Emergent is rapidly solidifying the company's presence in Asia with more than 130 Gamebryo projects currently in development. The company's strategy to aggressively pursue long-term client relationships by focusing on serving the needs of local developers and publishers, has resulted in market leadership in China and Korea in addition to rapidly gaining ground in Japan. Gamebryo is becoming the development platform of choice for Asian studios. 9You, Tencent, The9, XSeed and Aurogon Games have all licensed Gamebryo for upcoming titles. Nexon, publisher of Mabinogi and upcoming Counter-Strike Online, entered a long-term, multi-SKU license deal confirming Gamebryo as their technology of … Continue reading Emergent Growing In Asia →

Leading Eastern and Central European publisher 1C Company announced today the King's Bounty: The Legend English demo is available at ftp://ftp.1cpublishing.eu/demos/Kings_Bounty – 080909/kb_demo_setup.exe. The demo includes the first city in the game, all three character types, multiple quests and dozens of spells. King's Bounty: The Legendis an adventure game with tactical turn-based battles and RPG elements unfolding in a rich fantasy world. The character and his army of companions travel across a huge continent, visiting dozens of different locations all connected to each other. Communicating with NPCs, collecting resources and recruiting an army the player will control their character in … Continue reading Kings Bounty Demo Ready →

Interactive Studios' Ultimate Band, the upcoming performance-based music video game that ships this fall for the Wii and DS, announced new songs for their track lists. Each song is recorded with both a female and a male vocalist, and, where appropriate, features dual lyrics that let players sing about a "he" or a "she" for added versatility. The latest additions: * All Day and All of the Night * Stumble and Fall * Move Along * Club Foot * Anna Molly * Debaser Already announced: * Beverly Hills * Fell in Love with a Girl * Whip It * Our … Continue reading Disney Announces Songs For Ultimate Band →

Crytek and Valve today announced an agreement to bring Crysis Warhead and Crysis to Steam, a leading platform for the delivery and management of PC games and digital content with over 15 million accounts around the world. "The millions of gamers logging into Steam every week to play today's best PC games are going to love Crysis Warhead," said Avni Yerli, Managing Director at Crytek. "Crytek Hungary has done a terrific job creating this new experience while optimizing CryEngine 2, and we're looking forward to delivering it and the original Crysis as our first offerings on Steam." "Crytek is one … Continue reading Crysis Warhead Coming To Steam →

Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. today announced the signing of a four year deal securing exclusive rights to the UEFA Champions League. The UEFA Champions League is Europe's greatest soccer club competition and will be fully featured in the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PLAYSTATION 3 computer entertainment system and Windows PC versions of Pro Evolution Soccer 2009, all of which are scheduled to be available on November 11, 2008 in North America. "The Pro Evolution Soccer series is synonymous with football being played at the highest level, which makes it perfect for hosting the best club … Continue reading Konami Gets UEFA License →

Red Lion Interactive has announced that it has just celebrated its one year anniversary and has exceeded all its first-year business and financial goals even reaching profitability in its first twelve months. Launched in September 2007, the company has rapidly solidified its position as the leading distributor of video game accessories in the United States. Founded by a team of industry veterans including Tom LaVoie, a former buyer for national retail chains, Red Lion Interactive is in a unique position to dominate the peripherals distribution arm of the video game industry. In a very short period of time, Red Lion … Continue reading Red Lion Turns One, Announces Profit →

Harmonix, the world's premier music video game development company, and MTV Games, a part of Viacom's MTV Networks (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), along with distribution partner Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS), today announced its highly anticipated music videogame Rock Band 2â„¢is shipping to retail. The award-winning Rock Band 2 standalone software will make its debut on the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft on Sunday, September 14, 2008 with an exclusive launch window in North America. Rock Band 2 standalone wireless drums and guitars will also arrive at retail later in the week. In addition, look for the … Continue reading Rock Band 2 Ships →

2K Sports, the sports publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO), announced today that the highly anticipated hockey title, NHL 2K9, is now available on retail store shelves in North America for Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, Wii home video game system from Nintendo, and PLAYSTATION 3 and PlayStation 2 computer entertainment systems. Developed by Visual Concepts, an award-winning 2K studio, NHL 2K9 brings a totally rebuilt NHL experience to life with fresh player animations and a brand-new in-game presentation that fans will enjoy from the moment they start their first game. "With Visual … Continue reading 2K Sports Ships NHL 2K9 →

mDisney, the mobile content division of the Disney Interactive Media Group, announced today at the Wireless Association's CTIA convention it has signed a new agreement with leading Korean mobile game publisher Com2uS. Under the new agreement, Com2uS will develop games for the U.S. market that will be published and distributed by mDisney. The first game to be released as part of the agreement, "Disney Puzzle Family," will be available later this month. "Com2uS is one of the top mobile game publishers globally, and they have demonstrated clear industry leadership both in terms of content and forward-thinking business models such as … Continue reading mDisney Inks Korean Mobile Deal →

SEGA of America, Inc. today announced that Yakuza 2 the thrilling action-adventure game for the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system is shipping to retailers across North America. From the creative minds that brought the critically acclaimed Yakuza, famed producer Toshihiro Nagoshi and award-winning novelist Seishu Hase join forces again to draw players deeper into the notorious Japanese underground organization where honor and respect are regarded above all else. The story takes place a year after Kazuma Kiryu leaves the life of the Yakuza and his post as Head of the Tojo Clan. However, his peaceful, normal life is short-lived when … Continue reading Yakuza 2 Ships For PS2 →