Heatwave Interactive, a game development studio and online publisher creating innovative cross-media properties, announced today that its new entertainment app iSamJackson is available now for Apple iPhone and iPod touch. Now users can absolutely, positively be the coolest cats in the room with access to original quotes, humorous adages, and insightful advice recorded by the one-and-only Samuel L. Jackson. As the definitive entertainment app for the iPhone and iPod touch, iSamJackson features the class and wit from the king of cool himself, providing endless entertainment for every situation. SamJackson features include: Customizable Soundboard: Inject original and authentic Samuel L. Jackson … Continue reading Samuel Jackson Gets iPhone App →

Microgaming (www.microgaming.com), the world's largest provider of online gaming software, today launches its latest flagship video slot, HELLBOY. Licensed from Dark Horse Comics, the game introduces the iconic action hero to the world of online slots. Created by Mike Mignola, Hellboy is popular with fans today, appearing in comic books, DVDs and on the big screen. The theme has been faithfully translated into a stunning new five reel, 20 pay-line video slot, with a comic book style presentation. The game features original characters such as Professor Trevor Brutenholm, Johann Krause, Abe Sapien, Liz Sherman and a host of others, all … Continue reading Hellboy Added To Online Slot Game →

Meridian4 (http://www.meridian4.com) is pleased to announce that it has signed a digital publishing agreement with Headup Games (http://www.headupgames.com) to publish two of their action-packed titles; GREED and Gear Grinder. "Knowing Meridian4 for quite a while now, I cannot imagine a better partner to place our titles efficiently in the online field. We are very excited on the upcoming releases of Gear Grinder and GREED in the overseas market and are confident that the expertise knowledge of Meridian4 will support our endeavor to make our games available to ambitious gamers worldwide." said Dieter Schoeller, Managing Director of Headup Games. "Meridian4 is … Continue reading Meridian4 To Publish Greed, Gear Grinder →

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer opened up the largest consumer technology trade show in the world, the Consumer Electronics Show, with a talk that mostly revolved around Windows 7 and strides in computer gaming. And he said Natal would be ready by Christmas. Microsoft announced Project Natal at E3. The new controller-free video gaming system, which reads a players body movements with cameras and mimics them with avatars on screen, will be available for purchase by the holiday season this year. Microsoft did not say how much the system would cost, but again stressed that it would work with all existing … Continue reading Microsoft Promises Natal By Christmas, New Halo By Spring →

Ahoy Matey! Pull up anchor and get ready to set sail in search of stolen booty as Majesco Entertainment Company (NASDAQ: COOL), an innovative provider of video games for the mass market, today announced Pirates Plund-Arrr for Wiiâ„¢. In this fun and frantic beat-'em-up, players hunt the high seas for the renegade captain Rudebelly who has stolen the Scepter of Power and unleashed an army of cursed dead, ghastly ghouls and menacing bosses. In Pirates Plund-Arrr, players will fight through creature-filled areas like a murky swamp, an underwater city, and a haunted village to ultimately face-off against the scallywag Rudebelly … Continue reading Pirates Plund-Arrr Announced For Wii →

Fallen Earth, LLC today announced the inclusion of several wilderness graphics enhancements, specifically to the elements of scrub-including grass and shrubs-terrain and fog. Sharpening and blending textures, colors and lighting, the new and improved details enhance the look and feel of the Fallen Earth post-apocalyptic environment and heighten player immersion. "The environment in Fallen Earth adds so much to the players' experience," said Chris Deavellar, art director for Fallen Earth. "We want to capture the mood of the post-apocalyptic world and the improvements certainly enhance the appearance and atmosphere of the game." The new, full scrub enhances several environmental aspects, … Continue reading Fallen Earth Improves Wilderness Graphics →

Nexon America, North America's leading publisher of free-to-play online games, has announced it will be publishing PopTag!, with launch set for the first half of 2010. PopTag!, known as BnB Crazy Arcade worldwide, is one of Nexon's most successful games with millions of loyal fans. PopTag! will follow the free-to-play business model, pioneered by Nexon in the North American market. To find out more about PopTag!, players can go to PopTag!'s Web site, http://poptag.nexon.net. PopTag! is a 2-D arcade-style multiplayer game where players navigate a variety of multi-colored maps and battle each other, or NPCs (non-playable characters), with water-based weapons, … Continue reading Nexon To Publish PopTag Water Balloon MMO →

Experiment 626 is rearing his adorable blue alien head once more in a new video game. Disney Interactive Studios today announced the upcoming release of Disney Stitch Jam, a rhythm-based music and adventure game being developed exclusively for Nintendo DSâ„¢. Scheduled for release March 2010 in North America, the DS game will introduce players to the latest adventures set in the popular world of Stitch, a classic character from the Walt Disney Pictures' 2002 film "Lilo & Stitch." Players will remember Stitch as the character that was born out of a genetic experiment and exiled to Hawaii in the film. … Continue reading Disney Announces Stitch Jam →

Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. today announced that Castlevania ReBirth is now available for download on Nintendo WiiWare. A regenerated version of the original 2D side-scrolling Castlevania: Adventure, Castlevania ReBirth brings back the classic adventure from Transylvania to the Nintendo Wii, providing players with the first ever downloadable Castlevania title. In Castlevania ReBirth, Dracula is back from the dead with his legion of vampires causing disorder in the realms of Transylvania. Players assume the role of Christopher Belmont, the latest vampire slaying hero from the Belmont Clan that is tasked to restore order to the universe before Dracula and his foes … Continue reading Castlevania ReBirth Out For WiiWare →

SEGA of America, Inc. today announced BAYONETTATM is now available in the U.S. for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system. Boding well for the U.S. market, the eagerly anticipated action game has received perfect scores in Japan's Famitsu and UK's Edge, two of the most highly respected gaming magazines in their respective territories. The game also currently boasts a more than 90 out of a 100 point metacritic score, which is an aggregation of the review scores from the top gaming outlets in the U.S. and abroad. BAYONETTA is a … Continue reading Bayonetta Ships →