Paradox Interactive and Nitro Games Ltd. are looking for beta testers to play their upcoming strategy game, East India Company, which is due to release in Q3 of 2009. Now is your chance to control one of the most powerful companies in history. In East India Company, the player assumes the role of Governor General, the leader of one of the East India Companies. The goal of the game is to bring wealth and new colonies to your company and make it the dominant force within a given time limit. The player must organize profitable trade routes to the East … Continue reading East India Company Needs Beta Testers →

NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc. and KOEI Corporation announced today that DYNASTY WARRIORS:GUNDAM 2 has been shipped to North American retail for the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system, PLAYSTATION 3 computer entertainment system and Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft. DYNASTY WARRIORS:GUNDAM 2 combines the awesome power of Gundam's giant robotic Mobile Suits and the fast and high-octane action of the Dynasty Warriors series for the most explosive action game of 2009. In the future, rebel space colonies launch a brutal war of independence with a series of coordinated orbital strikes against Earth. The chaotic assault signals … Continue reading Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 2 Ships →

GamersGate has announced that last week it added the 1000th title to its growing library of downloadable PC games – Braid. The independently developed puzzle-platformer that swept the gaming industry in 2008, Braid proved that independent titles can achieve widespread success outside of traditional development and distribution models. Braid is a testament to the dedication, creativity and innovation of the independent game development community. "Braid not only challenges traditional game design, it challenges the very fabric of the industry by achieving critical success as a download only title," said, Theodore Bergquist, CEO of GamersGate. "Our goal is to enable market … Continue reading GamersGate Turns 1,000 →

Volvo Car Corporation and multiple award winning Swedish game studio, SimBin Development Team, are proud to announce "Volvo – The Game," to be released free of charge at the end of May. The fresh and exiting Volvo S60 Concept headlines the car line up and will be accompanied by several well known Volvo race cars. The players will be able to hammer this variety of Volvo cars around two highly detailed and realistic tracks. "Volvo – The Game gives us an opportunity to introduce the Volvo S60 Concept to a much wider target group. In an impassioned way and in … Continue reading SimBin To Release Free Volvo Racing Game →

NVIDIA Corporation, the inventor of the GPU, today announced the release of its OpenCL driver and software development kit (SDK) to developers participating in its OpenCL Early Access Program. NVIDIA is providing this release to solicit early feedback in advance of a beta release which will be made available to all GPU Computing Registered Developers in the coming months. "The OpenCL standard was developed on NVIDIA GPUs and NVIDIA was the first company to demonstrate OpenCL code running on a GPU," said Tony Tamasi, senior vice president of technology and content at NVIDIA. "Being the first to release an OpenCL … Continue reading NVIDIA Releasing OpenCL To Developers →

Playlogic Entertainment, Inc. (Nasdaq OTC: PLGC.OB), an independent worldwide publisher of entertainment software, announced today that Age of Pirates 2: City of Abandoned Ships is coming to retail stores nationwide May 12, 2009. The action-packed pirate adventure role playing game (RPG) for PC features dozens of quests and infinite challenges, where players can sail the high seas as a swashbuckling dread pirate or assume the role of a dashing naval captain. "This sequel to the popular Age of Pirates franchise reinvents itself with a larger playing field and exciting new content from a new combat system and trading options to … Continue reading Age of Pirates 2: City of Abandoned Ships Readying →

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and TT Games are joining forces with the LEGO Group, Harmonix and MTV Games, a part of Viacom's MTV Networks (NYSE: VIA and VIA.B), to merge two of the most popular videogame franchises with the creation of LEGO Rock Band. The unique family-friendly music experience is currently in development by TT Games in partnership with Harmonix, and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. The game, which will allow families, tweens and teens to experience a wild journey to rock stardom where they can "Build a Band and Rock the Universe," will be available for the Xbox … Continue reading LEGO Rock Band Announced →

The secret's out! Launched today, SuperSecret.com is a brand new online social game for kids who are ready for more than Club Penguin and Webkinz but too young for World of Warcraft or MySpace. SuperSecret.com transports tweens into a secret world designed just for them, where characters "age up" from 10 to 18 as they make friends, play games, and explore new places with other players. Each birthday unlocks new hangouts and privileges such as pets, dorm rooms, bank accounts and secret parts of the world. "As a parent of three tween kids, I noticed them playing more and more … Continue reading SuperSecret Tweens MMO Launches →

Paradox Interactive today announced the release of Sword of the Stars: Ultimate Collection, the 4X strategy title by Kerberos Productions. Sword of the Stars: Ultimate Collection includes the original release of Sword of the Stars and its two expansion packs, Born of Blood and Murder of Crows. Featuring a unique combination of turn-based strategy and real-time space combat, Sword of the Stars is known for is back-to-basics approach with streamlined gameplay that allows players to focus less on micromanagement and more on conquering the galaxy. The expansions build on the gameplay of the original, adding new races, game mechanics and … Continue reading Sword of the Stars: Ultimate Collection Released →

Harmonix and MTV Games announced today it will add a 7-pack of songs featuring some of the biggest hits from Styx and REO Speedwagon to the Rock Band Music Store of downloadable content. Next week's lineup also includes a 3-pack from progressive rock outfit Hautewerk. Styx and REO Speedwagon are two of the most commercially successful American rock bands from the late 70s and early 80s. The "REO Speedwagon / Styx Tour '09 Pack" will include three of Styx's biggest singles that were recently re-recorded, including "Blue Collar Man (Long Nights)" and "Renegade" originally featured on the band's eighth studio … Continue reading Styx, REO Speedwagon Added To Rock Band →