Today the Swedish game development company SimBin Studios AB announced that its award winning racing simulation "Race 07" will be part of the Steam Holiday Sales promotion. Through the promotion gamers will get a 75% price discount on the game. The promotion will run until January 2nd 2011. Also other racing games from SimBin will participate in the promotion and therefore will be available on Steam for a reduced price. Race 07 won a Gameindustry.com Game of the Year award for sports games, and got rave reviews as well.

Aim. Snap. Learn. It’s just that easy for parents to get detailed video game rating information before buying a video game this holiday season. The Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) – which assigns the age and content ratings for computer and video games – has upgraded its free mobile app to include the ability to search for rating summaries using the phone’s camera. Now parents can quickly and easily look up a game’s in-depth rating summary by simply snapping a photo of the game box with their iPhone or Android phone. Video games are once again expected to top holiday … Continue reading ESRB Mobile App Released →

Sony Online Entertainment (SOE) is bringing all the fun of Fan Faire back to Bally’s Las Vegas for a weekend of gaming action. Fan Faire is a great time to meet up with old friends and make some new ones while getting a look behind the scenes of your favorite SOE titles! Fan Faire will be packed with activities including: Special announcements and sneak peeks of upcoming SOE titles In-game tournaments and live, game-themed competitions and quests Developer forums, panels and roundtables Goody-bags, giveaways and other fun items! Fan Faire vets and noobs alike will not want to miss out! … Continue reading Sony Online Announces Fan Faire →

Venan Entertainment announced today that their critically acclaimed App Store title Space Miner: Space Ore Bust now has a big brother – Space Miner HD. Available for immediate download, Space Miner HD finally brings this beloved epic action RPG to the iPad. "Although this has been a fantastic game for us on the iPhone, with thousands of glowing user reviews – it is even better on the iPad," said Brandon Curiel, President of Venan. "The detail is amazing – as awesome as the retina graphics look on the iPhone 4, the size of the iPad really makes the game shine … Continue reading Space Miner HD Ships On iTunes →

D3Publisher (D3P), a publisher and developer of interactive entertainment software, confirmed its support today for the Nintendo 3DS handheld system and announced Dream Trigger 3D. Dream Trigger 3D is a completely original arcade shooter in which players use sonar to detect sound to expose colorful enemies and blast them into explosive 3D patterns. The introduction of the new Nintendo 3DS system will allow players to experience an arcade shooter with a whole new visual perspective never before seen on a handheld. Dream Trigger 3D features over 50 stages that will hypnotize players with a seamless combination of stunning visuals and … Continue reading Dream Trigger 3D Confirmed for 3DS →

Vancouver Film School (VFS), Canada’s premier post-secondary entertainment arts institution, is pleased to present the third annual Women in Games Scholarship – the first scholarship of its kind in the world – to encourage greater opportunities for women pursuing a career in game design. The Women in Games Scholarship, valued at up to $50,000, covers the full tuition for a female aspiring game designer to attend VFS’s acclaimed one-year Game Design program, named by the Los Angeles Times as a Top 10 school "favoured by industry recruiters." Since the scholarship was introduced two years ago, the percentage of female VFS … Continue reading Women In Games Scholarship Created →

Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. today announced that World of Warcraft: Cataclysm, the third expansion for the critically acclaimed massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG), sold through more than 3.3 million copies as of its first 24 hours of release, making it the fastest-selling PC game of all time. This milestone eclipses the previous record of more than 2.8 million copies sold in 24 hours, set in November 2008 by Blizzard’s second World of Warcraft expansion, Wrath of the Lich King. World of Warcraft: Cataclysm was simultaneously released in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Europe, Russia, Southeast Asia, Australia, and … Continue reading World of Warcraft: Cataclysm Shatters Sales Records →

Bethesda Softworks, a ZeniMax Media company, today confirmed the upcoming release of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, the next installment in the award-winning Elder Scrolls series and follow up to the 2006 Game of the Year, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. Developed by Bethesda Game Studios under the direction of Todd Howard, Skyrim will be released on Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system, and Games for Windows worldwide on November 11, 2011. Details on the game will be revealed in the exclusive cover story in Game Informer’s February issue, which ships to … Continue reading Bethesda Announces Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim →

Paradox Interactive today confirmed the first game that will feature Paradox Connect achievements, with Europa Universalis 3 Divine Wind. Europa Universalis is a core strategy game franchise that has a huge following of players that spend hundreds and thousands of hours conquering the world. With Paradox Connect achievements, Europa Universalis III Divine Wind will give players even more opportunities to show their skills and focus on their strategic approach to beating missions and campaigns. "I am extremely excited about this new functionality, which will truly enrich the gaming experience for our fans.", said Johan Andersson, Executive VP of Development. "It … Continue reading Paradox Adding Achievements With Divine Wind →

DreamCatcher Games, Spellbound Entertainment and JoWooD Group are happy to announce the upcoming launch of the newest addition to the ArcaniA universe, ArcaniA – Fall of Setarrif. In this action filled add-on, our nameless hero will continue his journey and encounter fierce new enemies, all new items and more exotic areas to explore. For the first time in the history of the franchise, gamers will be able to experience the story from a different perspective and play as different characters. "This add-on gives us the opportunity to tell the story of the city Setarrif. Besides the story, which is an … Continue reading ArcaniA Gothic 4 Getting DLC →