Pets are no longer restricted to fetching the morning paper and crowd pleasing tricks, as today Aion redefines how MMORPGs approach pets, creating an entirely new subsystem for players to explore within the upcoming free expansion, Aion: Assault on Balaurea. For the first time within Aion, players will have access to functional pets capable of storing goods, assisting with crafting, acting as guardians by alerting their masters to nearby enemies, and of course those designed to make their masters look good. While the pets system will continuously evolve throughout the life of the game, Aion: Assault on Balaurea will launch … Continue reading Aion Adding Functional Pets To MMO →

2K Games and Gearbox Software announced today that Borderlands fans can return to Pandora’s inhospitable environment to enjoy a brand-new destructive downloadable adventure in Claptrap’s New Robot Revolution*. This fists-of-fury-filled fourth add-on pack from the popular franchise will be available this September via Xbox LIVE Marketplace for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft for 800 Microsoft Points and the PlayStationNetwork for the PlayStation3 computer entertainment system and Windows PC for $9.99. Claptrap’s New Robot Revolution invites single-player and co-op fans back to try to suppress a deadly Claptrap revolution using one of four infamous vault hunters. … Continue reading Borderlands Game Having Claptrap Revolution →

Valve and PopCap Games today announced a Game of the Year Edition of PopCap’s hit title Plants vs. Zombies is now available via Steam, a leading platform for PC and Mac games. The GOTY Edition adds support for Steam Cloud, which allows players to store and access game data from any computer, and introduces the Zombatar, enabling players to incorporate their own custom zombie creations directly into the game. These features are also being added, free of charge, to PC versions already purchased via Steam. Also beginning today, Plants vs. Zombies for the Mac is available via Steam with support … Continue reading Plants Vs. Zombies GOTY Edition Released →

Bethesda Softworks, a ZeniMax Media company, today revealed the star-studded voice over cast for Fallout: New Vegas, the follow-up game to the critically acclaimed Fallout 3. Fallout: New Vegas features Golden Globe-winner and two time Emmy nominated actor Ron Perlman ("Hellboy", "Sons of Anarachy"), Screen Actors Guild-winner and Emmy and Golden Globe nominated actor Matthew Perry ("Friends"), Mr. Las Vegas himself, Wayne Newton, William Sadler ("Shawshank Redemption"), Zach Levi ("Chuck"), Felicia Day ("The Guild"), Michael Dorn ("Star Trek:The Next Generation"), Kris Kristofferson ("Blade Trilogy,"), Danny Trejo ("Machete", "From Dusk Till Dawn"), John Doman ("Mystic River", "The Wire") and Rene Auberjonois … Continue reading Huge All-Star Fallout: New Vegas Cast Revealed →

Long anticipated turn-based strategy game Battlefield Academy is now available for download from Slitherine (www.slitherine.com) and Matrix Games (www.matrixgames.com) online stores. Approachable, absorbing and visually impressive yet detailed, Battlefield Academy aims to revolutionize the strategy games market with a blend of intuitive design and compelling game play driven by cutting edge technical innovation. Inspired by an original online game concept devised by the BBC, the game has more than 30 battles in a range of theatres of war from the North African desert through D-Day to the to the snowy Ardennes mountains where the Allies battled to repel the final … Continue reading Battlefield Academy Ready For Enrollment →

THQ Inc. (NASDAQ: THQI) and Zuffa, LLC today announced the renowned sports videogame franchise, UFC Undisputed, will return to the virtual Octagon this fall with UFC Undisputed 2010 for the PSP (PlayStationPortable) system. Currently in development and scheduled for release on September 7, 2010, UFC Undisputed 2010 for the PSP system is poised to deliver all the action, intensity and prestige of the Ultimate Fighting Championship with intelligent and intuitive combat, fighter customization, robust career progression, challenging gameplay modes and explosive ad-hoc wireless play. "UFC Undisputed 2010 raised the bar for sports games earlier this year with an impressive feature … Continue reading THQ’s UFC Undisputed To Tackle PSP →

The DLC campaign starts on August 18 with the release of Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light™ as part of Microsoft’s Summer of Arcade program on XBLA. The game is the first fully downloadable arcade game based on Lara Croft and not only includes a new isometric view in the brand new single player adventure, but also includes a franchise first two player offline cooperative experience. This marks the beginning of the Downloadable Lara Croft campaign which will run until the end of 2010. On September 28 – Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light will be released with … Continue reading DLC Releasing To Support Pending Lara Croft Game →

MumboJumbo, leading developer and publisher of casual games, today released the fourth chapter in the Samantha Swift series for the PC. The hidden-object adventure game, titled Fountains of Fate, is available for PC download exclusively at BigFishGames.com. The iPad version of the game will become available in the coming month. "This chapter really takes a closer look at Sam’s arch nemesis, Markus Payne, while also exploring the lore of the Fountain of Youth," said Mark Cottam, CEO of MumboJumbo. "We’re really excited about the quality of this game-this has a great story with mystery and intrigue, lots of puzzles to … Continue reading Samantha Swift 4 Launches →

NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc., and Namco Networks America Inc., today announced that the two companies will integrate under the NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc. label to further NAMCO BANDAI Holdings vision of creating games that appeal to a mass audience and to best compete in the worldwide gaming industry. Under the NAMCO BANDAI Games America label, the company will leverage talent from both the mobile and console businesses to develop and publish interactive content across multiple platforms – including all major video game consoles, Apple iOS products, mobile, PC and the Web. It will not only continue to build … Continue reading Namco Bandai, Namco Networks Merge →

DreamCatcher Games, JoWooD Entertainment and the BVT Group announce that the release of the "ArcaniA – Gothic 4" Playstation 3 version is set for release in the first half of 2011. The successor of the internationally successful Gothic series will be released on current-gen consoles for the first time, additional to PC systems. Xbox 360 and PC versions will hit the stores on Oct. 12th 2010. The focus during development of ArcaniA – Gothic 4 laid on a well-founded quality assurance. Playstation 3 gamers will experience the same, high quality product as Xbox 360 and PC customers. This causes the … Continue reading DreamCatcher To Publish Gothic 4 For PS3 →