PopCap Games, maker of some of the world’s most popular video games, today announced that it has hired Frits Habermann, a longtime technology industry veteran and Adobe technology pioneer, as the company's new Chief Technical Officer. Mr. Habermann joins PopCap after 20 years at Adobe, most recently as VP of Core Technologies, where he managed the strategy and operations of key, deep-science technologies for all Adobe products including Photoshop, Flash and Acrobat. Previously he worked at RealNetworks, serving as Group Manager for RealJukebox, and Edmark, directing the engineering efforts for a portfolio of top-rated educational video games. Mr. Habermann succeeds … Continue reading PopCap Hires Habermann As CTO →

Leading casual game publisher Alawar Entertainment and independent developer mif2000 have put a hilarious twist on a beloved classic in Hamlet, or the last game without MMORPG features, shaders and product placement, available today. This unique PC game-an unusual, interactive take on one of Shakespeare’s best-known plays-can be downloaded from Alawar’s website at http://www.alawar.com. After enjoying a free one-hour demo, players can register the full version of the game for only $9.95. It may be based on a literary classic, but mif2000’s Hamlet is not your English teacher’s Shakespeare. The game reconstructs the Bard’s drama by dropping an explorer from … Continue reading Hamlet, The Video Game Released →

Paradox Interactive today released the third person shooter, Lead and Gold: Gangs of the Wild West. After a successful Beta, the highly anticipated, intense, team-based multiplayer game is now available via Steam – store.steampowered.com/app/42100/ Lead and Gold: Gangs of the Wild West delivers gritty battles in a beautifully rendered classic Western setting. Featuring the unique synergy system, power-ups are provided to encourage co-operation and promote team tactics to achieve optimal gameplay. Developed by Fatshark, Lead and Gold: Gangs of the Wild West offers the chance to relive the violent era of the Wild West with adrenaline-fueled action and fast-paced gunfights. … Continue reading Lead And Gold: Gangs of The Wild West Gets Steamed →

3RD Sense, which operates the successful games website Fizzy.com, and develops games and online apps for consumers and innovative brands worldwide, today announced the release of Fantasy Zoo – a rich, absorbing and slightly quirky, sim management game. In a world filled with fantastic creatures, you're the owner of a zoo. It's your task to build the zoo from the ground up: installing enclosures and amenities, hiring staff members, landscaping the grounds and purchasing, breeding, selling and maintaining a zoo full of creatures ranging from the bizarre to the strange. The better you make the zoo experience for your customers, … Continue reading Fizzy Launches Fantasy Zoo Game →

Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. today announced its first ever Nintendo DSiWare title, Frogger Returns. Based on the highly successful WiiWare version, Frogger Returns will soon be delivering the classic dodge-and-run gameplay fans remember and still love as a downloadable game on Nintendo's portable handheld platform. "As Konami's first foray into the DSiWare space, we wanted to provide consumers with a fan favorite that would have mass appeal across a broad audience," said Shinji Hirano, President of Konami Digital Entertainment Inc., "With Frogger Returns, we are taking the heart-pounding challenge of arcade Frogger, and giving it a new look for the … Continue reading Frogger Hopping To DSi →

Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc., today announced SAW 2 is being developed for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system. Following the success of the first SAW video game and based on Lionsgate's and Twisted Pictures' popular horror film franchise, SAW 2 invites players back into Jigsaw's twisted world. With new stomach-twisting traps and puzzles, more visceral combat, and an all-new storyline that takes place between the second and third movie players will be able delve deeper into the horror and mystery of Jigsaw's subjects. "The original SAW video game gave horror … Continue reading Konami Says SAW 2 Game In Development →

2K Play announced today that the critically acclaimed The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom will be available April 20, 2010 on Windows PC through Steam (http://store.steampowered.com/). Set in a world made famous by keystone cops, theater organs and pie-in-the-face slapstick, the inventive game has been heralded as a "big contender for DLC game of the year" by 1UP.com, who gave the game a perfect 100/100 score. The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom presents the comical escapades of the portly pie thief P.B. Winterbottom on his mad-capped pursuit of scrumptious brain-teasing pies that wreak frontal lobe havoc from the puzzle-filled euphoria of time … Continue reading P.B. Winterbottom Hits April 20th →

Pixel Mine today announced the release of Underworlds Ultimate Edition for the Apple iPad. Underworlds Ultimate Edition is an extended version of the smash hit iPhone adventure and role-playing game, Underworlds. The original release of Underworlds was named ‘One of the best 30 iPhone games of 2009’ by TouchArcade.com and won numerous other awards, including ‘Game of the Month’ by appgamer.com. Underworlds was also featured twice in 2009 in Apple’s ‘What’s Hot!’ category of the iTunes App Store. Underworlds Ultimate Edition features enhanced graphics and an all-new interface designed for the power and resolution of the iPad. Players can view … Continue reading Underworld Digs Into iPad →

PopCap Games, maker of some of the world’s most popular video games, today announced that Bejeweled Blitz, the 1-minute social adaptation of its mega-hit franchise Bejeweled for the Facebook platform, is now available as a downloadable game for Windows-based PCs. Carrying a suggested retail price of US$19.95 and available exclusively at www.popcap.com/bejeweledblitz/, Bejeweled Blitz PC offers a range of enhancements to, and advantages over, the free Facebook game, including full-screen play, dramatically enhanced sound and graphics, dozens of new achievements and corresponding badges, and 1 million coins redeemable for "Blitz Boosts" – power-ups and other score-stimulating effects. "Bejeweled Blitz is … Continue reading Bejeweled Blitz Launches For PC →

MeanFreePath LLC., developer of innovative, location-based social games for major mobile devices, has announced the release of Turf Wars Livin’ Large for the Apple iPad, one of only a few hundred free applications available at the device’s launch April 3rd, 2010. The critically-acclaimed geo-based landgrab game hits iPad with a variety of updates, including in-app purchase and city, state, and national leaderboards, further enhancing the already rich experience Turf Wars has to offer. For a limited time as well, downloading the free application includes 10 Respect Points to use on buffing your mobster, grabbing more turf or whatever your mafia-minded … Continue reading Turf Wars Assaults iPad →