Square Enix, Inc., the publisher of Square Enix interactive entertainment products in North America, announced today a new agreement with strategy game specialist Wargaming.net to publish a brand new IP set during World War II. ORDER OF WAR will be released on Windows PC across all North American territories in Fall 2009. ORDER OF WAR will feature massive-scale battles brought to life with a cinematic intensity never seen before in a WWII strategy game. Players will take command of an entire army including ground troops, artillery, tank divisions and aircraft in all-out strategic assaults. The single-player mode can be played … Continue reading Square Enix Announces WWII Game →

Monte Cristo, developer and publisher of CITIES XL, is pleased to announce that registration for the game's closed beta has begun. Gamers interested in testing the game and offering input into the development of Monte Cristo's next-generation city builder/MMO should sign up at http://jointhebeta.citiesxl.com. CITIES XL allows gamers to develop cities on realistic 3D maps using an incredible collection of unique structures and monuments based on American, Asian and European-influenced architectural styles. The maps feature a variety of environments: mountains, hills, canyons, beaches and islands, all set in different climates from tropical to desert, Mediterranean to temperate. Players must create … Continue reading Cities XL Beta Signup Begins →

Dallas Snell, Co-Founder, Origin Systems Austin and Founder, The Happy Cooperative; and Vladimir Starzhevsky, Co-founder and CEO, Creat Studios, Boston, will keynote sessions at Independent Game Conference East (IGCEAST) in Boston, May 7 – 8 at the Northeastern University campus. The IGCEAST conference, which will include both a Business Track and a Technical track, has been designed to give game developers a leg up in the competitive video game market. Publishers who want to see the hottest games currently in development at Indie studios should also attend. Starzhevsky will talk on "The Challenges of Independence." Snell will speak to the … Continue reading IGCEAST Speakers Announced →

Today Ubisoft announced that Ubisoft Montreal is developing Assassin's Creed II on all current-generation platforms for a scheduled Holiday 2009 release. The initial installment of Assassin's Creed was released in November 2007 to popular and critical success, selling eight million copies worldwide and garnering awards such as the Outstanding Achievement in Animation from the AIAS. Assassin's Creed II is the product of over two years of intensive development by the original creative team behind the Assassin's Creed brand. In a vast open world environment, the game invites players to incarnate Ezio, a privileged young noble in Renaissance Italy who's been … Continue reading Assassin's Creed II Announced →

mhn PR & Internet Marketing (http://www.marketinghelpnet.com) is proud to announce that it has signed Chicago-based Entertaining Games and Pixel Live from Prague, Czech Republic. The first title in the agreement will be Pixel Live's PrimeTime Quiz Show which is available now on the Apple App Store. Additional titles are as of yet unannounced but will be released in the first half of 2009. "Contrary to the stories of instant riches on the iPhone, today with more than 30,000 apps available, even the best games need help to succeed," said James Hills, President of mhn PR & Internet Marketing." That's where … Continue reading MHN PR Lands New Clients →

Ventrilo, a product of Flagship Industries and the premier group voice communications program used in tournaments and multiplayer games, announced today that it is the primary sponsor of the No. 30 Ventrilo Tundra at Kansas Speedway, Bristol Motor Speedway and Gateway International Raceway for the 2009 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season. Veteran NASCAR racer, Todd Bodine, is the driver of the No. 30 Ventrilo Tundra of Germain Racing. "As a racing enthusiast, I am thrilled about our partnership with Germain Racing this upcoming NASCAR season," said Brian Knapp, president, Flagship Industries. "This is the perfect opportunity to expand the … Continue reading Ventrilo Partners With Germain Racing →

Deep Silver, Inc, a publisher of interactive entertainment, today announced that Professor Heinz Wolff's Gravity for Wii and Nintendo DS systems is now available in retail stores throughout North America. Professor Heinz Wolff's Gravity is a fiendishly fun puzzle game that will appeal to the young, the old, and everyone in between. Players must master the correct placement of objects in order to solve each puzzle and advance to the next level. There is more than one way of completing a given puzzle, often with surprising results. With over 100 levels packed full of mind boggling and challenging puzzles and … Continue reading Professor Heinz Wolff's Gravity Drops →

After years of denying claims to Xbox 360 owners who experienced the dreaded E74 error, commonly associated with three flashing lights on the front of the console, Microsoft reversed itself and is now going to fix, for free, any 360 which experiences this error. The error will need to occur within the first three years of the warranty, which is the same as other problems that Microsoft has been fixing. Also, if a customer has paid for an E74 related repair, Microsoft says it will refund their money. According to the Microsoft website: While the majority of Xbox 360 owners … Continue reading Microsoft Adds E74 Error To 360 Warranty →

Leading video games developer and publisher NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc., announced today that DRAGONBALL: Evolution is now available at retailers throughout North America for the PSP (PlayStationPortable) system. Based on the highly anticipated Twentieth Century Fox feature film of the same name, DRAGONBALL: Evolution extends the theatrical experience outside of the movie theater and successfully recreates it on a handheld device. With a familiar cast of the characters and timeless fast-paced action, DRAGONBALL: Evolution provides an immersive take on the classic martial arts genre. Ultimate powers collide as players match up against their favorite characters from the movie and … Continue reading Dragonball: Evolution Ships For PSP →

Dr. Ray Muzyka, co-founder, general manager and CEO of BioWare and Dr. Greg Zeschuk, co-founder and vice president, Entertainment and Miscellaneous, of BioWare will give a keynote address at the inaugural Game Developers Conference Canada (GDC Canada). The keynote, entitled "Emotionally Engaging Narrative: Gaming's New Frontier," will take place on the morning of May 13, 2009. BioWare is an award-winning development studio with locations in Edmonton and Montreal, Canada, and Austin, Texas, known for critical and commercial hit games such as Baldur's Gateâ„¢, Neverwinter Nights, Mass Effect and many others that place storyline and emotion at the forefront. The Think … Continue reading BioWare Founder To Speak At GDC Canada →