2K Sports announced today the final results from its official Major League Baseball 2K10 season simulation, which crowns the Philadelphia Phillies as World Series champions in a projected 4-1 series victory over the Boston Red Sox. The Phillies' double-play combination of Jimmy Rollins and Chase Utley proved to be too much for Josh Beckett, Jonathan Papelbon and the Red Sox, with Rollins taking home the World Series MVP award. The simulation also predicts American League division championships for the New York Yankees, Chicago White Sox and Texas Rangers, with the Boston Red Sox obtaining the AL Wild Card. In the … Continue reading MLB 2K10 Predicts Phillies World Series Win →

A new multiplayer map has been released today for the international FPS hit S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat. It is the first of three new maps that are to be released over the next few weeks. The map, named 'close combat' is a compact game location featuring a warehouse of containers in the Jupiter factory locale. The map is designed for dynamic play with use of close- and medium-range weapons. An interesting touch about the map is availability of one store per two teams for selling picked-up items in TDM (team deathmatch) mode. Gamers can install the map using a special … Continue reading S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Gets New Map →

2K Games announced today that XCOM,the re-imagining of one of gaming’s most storied and beloved franchises,is currently in development at 2K Marin, the studio behind the multi-million unit selling BioShock 2.Currently in development exclusively for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and Windows PC, XCOM combines the strategic core of the groundbreaking franchise with a suspense-filled narrative and distills it into a tense and unique first-person shooter experience. "With BioShock 2, the team at 2K Marin proved themselves as masters of first-person, suspenseful storytelling, and with XCOM they will re-imagine and expand the rich lore of … Continue reading 2K Announces Rebirth Of XCOM Series →

Tor Books, an imprint of Tom Doherty Associates, LLC-the largest publisher of science fiction in the world-and Visceral Games, a studio of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS), today announced Dead Space: Martyr (A Tor Trade Paperback; $14.99; July 2010), the first novel based on the award-winning Dead Space videogame franchise. Dead Space: Martyr delves into the back story of the fiction including the history of the Church of Unitology, the discovery of the enigmatic "Black Marker" and the mysteries behind an alien artefact of unknown power. Dead Space: Martyr will be available in July 2010 at select retailers worldwide. When … Continue reading Tor Publishing Dead Space Novel →

Rockstar Games, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO), is proud to announce the highly anticipated The Lost and Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony are now available for download on PlayStationNetwork and Games for Windows-LIVE, and at retail stores everywhere as part of Grand Theft Auto: Episodes From Liberty City. For the first time ever, PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system and Games for Windows-LIVE players can experience the amazing finale to the Grand Theft Auto IV story. "Rockstar North went above and beyond to create an epic finale for fans of the series," said Sam … Continue reading Episodes From Liberty City Ships →

PopCap Games, maker of some of the world’s most popular video games, today announced that it has hired Frits Habermann, a longtime technology industry veteran and Adobe technology pioneer, as the company's new Chief Technical Officer. Mr. Habermann joins PopCap after 20 years at Adobe, most recently as VP of Core Technologies, where he managed the strategy and operations of key, deep-science technologies for all Adobe products including Photoshop, Flash and Acrobat. Previously he worked at RealNetworks, serving as Group Manager for RealJukebox, and Edmark, directing the engineering efforts for a portfolio of top-rated educational video games. Mr. Habermann succeeds … Continue reading PopCap Hires Habermann As CTO →

Leading casual game publisher Alawar Entertainment and independent developer mif2000 have put a hilarious twist on a beloved classic in Hamlet, or the last game without MMORPG features, shaders and product placement, available today. This unique PC game-an unusual, interactive take on one of Shakespeare’s best-known plays-can be downloaded from Alawar’s website at http://www.alawar.com. After enjoying a free one-hour demo, players can register the full version of the game for only $9.95. It may be based on a literary classic, but mif2000’s Hamlet is not your English teacher’s Shakespeare. The game reconstructs the Bard’s drama by dropping an explorer from … Continue reading Hamlet, The Video Game Released →

Paradox Interactive today released the third person shooter, Lead and Gold: Gangs of the Wild West. After a successful Beta, the highly anticipated, intense, team-based multiplayer game is now available via Steam – store.steampowered.com/app/42100/ Lead and Gold: Gangs of the Wild West delivers gritty battles in a beautifully rendered classic Western setting. Featuring the unique synergy system, power-ups are provided to encourage co-operation and promote team tactics to achieve optimal gameplay. Developed by Fatshark, Lead and Gold: Gangs of the Wild West offers the chance to relive the violent era of the Wild West with adrenaline-fueled action and fast-paced gunfights. … Continue reading Lead And Gold: Gangs of The Wild West Gets Steamed →

3RD Sense, which operates the successful games website Fizzy.com, and develops games and online apps for consumers and innovative brands worldwide, today announced the release of Fantasy Zoo – a rich, absorbing and slightly quirky, sim management game. In a world filled with fantastic creatures, you're the owner of a zoo. It's your task to build the zoo from the ground up: installing enclosures and amenities, hiring staff members, landscaping the grounds and purchasing, breeding, selling and maintaining a zoo full of creatures ranging from the bizarre to the strange. The better you make the zoo experience for your customers, … Continue reading Fizzy Launches Fantasy Zoo Game →

Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. today announced its first ever Nintendo DSiWare title, Frogger Returns. Based on the highly successful WiiWare version, Frogger Returns will soon be delivering the classic dodge-and-run gameplay fans remember and still love as a downloadable game on Nintendo's portable handheld platform. "As Konami's first foray into the DSiWare space, we wanted to provide consumers with a fan favorite that would have mass appeal across a broad audience," said Shinji Hirano, President of Konami Digital Entertainment Inc., "With Frogger Returns, we are taking the heart-pounding challenge of arcade Frogger, and giving it a new look for the … Continue reading Frogger Hopping To DSi →