the Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Conspiracy video game will ship in North America June 3, 2008 on Microsoft's Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system and the PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system. The game brings Jason Bourne's signature combat style to life by sharply blending a seamless mix of hand-to-hand fighting, gunplay and dramatic escapes. To round out the non-stop action to the title's hunter-prey game play, The Bourne Conspiracy will give gamers a re-imagination of the high speed pursuit through Paris in the Mini Cooper. Through close partnership with Ludlum Entertainment, and collaboration on … Continue reading Bourne Conspiracy Attacks In June →

Valve and Ubisoft, one of the world's largest video game publishers, today announced an agreement to bring more than 40 Ubisoft games, including Assassin's CreedT, to customers in Canada and the United States via Steam, Valve's leading platform for the distribution and management of PC games with more than 15 million accounts worldwide. Assassin's Creed is now available for pre-purchase via Steam. In addition, Ubisoft is bringing many of its award-winning brands to Steam, including games from the Tom Clancy series, the Heroes of Might & Magic series, the IL-2 Sturmovik collection, Far Cry, and much more. Digital packs of … Continue reading Ubisoft Bringing Games To Steam →

Square Enix, Inc., the publisher of Square Enix interactive entertainment products in North America, announced today that they will be launching The Vana'diel Collection 2008 for the Windows/PC platform–a compilation of FINAL FANTASY XI, along with all four of its expansion packs, RISE OF THE ZILART, CHAINS OF PROMANTHIA, TREASURE OF AHT URHGAN, and the most recently-released, WINGS OF THE GODDESS, allowing players to experience every leg of the entire Vana'diel saga in one package. Originally released in 2002, FINAL FANTASY XI, the first online game in the award winning FINAL FANTASY series, introduced the mystical, ever-changing world of Vana'diel … Continue reading Final Fantasy Games Coming To PC →