On October 13, 2009, the ESA Foundation will host its annual black-tie gala "Nite to Unite for Kids" at the Westin St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco. This year's event will honor Yves Guillemot, Chairman and CEO of Ubisoft, while raising money for the foundation's work on behalf of young people. The 2009 event will include a black-tie optional dinner, a live and silent auction as well as a casino. The event is open to both individuals and companies. Tickets are $500 for individuals and table sponsorships are available. Please contact Leslie Price at 800-949-3660 for further information or to … Continue reading ESRB Hosting Nite To Unite For Kids →

Leading video games publisher and developer NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc., today announced a number of key executive appointments. Catherine Fowler has joined the senior management team as senior vice president of marketing, Robert Stevenson as vice president of online development, and Graeme Bayless comes to the organization as studio general manager. The addition of Fowler, Stevenson and Bayless only enhances the company's integrated and strategic efforts for continued growth in marketing and development. "We are very excited to have these three talented game industry veterans have joined our executive staff," said Genichi Ito, president and chief executive officer of … Continue reading Namco Bandai Promotes New Executives →

MusiGames, a developer of games and edutainment software, today announced the release of Throat Detonator for Apple iPhone and iPod Touch. The game gives players the opportunity to save the world using their own voice. Throat Detonator is a humorous action game with cartoon style graphics that challenges you to use your voice to defeat enemies. "We've heard about people who can break glasses using their voice in the right resonance frequency," said Americo Amorim, CEO of MusiGames. "This is an intriguing and fun aspect of physics! When one of our developers came up with the idea of doing a … Continue reading Throat Detonator Ships For iPhone →

The original might have caputed your heart, but wait until you experience the ribbeting sequel, Zuma's Revenge for the PC. The latest title to come from the geniuses at PopCap, we've got several copies that have been added into the prize pool which anybody can win. Nate Wooley, the publisher of GiN, said that games in the prize pool are ones that we know our readers will love. "Sequels sometimes don't get the credit they deserve, and its wonderful to find a title like Zuma's Revenge that keeps the flavor of the original," he said. "You get all the fast, … Continue reading Zuma's Revenge Added To Prize Pool →

When Sony lowered the price of the PS3 Slim, some people suspected that other console makers would follow suit. Microsoft soon did for the 360, but with the Nintendo Wii so far ahead in the console war for install base, some thought the Wii's price might stay put. But it's now official, the Wii is coming down in price, at least in the US. Announced on Nintendo's liveblog from the Tokyo Game Show today, the new $199 price goes into effect on Sunday September 27th. No word has been given about the price scheme outside of the US, though they … Continue reading Wii Price Dropping To $199 →

Valve, creators of best-selling game franchises (such as Half-Life, Portal, Team Fortress, and Counter-Strike) and leading technologies (such as Steam and Source), today announced that Crash Course — the second downloadable content (DLC) update for its co-operative zombie thriller, Left 4 Dead (L4D) — will be made available worldwide on September 29 on Xbox 360 and PC. Crash Course delivers new single-player, multiplayer and co-operative gameplay to both platforms, and bridges the gap between the end of the "No Mercy" campaign and the beginning of "Death Toll" in the original game. While containing both Survival maps and a Co-operative Campaign, … Continue reading Left 4 Dead Crash Course Hits Sept. 29th →

Paramount Digital Entertainment today announced that The Warriors: Street Brawl is now available for download on Xbox LIVE Arcade (XBLA) for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, just in time to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the cult-classic film, "The Warriors." Players can step into the role of a Warrior and brawl their way through gang-infested New York City trying to make it all the way back to Coney Island. In conjunction with the game release, Paramount Digital Entertainment has also launched The Warriors: Street Brawl Facebook app which allows users to challenge their friends and … Continue reading The Warriors: Street Brawl Ready To Rumble →

Black Inc. takes gamers on a highscore chase that's out of this world with the release of Ion Assault, the new space shoot ’em up (shmup) for Xbox LIVE Arcade. As the first German arcade game on the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, Ion Assault deploys players into the vastness of space as they battle asteroids and enemy ships on a perilous journey back home. Created by Munich developer Coreplay, Ion Assault casts players as the sole-surviving human of an alien attack, delivering a spectacular display of classically manic shmup gameplay and stunning high-definition graphics with … Continue reading Ion Assault Goes LIVE →

New from the creators of the Award winning action RPG, Depths of Peril, Soldak Entertainment today announced Din's Curse, a single player and co-op multiplayer action RPG (role-playing game) for Windows and Mac. Choose one of 141 class combinations and journey to an infinite number of dynamically generated towns with vastly different problems. Every game is a surprise! Your actions have real consequences in this dynamic, evolving world. Your choices actually matter! Din, champion of the gods, has cursed you into a second life of service because you selfishly squandered your first one while causing misfortune to those around you. … Continue reading Din's Curse Announced →

PopCap Games, the leading developer and publisher of broadly appealing video games, today announced that it has launched a free Flash-based online version of Plants vs. Zombies on PopCap.com. Available exclusively on PopCap's website, the new Flash-based Plants vs. Zombies provides consumers with a way to enjoy endless undead-battling plant-based action and strategy at no cost. A front-runner for game of the year, Plants vs. Zombies has met with greater initial sales success than any previous PopCap title. "Plants vs. Zombies is a deceptively deep game that takes awhile to grow on gamers," said Ben Rotholtz, vice president of Marketing … Continue reading Plants Vs. Zombies Goes Flash →