Leading worldwide videogame publisher Lighthouse Interactive, part of SilverBirch Inc.'s (SVB:TSXV) video game division, announced today that it has signed a Publisher License Agreement with Nintendo of Europe GmbH. This allows Lighthouse Interactive to publish and develop products on Wii and NintendoDS platforms. Steve Wall, Cofounder and Vice President of Lighthouse Interactive said, "This is a significant milestone in the continued growth of the company. It gives us the opportunity to further expand our product catalogue and take Lighthouse Interactive to the next level. We look forward to working with Nintendo."

TAITO Corporation (TAITO), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Square Enix Co., Ltd., today stated unequivocally that the "Invaders!" installation by Douglas Edric Stanley and displayed at the Games Convention held in Leipzig, Germany was produced entirely without TAITO's knowledge and that the use of the world-famous Space Invaders content was wholly unauthorized. The "Space Invaders: Die Jubiläumsshow!" ("Space Invaders: the Anniversary Show") exhibition of the Computer Game Museum Berlin hosting the installation was likewise planned and presented without TAITO's knowledge and authorization. TAITO is seriously considering all available options–including legal actions against the infringer and, if necessary, the Games Convention exhibitor … Continue reading TAITO Considers Suing Leipzig Convention →

Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. today revealed that Silent Hill Homecoming, the latest installment of the popular horror franchise Silent Hill, will be available for the PC, in addition to the PLAYSTATION 3 and the Xbox 360. Silent Hill Homecoming marks the fifth story in the Silent Hill mythos, and introduces a new protagonist to the mysterious town. The story follows Alex Shepherd, who returns to his hometown of Shepherd's Glen to investigate the sudden disappearance of his brother and the strange occurrences taking place around town. Shepherd unravels a tale that takes him from his boyhood home to the fog-shrouded … Continue reading Silent Hill Homecoming Heading To PC →

Activision, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) has cast the film leads from the highly anticipated James Bond film in the Quantum of Solace video game. Developed under license from EON Productions Ltd, Sony Pictures Entertainment and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, the game features the likeness and voices of Daniel Craig as James Bond, Academy Award winning actor Judi Dench in her role as M, critically acclaimed French actor Mathieu Amalric as the sinister villain Dominic Greene and Ukrainian actress Olga Kurylenko as Camille, 007's leading lady. Based on both the "Quantum of Solace" and "Casino Royale" feature films, Quantum of Solace allows gamers to … Continue reading Craig, Dench, To Voice Bond Game →

Packed to the brim with an estimated 800 audience members, true 3D gaming was demonstrated for the first time on professional Real D projection equipment using iZ3D LLC stereoscopic drivers at SIGGRAPH 2008 via a joint presentation by Neil Schneider, President & CEO of Meant to be Seen and Mark Rein, VP and Co-Founder of Epic Games. Similar to the experience movie goers get in 3D theaters, consumer gamers use S-3D technology at home for superior game immersion, visual beauty and game enjoyment. In video games, stereoscopic 3D hardware makes explosions fly out of the screen and adds a depth … Continue reading iZ3D Creates 3D Gaming Theater →

NVIDIA Corporation and Emergent Game Technologies have expanded their relationship resulting in NVIDIA PhysX technology being directly integrated into all upcoming versions of the Emergent Gamebryo game development platform. The union of PhysX technology and Gamebryo will give developers the power to push gaming to new levels of interactivity on all platforms and make world-class technology more accessible to the development community. The next release of Emergent's Gamebryo, scheduled for this fall, will ship with the NVIDIA PhysX engine directly integrated into the platform, representing a significant step in Emergent's goal of transforming the Gamebryo engine into a single, integrated … Continue reading PhysX Built Into Gamebryo →

2K Games, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO), announced today that BioShock for the PLAYSTATION 3 computer entertainment system will be available at retailers in North America on October 21 and internationally on October 24. Developed by 2K Marin, 2K Boston, 2K Australia and Digital Extremes, BioShock for the PLAYSTATION 3 system contains all-new content that augments and extends the experience in exciting ways. "We are proud to introduce 2K Games' showcase title, BioShock, to an entirely new audience," said Christoph Hartmann, president of 2K. "With the addition of the new Add-On Game Content we are … Continue reading BioShock Hits The PS3 →

GSC Game World, computer games developer, its publishing subdivision GSC World Publishing and Deep Silver, the games label of Koch Media, a leading producer and distributor of digital entertainment products, today announce that S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky has gone gold. The international release date of the game has been set to September 5th of 2008. More information about the game is available on the official S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky channel on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/stalkerofficial S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky is a survival FPS game for PC based on a 'what-if' scenario of the second Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant accident. The game is created as a … Continue reading S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky Set For September 5th Release →

Little Farm, a farm-fresh matching game from Dallas-based casual game developer MumboJumbo, recently launched as a Facebook application. The flash-based version of the game operates under the same mechanic as the full-version of the PC game. In Little Farm, players click on a patch of the farm field and drag out the mouse to form a rectangle that has four patches of the same color in each corner. When the mouse is released, the rectangle is watered and the plants within it are harvested. Little Farm first debuted for digital download in May. "We are very excited to launch our … Continue reading MumboJumbo Releases Game For Facebook →

Schanz International Consultants ( SIC ) will license RTL Games titles Apassionata ( PC & DS ) and Visual Logic Training ( DS ) outside of Europe in a continuation of the licensing partnership signed earlier this year between the two companies. Apassionata on PC and DS is the official game to Europe's most successful equestrian event with a breath-taking universe. This Horse Show game is the very first and only game featuring a full "horse event show" simulation! Visual Logic Training is a sophisticated brain trainer on Nintendo DS to train combination skills and reaction time. Inspired by leading … Continue reading Schanz And RTL Renew Partnership →