Sony Online Entertainment spreads the love this Valentine's Day with in-game celebrations in EverQuest, EverQuest II, Free Realms, Legends of Norrath and Star Wars Galaxies. EverQuest EverQuest players can join in the love party this weekend with free Shots of Love (in-game item, non-tradeable) from the Marketplace. Increased rare spawns will begin at 10:00 AM PST Friday, February 12 and continue until 11:59 PM PST Monday, February 15. Players can pick up their Shots of Love between Friday February 12 and Wednesday February 17th! For those who want to tie the know EverQuest style, discounted wedding packs are available in … Continue reading Sony Online Adding Valentine's Day Content To Games →

Dungeon Fighter Online is calling on all Dungeon Fighters to save Valentine's Day in the Land of Arad. Monsters have run off with all of the Valentine gifts prepared by Seria and it's up to all of the Dungeon Fighters to return them to her. The Dungeons of Love quest sends Dungeon Fighters into battle and those who acquire 20 Valentine's Day Boxes can return them to Seria for special Valentine's Day loot. These items include Dark Ganache and Cherry Cordial, which offer restorative power and temporarily increase players' strength or intelligence. Players will also secure an Event Megaphone, which … Continue reading Valentine's Day Content Added To Dungeon Fighter →

Harmonix and MTV Games today announced that a five pack of songs from Otis Redding, known as the "King of Soul," as well as singles from All Time Low, Alphabeat, Brian Setzer and The Chemical Brothers, will be added next week to the Rock Band Music Store of downloadable content for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system and Wii. These are among the more than 400 artists currently available through the Rock Band platform. With more than 1,000 songs available, Rock Band is, without question, the industry leader in providing the … Continue reading Otis Redding Debuts On Rock Band →

PopCap Games, maker of some of the world's most popular video games, today announced that it will mark the 10th birthday of its flagship franchise Bejeweled with a 10-month long celebration beginning today. Throughout 2010 PopCap will introduce new installments in the Bejeweled lineup, hold the first-ever community-wide competition for Bejeweled Blitz, and stage exciting promotional activities such as the upcoming "Show Your Bejeweled Love" contest. PopCap also announced today that Bejeweled has now sold more than 50 million units, making it one of the top ten best-selling video games of all time - and the company continues to sell … Continue reading Bejeweled Turns Ten →

The nomination process is complete, and we have finally finished the counting. Remember that Gameindustry.com is the only publication where the readers (that's you) have all the power. One reader, one vote. The following are the top games of the year, as chosen by you. Now all you need to do is pick the best of the best. Each and every free subscriber to the weekly Gameindustry.com newsletter gets to have their say. So tell the world what games kept you glued to your screens for hours on end. We're sure the hardworking developers and publishers appreciate your vote. To … Continue reading GiN 2009 Game Of The Year Nominees Announced →

2K Games announced today that BioShock 2, the highly anticipated sequel to the 2007 Game of the Year, is now available worldwide for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system and Games for Windows-LIVE. Building upon the original game that shipped more than three million units worldwide, BioShock 2 delivers a single and multiplayer video game experience that is both an artistic achievement in entertainment and a highly addictive first-person shooter. "BioShock represented a watershed moment in the gaming industry when it illustrated that games, like feature films, can be viewed as … Continue reading BioShock 2 Ships →

Wil Wheaton — celebrated gamer geek, D&D nerd and reoccurring villain Fawkes on The Guild – will bring his distinctive take on gaming to PAX East, Friday, March 26 – Sunday, March 28 at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston. A frank and elegant speaker on video gamer culture, Wil has been a perennial favorite of PAX attendees. His keynote at PAX Prime 2007 is still one of the most talked about in the history of the show. "We've always considered Wil as the keynote speaker for PAX, so it's only appropriate he kick off the first PAX East," said … Continue reading Wil Wheaton To Keynote PAX East →

On February 16, 2010 the long awaited introduction of battlegrounds is scheduled to arrive in EverQuest II as a complimentary addition for current EQII subscribers with characters level 80-90. Battlegrounds allow players to engage in the most exciting and intense PvP battle against their friends or foes, regardless of server, and provide thrilling group-based, competitive matches in three all-new zones. Participants can quickly join the nonstop action in three different types of matches, with up to 48 players total. On the Battlegrounds there is a role for all, no matter the class, each player can support or lead the group … Continue reading EverQuest II Launching PvP Battlegrounds →

Sony Online Entertainment LLC (SOE) today announced that more than eight million unique users have registered to play Free Realms (www.FreeRealms.com), the free-to-play, family-friendly hit online video game. Free Realms has steadily increased its player base by continuing to support development of compelling content and shared user experience. New features, such as Player Housing, have encouraged players to customize and create their own unique definitions of gameplay, while instigated Live World Events and player parties engage the community at large, allowing players to interact, discover and explore. "Free Realms is more than just a virtual world for our players; it … Continue reading Free Realms Hits Eight Million Players →

Bethesda Softworks, a ZeniMax Media company, today announced that Fallout: New Vegas, the next chapter in the critically-acclaimed Fallout franchise, will be available in Fall 2010. The game is currently in development at Obsidian Entertainment for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, the PLAYSTATION 3 computer entertainment system, and Games for Windows. The first trailer, which provides new insight into the game, is now available at fallout.bethsoft.com. Fallout: New Vegas, the follow-up to Fallout 3 – the 2008 Game of the Year – brings this beloved franchise to a location only Fallout could do justice: Vegas. … Continue reading Fallout: New Vegas Gets Fall Release Date →