Majesco Entertainment Company (NASDAQ: COOL), an innovative provider of video games for the mass market, today announced that it has sold more than 500,000 units to retailers nationwide of its Zumba Fitness interactive video game for Wii, Kinect for the Xbox 360 and PlayStationMove motion controller. The Zumba Fitness video game has quickly become one of Majesco’s fastest-selling titles, having reached this milestone in less than two months. "We are excited by the sales performance of the Zumba Fitness video game, and are also encouraged by the continued post-holiday momentum for the title", said Jesse Sutton, Chief Executive Officer, Majesco. … Continue reading Zumba Fitness Ships 500,000 Units →

Yoostar Entertainment Group today announced that it has partnered with Navarre Distribution Services, the retail logistics arm of Navarre Corporation, to be the exclusive United States distributor for its video game product, Yoostar2 for Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and the PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system scheduled to be released in March 2011. Yoostar2 is a revolutionary video game which uses advanced camera technology to place players real-time within famous movies and TV scenes. For the very first time, anyone can become part of their favorite movies or TV show, either acting alongside or replacing Hollywood’s … Continue reading Yoostar Signs Navarre For Distribution Servies →

Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. today announced that World of Warcraft: Cataclysm, the third expansion for the critically acclaimed massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG), has sold through more than 4.7 million copies as of its first month of release, setting a new record for monthly PC-game sales. World of Warcraft: Cataclysm was simultaneously released in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Europe, Russia, Southeast Asia, Australia, and New Zealand on December 7, and became available in Korea and the regions of Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau on December 9. With day-one sales topping 3.3 million copies,* World of Warcraft: Cataclysm … Continue reading World Of Warcraft: Cataclysm Sells 4.7 Million Copies →

Crystal Dynamics today announced that THE TOMB RAIDER TRILOGY pack, exclusive for the PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system, will be available for $39.99 on March 22, 2011. The pack will include TOMB RAIDER Legend and TOMB RAIDER Anniversary, both newly remastered in HD quality, as well as TOMB RAIDER Underworld, previously released on PlayStation 3. A number of items were also created exclusively for this pack, including a THE TOMB RAIDER TRILOGY PlayStation 3 theme pack, the official Lara Croft female Home avatar outfit, the Viking Thrall male Home avatar outfit and a collection of "making of" trailers in HD … Continue reading Lara Croft Getting PS3 HD Makeover →

Funcom, the award-winning game developer responsible for titles such as ‘Anarchy Online’ and ‘Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures’, and EA Partners, a division of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS), today announced their agreement to co-publish Funcom’s highly anticipated modern-day massively multiplayer online game ‘The Secret World’. Hundreds of thousands of gamers have joined the ever-growing community surrounding the game, and have – even before launch – become active members in the game’s secret societies: the Illuminati, the Dragon and the Templar. "We are thrilled to have the opportunity to work with Funcom, one of the world-leaders in the development of massively … Continue reading Funcom and EA to co-publish The Secret World MMO →

InnerbalancePR, a newly launched Los Angeles public relations and marketing consulting service, announced today that it has opened its doors for business and will focus on promoting socially conscious companies and individuals. innerbalancePR is committed to promoting socially and environmentally responsible products, services, causes and people. innerbalancePR provides strategic guidance to companies and individuals that are focused on developing and sharing products and services that enhance life and benefit the greater good. The company is committed to helping each client create integrated publicity and marketing solutions that improve brand awareness. innerbalancePR is aiming its service at a variety of categories … Continue reading InnerbalancePR Founded →

Sony Online Entertainment LLC (SOE) and Fastpoint Games, a developer of live, data-driven games, today announced the alpha launch of Fortune League (http://apps.facebook.com/fortuneleague/), a fully integrated Facebook game. Fortune League allows EverQuest II (EQII) fans and players to play a casual game through Facebook that players can enjoy and earn rewards for use inside of EQII. The introduction of Fortune League continues SOE’s tradition as an industry leader in online social gaming, bringing a new type of fully integrated MMO title to Facebook; this also marks its fifth release on the platform. "Fortune League invites players to experience a casual … Continue reading Sony Launching EverQuest II Facebook Game →

Paradox Interactive and Nitro Games today announced the new DLC pack, Pirate Treasure Chest for Commander: Conquest of the Americas. Discover the infamous pirate island of Tortuga as you explore new quests, locations and treasures. Join the pirates or fight against them, these new pirate captains can become your best friend or your new worst enemy. Pirate Treasure Chest is available today on all leading digital distribution sites. Discover the infamous pirate island of Tortuga where players can purchase items and ships. Choose to hire pirate captains and use their fleets against your enemies without taking blame for their unprovoked … Continue reading Conquest of America Gets DLC →

Paradox Interactive today confirmed the line-up for the Paradox Interactive Convention 2011, set to take place this month in New York City. Commenting on the upcoming convention, Susana Meza-Graham, Executive Vice President Publishing said, "The Paradox family has grown immensely over the last year to the point that we’ll have over 16 development teams present at this year’s annual convention. We’d like to think of ourselves as the games industry equivalent of Brad and Angelina, our development teams are our adopted ‘children’ and we love them all! We are looking forward to sharing our passion and their talent with our … Continue reading Paradox Interactive Hosting NY Convention →

The New York Times bestselling "Halo" series, based on the hugely successful Halo videogames franchise for the Xbox 360, has sold millions of copies, part of a global phenomenon that has dominated the science fiction landscape over the last decade. Tor Books has proudly partnered with Microsoft and 343 Industries to publish every book set in this iconic universe, and today we are thrilled to announce the publication of the most-anticipated novel in the series yet, the first in a new trilogy from legendary Hugo and Nebula-award winning author Greg Bear: HALO: Cryptum. HALO: Cryptum begins a three-book arc set … Continue reading New Halo Book Series Announced →