King.com, the leading casual social games company, today announces that it is establishing a new development studio in Barcelona. King.com also announces that it has hired mobile and social games veteran Manel Sort to head the new studio. Manel most recently was Vice President and General Manager at Digital Chocolate, leading game development in their Barcelona office including the iOS game Galaxy Life Pocket Adventures. King.com is planning to build a staff of more than 40 employees working on mobile and casual social games titles in Barcelona. ‘King.com has quickly established itself in the casual social games space with more … Continue reading Manel Sort To Head King.com Barcelona Studio→
Continuing to bring quality casual game play to the iOS platform, North American publisher Meridian4 today announced it has partnered with developer Oceanside Interactive to haunt the iPad, iPhone and iPod touch later this summer when they release Monster Mansion, a new free-to-play character and building management game. Attendees of this year’s Casual Connect, which is being held July 24 ‘ 26 in Seattle, will be the first to meet Transylvania’s finest when Monster Mansion opens up the doors to give select groups a peek inside. ‘As we continue to expand our great offerings on the App Store, it’s important … Continue reading Meridian4 Building Monster Mansion→
Tryst is an RTS game set in the distant future where humans find themselves at war with a mechanical alien race known as the Zali. In Tryst’s Multiplayer, the player takes command of one of these two factions as they wage war in interesting locales where their opponent won’t be all that’s vying for their attention! With two playable races and a near infinite number of upgrade combinations, the battlefield will always be changing in Tryst. Tryst is a competitive RTS in which players experience reactive environmental dangers, a breadth of unique units and most importantly the A.R.M. – the … Continue reading Tryst RTS Looking For Beta Testers→
Episode Two of The Walking Dead is available right now on Xbox Live Marketplace for 400 MS Points and on the PlayStation Network for $4.99. Episode Two is also available on PC and MAC through the Telltale Games Store and Steam, as well as other select digital distribution partners. Players who purchased a season pass to all the episodes can download it for free on any platform immediately. http://www.youtube.com/watch/?v=mIG2aQcnVmM Publishers: Telltale Games Platforms: PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Rising Star Games, Inc. today announced that its fan-favorite puzzle game, Cradle of Rome 2, is now available at North American retailers for the Nintendo 3DS and Nintendo DS systems. The sequel to one of the best-selling match-3 games by Jewel Master, Cradle of Rome 2 brings improved features, graphics and high-quality sound to the incredibly successful series. Cradle of Rome 2 challenges players to race against time by swapping tiles in an intense match-3 game. As players progress, they must earn enough gold and materials to return Rome to its former glory and ascend to the position of Caesar. … Continue reading Cradle Of Rome 2 Ships→
Valve, creator of best-selling game franchises (such as Counter-Strike, Half-Life, Left 4 Dead, Portal, and Team Fortress) and leading technologies (such as Steam and Source), today announced the Source Filmmaker (SFM) and the release of "Meet the Pyro." The SFM is a storytelling tool Valve developed inside the Source Engine to create all its animated short films, including those in the "Meet the Team" series of Team Fortress 2 shorts. The SFM condenses the production pipeline of an animation studio down onto a single gaming PC. To celebrate the announcement of the SFM, Valve also released the ninth and final … Continue reading Valve Releases Source Filmmaker Animation Tool→
2K Games announced today that Spec Ops: The Line is now available in North America for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system and Windows PC. The game will be available internationally on June 29, 2012. Developed by YAGER, Spec Ops: The Line features an intense single-player narrative that unfolds within Dubai after a series of cataclysmic sandstorms cut the city off from the rest of the world. Playing as Captain Martin Walker, gamers fight through Dubai in this gripping third-person shooter in their search for Colonel John Konrad and his missing … Continue reading Spec Ops: The Line Deploys→
Get ready for classic arcade video game action with a whole new modern look and feel as Activision Publishing Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Activision Blizzard Inc., (Nasdaq: ATVI) and Disney Interactive today announced a collaboration to produce and distribute a Wreck-It Ralph video game. As a story extension to the highly anticipated upcoming blockbuster film of the same name from Walt Disney Animation Studios, the Wreck-It Ralph video game is set to inspire a whole new generation of young gamers as a classic, arcade-style side scroller featuring Ralph ‘ the misunderstood villain of his own arcade game who … Continue reading Disney/Activision Announce Wreck-It Ralph→
Game Insight, a world leader in developing and publishing mobile games, has revealed its new free-to-play, cross-platform massively multiplayer online (MMO) game, Dragon Eternity. This exciting fantasy-themed online game will offer tons of quests to conquer and a vibrant world to explore. In Dragon Eternity, players join one of two opposing factions as fledgling adventurers in service of their nation; Vaalor or Sadar. The lush fantasy realm of Adan is at war, beseiged by armies of monsters, bandits, and even darker forces that dwell in ancient dungeons. These savage foes guard vast treasures and riches, lying in wait for any … Continue reading Dragon Eternity MMO To Run On iOS, Android→
Dawnguard, the first official game add-on for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, is available today for download in English language territories on Xbox LIVE for 1600 Microsoft Points. The Vampire Lord Harkon has returned to power. Using the Elder Scrolls, he seeks to do the unthinkable – to end the sun itself. Will you join the ancient order of the Dawnguard and stop him, or will you yourself become a Vampire Lord? Featuring an all new faction questline, new locations, weapons, creatures and more; the ultimate choice will be yours. For more information on The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim or … Continue reading Skyrim’s Dawnguard Deploys On Xbox→
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