Today Ubisoft announced record first week sales performance for its Assassin's Creed II video game with 1.6 million units sold through worldwide according to internal estimates. This represents 32 percent growth over the first week sales of Assassin's Creed. Launched in November 2007, Assassin's Creed remains the fastest selling new video game intellectual property ever in the U.S. Assassin's Creed II has received an overwhelmingly positive reception from gamers around the world and from the video game trade press with an average user rating of 94 percent on Gamespot.com and an over 91 percent average critics score according to GameRankings.com. … Continue reading Ubisoft Reports Growth On Assassin's Creed II Sales →

Ubisoft today announced that its ground-breaking new fitness title, Your Shape Featuring Jenny McCarthy is now available at retail. Leveraging an entirely new, motion-sensing camera peripheral for the Wii system from Nintendo, Your Shape Featuring Jenny McCarthy is the first fitness video game that enables people to experience a comprehensive workout controller-free. The camera, which is included with the game, provides a completely personalized and interactive workout by scanning players' bodies, assessing their current fitness level and then projecting their images onto the TV. Once the player completes an initial fitness test, the game is able to completely personalize their … Continue reading Your Shape Ships For Wii →

Today, People Operating Technology, publishers of premier iPhone and iPod Touch games announced the launch of Wildfire Fighter, the latest addition to their edutainment lineup. Now iPhone users can pilot the controls of the Bell 205 Helitanker, fully equipped to take on even the most blazing fires across the country. Swiftly navigate your choppers around the map to extinguish kindle before it engulfs the terrain, while avoiding harsh winds and airborne collisions. "We're very proud to have developed a game that is not only a lot of fun but also generates awareness to a persistent environmental issue," said Jason Petralia, … Continue reading iPhone Game Shows Wildfire Danger →

Fans of hardcore first person shooter games are challenged to test their skills and abilities in MetalMorphosis: This action packed futuristic shooter features adrenalin-pumping destruction and mayhem from the beginning, and is guaranteed to test the stamina of any trigger-happy fans of the genre. MetalMorphosis includes elements of space exploration and real-time strategy; its story kicks off in a not too distant future on earth's first outpost on Alpha Centauri. Until now, alien life has never before been encountered, but upon arrival you find the base overrun by spider-like robots of unknown origin. Their origin on the planet was a … Continue reading MetalMorphosis Announced For PC →

Apparently one of the favorite pastimes of NFL players on the Pittsburgh Steelers football team is playing video games. So when Max Starks and his wife, Dr. Tiffany Calloway-Starks, hosted Gridiron Gaming at UPMC Mercy to benefit the UMPC Institute for Rehabilitation and Research, some of his teammates happily attended, signing autographs and then playing Nintendo Wii video games with those in attendance. The center treats people with serious injuries, including several football players that needed physical therapy over the years. The Wii console is great for that because of all the motion required to play certain games. Proceeds from … Continue reading Pittsburgh Steelers Attend Game Benefit Party →

Ubisoft announced today that players of Assassin's Creed II on the PlayStation 3 system and Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft will be able to use the in-game interface to connect directly to the Uplay beta. Uplay will also be available for Assassin's Creed II PC at launch. Uplay is Ubisoft's online destination where gamers are at the center of a connected gaming universe that has been developed around four primary services: Uplay Win, Uplay Help, Uplay Share and Uplay Shop. The Uplay Beta is launching with Uplay Win. Uplay Win enables players to collect units based … Continue reading Ubisoft Showing Off New Uplay Service →

Harmonix Music Systems Inc., the leading developer of music-based games, and MTV Games, a part of Viacom's MTV Networks, today unveiled a new marketing campaign for The Beatles: Rock Band targeted to families this holiday season and complementary to the award-winning launch campaign. The new TV commercial can be viewed at www.thebeatlesrockband.com/press and will begin on-air rotations on Saturday, November 21st. Celebrating the massive development effort behind The Beatles: Rock Band, VH1 has created a special look at how the game was created, including never-before-seen footage of Sir Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr at Abbey Road Studios being presented with … Continue reading Holiday Campaign For The Beatles: Rock Band Unveiled →

Known for innovation in massively multiplayer online gaming, Sony Online Entertainment LLC (SOE) today announced its Chronicle Master system in the hit title Star Wars Galaxies has resulted in over three million user-created quests to date. The Star Wars Galaxies Chronicle Master system gives players the ability to create stories in-game and allow other players to follow and complete these quests. The player-driven content creation empowered the community by allowing players to create their own plot using iconic characters in the legendary setting of the Star Wars universe. In just over a month since launching, players have told their own … Continue reading Star Wars Galaxies Boasts Thousands Of User-Created Quests →

iEntertainment Network today announced the fast-flying excitement of World War II aerial combat comes to life in Dogfights, the latest release in the successful WarBirds series. Dogfights, a single-player game, takes flight in January on PC and Mac with realistic and adrenaline-pumping missions for the bravest of gamers. Gamers choose one of three levels of pilot expertise: Rookie, Pilot, or the highly skilled Ace. They can select among 100 historically accurate aircraft to meet an armada of incoming aircraft in over 40 combat mission combinations. With its dynamic game engine, no two air battles will ever be the same. In … Continue reading Warbirds Dogfights Take Flight In January →

Leading Eastern and Central European publisher 1C Company and Katauri Interactive today announced the release of King's Bounty: Armored Princess. This title is the sequel to the critically acclaimed King's Bounty: The Legend which won over 30 awards world-wide. Players can now take on the role of Princess Amelie as she travels around the world of Teana and searches for the renowned knight from the first game, Bill Gilbert. This new world of King's Bounty: Armored Princess is full of mysteries and dangers. The new character, the Princess, will encounter horrible creatures, huge monstrous bosses and a new race, the … Continue reading King's Bounty Armored Princess Ships →