ESA Now Accepting Video Game Scholorship Applications
The Entertainment Software Association Foundation (ESAF) is currently accepting applications for its 2013-2014 scholarship program. The program is open to women and minority students who are pursuing computer and video game-related degrees at accredited four-year colleges and universities in the U.S. "Since its inception, ESAF’s scholarship program has supported more than 140 exceptional students, enabling […]
Watch Dogs: The Eyes of the Machine
In the newest Watch Dogs video, witness the actions of Aiden Pearce in the city of Chicago through the eyes of the Central Operating System (ctOS). Players will assume the role of Aiden Pearce, a new type of vigilante who, with the help of his smartphone, will use his ability to hack into Chicago’s ctOS […]
Tilting Point Appoints New VP Of Product Management
Tilting Point announced today the appointment of Giordano Bruno Contestabile to Vice President of Product Management and Revenue. He steps into this role after five years at storied casual games studio PopCap Games, where he was Executive Producer of the Bejeweled franchise. Giordano is overseeing a growing team that will work with Tilting Point’s development […]
Paradox Interactive Founds Book Publishing Division
Paradox Interactive, the global PC strategy games publisher behind critically acclaimed games Crusader Kings II, War of the Roses and Magicka, today announced they are branching out to book publishing with a new e-book initiative called “Paradox Books.” ‘We’ve spent more than a decade creating and telling compelling stories through our computer games, stories that […]
Neal Sayatovich Becomes GiN’s Online Editor
Longtime Gameindustry.com reviewer and columnist Neal Sayatovich has been promoted and will now be taking over as the publication’s Online Editor. Some people have already noticed that Neal has been commenting on stories posted in the Industry Happenings section. Expect to see more of that as he puts his own spin on the news items […]
Beta Testing Announced For Ragnarok 2
Gravity Interactive, Inc. announces that the Beta testing period for upcoming sequel to their world-renown Ragnarok Online, Ragnarok Online 2: Legend of the Second, starts April 18th. Players will begin their adventure in a familiar world hundreds of years after the events of the classic Ragnarok Online but continuing the lore established in the beloved […]
BioShock Infinite Releases
2K and Irrational Games today announced that BioShock Infinite from Irrational Games is now available for Windows PC, the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system. The highly anticipated narrative-driven first-person shooter has critics raving and is the highest rated game of the year, with perfect review […]
Warner Bros. Opens New Studio
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announced today the formation of WB Games San Francisco, a new, digital video game studio in San Francisco, California. Opening this year, the studio will specialize in developing and publishing high-quality, free-to-play, mobile, social and browser-based games. "We are extremely pleased to add WB Games San Francisco to our global portfolio […]
Final Fantasy Fan Favorites Get Remastered
Square Enix Inc., the publisher of Square Enix interactive entertainment products in the Americas, today announced that it will be releasing the HD remastered editions of Final Fantasy X and Final Fantasy X-2 in 2013 for the PlayStation 3 computer entertainment and PlayStation Vita handheld entertainment systems. ‘These games are classic fan-favorites, and we hope […]
Deadly Premonition Directors Cut Announced
MMPR and Rising Star Games have given all of you a brief ticket to go see the beautiful town of Greenvale for the directors cut of Deadly Premonition. http://www.youtube.com/watch/?v=M-YFnmiD-Ko