Indie-publisher Gamecock Media Group announced today that Firefly Studios' PC game ‘Stronghold Crusader Extreme' has shipped to North American retailers and is available via digital distribution. Combining city building with strategic medieval warfare, players can unleash havoc on enemies like never before. "We've known the Firefly guys for a long time and have been itching to bring their latest Stronghold title out for awhile now," said Harry Miller, El Presidente of Gamecock Media Group. "This easily takes the cake when it comes to mayhem on an epic level, their whole design philosophy revolved around making a game that was just … Continue reading Stronghold Crusader Extreme Ships →

Red Rover Games, a division of award-winning film effects studio 11:11 MediaWorks, announced the immediate availability of Safari Sketch a new match-three puzzler that transports the player to exotic locales to view endangered species from around the world. Red Rover Games also announced a donation of $2 for each sold copy of Safari Sketch to the nonprofit Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA). Safari Sketch will cost US$19.95, and a trial is available for download at www.redrovergames.com. "Red Rover Games wants to make a contribution to the conservation of the beautiful creatures from around the world that inspired the creation … Continue reading Safari Sketch Game Proceeds To Help Zoos →

Activision, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) announced today the upcoming release of Little League World Series 2008 for Wii and Nintendo DS. Players will have the ability to bat, pitch and field using intuitive controls developed exclusively for Nintendo's platforms. Little League World Series is the perfect game to play with your friends and family. The game hits shelves August 5, 2008. "Little League baseball fans, players and families simply haven't had a videogame made just for them, so our goal is to fill this niche," said Dave Oxford, Activision Publishing. "Creating this game with the Little League organization has been a … Continue reading Little League Baseball Wii Game Readying →

Sherlock Holmes: Nemesis, the new detective adventure game for PC, is released today by Ascaron. Set in 19th century London, Sherlock Holmes and his sidekick Dr. Watson must decipher clues and solve riddles to stop French gentleman burglar Arsène Lupin from robbing London of five immensely valuable objects. Use Holmes' comprehensive map of London to uncover the location of the next robbery. You will need to explore in detail each famous landmark in order to track down Lupin and stop him from committing the five burglaries. Use your magnifying glass to look for suspicious objects or hidden clues and interact … Continue reading Sherlock Holmes: Nemesis Ships →

Shane Lacy Hensley, the senior writer behind the successful City of Villains MMORPG and creator of top pen and paper RPGs like Deadlands, Weird Wars, and Savage Worlds, has been named studio head of FireSky's Superstition Studios. Prior to the promotion, Mr. Hensley was the creative director of Superstition Studios. "Over the last 9 months, Shane has built Superstition Studios through the hiring of a small team of very talented individuals," said FireSky Senior Vice President of Product Development Rod Nakamoto. "The creative minds in that studio have already surpassed our expectations in their early work. With Shane's leadership, success … Continue reading Deadlands RPG Creator Hired By Superstition →

CCP, one of the world's leading independent game developers, has announced the features for the upcoming free expansion, EVE Online: Empyrean Age. Slated for a June 10 release, Empyrean Age brings an explosive end to the fragile peace that has existed for one hundred years between the four central races of New Eden and entices players to pledge fealty to their faction of choice to gain fame, wealth and power. The features page at www.eveonline.com/empyreanage/ highlights the expansion's contents: the introduction of a faction ranking system, new militias being mustered, fresh agents pertaining to the massive conflicts, a dynamic new … Continue reading Eve Online Universe Set To Expand →

Today the formation of Music Video Games (MvG) was announced, a music-based game company focused on delivering interactive entertainment experiences for both casual gamers and music fans. MvG was founded by David Warhol, president of video game studio Realtime Associates, Inc., and Vincent Bitetti, a video game publishing executive and former CEO of TDK Mediactive, which was sold to Take Two Interactive (NASDAQ:TTWO) in 2004. "MvG has been created with the goal of bringing fun and easily accessible music games to an audience that has largely remained unnoticed to this point," said Vincent Bitetti, CEO of MvG. "The music video … Continue reading Music Video Games Company Formed →

The alien invasion has begun with the announcement that id Software's Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars published by Activision, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) for the Xbox 360â„¢ video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and the PLAYSTATION 3 computer entertainment system has shipped to retail stores nationwide. Set in the year 2065, Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars pits the armies of Earth's Global Defense Force (GDF) against the invading alien menace, the Strogg, in an all-out struggle for the fate of the planet. Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars is slated to arrive on European and Australian store shelves on May 30, 2008. "Enemy Territory: … Continue reading Quake Wars Jumps From PC To Console →

SEGA of America today announced that it has extended its relationship with Epic Games by signing a new Unreal Engine 3 licensing deal for an unannounced, cross-platform game. SEGA entered into its original licensing agreement to develop multiple titles with Unreal Engine 3 in May 2007. Details of the project in development will be released at a later date. "The great capabilities of Unreal Engine 3 make it possible for our developers to deliver incredible gaming experiences," said Dave Cobb, Vice President of Development for SEGA of America, Inc. "Unreal Engine 3 provides superior power and flexibility enabling SEGA to … Continue reading Sega Licenses Unreal Engine →

Meridian4 (http://www.meridian4.com) is excited to announce that they have signed an agreement with Buka Entertainment to digitally distribute their highly-praised catalogue of games through numerous online sites across the net. The titles included in the agreement are: Battle Mages, Battle Mages: Sign of Darkness, Operation Matriarchy, The Entente: World War I, The Echelon: Wind Warriors, Midnight Nowhere, The Stalin Subway, The Stalin Subway: Red Veil, Pathologic, Hard Truck Apocalypse, Hard Truck Apocalypse: Rise of Clans and Pacific Storm. The first of the titles have already started appearing online and more will come online in the weeks to come. Prices range … Continue reading Buka To Distribute Games Through Meridian →