With rapid development of the Chinese animation, comics, and game exhibition (herein referred to as A.C.G.), the Ministry of Culture of the P.R. of China (MOC) has installed a new approval process to help engender healthy organized events and growth of these industries in China. Moving forward, foreign and international A.C.G exhibitions and trading activities must receive approval from provincial culture administration authorities and finally the Ministry of Culture itself. The 2009 Game Developers Conference China (GDC China) is the first game developer event to secure official MOC endorsement for their 2nd conference dedicated to the art, science and business … Continue reading China Ministry of Culture Blesses GDC Event →

Whoa, Whoa, gamers got to go, back to school again. It was announced today that 505 Games bought the rights to publish a video game based on the film Grease for the Wii and DS platform. The game is being developed by Zoe Mode and is set to be produced by Paramount Digital Entertainment. The game itself will let people sing and dance alongside Danny and Sandy using motion controls, microphones and the DS touch screen.

Now YOU have the chance to become a Commander in East India Company! Enter our RULE THE WAVES competition and you could be well on your way! Paradox Interactive and Nitro Games are thrilled to unveil a tidal wave of a competition for East India Company which is sure to excite gamers across all four corners of the globe. The "RULE THE WAVES" competition will take the real-life likeness of three lucky winners and transfer them digitally into actual in-game characters which will then feature in the final game. To be in with a chance of being turned into a … Continue reading Paradox Wants You To Rule The Waves →

Tor Books, an imprint of Tom Doherty Associates, LLC-the largest publisher of science fiction in the world-and CCP Games are pleased to announce a grand new space opera set in the universe of EVE Online, the largest and most successful science fiction MMOG (Massive Multiplayer Online Game) today with over 300,000 subscribers worldwide. EVE: THE BURNING LIFE (Tor, $14.99) will be published in North America in November 2009. Hjalti Daníelsson has worked in different capacities on EVE Online since its start in 2003 and currently serves as CCP's main creative writer for the harsh universe of New Eden, the setting … Continue reading Eve Online Becoming Book →

Van Toffler, President, MTV Networks Music & Logo Group, today announced two key executive appointments for MTV Games, a unit of Viacom Inc.'s (NYSE: VIA and VIA.B) MTV Networks. Scott Guthrie, formerly Executive Vice President of Publishing for THQ, joins MTV Games as its new Executive Vice President and General Manager to lead the fast-growing video game publishing group's management team. Also joining MTV Games as Senior Vice President of Sales is David Cox, formerly Senior Director, Sales and Merchandising for Sony Computer Entertainment America. "With our acquisition of Harmonix to our relationship with Jerry Bruckheimer Games, Inc., MTV Games … Continue reading Guthrie, Cox Become MTV Games VPs →

GamersGate, a leading platform for digitally distributed PC games, today announced a distribution deal with indie videogame publisher Rockin' Android. GamersGate will offer a lineup of localized indie videogame titles officially licensed from Japan. The first title available will be the Japanese fan-favorite hybrid, shoot'em up, fighter SUGURI, scheduled for availability at the end of June. Additional titles from Rockin' Android will soon follow. "I'm thrilled with this partnership," said Rockin' Android President Enrique Galvez. "The rock solid reputation and wide-reaching, user-friendly platform of GamersGate will tremendously help to expose some of Japan's best indie PC games to an even … Continue reading GamersGate To Offer Japanese Indy Games →

Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc., announces that Karaoke Revolution and DanceDanceRevolution will take center stage at this year's Miami hotspot for the annual DJ Irie hosted celebrity golf tournament. Konami and Best Buy partner to sponsor the 5th Annual Irie Weekend, which includes a celebrity golf tournament, star-studded benefit dinner, and more. Proceeds will be used to help combat childhood obesity and raise funds for the Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Greater Miami. Attending celebrities and members of Big Brothers/Big Sisters – including chapter President and CEO, Lydia Muniz — will show off their dancing skills by playing the latest DanceDanceRevolution game … Continue reading Konami Sponsoring Celebrity Golf Day →

CompuExpert announced today that PC flight- simulation Rise of Flight: The First Great Air War, developed by Russian developer neoqb and published by 777 Studios, is now available throughout North America at traditional retail outlets, as well as via major online game retailers including GoGamer.com and Amazon. Rise of Flight is the eagerly anticipated World War I PC flight-simulation title from Moscow-based developer neoqb. The flight simulator, set in the Western Front in 1917, was built on the newly developed Digital Nature engine. More than 125,000 square kilometers of the territory have been redrawn from 20th Century maps. Rise of … Continue reading Rise Of Flight Ships →

GMG Entertainment, a leading publisher of digital currency cards nationwide, has entered in to an exclusive partnership with North American video game publisher Wicked Interactive to create and distribute digital currency cards for it's roster of Suba Games. The partnership will provide gamers access to Suba Games digital currency cards and will be available nationwide at leading retailers in September of this year. The exclusive multi-year deal was announced today by Rob Goldberg, Founder and CEO of GMG Entertainment and Garvin Yeung, CEO of Wicked Interactive. "GMG is pleased to team with Wicked Interactive as they continue to create a … Continue reading GMG Partners With Wicked Games →

Riot Games, an independent developer and publisher of premium online videogames, has announced the addition of two veteran videogame developers to help shape game design for its first title under development, League of Legends. Former game designers from Blizzard Entertainment, Tom Cadwell and Shawn Carnes, add strong experience to the already decorated group of industry professionals at Riot Games. As Director of Systems Design, Tom Cadwell heads up mechanics, balance and systems for the project. Cadwell comes to Riot with more than 10 years of design experience. At Blizzard Entertainment, Cadwell managed play balance for Warcraft 3: The Frozen Throne … Continue reading Riot Hires Blizzard Devs →