Valve today announced Spore, Spore Creepy & Cute Parts Pack, Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning, Mass Effect, Need for Speed Undercover and EA SPORTS FIFA Manager 2009 are available now to gamers in the United States and Canada via Steam, a leading platform for PC games and digital content with over 15 million accounts around the world. In the coming weeks, Mirror's Edge(tm), Command & Conquer(tm) Red Alert 3, and Dead Space, will be added to the catalog of EA's titles available via Steam. "EA is one of the industry's largest publishers," said Gabe Newell, co-founder and president of Valve. … Continue reading Steam Adding Top New EA Games →

Gamer Geeks Todd Hargosh and Kelly Adams have posted a new episode featuring all the games that rock this holiday season. You can click on the big link on the left, or go directly to the show here: http://www.garageband.com/user/BARN1/podcast/GamerGeeks Not being held up with the launch of the New Xbox Experience (NXE,) Todd and Kelly give their insights of how this will change the face of the 360, as well as providing their takes on Fable 2, Fallout 3, and Guitar Hero World Tour. SPOILER WARNING: Kelly provides her theory on the ending for Gears of War 2 and what … Continue reading New Gamer Geeks Holiday Episode Posted →

Carnegie Mellon University will host the second annual Game Education Summit, a conference focused on improving academic training for tomorrow's video game professionals, June 16 – 17, 2009 at the Entertainment Technology Center (ETC) at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Penn. Organized by Game Path, the Game Education Summit brings together academics offering university-based game education programs and executives from the video game industry to address the development of courses and curriculum that will better meet the critical and growing, skill shortage facing the game industry. "Academic institutions of all kinds are rapidly compiling courses offering a variety of qualifications … Continue reading Carnegie Mellon To Host Game Education Summit →

Perfect World Entertainment Inc. ("PWE" or the "Company"), a wholly owned US subsidiary of Perfect World Co., Ltd., today announced the Company has integrated Slacker Personal Radio into its Free-to-Play MMORPG "Perfect World International." "Perfect World International" is the English-based, international version of Perfect World II. With millions of players worldwide, the game has been heralded as one of the most successful 3D MMORPGs in tens of countries. Now players of "Perfect World International" will be able to utilize an in-game radio function that allows them to access Slacker's Radio Stations. Slacker Personal Radio, available online at www.slacker.com, enables listeners … Continue reading Perfect World MMO Adds Slacker Radio →

InComm, a leading provider of prepaid transaction processing and electronic point-of-sale (POS) distribution solutions, has announced the lineup of speakers for its Online Gaming Panel at the 2009 InComm Partner Alliance. The Partner Alliance facilitates networking and strategic planning opportunities for over 26 of InComm's key online gaming partners and serves as an important conduit into the $8 billion online gaming industry. An ongoing conference favorite, this year's panel will include Joe Hyrkin, Vice President of Sales and Business at Gaia Online; Min Kim, Vice President of Marketing at Nexon America; Stefanie Schwartz, Vice President of Marketing and Operations at … Continue reading InComm Speaker Lineup Announced →

Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. today announced that the company will be releasing mobile games for the iPhone and iPod touch based on four of its top-selling franchises in North America. Metal Gear Solid Touch, Silent Hill: The Escape, DanceDanceRevolution S Lite and Frogger will all be specifically designed to take full advantage of the iPhone's unique touch screen capabilities. "Konami Mobile offers gamers nothing but the best by developing high quality, big-name titles with unparalleled mobile entertainment experiences," said Anthony Borquez, Vice President of Konami Mobile and Online. "We are extremely excited to be working with Apple to introduce North … Continue reading Konami Bringing Titles To Phones →

Meridian4 (http://www.meridian4.com) is thrilled to announce that GameFocus.ca has awarded two of our titles prestigious Game of the Year awards. Space Trader from Hermitworks and Tank Universal from Dialogue Design have won Indie Game of the Year. "Each of these titles brought something new, unique to their genres and best of all solid fun gameplay. Every PC gamer needs to check out these games for them selves and they will find a hidden gem." said GameFocus. Space Trader also won the dubious award of Best Game No One Played, but we hope that will change once people see what an … Continue reading Meridian4 Picks Up Two Canadian GOTY Awards →

Mochi Media today announced Flash Gaming Summit 2009, a one-day conference taking place March 22, 2009 in downtown San Francisco dedicated to fostering the growth and success of the Flash games community. The summit is aimed at game developers, artists, entrepreneurs, investors and game portal owners interested in Flash gaming, as well as companies in the gaming and social media space. Flash Gaming Summit 2009 will bring together industry leaders to share industry insights and strategies around game development and the business of making games. The conference will feature the debut of "The Mochis Award Show," sponsored by Nonoba, recognizing … Continue reading Flash Gaming Summit Scheduled →

Rockstar Games, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO), is proud to announce the release date for Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars, the latest entry into the genre-defining Grand Theft Auto series. Developed by Rockstar Leeds, in conjunction with series creators Rockstar North, Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars will be available for the Nintendo DS on March 17 and 20, 2009 in North America and Europe, respectively. "Rockstar Leeds have once again created a game that far exceeds our standard for deep and innovative entertainment," said Sam Houser, Founder of Rockstar Games. "We are incredibly excited to … Continue reading Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars Announced →

Paradox Interactive today announced the release of a downloadable patch for Vae Victis – the expansion to the critically acclaimed Grand Strategy game Europa Universalis: Rome. The new patch addresses a variety of issues and will further enhance the expansions offerings. Access to the patch could not be simpler, with players simply clicking on the ‘check for updates' button via the game's menu screen. Once the patch has been downloaded and installed, the player will notice the key features of the patch that includes: Civil Wars can no longer go on forever. The side that can hold the capital for … Continue reading Vae Victis Patched →