Are you ready for the most terrorizing digital invasion to date? Prepare yourself for PULSE 3, the newest release under the Dimension Extreme label invading DVD shelves December 23rd from Genius Products and The Weinstein Company. Seven years after the last attack by the "soulless ghosts" who haunted the human race twice before, the world is left void of all deadly electronics that almost destroyed it" or so we thought. Living a primitive existence on the outskirts of the city, human survivors are surviving without any trace of technology. That is until 16 year old Justine enters the city and, … Continue reading Pulse 3 DVD Set To Scare →

Freeverse and Runesoft today announced that Freeverse will be distributing the Mac version of the internationally acclaimed adventure game title, Jack Keane, to retail stores in North America. Jack Keane takes players on a wild, uproarious adventure to stop a mad scientist's army of trained apes out to rule the world. Jack Keane features hilarious interactive dialogue sequences and cinematic interludes, along with a cast of more than 40 fully developed and memorable characters. Players assume the role of our hapless, swashbuckling adventurer and accompany him in his travels across 15 locations throughout London, Capetown, and Tooth Island. Spectacular graphics, … Continue reading Jack Keane Playing On Apple →

Camera-e-Motion would like to take this opportunity to clarify certain initiatives that were undertaken during the summer of 2008 with regards to the visual effects and 3D animation studio Damnfx, as well as the studio's artists who have been affected by the company's demise. During the months of August and September 2008, Camera-e-Motion deployed all means at its disposal to acquire Damnfx, due to the international reputation of its artists, the robustness of its pipeline, and the volume of projects both in production and in development. Unfortunately an audit of Damnfx's books revealed a dramatic financial situation that irrevocably condemned … Continue reading Camera-e-Motion Comments on Damnfx's Demise →

Three Rings, a leading independent developer of casual massively multi-player games, has announced the inaugural Flash Game Developer Challenge for its player-created virtual world and Flash game development platform, Whirled. Flash developers who create games using the Whirled APIs can compete for $25,000 in cash prizes every three months. In addition to the Challenge, Three Rings also announced that all Flash game developers on Whirled are eligible for the Game Developer Bonus Bling Pool, a $10,000 monthly cash pool split daily among game developers in direct proportion to the number of gameplay minutes their game represents of the overall total … Continue reading Three Rings Holding Flash Developer Challenge →

Aspiring grease monkeys, put down the wrench and pick up a stylus. Aspyr Media has partnered with KANDO to publish Touch Mechanic for Nintendo DS in North America. Due in stores Q1 2009, Touch Mechanic tasks players with learning what it takes to be a surgeon of the automobile. Gamers learn to change rims, repair damaged bumpers, replace mufflers and brakes, add aftermarket enhancements and perform paint and decal work on vehicles of all shapes and sizes while working their way to the top of the profession. Touch Mechanic features an intuitive interface for performing repairs and upgrades such as … Continue reading Touch Mechanic Coming To DS →

Sanrio Digital today invited Founders of Hello Kitty Online to an exclusive Hello Kitty Online Christmas gathering. From December 17 to December 22, 2008, Hello Kitty Online founders will celebrate the last party of the year in Sanrio Land: the "Founders' Christmas Reunion." The Founders' Christmas Reunion will feature exclusive game content specially made for the players who participated in the recent Founders' Beta, including: Special Christmas quests that will send you to a fun filled adventure around Sanrio Land to put Christmas back on track. Newly designed exclusive Christmas maps to explore. The fruits of the Build New York … Continue reading Hello Kitty Announces Christmas Beta Party →

Heatwave Interactive, Inc., the leading-edge development studio for intellectual property across gaming, film and music, announces today the addition of several key hires. Heatwave is thrilled to make the following appointments: To the post of Chief Financial Officer is Patrick Goodwin who brings over 20 years of executive experience with start-up and rapidly growing companies to his new position with Heatwave. Prior to joining Heatwave, he was the CFO and Treasurer for Valve, developer of Half-Life, Counter-Strike, and creator of the Steam online digital content distribution platform. Goodwin graduated Magna Cum Laude in Economics from the University of Washington in … Continue reading Heatwave Announces Executive Team →

Think Services will present the Game Developers Conference (GDC) Europe in 2009 in conjunction with gamescom, the leading game industry European event for consumers, publishers, and trade professionals. GDC organizer Think Services, a division of United Business Media, has recently acquired the business of Global Games Media (GGM), an organization specializing in marketing and business development as well as event management for the international interactive entertainment industry. Frank Sliwka, who had recently joined GGM as CEO coming from Leiziger Messe where he worked as a national and international advisor and conference director for the GC Developers Conference (GCDC), will join … Continue reading GDC Europe Announced →

Today King (www.king.com), the world's leading online social gaming company, announced a partnership with Mochi Media (www.mochimedia.com), the world's largest online games network, to provide website publishers new ways to generate revenue through online games. In addition to the thousands of games already available to them, publishers in Mochi Media's MochiAds network will now be able to access and distribute King's portfolio of skill-based games. "The casual gaming industry has become an increasingly valuable space, as publishers and advertisers are recognizing the popularity and widespread appeal of online casual games," said Riccardo Zacconi, CEO, King. "King is one of the … Continue reading King Partners With Mochi →

Perfect World Entertainment Inc. ("PWE" or the "Company"), a wholly owned US subsidiary of Perfect World Co., Ltd., today announced the Company will introduce a new MMORPG entitled "Ether Saga Online" in 2009. "Ether Saga Online" is the English-based version of "KDXY," one of the newest and most popular titles released by Perfect World Beijing. "Ether Saga Online" combines lavish graphics with a young anime style. It features a slew of unique features and systems that make the game truly one of a kind. Unlike other MMORPG games that charge subscription fees, "Ether Saga Online" will be 'Free-To-Play." Once inside … Continue reading Ether Saga Online Announced →