Square Enix London Studios, a part of Square Enix Europe, today revealed that the PC release of Just Cause 2 will feature a suite of advanced graphical enhancements supported by NVIDIA GPUs, including next-generation lighting and water routines and full support for 3D Vision, adding further immersion into the graphically rich game. Working closely with engineers at NVIDIA, developer Avalanche Studios has incorporated support for NVIDIA CUDA technology which helps to deliver a higher level of visual fidelity within the game's environments. CUDA-enhanced features in Just Cause 2 include incredible in-game effects, with rivers, lakes and oceans beautifully rendered with … Continue reading Square Says Just Cause 2 PC Can Be 3D →

PopCap Games, maker of some of the world's most popular video games, today announced that the iPhone and iPod touch adaptation of its award-winning game Plants vs. Zombies sold more than 300,000 units in its first nine days of availability, setting a new record for App Store launches. Plants vs. Zombies shot to number one in the units sold and "top grossing" App Store charts within 24 hours of its launch and remained there until yesterday. At a retail price point of US$2.99, Plants vs. Zombies for iPhone/touch has already grossed more than US$1 million. PopCap also revealed that its … Continue reading PopCap's Plants Vs. Zombies Becomes Top iPhone App →

Triple Hippo Studios, the casual games division of premier game development company, Ph03nix New Media, today announced that the much anticipated casual PC title, The Tarot's Misfortune, is now available exclusively on Big Fish Games. The Tarot's Misfortune leads players on a mysterious and dangerous adventure as they solve puzzles and uncover intriguing clues about the missing Villagers of Luzio. It will be hosted exclusively for one month on Big Fish Games, the top online destination for games and interactive entertainment, before the hidden object game is released elsewhere. Visit www.bigfishgames.com to play free for one hour or to purchase … Continue reading The Tarot's Misfortune Released On Big Fish →

I-play,Oberon Media's publishing division and the world's leading multi-platform casual games publisher, today announced that its latest game release based on a best-selling author – Nora Roberts Vision in White – is now available for PC download. Based on the wildly popular Bride Quartet novel series, of which the first two books have more than 1 million copies in print, the Vision in White game seamlessly integrates the familiar plotlines to deliver the most interactive Nora Roberts experience to date. In this refreshingly romantic seek-and-find game, players take on the role of wedding photographer Mackensie 'Mac' Elliott. They must help … Continue reading Nora Roberts Vision In White Released For PC →

Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group announced today the acquisition of a majority stake in Rocksteady Studios, a privately held developer of interactive entertainment targeted at teens and adults, continuing Warner Bros.' pattern as one of the industry's fastest growing games publishers. "Rocksteady demonstrated its professionalism and extraordinary development abilities with Batman: Arkham Asylum," said Kevin Tsujihara, president, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group. "This arrangement is a great strategic fit and we are very pleased to solidify our relationship with this talented development team." Founded in 2004 in London, England, Rocksteady specializes in developing action-adventure video games, including Batman: Arkham Asylum, … Continue reading Warner Bros. Acquires Rocksteady Studios →

Stronghold Kingdoms will be a free-to-play game where gamers fight, trade, farm and negotiate their way to success, aided by the thoughtful use of strategy cards. "Stronghold has been played by millions of gamers all over the world," said Eric Ouellette, [CEO] of Firefly Studios, "but to create even more lords and ladies we decided from the outset that Stronghold Kingdoms would be free-to-play." Players can play the game for free and each month will receive a number of strategy cards. Each card has an impact on different elements of the game: agriculture, warfare, trading, religion and so on. "Strategy … Continue reading Stronghold Kingdoms MMO Will Be Free →

Virtual Fairground (www.virtualfairground.com) and world famous DJ Ferry Corsten (www.ferrycorsten.com) announce today that they have teamed up to develop Pulse (www.pulsethegame.com), a dance themed rhythm game for iPhone and PC digital distribution network Steam. On March 27th Pulse will be launched at the Winter Music Conference in Miami Beach, USA. Ferry Corsten has produced 7 new music tracks exclusively for Pulse. "I was trying to combine my music and games for quite some time. Then I met the guys from Virtual Fairground who showed me a demo of Pulse", says Ferry Corsten. "With my experience and their game design skills … Continue reading DJ Ferry Corsten Creates Pulse Music Game →

Wargaming.net, a strategy game specialist, announces a new release date for its World War II Real-Time Strategy game ORDER OF WAR: Challenge – March 12th. Two additional weeks will be used for optimizing game performance and tense QA work, allowing the company to deliver a more polished product. "We are committed to delivering quality products," says Victor Kislyi, chief executive officer of Wargamig.net", that's why we decided to give Order of War: Challenge some more time that will be spent on enhancing and polishing certain areas of the game. That is the only reason for the delay." About Order of … Continue reading Order of War: Challenge Delayed →

Crisp Thinking has signed deals with 9 more publishers for NetModerator for Kids and Teens, fueling the company's momentum. Looking to provide a safe and secure online experience for children, ZuCamp, Masher Media, WishB, Nemo Enterprises, Webbliworld, Rocket21, SmartBomb Interactive, Talentnation and Flipoutz have joined the likes of Sony Online Entertainment, which announced the company would be incorporating NetModerator protection in the company's successful Free Realms world for children last fall. Crisp Thinking's technology automates the process of identifying and blocking online threats, enabling studios to laser focus the efforts of live moderators on high level threats while providing the … Continue reading Crisp Thinking Signs Nine New Clients →

Wargaming.net announces the company is developing WORLD OF TANKS, a brand-new free-to-play MMO game based on massive numbers of armored battles. In WORLD OF TANKS 30-player teams are fighting action-packed PvP battles. The game features more than 150 armored fighting vehicles from the pre-WW2 era up to the Korean War: light, medium, heavy and super heavy tanks, tank destroyers, self-propelled howitzers and rocket artillery. The game includes American, German and Soviet tanks. Ride the legendary Tiger tank, or choose the fast-and-furious Soviet T-34, practice your sharp-shooting skills with the American 155mm M40 Gun Motor Carriage or try experimental/prototype machines such … Continue reading World of Tanks MMO Announced →