Pirates of The Caribbean Online Celebrates First Year
Disney Online today announced the one-year anniversary of Pirates of the Caribbean Online (www.PiratesOnline.com), an immersive massively multiplayer online game (MMOG), which allows players to fully experience the untamed and action-packed Pirate world captured in the popular film franchise. Pirates of the Caribbean Online provides ever-changing, open-ended adventures with thousands of other players in a […]
JCVD Hits Theaters Nov. 7th
What happens when we cross the fantasy life of celebrity with the harshness of reality? Is the action star still a hero, or just an ordinary man dealing with life's daily struggles? JCVD, the newest release from Peace Arch and brought to the screen by Gaumont, Samsa Film, Artemis Productions, and RTBF hits theatres in […]
The Beatles To Get Own Music Video Game
MTV Networks announced a deal to use songs by The Beatles in a custom video game. It was widely expected that The Beatles would be placed into a Rock Band game, much like AeroSmith was a few months ago. But today it was announced that The Beatles would be getting their own music game that […]
2K Releases 3 Nickjr Kids Titles
2K Play, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO), and Nickelodeon, the number one entertainment brand for kids, today announced the debut of the popular Dora the Explorer character on the Wii home video game system from Nintendo. Dora the Explorer: Dora Saves the Snow Princess is now available at retailers in […]
MySims Hits DS, Wii
The Sims, an Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) Label, shipped three MySims titles to retail outlets nationwide today including MySims Kingdom on the Wii and Nintendo DS and MySims for the PC. MySims Kingdom sets players on an adventure of discovery and exploration to help King Roland and his subjects revitalize the Kingdom with endless […]
Jimi Hendrix Tracks Added To Guitar Hero World Tour
The Raconteurs and Jimi Hendrix will both take to the virtual stage this November as downloadable content in Activision Publishing, Inc.'s (Nasdaq: ATVI) Guitar Hero World Tour, the company announced today. Already confirmed to take center stage as a playable character, Jimi Hendrix, one of the most creative and influential musicians of the 20th century, […]
SouthPeak Releases Ninjatown
SouthPeak Games announced today that its highly anticipated, award-winning Nintendo DS title Ninjatown has shipped to retailers across the country. The title, developed by Venan Entertainment in conjunction with Cashmere Productions and based on the world of Shawnimals plush toys, features "action strategy" gameplay that is unlike anything else in handheld games. "It's a dream […]
ArenaNet Licenses Umbra
Umbra Software Ltd., developers of highly-acclaimed Umbra occlusion culling technology, announced today that ArenaNet, Inc. licensed Umbra´s visibility optimization technology to be used in ArenaNet's award winning Guild Wars franchise. "Rather than spend resources developing a new occlusion system to meet the demands of our next game we decided to license technology from the experts," […]
Bejeweled Gets Twisted
PopCap Games, the leading developer and publisher of casual games, introduced an irresistible innovation in its flagship Bejeweled franchise this evening, at a gala celebration in downtown Seattle. Bejeweled Twist, the first new Bejeweled title in almost four years, puts a completely new spin on the top-selling puzzle game that PopCap pioneered eight years ago. […]
IGDA Women Get New Chairperson
The Women in Games Special Interest Group of the International Game Developers Association (IGDA) has announced their new Chairperson, Fiona Cherbak, a game industry marketing and human resources executive. Committed to supporting women in games, the IGDA Women in Games Special Interest Group is a sub-organization of the International Game Developers Association. Cherbak is taking […]