Activision announced today that they are adding drums, a bass guitar and a microphone to the "Guitar Hero" video game. In a move predicted by columnist Todd Hargosh, this may help put the already popular game on a better footing to help it compete with chief rival Rock Band, which already has those instruments. The new instruments will be part of the upcoming "Guitar Hero World Tour" game and will include the ability for two groups bands of four people each to compete against one another online. It will also do something that neither Guitar Hero or Rock Band has … Continue reading Guitar Hero Adding Drums, Microphone →

KOEI, recognized worldwide as a premier brand of strategy and action games, announced today that the company has shipped a combined one and a half million units worldwide of WARRIORS OROCHI across all video game platforms. The hit game is a crossover of two of the company's biggest franchises, DYNASTY WARRIORS and SAMURAI WARRIORS. "This milestone is a significant testament to the global impact not only of this game, but also to the tremendous admiration that fans worldwide share for the DYNASTY WARRIORS and SAMURAI WARRIORS characters," said Amos Ip, Senior Vice President at KOEI Corporation. "As we celebrate, I … Continue reading KOEI's PSP Warriors OROCHI Hits 1.5 Million Sales →

Rock Band begins its European invasion this week as Harmonix, the leading developer of music-based games, and MTV Games, a division of Viacom's MTV Networks (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), along with marketing and distribution partner Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS), today announced that Rock Band has shipped to retail and will be available in the United Kingdom, France and Germany by the end of the week. Rock Band will have an exclusive launch window on the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft beginning on May 23. Rock Band will be available for additional platforms later this summer. Rock … Continue reading Rock Band Hits Europe →

Square Enix, Inc., the publisher of Square Enix interactive entertainment products in North America, announced today that INFINITE UNDISCOVERY for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft will ship September 2, 2008. The first in a completely new lineup of Square Enix titles for Xbox 360, this fantasy RPG (role-playing game) is a collaborative project with fan favorite development studio tri-Ace Inc. (STAR OCEAN and VALKYRIE PROFILE). "With the simultaneous release of INFINITE UNDISCOVERY, Square Enix is entering an exciting new period of delivering great gaming experiences to our fans all around the world at the same … Continue reading Infinite Undiscovery To Ship In September →

Brighter Minds Media, LLC (Brighter Minds), a wholly owned subsidiary of Brighter Minds Media, Inc. (TSX: BRI.V), is thrilled to announce the retail release of Brainiversity, a unique brain training software program from Red Sprite Studios. To stay fit and healthy we should regularly exercise our bodies, and the brain is no different. Brainiversity is a brain training game designed to stimulate your brain with 16 different activities covering Language, Memory, Math and Analysis. Played on a daily basis, Brainiversity tracks progress for up to 6 different users on the same computer. "The challenge to better your score keeps you … Continue reading Brainversity Being Released →

Independent game developer S2 Games and Valve today announced that Savage 2: A Tortured Soul is now available through the Steam digital download client. Steam is recognized as a leading platform for the delivery and management of PC games and digital content with over 15 million user accounts worldwide. To celebrate the launch, S2 Games will be offering the Steam community a five dollar ($5.00 USD) discount on the download and purchase of a Savage 2 game account from now until May 10, 2008. This special introductory discount brings the price of the game down to $24.99 USD. "Steam is, … Continue reading Savage 2 Available On Steam →

Tri Synergy, Inc. (www.trisynergy.com) and Majestic Studios are proud to announce that they will be bringing gamers Limbo of the Lost, an epic puzzle adventure to save humanity from certain destruction! In addition to a ton of new information and screenshots, Tri Synergy and Majestic Studios are also proud to release a pack of wallpapers so Limbo fans can begin to learn about the strange and terrifying world of Limbo right on their desktop! Do you believe in Fate and Destiny? If not, then maybe you should reconsider as the twin brothers, Fate and Destiny, are battling for supremacy over … Continue reading Tri Synergy To Publish Limbo Of The Lost →

id Software announced today that production has begun on DOOM 4, the next journey into the legendary DOOM universe. id Software is expanding its internal team and is currently hiring to work on this highly anticipated title. "DOOM is part of the id Software DNA and demands the greatest talent and brightest minds in the industry to bring the next installment of our flagship franchise to Earth," said Todd Hollenshead, CEO, id Software. "It's critical for id Software to have the best creative minds in-house to develop games that meet the standards synonymous with our titles." The DOOM franchise is … Continue reading id Hiring For Doom 4 Game →

inXile entertainment today announced the formation of a new online business division, SparkWorkz (www.sparkworkz.com), and has named former Microsoft executive David Heeley as Director of this new division. The new business unit will build an online network and community showcasing highly creative user-generated content. "Our goal is to construct a highly entertaining and engaging online destination for people to show off their creative talents across a number of different game and non-game media environments," said Brian Fargo, chief executive officer of inXile entertainment. "Our experience with the internet sensation Line Rider proves that there is a very large demand for … Continue reading Former Microsoft Exec To Head SparkWorkz →

Conspiracy Entertainment, a developer, publisher and marketer of interactive entertainment software in North America and Western Europe, announced today that it has entered into a publishing agreement with Epicenter Studios, developer of Real Heroes: Firefighters ("Real Heroes"), the fire-fighting action game exclusively designed for the Nintendo Wii. According to the agreement, Conspiracy has the rights to market, sell and distribute Real Heroes in the US, Canada, Mexico and South America. Conspiracy expects to begin distribution in the 2nd Quarter of 2009. Real Heroes emphasizes non-violent, game-integral puzzles that mirror the challenges and on-the-fly choices firefighters face every day. Featuring Epicenter's … Continue reading Conspiracy, Epicenter Partner For Firefighter Wii Game →