Slingo, Inc., a leading cross-media gaming company, today announced that its CEO, Rich Roberts, will be a guest speaker at the ‘IGDA Summit 2012’ during Casual Connect in Seattle. The panel entitled ‘The Convergence of Casual Games and Real Money Gaming’ is being held at the Fairmont Olympic Hotel on July 24 at 10:00 a.m. A highly sought-after speaker in Europe where iGaming is the fastest-growing and most lucrative segment of casual gaming, Roberts is a respected voice on monetizing casual gaming across various consumer entertainment segments, including online gaming, mobile apps, lottery tickets, and slots. He has been a … Continue reading Slingo CEO To Speak At Casual Connect→
As part of its Six Games and Rock ‘n’ Roll tour, Paradox Interactive today announced that it will host a tournament of champions for upcoming medieval multiplayer game War of the Roses. Pitting game industry veterans against each other in the first ever US tournament for the ambitious and gritty third-person action title, the live stream event will take place on July 27 from 4pm-8pm PST and can be viewed at www.twitchtv.com/paradoxinteractive Billed as one of the most brutal tournaments to take place this year, the entire competition will be broadcast online via TwitchTV and will play host to a … Continue reading Paradox Hosting Celebrity War of Roses Tourney→
Starting now, every player will have immediate access to the entire released hero pool for the award-winning Multiplayer Online Battle Arena (MOBA) title Heroes of Newerth (HoN), developed and published by S2 Games. Making Heroes of Newerth a truly free-to-own game, the All Heroes Free game model will level the HoN playing field by allowing any user to own all of the heroes and play any game mode at zero cost. ‘We are very excited to announce All Heroes Free, which gives every player access to our ever-growing hero pool,’ said S2 Games co-founder and CEO Marc DeForest. ‘After months … Continue reading Heroes of Newerth Now Free→
RuneScape, the hugely popular and multi-award winning free-to-play massively multiplayer online adventure game, today made video games history once again by announcing that it now has over 200 million registered player accounts. RuneScape has experienced a meteoritic level of success since it was first released in 2001. The game was one of the original pioneers of online multiplayer gaming and has continued to innovate and evolve over the years, ensuring RuneScape’s pole position at the forefront of free-to-play gaming today. Accessible directly from any browser and set in a distinct, richly-detailed, medieval fantasy world, RuneScape offers a truly contemporary, innovative … Continue reading RuneScape Hits 200 Million Players→
BonusXP, a new studio focused on the development of mobile games, was announced today. The studio was founded by the former lead designer of Zynga’s hit game CastleVille, Dave Pottinger (CEO), former Senior Programmer at Robot Entertainment, John Evanson (Director of Technology), and former Senior Character Artist at id Software, Jason Sallenbach (Art Director). The founding team all has major game credits under their belts, as well as a high standard for games that will bear the BonusXP name. ‘We cut our teeth on the Age of Empires series at Ensemble Studios. We loved the team-based feel Ensemble had, particularly … Continue reading Bonus XP Game Studio Founded→
Shadowrun has had an exciting year, with Jordan Weisman, the creator of Shadowrun, launching a wildly successful Kickstarter topping near two million dollars with Shadowrun Returns. Now Kickstarter sees the launch of Shadowrun Online from Austrian based Cliffhanger Productions, who have already teamed up with Harebrained and Catalyst to create the Shadowrun Universe at www.shadowrun.com. While Shadowrun Returns is focused primarily on providing a great single-player adventure experience, Shadowrun Online’like the tabletop’is all about experiencing the awesome world and gritty atmosphere of Shadowrun together with friends in tactical but fluid turn based combat. Details on the project can be found … Continue reading Shadowrun Online Begins Kickstarter Campaign→
Beijing: A-onesoft, one of the most influential developers and publishers of mobile games and software, successfully goes public on Shenzhen Stock Exchange. Stock code: 430129. As a publisher and developer of mobile games, mobile online games, mobile software which debuted on April 18th, 2005, A-onesoft has released more than 240 products including puzzle games, RPG, action games, flight shooting games, chess games, reader, ringtones, wallpaper and themes, etc. Mobile online game, as a new type, has been released and is operating smoothly. The listing on ‘new three board’ (an over-the-counter market for growth enterprises) marks a brand-new beginning of the … Continue reading A-onesoft Goes Public On Shenzhen Stock Exchange→
OURFRIG is a new 3D adventure game realized by the new indie team called A and B and S and A with Lead Developer Andreas Diktyopoulos. OURFRIG is going to be completed and released in November 2012. It shall be available for PC, MAC and iOS (possibly for Linux and Android tablets also, providing it reaches its financial target). OURFRIG is a story driven game with distinct characters inhabiting an imaginary three ‘ dimensional invented environment which runs through daytime and nighttime. The user embodies an enigmatic figure whose adventure begins in a mystical monk’s society. As the story evolves, … Continue reading Ourfrig Development Begins Kickstarter Program→
Spaceforce Constellations is out now. It’s an action-packed strategy game of galactic conquest. Battle your way through a series of devastating space feuds, for supremacy across the universe. http://www.youtube.com/watch/?v=tfvngg8dHZg Developers: Dreamatrix Platforms: PC
Injustice: Gods Among Us debuts as a bold new fighting game franchise that introduces a deep, original story featuring a large cast of favorite DC Comics icons such as Batman, Cyborg, Harley Quinn, Nightwing, Solomon Grundy, Superman, The Flash, Wonder Woman and many others. Set in a world where the lines between good and evil are blurred, players will experience heroes and villains engaging in epic battles on a massive scale. http://www.youtube.com/watch/?v=UdqA3fic3Js Publishers: Warner Bros Interactive Developers: NetherRealm Studios Platforms: PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
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