The premiere of the new leading trade fair for interactive entertainment and games – gamescom – has been a complete success. 245,000 visitors came to the Koelnmesse site from 19 – 23 August to experience and try out game novelties provided by 458 exhibiting companies from 31 countries. Straight away this makes gamescom the largest games fair in the world and with a ratio of around 44 percent, internationally extremely successful. After five intensive trade fair days, event organiser Koelnmesse and its conceptual sponsor, the German Association of Interactive Entertainment Software (Bundesverband Interaktive Unterhaltungssoftware – BIU) were very pleased with … Continue reading Gamescon Reports 245,000 Visitors →

Think Services' Game Developers Conference Europe (GDC Europe) concluded on Wednesday, August 19 with a final count of nearly 1,500 professionals and aspiring game developers in attendance at the Cologne Congress East Center in Cologne, Germany. GDC Europe is the largest professionals-only game industry event in Europe providing a platform for game makers from all across the continent and the world to share best practices, inspire one another and make new connections while sharing and celebrating advancements in interactive entertainment. The three day event featured a full lineup of more than 130 speakers from around the world, over 40 exhibitors … Continue reading GDC Europe Hosts 1,500 Pros →

To conclude a packed week of gaming announcements at Gamescom this week, Paradox Interactive saved one of their biggest surprises for last, debuting a new trailer for the highly-anticipated Mount & Blade: Warband. Ride into battle with pride in the new trailer that gives a preview of the adventure to discover in Calradia. Watch the Gamescom trailer here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aS3G93YXh4Q Mount & Blade: Warband is geared to raise the level of intensity of the original Mount & Blade, incorporating a brand new multiplayer feature that enables up to 64 players to fight for glory on a single map in team deathmatch … Continue reading Paradox Shows Off Warband At Gamescom →

bitComposer Games announced today Jekyll & Hyde, a new PC adventure based on the famous novel, ‘The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,' by Scottish writer Robert Louis Stevenson. Jekyll & Hyde is currently being developed by Weimar-based Pixelcage, a co-production with bitComposer Games and public media subsidy firm Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung. The release of Jekyll & Hyde is planned for the third quarter of 2010. Set in London during the 19th century, the game features a young Dr. Jekyll, who seeks a cure for the plague but instead unwittingly creates a potion that awakens his dark alter ego, … Continue reading Jekyll And Hyde PC Game Announced →

I-play, Oberon Media's publishing division and the world's leading multi-platform casual games publisher, today announced Hip Hop All Star for iPhone and iPod touch. In Hip Hop All Star, players scratch and spin their way to DJ stardom to the tune of an original and exclusive playlist from 12 top-selling hip hop artists, mixing classic old-school hip hop with the new-school hip hop. Hip Hop All Star's breakthrough real-time scratching technology and flawless touch-screen controls provide innovative and addicting gameplay from the block party all the way to the hippest clubs. Players must tap notes in rhythm with the music … Continue reading Hip Hop All Star Hops To iPhone →

The "Dueling Banjos" single, as recorded by Steve Ouimette, is now available to download for Xbox 360, PLAYSTATION 3 and Wii for Guitar Hero World Tour. "Dueling Banjos" is available from the Xbox LIVE Marketplace for 160 Microsoft Points, from the PLAYSTATION Store for $1.99 and on Wii for 200 Wii points. The "Dueling Banjos" single is the final release before the highly anticipated launch of Guitar Hero 5 on September 1st. Starting September 3rd gamers can download The Rolling Stones Live Track Pack, featuring five live tracks from their 1969 concert, including their smash hit, "Satisfaction." The Rolling Stones … Continue reading Dueling Banjos Hits Guitar Hero 5 →

CyberPower Inc., www.cyberpowerpc.com has some snake oil to make your gaming rig fly. Previously exclusive only to the Fang Series, CyberPower today announced it will offer the Venom Boost to all Intel Core i7-based systems purchased direct from CyberPower. CyberPower's "Venom Boost" offering is a safe way to obtain maximum performance from your CPU for running games with high frame rates, opening multiple applications or working with resource-hungry applications that demand a super-fast CPU. CyberPower customers are assured that all factory overclocked systems are fine-tuned with the proper voltage settings and CPU cooling. Every system overclocked by CyberPower carries the … Continue reading CyberPower Extends Venom Boost Program →

PopCap Games, the leading developer and publisher of casual games, today announced that over the past 36 hours, Plants vs. Zombies has arrived on store shelves throughout North America. The crossover hit of 2009 and a front-runner for game of the year, Plants vs. Zombies is the fastest-selling game in PopCap's history, based on its first three months of availability via Web download. Further, the company announced that an iPhone adaptation of Plants vs. Zombies will be arriving in the App Store in late 2009. Plants vs. Zombies is available now for PC and Mac at leading retail chains including … Continue reading Plants Vs. Zombies Going Retail →

SEGA Europe Ltd. and SEGA of America, Inc. today announced Napoleon: Total War, the first in an all-new story driven branch of The Creative Assembly's multi-award winning Total War RTS franchise. Napoleon: Total War will keep the franchise's genre-leading 3D battles on both land and sea. The turn-based campaign is split into three different story-driven campaigns, telling the story of the rise and fall of Napoleon Bonaparte through his most famous battles. In Napoleon: Total War, aspiring generals have the opportunity to play as the legendary French general Napoleon Bonaparte or as opposing forces. Battling through Napoleon's three biggest military … Continue reading Napoleon: Total War Announced →

Gothic Tale, the next opus of the Gothic series, is planned to come on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. In its commitment to release a AAA title, JoWooD has committed substantial extra development budget for ArcaniA – A Gothic Tale to be a flagship title and one of the best RPG releases of 2010. A stong investment in quality and innovation is the way for a publisher like us to take a strong position in the RPG market. We want, with ArcaniA – A Gothic Tale to offer the best of the Gothic franchise, as we believe we have in … Continue reading New Gothic Title Delayed →