THQ Kills Red Faction series
Amid slumping sales, THQ had quietly killed the Red Faction series. Sales for Red Faction: Armageddon have been lackluster despite an unprecedented marketing campaign that included an original movie on the sci-fi channel, leading to a decline of THQ stock prices. THQ reported a net loss of $38.4 million, or 56 cents per share in […]
Teacher Sets DanceDanceRevolution World Record
Carrie Swidecki, a 35 year old public school teacher from Bakersfield, CA, got her exergaming groove on and broke the Guinness World Record for Longest Marathon on a Dance / Rhythm Game playing DanceDanceRevolution (SuperNova 2 arcade game) in Charleston, West Virginia yesterday at 12:30 a.m. EDT. Ms. Swidecki broke the previously held record of […]
AT&T To Provide QuakeCon Networking
id Software and Bethesda Softworks are pleased to announce that AT&T is an official sponsor of QuakeCon 2011, North America’s largest Bring-Your-Own-Computer (BYOC) LAN party and gaming festival. AT&T’s network will deliver more than five times the bandwidth ever made available to the event -ensuring the most connected and social QuakeCon ever. AT&T’s participation provides […]
BAG Entertainment Merges With Bungalo For Facebook Games
BAG Entertainment Co., Ltd.announced that they recently concluded the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Bungalo Interactive Inc. at COEX in Samsung-dong, southern Seoul. The two companies have merged and are now sharing strategies to enter the global market in developing and publishing SNG games for Facebook. James Ryu/ Sean Lee, CEO of BAG Entertainment Co., […]
No More Heroes Demo To Show PS3 Move sword fighting
Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. announced that the demo for No More Heroes: Heroes’ Paradise is available to download today on the PlayStationNetwork. 3, fans of Scheduled for release in North America on August 16th for PlayStation the exciting hack and slash series will have the opportunity to see Travis Touchdown in rich high definition graphics […]
Activision Announces Independent Games Winners
In an effort to help foster creativity and innovation from the rising talent in the independent game development community, Activision Publishing, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) is proud to announce today the winners of the first round of the inaugural Activision Independent Games Competition. The winners are being rewarded for their hard work and creativity with cash […]
Nexon’s KartRider Hits The Million Mark
KartRider Rush, Nexon Mobile’s iOS version of the global hit, KartRider, has surpassed the three million download mark, as it continues to add new tracks, carts and in-game deals. Nexon Mobile, a division of Nexon Corp. Ltd., released KartRider Rush in the Apple App store in early March, and quickly saw more than a million […]
Avadon: The Black Fortress Goes HD For iPad
Spiderweb Software, Inc. announced today the release of a new update for Avadon: The Black Fortress HD, their Indie fantasy role-playing epic for the iPad. Avadon spent over a week as the #1 selling role-playing game, and the new v1.0.1 release contains new features and bug fixes to help your warriors on their journey! Avadon: […]
Disney Interactive Names Bill Roper VP, Marvel
Disney Interactive Media Group (DIMG) has appointed seasoned video game executive Bill Roper as Vice President, Marvel Franchise. Roper, who comes to DIMG from Cryptic Studios, will report to Alex Seropian, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Core Games, who made the announcement today. In his role, Roper will be responsible for establishing the long […]
Sid Meier’s Pirates Invade iPad
2K Games announced today that Sid Meier’s Pirates!, the classic swashbuckling high-seas adventure, is now available on the App Store for iPad for $6.99. Those scallywags who heed the call early will be able to plunder the game at the special price of $3.99, through July 25, 2011. The app allows would-be buccaneers to serve […]