Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) today announced that the Collector's Edition of The Sims 3, the highly anticipated next-generation flagship PC game from The Sims Label, is now available for pre-order at select North American retailers including GameStop, Best Buy, Circuit City, Fry's Electronics, GameCrazy, EB Canada, Amazon.com, Gogamer.com, Target.com and Walmart.com. Worldwide pre-order opportunities outside of North America will be announced in the coming months at which time fans can look to local retailers in their market for more information. The Sims 3 Collector's Edition, in stores on February 20, 2009, will include the full game along with an … Continue reading The Sims 3 Preorder Available →

Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. today announced Rock Revolution, an authentic music-based video game poised to re-define the rhythm genre, has shipped to retail outlets nationwide. Brought to market by the company that created the music videogame genre with breakthrough titles such as DanceDanceRevolution, Karaoke Revolution, Beatmania and Guitar Freaks, Rock Revolution provides an unmatched rock experience. Rock Revolution ships with over 40 rock songs that span a broad range of bands and eras, along with a wide variety of downloadable songs available for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PLAYSTATION 3 computer entertainment system versions … Continue reading Rock Revolution, New Music-Based Game, Ships →

SouthPeak Games, one of the fastest growing videogame publishers, today announced the acquisition of Austin-based Gamecock Media Group. Commenting on the acquisition, Melanie Mroz, CEO of SouthPeak, stated, "Gamecock brings us a solid slate of upcoming titles, including Legendary, Mushroom Men and Velvet Assassin and supports our strategy of working with independent developers. We are excited to give the Gamecock titles a bigger platform to succeed." "We are thrilled to be joining forces with SouthPeak to continue to bring great original titles from independent developers to market with a stronger sales and distribution reach," said Mike Wilson, CEO of Gamecock. … Continue reading SouthPeak Games Buys Gamecock Media Group →

Cryptic Studios announced today that players can now sign up for a chance to participate in the first closed beta for Champions Online, an action massively multiplayer online game (MMOG) slated for release in the spring of 2009. This PC specific beta begins in mid-November 2008 and players sign up by visiting www.champions-online.com/preview_application. "This closed beta is an exciting step in the evolution of Champions Online," said Jack Emmert, chief creative officer for Cryptic Studios. "All of us here in the Cryptic offices have been playing the game for a while now, and we're excited to invite others in to … Continue reading Champions Online Announces Beta Signups →

Audiokinetic Inc., the leading audio solution provider for the video game industry, announced today that its audio pipeline solution, Wwise, will be used in the creation of Frontier Developments' entire future output. Frontier, the award-winning Cambridge, (UK)-based independent game studio, has several major projects in development – including the highly anticipated action thriller ‘The Outsider' – which will build on its outstanding track record of gameplay innovation, critical acclaim and commercial success that started with games created by its founder David Braben in the early 1980s such as Elite and Virus, and then, from Frontier, Dog's Life, RollerCoaster Tycoon 3, … Continue reading Frontier Developments Chooses Wwise For Audio →

SEGA of America, Inc. today announced that Golden Axe: Beast Rider for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and the PLAYSTATION 3 computer entertainment system has shipped to retailers in North America. Golden Axe: Beast Rider delivers an unparalleled gaming experience following the exploits of Tyris Flare, the original heroine from the arcade classic and features five playable beast characters that enhance Tyris' ability to lay waste to her enemies. Golden Axe: Beast Rider is a re-imagination of the original SEGA arcade classic that debuted in 1989. Tyris and her Assyrian Priestess brethren are the stewards … Continue reading SEGA Ships Golden Axe: Beast Rider →

Game::Business::Law, an international summit on the law and business of video games, will be held at the SMU Dedman School of Law in Dallas on January 14-15, 2009. The summit will bring together global game industry leaders, investors, developers, publishers, and lawyers for two days to explore the latest trends in the games industry. Game::Business::Law will provide practical approaches for achieving success in the evolving marketplace of digital games. Mitch Lasky, general partner at Benchmark Capital, will lead the first day's panels as keynote speaker. Mitch has spent more than two decades in the video game, new media and interactive … Continue reading Experts Speaking At Game Business Law Summit →

Turbine, Inc., a premier creator and operator of massive, persistent online worlds, today announced the opening of a new studio located in Redwood City, CA. The new studio will help drive Turbine's rapid growth and further accelerate Turbine's goal of becoming a global leader in online entertainment. Turbine also announced the hiring of Dave Brevik as Creative Director, Jeff Lind as Engineering Director and Matt McKnight as Studio Director of its new California studio. The new studio will be a vital part of Turbine's corporate vision as it brings new titles to market, expands the platforms it supports and introduces … Continue reading Turbine Heads Out West →

iZ3D, LLC, designer, developer, and marketer of advanced 3D visualization systems, is pleased to announce that it is now a sponsor of Shadeleaf Mercenaries, a popular online guild site for the new fantasy Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (MMORPG) Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning. Poised to be a popular web destination for new Warhammer gaming enthusiasts, the site offers great game play for both casual and serious gamers. Visit http://www.shadeleafmercenaries.com. "We are thrilled to have iZ3D and its popular 3D monitors as a sponsor. By teaming up with iZ3D it allows us to offer more gaming entertainment to our members, … Continue reading iZ3D Sponsors Shadeleaf Mercenaries →

Perpetual FX Creative announces Galactic Bowling is now available for pre-purchase via Steam, a leading platform for PC games with over 15 million accounts worldwide. Galactic bowlers who pre-purchase the game can take-10% off the regular price of $19.99. In addition, pre-purchasers will have immediate access to the game on Galactic launch day, October 20th. For more information on Galactic Bowling, including screen shots, trailers, downloadable wallpaper, and more, visit www.galacticbowling.net. Galactic Bowling will be available for purchase via STEAM at www.steampowered.com. STEAM players will be able to earn 30 Steam Achievements in the game, including points for jumping a … Continue reading Galactic Bowling Rolls Onto Steam →