On August 17, 2011, Spiderweb Software (http://www.spiderwebsoftware.com) will bring Avadon: The Black Fortress to Steam at a new low price of 9.99! We celebrate our first partnership with the Steam platform and hope to bring as many newcomers to Spiderweb’s 16th full length RPG as possible. As an additional incentive the game will have a 10% discount during the and launch week! Five great nations have banded together to form The Pact. The Pact is defended by Avadon, a secretive sect of spies and assassins. Its agents are everywhere, and its word is law. You have been recruited as a … Continue reading Avadon: The Black Fortress Coming To Steam→
MDK2 HD. Enough said! Or…maybe not. The fine chaps at Interplay Entertainment Corp. and Overhaul Games are pleased to announce the impending launch of MDK2 HD, bringing Interplay’s wacky action-adventure to a new generation of gamers. With a visual overhaul that would make a Publishers: Interplay Platforms: PC
Valve, creators of best-selling game franchises (such as Counter-Strike, Half-Life, Left 4 Dead, Portal, and Team Fortress) and leading technologies (such as Steam and Source), today announced Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS: GO). Targeted for release via Playstation Network, Xbox Live Arcade, and Steam (for PC and Mac) in early 2012, CS: GO will expand upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched exactly 12 years ago (CS beta 1, August 1999). CS: GO features new maps, characters, and weapons and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust, etc.). In addition, CS: GO will introduce … Continue reading Valve Announces Counter-Strike: Global Offensive→
Outspark today announced the hiring of Mark Platosh as CTO, responsible for the company’s technology infrastructure, network operations, business intelligence and platform development. Platosh is a 16-year veteran of the technology industry having worked at multiple start-ups as well as large companies. Recently, Platosh has previously leadership positions with Lohika as Director of Technology. His background also includes experiences at Maven (maven.co) as CTO, DNC, Scient, Digital Equipment Corporation and Reality Simulation Systems. He also has extensive experience building complex, web-scale systems for companies including Facebook, Skype, Rockmelt, eBay, Logitech, and HP. "As we grow into our new role as … Continue reading Outspark Hires Mark Platosh For CTO→
Klaas Kersting, founder and former CEO of the leading online game publisher Gameforge today announced his new company, flaregames, that has been operating in stealth mode for the past several months. The company that brings together the real world and the virtual world via mobile devices has brought together an experienced team of experts in the games space. A demo of flaregames’ first title will be shown to select media and potential business partners at gamescom in Cologne, Germany, in August. "flaregames’ vision is to create outstanding mobile games that involve the real world and feature deeper interaction than simple … Continue reading Klaas Kersting Founds Flaregames→
Avast ye, landlubbers! The honorable Captains of Paradox Interactive & Nitro Games are inviting you aboard for the launch of the RTS / RPG Pirates of Black Cove. So get ready to earn your sea legs, the action-packed and peg-leg-filled title is released today on all leading digital distribution platforms for $19.99 USD. Pirates of Black Cove gives players the chance to sail an open world and command a loyal band of pirate misfits, with the boldest of buccaneers using their skills to join, champion, and unite the three ferocious piratical factions-the Pirates, Corsairs, and the Buccaneers- in their quest … Continue reading Pirates of Black Cove Sails→
OpenFeint, the world’s largest mobile social gaming network with 107 million users, continues to rapidly grow on Android. Today it’s announcing that it has added 230 games in just over two months and now counts 24 of the top 100 paid and free games on Android. "Game developers want to join the social gaming network that reaches the most global users," said Eros Resmini, senior vice president of marketing at OpenFeint. "As OpenFeint games have taken over the top Android charts, our developers are also benefitting from additional distribution channels we’ve launched with AT&T in the U.S. and The 9 … Continue reading OpenFeint Adding More Android Titles→
Nexon Co., Ltd., the global publishing leader of microtransaction-based massively multiplayer online games (MMOGs) and one of the largest global online entertainment companies in the world, today announced a strategic investment in Six Waves Inc. This investment, along with Nexon’s recent launch of MapleStory Adventures on Facebook, extends Nexon’s strategy of bringing its compelling, immersive gameplay and its pioneering microtransaction-based business model into the rapidly-growing social gaming market. Publishers: Nexon
Square Enix, Inc., the publisher of SQUARE ENIX interactive entertainment products in the Americas, announced today that FINAL FANTASY TACTICS: THE WAR OF THE LIONS, which has received global acclaim on several platforms, is now available as part of a worldwide simultaneous release for the iPhone and iPod touch. FINAL FANTASY TACTICS was first released in Japan for the PlayStation in 1997 and sold over 2.4 million copies worldwide. The game’s popularity expanded when it was re-released in 2007 as FINAL FANTASY TACTICS: THE WAR OF THE LIONS for the PSP (PlayStationPortable) system with added features such as new cut … Continue reading Final Fantasy Tactics: War of the Lions Comes To iPhones→
Gravity Interactive, Inc. is very proud to announce the release of their most popular and famous MMORPG as a single-player iPhone/iPad application which can be found on the Apple’s App Store on August 5, 2011. The game will be available and free to download from the Apple’s App Store. Starting in the capital city Prontera, you will fight against familiar monsters from the game, such as Porings, Spores and Marins! Battle through the lush landscape and collect drops that you see in the original game such as Empty Bottles, Honey and even the different colored Herbs! Using potions fight your … Continue reading Ragnarok Comes To iPhone→
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