Codemasters Studios, creators of the million-plus selling titles DiRT 2 and Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising and the winner of Develop's Grand Prix Award 2009, is targeting growth through an aggressive recruitment program with a focus on its Guildford studio facility. The New Year has seen key positions open across the Guildford studio's Design, Programming and Art teams. Currently, there are Art positions across Technical, Environment and Animation disciplines, in Programming there are Lead, Senior and Experienced posts open along with Senior Games Designer and Senior Level Designer opportunities. Codemasters Studios Guildford opened in 2007 under the management of Adrian Bolton, … Continue reading Codemasters Expanding Guildford Studio →

2K Play today announced that The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom video game is now available exclusively on Xbox LIVE Arcade for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft for 800 Microsoft Points. Developed by The Odd Gentlemen, The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom is Chronoberry-filled with gamer goodness that includes a refreshing storyline drizzled with crisp puzzles, a savory score and a decadent art style harkening back to the silent film era. Set in a world made famous by keystone cops, theater organs and pie-in-the-face slapstick, The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom presents the comical escapades of the portly … Continue reading Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom Hits Xbox Live →

2K Games, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO), today announced that Sid Meier's Civilization V, the newest entry from the genre-defining strategy-based franchise, is currently in development at Firaxis Games for PC. Civilization V reinvigorates the classic turn-based strategy genre with an astonishing new engine built from the ground-up for this flagship edition of the Civilization franchise. Players are introduced to an entirely new combat system, deeper diplomatic interactions and a cavalcade of expanded features that deliver a fully immersive experience providing hours of entertainment as players build and defend their empire on their quest to … Continue reading Civilization V Announced →

iEntertainment Network today announced WarBirds' Dogfights – the latest release in the successful WWII aerial combat WarBirds series – flies into retailers nationwide today. Single-player Dogfights presents player pilots with fast-flying combat contests across the embattled skies of Europe and the Pacific. WarBirds' Dogfights: Mass Aircraft Battles and thousands of unique combat missions. Dogfights is filled with player choices. Players can choose among 100 historically accurate aircraft to battle an armada of incoming aircraft in thousands of unique combat mission combinations. With Dogfight's dynamic game engine, no two air battles will ever be the same. Imagine a dogfight with you … Continue reading WarBirds Dogfights Takes Flight →

Based on the "Blade Kitten" comic book series by creator Steve Stamatiadis, Krome Studios is bringing bounty hunter Kit Ballard to digital life with the Blade Kitten downloadable videogame. The action adventure game, developed by Krome Studios, is set for release on the PlayStationNetwork from PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system in Spring 2010. "Blade Kitten is a brain child of mine that originated as a comic series," said Steve Stamatiadis, Krome co-founder and creative director, who also created the multi-million selling "TY the Tasmanian TigerTM" series. "Bringing Kit's anime-inspired universe to life is a milestone for us, and we're excited … Continue reading Blade Kitten To Hit PS3 Network →

Scheduled for release this March, the seventh expansion to the successful Star Wars Galaxies Trading Card Game from LucasArts and Sony Online Entertainment LLC (SOE) brings the ability to boost your light or dark side deck with all-new special-forces themed cards, as well as all- new Bith and Duros avatar race cards. Experience ten new story scenarios surrounding the Conqueror, the Empire's massive, newly outfitted Star Destroyer capable of demolishing entire planets. Help the Alliance Renegade Squadron gather intelligence and locate the massive ship before it and its ferocious captain, Victor Strang, are unleashed. Or, take the side of the … Continue reading Star Wars Galaxies Card Game Expanding →

Fighter jocks, prepare for action – DarkStar One – Broken Alliance is coming! Kalypso Media is pleased to announce a planned summer 2010 release of the space combat/adventure game for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft. In DarkStar One – Broken Alliance, players will explore the vast reaches of space, encountering, battling and trading with six mysterious alien races in a quest to unravel the mysterious death of the protagonist's father. Players can create their own career paths – be it brigand, mercenary, privateer, merchant or whatever mix they please – while buying (or capturing) alien … Continue reading DarkStar PC Game Coming To Xbox →

It's an exciting time for fans of Wallace & Gromit as Telltale Games and Aardman bring the Grand Adventures series of PC games to retail outlets in North America this week. Since its debut last year, Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures has garnered acclaim from critics, winning Editor's Choice Awards from IGN and GamePro, along with acclaim from Parenthood.com, which named the title one of 2009's best games for kids. Published in conjunction with Telltale's retail partner, Gator, a publishing services group, this package is available for the suggested retail price of $19.99. Wallace & Gromit, the well-meaning but accident-prone … Continue reading GOTY Nominated Wallace & Gromit Series Now At Retail →

Blizzard Entertainment announced today that the closed beta test for its highly anticipated real-time strategy game, StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty, has begun. Thousands of gamers around the world have started to receive invitations from the company to participate in the first phase of the beta test. In addition to providing feedback on the multiplayer balance of StarCraft II, testers are also getting a first look at Blizzard Entertainment's revamped Battle.net service, which will be the online platform for StarCraft II, World of Warcraft, and future Blizzard Entertainment games. "Gathering concentrated feedback from our players is an important step for … Continue reading StarCraft II Enters Beta Testing →

The Make-A-Wish Foundation today announced a $1.1 million donation from Blizzard Entertainment, a premier developer and publisher of entertainment software. The donation is based on 50 percent of the total sales during November and December 2009 of a special in-game pet, the Pandaren Monk, for Blizzard's award-winning, massively multiplayer online role-playing game, World of Warcraft. On Tuesday, Feb. 16, Blizzard made the presentation during a special ceremony at the company's headquarters in Irvine, Calif. Blizzard invited 15 wish children who are also gaming enthusiasts and their families to enjoy an exclusive learning experience with the World of Warcraft development team, … Continue reading World of Warcraft Donates $1 Million To Make-A-Wish →