PopCap Games, the worldwide leader in casual video games, today announced that longtime business and industry veteran Rick Fox has joined the company’s board of directors. Mr. Fox becomes the seventh member of PopCap’s board and the third outside member, joining independent investor Larry Bowman and Tech Data chairman Steve Raymund. Mr. Fox also sits on the boards of other leading technology firms, including Orbitz Worldwide, as well as the boards of non-profit, civic, healthcare and academic organizations. "We’re very happy to have Rick join our board of directors, where his decades of entrepreneurial and technology industry leadership will help … Continue reading Rick Fox Joins PopCap Board Of Directors →

Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. today announced that StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty achieved a day-one sales milestone of more than 1 million copies sold worldwide, making it the bestselling PC game of 2010 within its first 24 hours of availability. The game went on to sell a total of more than 1.5 million copies in its first 48 hours, setting the record for fastest-selling strategy game of all time. StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty was released simultaneously in North America, Europe, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand, Russia, Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines, and the regions of Taiwan, … Continue reading StarCraft II Tops Charts With 1.5 Million Sales →

Paradox Interactive today released the real-time strategy game Commander: Conquest of the Americas. Featuring elements from both trading and strategy games in your attempt to build your legacy, Commander: Conquest of the Americas is now available in stores and on all leading digital distribution platforms. Choosing from 7 different European factions, take charge of a European power aiming to conquer the New World. Found new colonies and manage their resources, production, military, and much more as they develop into a full blown empire. Choose to command ships in RTS fashion or take direct control as your fleet engages ships of … Continue reading Commander: Conquest Of The Americas Ships →

Virtual Play Games, a global Console and PC video game publisher announced today the release of one of the most recognizable classic games in video game history by bringing Intellivision Lives! to the Nintendo DS family of hand-held systems. "Virtual Play Games is very excited to bring Intellivision Lives! to a broader audience at a time when both adults and kids are enjoying casual games even more than ever", said Virginie Grange, Business Development for Virtual Play Games. "2010 being the 30th anniversary of the Intellivision console, I’m looking forward to seeing how many new fans will discover Intellivision thanks … Continue reading Classic Intellivision Games Coming To DS →

DreamCatcher Interactive and JoWooD Entertainment are happy to announce that their new kid´s title "Wildlife Camp" for PC hits the stores! As the park ranger of an African Wildlife Camp, players are about to help wild animals, like Giraffes, Lions, Hippos and many more. The game lets the player create his very own avatar with a large variety of customizations like different items of clothing, accessories and haircuts! Wildlife Camp is available throughout stores in North America, amongst others at Walmart and Target. Wildlife Camp is a prolongation of the highly successful "Wildlife Zoo" series which has sold over 500.000 … Continue reading DreamCatcher Releases Wildlife Camp →

Engineous Games today announced that its hit iPhone game, Sketch Nation Shooter, recently surpassed an astounding 500,000 games played . This new milestone for the do-it-yourself shooter creator references the community’s continued efforts to develop and showcase their unique games and bring them to the masses. With a growing library of over 2,000 user created titles, Sketch Nation Shooter continues to motivate and impress aspiring game designers all over the world. "Since its debut in April, Sketch Nation Shooter has been enjoyed by tens of thousands and we’re looking forward to seeing its success climb higher as players keep using … Continue reading Sketch Nation Shooter Hits 500,000 Downloads →

The legendary battle between the AUTOBOTS and DECEPTICONS rages on as Activision Publishing, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) announced today that the Transformers: War for Cybertron Map and Character Pack is available now for download on the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and the PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system. Based on Hasbro’s iconic TRANSFORMERS brand, the downloadable content pack will include five distinct playable TRANSFORMERS characters and four all-new maps for online multiplayer game modes. "The fans have spoken and the response to Transformers: War for Cybertron has been colossal," said David Pokress, Head of Marketing for Licensed … Continue reading New Transformers Game Map Pack Ready →

Harmonix and MTV Games today announced that for the first time, Spanish-language tracks will be available in Rock Band, as Latin music superstar Juanes debuts next week in the Rock Band Music Store of downloadable content for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system and Wii. "I am thrilled to be the first Spanish-language artist in Rock Band," Juanes said. "I’m excited for my fans to connect with the songs right in their living rooms and to bring Latin Music to new fans as well." Hailed by Rolling Stone as "[One of] … Continue reading Rock Band Adding Spanish Language Tracks →

After a short (2 months) closed beta testing phase, Silverlode Interactive has announced the open beta release date for their fantasy ship-based MMO, Captains of DarkTide (CoDT). Thousands of players have participated by play testing the starting zone and providing invaluable feedback which has helped shape the world of CoDT. As of August 3rd all players who have registered at www.playdarktide.com will be granted instant access to the CoDT open beta. Each player will start with a fantasy ship, outfitted with cannons, archers and even a ballista. Captains will be able to explore the world, try all six races and … Continue reading Captains of DarkTide Open Beta To Begin →

The Independent Games Festival China (IGF China), which runs in conjunction with the Game Developers Conference China (GDC China) is accepting submissions from the pan-Pacific area now through Wednesday, September 15. With success from 2009, GDC China will continue to host the three main elements of IGF China, including the Independent Games Summit, which provides valuable conference sessions specializing in the challenges of independent game development, the Independent Games Festival Pavilion, an onsite exhibition of the very best in local indie games, and the Independent Games Festival Awards, which honors the tireless efforts and amazing games from the talented pool … Continue reading China Indy Games Festival Gears Up →