MumboJumbo, leading developer and publisher of premium casual games, revealed what's in store for the fourth quarter of 2008 today at Casual Connect in Seattle. Key to the lineup are the latest installments in LUXOR and 7 Wonders, the company's signature franchises. This fall, LUXOR will venture out of Egypt in an engrossing adventure that takes the player on a journey to reclaim the family's stolen treasures. Exploring intricately rendered settings in Persia, Syria and five other exotic lands, the latest installment in LUXOR also will unveil a never-before-seen game play mode. This fall also will introduce 7 Wonders III, … Continue reading Mumbo Jumbo Reveals Plans →

Majesco Entertainment Company (NASDAQ: COOL), an innovative provider of video games for the mass market, today announced that the popular anagram game, Bananagrams, will be available August 18 as a free Facebook Application. Developed by Large Animal Games, Bananagrams ignores all the rules of traditional board games in favor of an every-player-for-themselves approach that delivers lightning-fast puzzle play guaranteed to get the mind moving and drive players "bananas." "Casual gaming applications have exploded on social networking sites like Facebook and Bananagrams is an ideal fit for the demographic," said Gui Karyo, Executive Vice President of Operations, Majesco." With its fast-paced … Continue reading Bananagrams Game Added To Facebook →

Turbine, Inc. announced the details of the sixth content update for subscribers to The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar. Book 14: Ring-forge of Eregion delivers the climax to the epic story from Volume I of The Lord of the Rings Online (LOTRO). The story takes center stage in Book 14 with several new storytelling mechanics combined with live in-world events that allow players to work together to be part of the rise and fall of Amarthiel at the Ring-forges of Eregion! This will unlock the prelude quests that will lead players to the Mines of Moria, the … Continue reading Turbine Releases Sixth Free Content LOTRO Update →

Performance Designed Products, LLC ("PDP") announced today that it is discontinuing its line of CodeBreaker cheat products. "CodeBreaker has been a good business for us over the years," said John Moore, Vice President of Marketing for PDP. "Gamers have enjoyed unlocking secret codes to access characters, special weapons and areas in games they normally would not have been able to explore without our CodeBreaker products." "PDP is entering a new phase of our business and CodeBreaker does not make sense for us given this change in strategic direction," added Moore. PDP has been marketing CodeBreaker under the Pelican brand since … Continue reading PDP Shutting Down CodeBreaker Business →

Crave Entertainment, a leading distributor and specialty publisher of console videogames, has released Purr Pals for Wii. A full-featured pet simulator, Purr Pals offers hours of interactive kitty cat fun as players adopt and customize their very own virtual kittens! Adopt, raise and play with your own cute virtual kitten created from a selection of 40 breeds and hundreds of facial and body combinations. Players use their Wii Remote to groom, clean, feed and interact with their virtual pet by controlling a laser pointer, fishing string and other play items. Pet owners can also enjoy meow-a-long melodies or playing ping-pong … Continue reading Crave Ships Wii Purr Pals →

Those wacky Gamer Geeks Todd and Kelly have posted a brand new Podcast show. This week, Todd talks about his thoughts on Ninja Gaiden II and Grid, while Kelly discusses her upcoming HDTV and 3G iPhone purchases. She also thanks Todd again for selling her his copy of Rainbow Six Vegas 2. (How could Todd give that up?) Plus Todd once again goes to the store to get his copy of Metal Gear Solid 4 and rushes home to rip it open and try it out, proving he is a true geek at heart! And with the E3 show finally … Continue reading New Gamer Geeks Show Posted →

ZeniMax Asia K.K. announced today that Bethesda Softworks will ship Bully for the Xbox 360video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system to Japanese retailers on July 24th. Bully, the critically-acclaimed title by Rockstar Games, allows you to experience the life of a troublesome schoolboy. With both single-player missions and 2 player mini games, you'll stand up to bullies, get picked on by teachers, play pranks on malicious kids, win or lose the girl, and ultimately learn to navigate the obstacles of the fictitious boarding school, Bullworth Academy. Originally released on the Xbox 360 … Continue reading ZeniMax Asia Ships Bully To Japan →

Hothead Games today proudly announced that its well received Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, Episode One is currently in development for the PLAYSTATION 3 computer entertainment system and will debut on PLAYSTATIONNetwork late fall 2008. Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness is an RPG-Adventure game series set in the comic-book-meets-pulp-horror-meets-H.P. Lovecraft deranged 1920s universe of New Arcadia, delivered to gamers via accessible episodic releases. Players join Gabe and Tycho, the crime-solving team of the Startling Developments Detective Agency, to combat savage enemies and solve mysteries hidden deep in the sinister heart of New … Continue reading Penny Arcade Game Coming To PS3 →

Music Video Games, LLC (MvG), an online, casual music video game company today announced an agreement with Rhino Entertainment, a Warner Music Group Corp. (NYSE: WMG) company, under which Rhino will license original recordings from WMG's extensive library and will advise MvG on the selection of music and artists for use in MvG games. "We are excited to be working with Rhino on the selection of music for our games," said Vincent Bitetti, CEO of MvG. "This strategic agreement ensures that we will have the high-quality, well known music we need to achieve our goals. Our business model, game mechanics, … Continue reading Music Video Games Partners With Rhino →

Productivity worldwide will slow today as gamers around the globe download the newly launched expansion pack Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords – Revenge of the Plague Lord from Xbox LIVE Marketplace. The expansion pack is available for play as an addition to fan favorite game Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords for Xbox LIVE Arcade for Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft. Gamers can adventure for hours of extended gameplay as one of four new Hero Professions, collect scores of new spells and items, accept new quests, conquer new monsters and bosses and combat a brand … Continue reading Puzzle Quest Expands →