FXLabs Studios, the leading end-to-end game company in India today has announced its plans to co-produce games for the international market. FXLabs Studios is looking for strategic partners in the US to co-produce games with them. Ideal partners would own or have rights to properties that they wish to develop. FXLabs would provide high end development capabilities to build games on these properties. The partners would be responsible for all aspects of marketing the games developed. Speaking on the latest development, Sashi Reddi, Founder and Chairman of FXLabs said, "We wish to partner with developers in bringing out high end … Continue reading Indian Game Studio Looking For US Partner →

Majesco Entertainment Company (NASDAQ: COOL), an innovative provider of video games for the mass market, has shipped Air Traffic Chaos for Nintendo DS. Developed by Sonic Powered Company, Air Traffic Chaos is a management simulation that puts players in control of a legion of takeoffs and landings at a bustling airport. Being an air traffic controller takes nerves of steel, a sharp memory, and a smooth sense of control. In Air Traffic Chaos, players can test their abilities to join the elite ranks of the ATC professionals as they point planes in the right direction or face a high-flying mess. … Continue reading Air Traffic Chaos Hits DS →

Namco Bandai Games America Inc. today announced that ACTIVE LIFE: Outdoor Challenge has shipped to retail stores throughout North America for Wii. Getting gamers off the couch and dynamically involved with the game, Outdoor Challenge combines the motion-sensing Wii Remote with an original mat controller that lets players use their whole body to participate in more than 15 fun outdoor-themed activities. ACTIVE LIFE: Outdoor Challenge introduces the Active Life mat, a durable peripheral that lets players control the on-screen action with their hands and feet when used in conjunction with a Wii Remote. The Active Life mat supports and encourages … Continue reading Active Life Ships For Wii →

Hands-On Mobile, Inc., the world's leading developer of connected games and applications, in partnership with Activision Publishing, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI), today announced that Hands-On Mobile has obtained the worldwide mobile phone licensing rights to develop and publish Guitar Hero III World Tour and a follow-up title to the recently launched, Guitar Hero III: Backstage Pass mobile phone game. Guitar Hero World Tour will be released on mobile phones later this year in conjunction with the console game, while the follow-up title will be available to users in 2009. "We are excited to continue our relationship with Activision and further extend … Continue reading Activision, Hands-On Mobile Ink GHIII Deal →

Psyonix Studios announced today that the company has entered into an agreement with Epic Games to license Unreal Engine 3 for its upcoming game, Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket-Powered Battle-Cars, an arena-based online auto sports game for PLAYSTATION Network. "We've been working with other studios using Unreal technology for years now," said Dave Hagewood, director of development, Psyonix Studios. "I'm very proud to be licensing the engine for our first title developed entirely in-house and am blown away by the fact that Epic goes out of its way to make its industry-leading technology affordable for developers of games like this." "Finding ways … Continue reading Psyonix Licenses Unreal Engine →

Premier publisher of interactive entertainment software, D3Publisher (D3P), will bring its classic PSP (PlayStationPortable) system titles to gamers for download via the PLAYSTATION Store in North America beginning this September. PSP system owners will no longer need a UMD to play critically-acclaimed PSP system titles such as WTF: work time fun, a crazy collection of fun and addictive mini-games, the original Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords, 2007's multiple award-winning cult hit that blends match-three puzzle gameplay with strategy, character-building elements and a persistent storyline, Dead Head Fred, a head-swapping, third person-action game and more. "D3Publisher is always looking to … Continue reading D3 Brining PSP Games To PC →

Deep Silver, the games label of Koch Media, a leading producer and distributor of digital entertainment products, today announced that due a problem in manufacturing, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky will hit retail stores in North America on September 15, 2008. The digital download release date has not yet been determined. 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 warning to mankind against mindless play with technologies. S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky is the official prequel to the renowned S.T.A.L.K.E.R. game by the … Continue reading Error Pushes Back S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Release Date →

The dramatic stories and art of famed graphic novelist Enki Bilal will spring to interactive life on September 20, 2008 as Got Game Entertainment confirms "Nikopol: Secrets of the Immortals" (PC) has gone gold. Developed by White Birds Productions, the studio founded by adventure game legend Benoît Sokal, "Nikopol: Secrets of the Immortals" is a gripping adventure set in a futuristic Paris, now a maze of mysteries, secrets, and clues that must be explored. As Nikopol, you learn your missing father may be alive, a possible pawn in a looming political battle of revenge and death between a power hungry … Continue reading Nikopol Goes Gold →

Sierra Online has brought one of the most famous classic card games to Xbox LIVE Arcade with Gin Rummy. First introduced to the world almost 100 years ago, Gin Rummy comes to life online, where players can ‘knock' out opponents with big scores and bonus points for endless hours of casual card game fun. "Gin Rummy is one of the oldest and most popular card games in the world," said Nicole Perez, vice president of marketing, Sierra Online. "Bringing this classic to XBLA allows for new generations of players to experience this game and play against friends from around the … Continue reading Sierra's Gin Rummy Hits Xbox Live →

Image Metrics, the leading provider of facial animation solutions to the entertainment industry, is creating facial animation for key characters appearing in the cut scenes of Codemasters' Operation Flashpoint 2: Dragon Rising. Slated for release in 2009 for major gaming platforms, the title is the much anticipated sequel to the genre-defining military conflict simulator game released in 2001. Operation Flashpoint 2: Dragon Rising will simulate an immense conflict between advanced forces in which players can choose between a broad range of military disciplines, vehicles and equipment. To immerse game players in the action, Codemasters is using Image Metrics' facial animation … Continue reading Image Metrics Giving Faces To Flashpoint →