Atomic Games, a developer of simulations for US military and intelligence agencies and a pioneer in military action games, announced Breach today.

Activision Publishing, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) announced today that Cabela’s Monster Buck Hunter is available now for Wii. The game brings a fast paced and fun arcade-style experience home for the entire family and comes packaged with the TOP SHOT hunting peripheral that revolutionized the genre and made Cabela’s Big Game Hunter 2010 one of the best selling games of 2009. In Cabela’s Monster Buck Hunter, you can test your shooting skills in 12 expansive shooting galleries where you can bag loads of big game, small critters and flying birds with an ample supply of ammunition for non-stop hunting action. Take … Continue reading Monster Buck Hunter Ships →

CyberPower Inc. www.cyberpowerpc.com today announced that its high-end gaming desktop PCs will be infused with NVIDIA’s new Fermi graphics processor. The Fermi architecture for Windows 7 desktop PCs brings a new level of realism to gaming with DirectX11 support, 3D Vision Surround, CUDA architecture for faster downloads and readbacks, and PhysX for more realistic gaming interaction. CyberPower ‘s top-of-the-line Black Pearl, Black Mamba Fang Series and Gamer Xtreme 3D desktop gaming rigs will all feature NVIDIA’s Fermi cards. CyberPower’s entire Gamer Xtreme line will also have options for customers to upgrade to NVIDIA Fermi architecture cards. When combined with Intel’s … Continue reading CyberPower Adds Nvidia Fermi →

Syberia, long believed to be a misspelled Russian region that gets rather cold, is actually a hot series of games that is coming to GOG.com – DRM-free for the first time. The agreement with Anuman brings both titles in the series to the classic-games distributor, ensuring that the Benoît Sokal-designed adventures of Kate Walker will live on forever. Syberia is now available at GOG.com for just $9.99, while Syberia 2 will be added in the coming weeks. The Syberia series has won over fans and critics alike, with GameSpot proclaiming the original as "an adventure-game tour de force, with an … Continue reading Syberia Series Coming To GOG →

AMD, the Austin Chamber of Commerce, the City of Austin and The Texas Film Commission today announced Game On! Texas , their debut games education conference. Game On! Texas is a groundbreaking symposium designed to bring together thought leaders from the games industry, state education and business communities to discuss challenges and possible solutions for video games education in Texas. Scheduled for Wednesday, April 7, this debut symposium has been designed to help education and business sectors improve Texas’ existing digital media and video game education programs, while highlighting innovative teaching methods borrowed from game development that local educators are … Continue reading Game On To Host Governor, Industry Pros →

Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. today announced plans for its fifth BlizzCon gaming convention, to be held at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California on Friday, October 22 and Saturday, October 23, 2010. BlizzCon is a celebration of the global player communities surrounding Blizzard Entertainment’s Warcraft, StarCraft, and Diablo universes. "BlizzCon offers us a great opportunity to meet with our players and share our enthusiasm for gaming with one of the most passionate communities in the world," said Mike Morhaime, CEO and cofounder of Blizzard Entertainment. "We’re looking forward to providing another great show filled with entertainment, competition, and the latest … Continue reading Blizzcon 2010 Announced →

2K Games announced today that Mafia II will be available in North America on August 24, 2010 and internationally on August 27, 2010 for the PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system, the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, and Windows PC. Mafia II is currently in development by 2K Czech, the same creative team behind the award-winning, genre-defining Mafia, which captivated millions of gamers around the world. Through a compelling narrative, Mafia II transports gamers into the dark and unforgiving world of the Mafia. The fiction is embellished by a sophisticated, era-evoking atmosphere that meticulously replicates the clothing, … Continue reading Mafia II To Ship In August →

Activision Publishing, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) is bringing the ultimate dragon-training experience to kids with the release of How To Train Your Dragon, the video game, based on the highly anticipated 3-D animated feature film from DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. (Nasdaq: DWA). Players are the ultimate dragon hero, launched into an epic quest to train the world’s fiercest creatures. As gamers explore dynamic environments on and around the Island of Berk, they’ll customize their very own dragons with over 100,000 possible combinations. Along the way, gamers will collect valuable upgrades for speed, strength and fire, giving them powerful tools to battle … Continue reading How To Train Your Dragon Ships →

Punchers Impact, a new video game development studio based in Paris, today announced it will release its debut title, Crasher, in North America in November 2010. Crasher is a multiplayer online battle arena game (MOBA) that introduces a completely unique way to enjoy this genre – through vehicular combat. Being the first MOBA ever to feature cars, Crasher places gamers behind the wheel of distinctive, fantasy-style vehicles where speed, team play and tactics are key as players engage in team vs. team combat. With a strong RPG aspect, the game requires strategic, integrated play among teams of up to five … Continue reading New Studio Punchers Impact Announces First Game →

Square Enix, Inc., the publisher of Square Enix interactive entertainment products in North America, announced today that FINAL FANTASY XIII has recorded the largest first-week sales in franchise history. Launched on March 9, 2010 for the PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system and the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, FINAL FANTASY XIII has sold more than one million units in North America over the first five days. The news comes on the heels of the announcement last week that the sell-in shipment of the game has exceeded the five million unit milestone worldwide. Cumulative global shipments of … Continue reading Final Fantasy XIII Becomes Fastest Selling In Franchise →