Category Archives: News and Industry Happenings

Majesty 2: Kingmaker Expansion Ships

You overcame the minions of villainy in Majesty 2: The Fantasy Kingdom Sim! You kicked the butt of Lord Blackviper and his army of evil goblins in the first expansion Majesty 2: Kingmaker! Now, the ultimate challenge awaits (well, until the next expansion anyway) as Majesty 2: Battles of Ardania has released today, alongside a spanking new trailer. The world of Majesty 2: Battles of Ardania is a rich and vibrant one, with many a wondrous adventure awaiting the fearless adventurer, the threat of danger lurking around every corner! "Majesty is one of my all-time favorites," noted Fredrik Wester, CEO … Continue reading Majesty 2: Kingmaker Expansion Ships

Fallout: New Vegas Tops $300 Million In Launch Week Sales

Bethesda Softworks, a ZeniMax Media company, announced today that its highly anticipated title, Fallout: New VegasM, has enjoyed record sales at launch, reflecting the huge consumer demand for the game. Five million units of Fallout: New Vegas were shipped worldwide for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system, and Games for Windows, with a heavy volume of digital downloads, representing well over $300 million in retail sales. In addition, the Fallout: New Vegas strategy guide was one of Amazon’s best sellers among all books. "We are delighted by the reception Fallout: New … Continue reading Fallout: New Vegas Tops $300 Million In Launch Week Sales

SimBin And RaceRoom Partner For Motorsports Games

The Swedish game development company SimBin Studios AB and the Swiss based entertainment company RaceRoom Entertainment AG announce their entering into a long term strategic business partnership. As both companies are 100% dedicated to the virtual fascination of motorsports they will now join forces in the online racing business. SimBin is the award winning Swedish game development company with special focus on authentic racing simulations and is well known for its ultra realistic racing games like "GTR", "GT Legends", "Race Pro" and many others. The concept of the RaceRoom software is based on SimBins experience from several games and is … Continue reading SimBin And RaceRoom Partner For Motorsports Games

Mix Superstar Hits WiiWare

Think you can be the next big music star? Well now you’ve got all the tools right at your fingertips with Mix Superstar. Create, mix and record your own royalty-free musical masterpieces right on your Wii system. There are over 1,000 Dance, Hip Hop and Techno loops included across multiple instruments like Drum, Bass, Synth, Guitar and even voice tracks. Once you’ve got that next hit created, it’s time to show it off. Mix Superstar allows you to export your music creations, and download them to your computer so you can take them on-the-go. You can also use WiiConnect24 to … Continue reading Mix Superstar Hits WiiWare

Artificial Mind And Movement Becomes Behavior

Artificial Mind & Movement (A2M), the largest independent game developer in Canada, today announced they have changed their name to Behaviour. The change is a return to the name the company was formerly known by when they were a small upstart developer of PS1 games in the 90’s. Today that company has grown to 375 talented employees in Montreal and Santiago, Chile and is a licensed developer for all of the major game consoles, handheld and online platforms. While Behaviour has always been recognized as a premiere work-for-hire game studio, the company has renewed their focus on developing original IP … Continue reading Artificial Mind And Movement Becomes Behavior

Publisher eGames Bundling Four New Titles

Casual games developer and publisher eGames, Inc. (Pink Sheets:EGAM) today announced the signing of four new titles from developer Awem studios. The five year North American deal includes Golden Trails: The New Western Rush, Romance of Rome, Cradle of Persia and World Voyage. These four games will be bundled together in a $19.99 retail product titled Ages of Adventure. "Four high quality games in one package will provide our customers with a tremendous value," said Rich Siporin, Vice President of Sales & Marketing at eGames. "Consumers will enjoy putting their hidden object skills to the test in Golden Trails and … Continue reading Publisher eGames Bundling Four New Titles

Bejeweled 3 Announced

PopCap Games, the worldwide leader in casual games, today announced the imminent launch of Bejeweled 3, the first true sequel to its beloved flagship franchise in more than six years. Featuring a wealth of new content and triple the fun of previous installments in the series, Bejeweled 3 elevates the "match-3" category of puzzle games pioneered by PopCap a decade ago to an entirely new level. Bejeweled 3 will launch on December 7, 2010 via PopCap.com and other major portals in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific as well as at leading retail outlets throughout North America at a suggested … Continue reading Bejeweled 3 Announced

Unlikely Suspects Offers Many Cases To Crack

MumboJumbo, leading developer and publisher of casual games, today released Unlikely Suspects, a new franchise of hidden-object adventure games that revolutionizes replayability. With more than 4,000 outcomes, players can sleuth through the whodunit game over and over again to crack new cases. The PC game launches on major portals today, and the iPad version follows shortly thereafter. "We’re really proud of what we’ve accomplished in Unlikely Suspects," said Mark Cottam, CEO of MumboJumbo. "The game features great characters, challenging plot lines to unravel, and fun hidden object scenes. Players can unlock a quick play mode that lets them try to … Continue reading Unlikely Suspects Offers Many Cases To Crack

Zombie Crisis 3D Invades AppStore

KongZhong, a leading mobile Internet company in China, today announced that Zombie Crisis 3D, a rail shooter action game, is now available for the iPhone and iPod Touch on the App Store. In Zombie Crisis 3D, a bio-accident has taken place at the Argo Company, turning its infected staff into bloodthirsty zombies. When the disaster is about to sweep through the States, a female mercenary soldier, Dana, receives an order to investigate the situation at Argo’s lab. Will her investigation lead to a one-way street into those dangerous zombies? Or will she find something even more dangerous than the Zombie … Continue reading Zombie Crisis 3D Invades AppStore

CrimeCraft To Add Weekly Episodic Content

The CrimeCraft team at Vogster Entertainment continues their commitment to post-release innovation with BLEEDOUT, their first major expansion coming in late 2010. BLEEDOUT blends the gripping, episodic storytelling of comic books with the deep interactive character development of MMOs and the frantic action of online shooters. BLEEDOUT will be released as 10 consecutive weekly episodes that take the MMO shooter CrimeCraft in a major new direction. Each episode is comprised of several missions that tell the story of the devastating BLEEDOUT event through illustrations by some of the comic industry’s brightest lights, including Tim Bradstreet, Howard Chaykin, and Ben Templesmith. … Continue reading CrimeCraft To Add Weekly Episodic Content