ZeniMax Media Inc., parent company of noted game publisher Bethesda Softworks, today announced it has acquired a European development studio, MachineGames, based in Uppsala, Sweden. Established in 2009 by the founding members of Starbreeze Studios, the creative team behind the award-winning title, The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher’s Bay (Metacritic score: 90) and the highly-regarded game, The Darkness, MachineGames is working on an unannounced project for ZeniMax publishing subsidiary, Bethesda Softworks, that is being built on id Software’s revolutionary id Tech 5 engine technology. Jerk Gustafsson, the studio’s CEO who will also oversee development as Executive Producer, expressed his … Continue reading ZeniMax (Bethesda) Buys MachineGames Studio →

Shattering its own day-one sales record, Activision Publishing, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) announced that Treyarch’s highly-anticipated Call of Duty: Black Ops has become the biggest entertainment launch ever with an estimated sell-through of approximately $360 million in North America and the United Kingdom alone in the first 24 hours of its release, as compared to last year’s estimated day-one sell-through of $310 million for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 in North America and the United Kingdom, according to internal Activision estimates. Call of Duty: Black Ops, marks the second year in a row that the Call of Duty franchise has … Continue reading Call of Duty: Black Ops Sets Opening Record →

SEGA of America, Inc. is pleased to announce the release date for Shogun 2: Total War. The next installment in The Creative Assembly’s award-winning PC strategy series will hit retail shelves globally on March 15, 2011. Shogun 2: Total War will feature enhanced full 3D battles via land and sea, which made a name for the series, as well as the tactical campaign map that many refer to as the heart and soul of Total War. Featuring a brand new AI system inspired by the scriptures that influenced Japanese warfare, the millennia old Chinese "Art of War", The Creative Assembly … Continue reading Shogun 2: Total War Announced →

GameForAGame.com, the new game trading website that allows for straight trades with other gamers, is now live. Providing free lifetime membership those who sign up now, GameForAGame.com offers gamers a venue to trade games with one another without worrying about monetary value, trade in points or game depreciation. Gamers simply sign up, list the games they have and the games they want, and then trade with one another utilizing a multitude of search options. "Who’s to say a game I’ve had for six months isn’t as valuable to someone who just finished a new release?" asked GameForAGame.com co-founder Geoff Gohs. … Continue reading GameForAGame Trading Site Goes Live →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 & 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 →

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 →