Be ready to be flooded by new ripped up urban landscapes, plasma weapons and wasteland wanderers. Bethesda Softworks has released the editor for Fallout 3. Called the G.E.C.K. after the famed device from the game, the program arms the community with tools that will allow players to expand the game any way they wish. Users can create, modify, and edit any data for use with Fallout 3, from building landscapes, towns, and locations to writing dialogue, creating characters, weapons, creatures, and more. And the download is only 9M. http://fallout.bethsoft.com:80/eng/downloads/geck.html

Elf Island (www.elfisland.com) launched this week, the first virtual world to use gaming, storytelling and social interaction to empower kids to make a positive difference in the real world. While offering the fun online experience kids want, Elf Island is uniquely dedicated to instilling redeeming values and social responsibility, with a "mirrored gaming" concept that transforms online games into real world actions, from building houses in Honduras to protecting polar bears in the Arctic. Leading a trend the company has coined, "Gaming for Good,"(TM) Elf Island works directly with non-profits to identify real world projects to support, and then mirrors … Continue reading Kid's Elf Island Launches →

"Hunted Forever," a flash-based game introduced on King (www.king.com) in October 2008, has quietly won over computer gaming aficionados. In the few weeks since its debut, the game has been played more than 2 million times and hosted on more than 1000 web sites. The stylized game created by a Canadian university student was also listed among such high-powered titles as "Grand Theft Auto IV," "Gears of War 2" and "Star Wars: The Force Unleashed" in Time magazine's list of the top 10 video games of 2008. The only computer flash game among the picks, "Hunted Forever" was created by … Continue reading Hunted Forever Gets 2 Million Players →

Beatnik games, an Independent developer based in central London, are pleased to announce that the beta signup to their first game – Plain Sight – has begun. "This is a call to anyone interested in annihilating robots with a sword whilst they bounce around a tiny planetoid, but also that wish to help a out a small developer to test their first title." said studio head, Robin Lacey. Small Indie developers can't even afford to buy themselves a Turkey for Christmas, which means helping them to test their game will allow you to enjoy robot based multiplayer action, and feel … Continue reading Plain Sight Begins Beta Signups →

Pixel Mine, Inc. today announced that nFringe, formerly known as Unreal Script Studio, is now integrated with Epic Games' Unreal Engine 3 (UE3), the industry leading game engine for cross-platform game development. As a member of Epic's premiere Integrated Partners Program (IPP), Pixel Mine has developed a production-ready nFringe integration, which is now available to publishers and developers licensing UE3. Recognized as a Best Tool winner in Epic's $1 Million Intel Make Something Unreal Contest, nFringe includes the first UnrealScript source-level debugger to successfully tie into the familiar Visual Studio experience. It includes support for breakpoints, stepping, locals, user watches, … Continue reading Pixel Mine Becomes Epic Partner →

Trion World Network (Trion), the publisher and developer of connected games and entertainment, today announced the appointment of two gaming industry veterans to executive leadership positions. Malcolm Dunne will serve as the Senior Vice President of Finance and Dorothy Ferguson will serve as Vice President of Sales. Both Dunne and Ferguson bring many years of experience from their respective fields to Trion, where they will immediately contribute to the company's growth as members of the executive team. Malcolm Dunne joins Trion as the Senior Vice President of Finance. A chartered accountant with over ten years of industry experience, Dunne has … Continue reading Trion Appoints New Executives →

Conspiracy Entertainment is pleased to announce the retail release of "Winter Sports 2: The Next Challenge," the exciting sequel to last year's top-selling "Winter Sports; The Ultimate Challenge" for the Nintendo Wii. "Winter Sports 2" features 15 disciplines spanning nine sports, 42 challenges and "boss" rivals to test the mettle of casual and hardcore gamers alike. Four-player hotseat and two-player split-screen play allow for multiplayer fun on the Wii, while a career mode lets players customize their in-game characters for a more realistic gameplay experience. Developed by 49 Games, "Winter Sports 2: The Next Challenge" is the exciting sequel to … Continue reading Winter Sports 2 Released →

Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman-the bestselling fantasy co-authors of all time and creators of the Gaming Fiction literary genre. First there was Dragonlance, the role-playing game-based novels that begat a fantasy empire. Then there was Darksword, an original foray into the genre of Tolkien, Donaldson, and Brooks. The Death Gate Cycle soon followed; each novel a bestseller. Now, Weis and Hickman, the creative minds behind these incredible worlds, have teamed up again to write an epic new fantasy saga. BONES OF THE DRAGON (Tor Books; $24.95; National On-Sale Date: January 6, 2009) is the first book in the Dragonships of … Continue reading Tor Books Announces Bones Of The Dragon →

Simutronics, a leading creator of online game development platforms and interactive entertainment, and BioWare, a division of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS), today announced that Star Wars: The Old Republic, a story-driven massively multiplayer online PC game set in the timeframe of the Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic franchise that is being developed and published by BioWare and LucasArts, is being built using Simutronics' HeroEngine. "Our goal was to partner with a platform developer that knows online gaming and virtual world development, and the team at Simutronics has an excellent track record in that respect," said Gordon Walton, … Continue reading Star Wars: The Old Republic MMO Details Revealed →

GamerDNA.com has kicked off a new contest amongst leading online communities in partnership with Child's Play, a non-profit charity, to help gather donations for children's hospitals across the globe this holiday season. Throughout the month of December, gamerDNA is challenging the members of various online communities to share a unique virtual badge in as many places as possible online, both representing their game community and helping to spread the word about the Child's Play organization. Leading online communities have signed up to support the contest to date, with members having already raised thousands of dollars in donations and the contest … Continue reading Child's Play, GamerDNA Team Up For Children's Hospital →