Category Archives: News and Industry Happenings

CrowdStar Gets Into Mobile Gaming

CrowdStar, one of the leading social games companies in the world, backed by Intel Capital and Time Warner, is looking to take social ladder climbing to a new level with its first mobile-only title, Top Girl. The game, now available for free download here, is the latest title from the company- living up to its promise of targeting mobile social gaming this year. Top Girl is a completely new mobile title that targets the female gamer interested in shopping, fashion and modeling themes. The game, which is unconnected to the CrowdStar’s Facebook game It Girl, leverages on the experience and … Continue reading CrowdStar Gets Into Mobile Gaming

Portal 2 Music Video Contest Announced

Valve, creator of best-selling game franchises (such as Half-Life, Portal, Left 4 Dead, and Counter-Strike) and leading technologies (such as Steam and Source) and popular recording artist The National, today announced a music video making contest based on The National’s song "Exile Vilify" which is featured in Valve’s best-selling game, Portal 2. Starting today and running until midnight July 15th, the contest asks the community to make a music video for the song "Exile Vilify" using whatever visuals they choose. Once aspiring video directors have completed their work, they may submit their videos on YouTube using the tag PORTAL2NATIONALEXILE. After … Continue reading Portal 2 Music Video Contest Announced

Duke Nukem Forever Ships

2K Games and Gearbox Software are proud to announce the legendary Duke Nukem Forever has arrived and is now available in North America on the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system and Windows PC. For over 15 years, fans have waited in video game purgatory for the launch of the mythical Duke Nukem Forever, and now June 14, 2011 will forever mark the day that the magnificent King triumphantly returned to kick alien ass and chew bubblegum. "June 14 in North America will forever be celebrated as the day that the legendary … Continue reading Duke Nukem Forever Ships

Spain Detains 3 in PlayStation Cyberattacks

The Spanish police said on Friday that they had apprehended three men suspected of computer hacking in connection with recent attacks on Sony’s PlayStation Network as well as corporate and government Web sites around the world. The National Police identified the three as the local leadership of the shadowy international network of computer hackers known as Anonymous, which has claimed responsibility for a wide variety of attacks. Anonymous is composed of people from various countries organized into cells that share common goals, the police said, with activists operating anonymously in a coordinated fashion. One of the three suspects, a 31-year-old … Continue reading Spain Detains 3 in PlayStation Cyberattacks

Konami Beefing Up Silent Hill Franchise

Konami Digital Entertainment Inc. today announced a series of announcements relating to the famed and frightening survival horror franchise, Silent Hill. Today’s announcements, ranging across multiple skus and consoles, will ensure fans will be trembling with fear from their favorite sleepy town in quite some time! Silent Hill Downpour It has been revealed that Silent Hill: Downpour will be enhanced with 3D functionality. This added treatment of the highly anticipated game will further immerse players into the malevolent and terrifying world of Silent Hill. Also announced for Silent Hill: Downpour, platinum selling rock band KORN will lend their sound and … Continue reading Konami Beefing Up Silent Hill Franchise

Strangerous Ships For DS And DSi

"Strangerous" for Nintendo DS/DSi is a puzzle and adventure story based around Emily the Strange and her missing kittens spanning 6 chapters and over 60 puzzles! Emily the Strange "Strangerous" is set to expand the range of games for girls in the puzzle/adventure game genre on Nintendo DS/DSi by offering female gamers the unique opportunity to play through over 50+ hours of puzzles and riddles while navigating the world of Emily. Emily the Strange "Strangerous" brings together the strengths of the Emily brand and builds upon the established puzzle/adventure games format. Emily the Strange has been an iconic character since … Continue reading Strangerous Ships For DS And DSi

Puzzle Agent 2 Announced

Telltale Games, the leading independent publisher of cinematic adventures and the pioneer of episodic content delivery, today announced that the highly-anticipated Puzzle Agent 2, the sequel to the smash hit game Puzzle Agent, will be available for purchase on June 30. Puzzle Agent 2 for PC and Mac can be pre-ordered at the discounted price of $8.99 from www.telltalegames.com, and as a special bonus, includes the original Puzzle Agent game for free. Touch screen players are not left out of the action either as Puzzle Agent 2 will also be available on iPad and iPhone. For series newcomers, the original … Continue reading Puzzle Agent 2 Announced

Tekken Hybrid Pack Announced For PS3

NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc., today announced that TEKKEN Hybrid, a collection of the new full-length 3D compatible feature film TEKKEN Blood Vengeance 3D, TEKKEN Tag Tournament HD, and additional content yet to be announced, will be releasing on Blu-Ray exclusively for the PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system this November. TEKKEN Tag Tournament HD is a high-definition remake of the PlayStation 2 classic, TEKKEN Tag Tournament. TEKKEN Blood Vengeance 3D will be presented as a special NCM Fathom event for one night only in over 375 theaters across North America on July 26 before a home entertainment Blu-Ray release as … Continue reading Tekken Hybrid Pack Announced For PS3

Watch the Ragnarock Online Tournament Live

The yearly PVP tournament USRC is a chance for Ragnarok players to compete for the top prizes, and prove their team is the strongest in the PVP team around. USRC is the United States regional championship for Ragnarok Online global PVP tournament. The competition is fierce as teams of 7 members compete on a level playing field where the only advantage lies with strategy and skill of the team. The USRC champion team wins in-game swag as well as a chance to represent North America in the World Wide tournament RWC! All the matches for USRC are recorded so next … Continue reading Watch the Ragnarock Online Tournament Live

E3 News: New Ninja Gaiden 3 Trailer!

http://www.youtube.com/watch/?v=I9EqKwUUoEs I’ve never been a huge fan of the Ninja Gaiden series. Well not the new ones at least, I’ll play the NES ones until I want to break a controller, but I know a few people who are happy to see the new series continue. Publishers: Tecmo Koei Developers: Team Ninja Platforms: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 Events: E3 Expo 2011