Seamless Entertainment, an independent game developer located in Austin, Texas, is setting its sights on re-energizing a faded genre once known for legendary hits like Wing Commander and FreeSpace. Publishers: Seamless Entertainment
Irrational Games co-founder and Director of Development on BioShock, Jonathan Chey announced the founding of Blue Manchu, a new independent development studio dedicated to innovative strategy and simulation gaming and as well as a collaboration with Richard Garfield, creator of Magic: The Gathering, on Blue Manchu’s first game, Card Hunter. Blue Manchu is a loose collective of industry veterans making games that probably would not be funded within the prevailing industry models. Chey was one of the two owners of Irrational when that studio was sold to Take 2. After directing the development of BioShock, Chey left Take 2 in … Continue reading Blue Manchu Development House Forms, Announces Card Hunter Game
One of the leading social gaming companies in the world, CrowdStar, is joining forces with consumer Internet and mobile computing incubator, YouWeb, to help spur the next generation of mobile social gaming innovation. CrowdStar successfully stormed the mobile space last month with its hit social game, "Top Girl." The iOS title rapidly shot to the no.1 spot in Apple’s App Store, acquiring over 1 million downloads in just 10 days and establishing itself as the top-grossing game in the App Store over "Zynga Poker" and "Angry Birds." On the heels of this success, CrowdStar is establishing StarFund and allocating up … Continue reading CrowdStar Sets Up Fund For New Mobile Developers
TopWare Interactive is releasing the Two Worlds II: Velvet GOTY Edition this October 18th and they are doing so with glamorous class! The TWII: Velvet GOTY Edition not only comes bundled with the sought after expansion Pirates of the Flying Fortress, but is also uniquely designed in a limited collector’s box which is wrapped in black velvet (PC/Mac) or red velvet (console versions) and highlighted with metal corners made to look like antique brass. Moreover, there is a bold relief TWII logo of the same real metal at the top of the box. Along with the multi-lingual version of TWII, … Continue reading Two Worlds II: Velvet Game Of The Year Edition Due in Fall
Wargaming.net announced today details on economic system for the upcoming flight combat MMO World of Warplanes. The new game recently announced at E3, will have the same economic profile as the highly-acclaimed World of Tanks, with Gold, Credits, and Experience as main currency to gain and spend for continued advancements. World of Warplanes will feature a global interaction with World of Tanks, which will begin with sharing Gold and Free Experience between the two games for players, who have registered accounts in both of them on a single email. This feature will allow Wargaming.net community to plan their expenses and … Continue reading World of Warplanes To Follow World of Tanks Economic Model
bitComposer Games is again expanding its marketing team. Cornelia Bär joined the Eschborn publisher as Product Manager on July 1, 2011. This economics graduate will be responsible for the creation and implementation of all the marketing activities for selected products. Cornelia Bär has had many years of experience in product management, and during her time at NAMCO BANDAI PARTNERS (formerly ATARI) she managed brands such as "Star Trek Online", "Ghostbusters: The Video Game" and "The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena." "Cornelia Bär is the ideal person for the Product Manager role, and we are delighted to welcome her … Continue reading Namco’s Cornelia Bar Join bitComposer Games
Pocket Gems is continuing to dominate the free-to-play mobile games market by holding a top 10 position in Apple’s top grossing app chart for 40 weeks since launch and hitting 40 million downloads across its successful product line and hiring 40 people this year. Pocket Gems’ biggest hit, Tap Zoo, recently celebrated its 44-week anniversary and has spent 28 consecutive weeks in the top five grossing app chart. Developers: Pocket Gems Platforms: iPhone/iPad
ThreeGates, a new studio focused on the creation of online multiplayer and Co-Op Games, was announced today. After forming in late 2010, the company has come out of stealth mode as it leads up to the announcement of studio’s first game next week. With a team of 25 game developers, ThreeGates will start showing off some of the studio’s work from the past eight months of pre-production and production as it works to ship its first title before the end of 2011. "ThreeGates is the result of an incredibly talented group of people that has come together in Sweden with … Continue reading ThreeGates Studio Founded
Ever since its premiere in 1994, the Tekken videogame has thrilled gamers and lovers of futuristic adventure across the entire world. With millions of games sold on such gaming platforms as PS3, Xbox360 and PSP, it seemed that Tekken would forever be confined to the limited graphics of gaming consoles. Until now… The videogame of the future comes to full live-action life when Anchor Bay Films and Manga Entertainment release TEKKEN on July 19th. Directed by Dwight H. Little ("Bones," Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers), TEKKEN stars Jon Foo, Kelly Overton (The Ring Two), Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa (Planet of … Continue reading Tekken Film Coming Out July 19th
The insect invasion has begun as D3Publisher (D3P) today announced that Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon (EDF) is now available in North America for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system. Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon takes place in the fictional city of New Detroit, where players will engage in nonstop hardcore arcade shooter action that is the fastest and deadliest in the series against a seemingly unstoppable swarm of insects and giant alien invaders. Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon is available at retail stores nationwide for the suggested retail price … Continue reading Insect Armageddon Ships