Former Europe PlayStation CEO Joins PlaySpan
PlaySpan, Inc., the game industry's first publisher sponsored in-game commerce network, today announced that former Sony PlayStation Europe CEO, Chris Deering, has joined the PlaySpan advisory board. Deering brings a decade of experience as CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, guiding publishers in dealing with complex issues across multiple cultures, currencies and jurisdictions. "The PlaySpan […]
Eternal Sonata Plays On PS3
Leading video games developer and publisher NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc, announced today that Eternal Sonata has shipped to retailers nationwide for the PLAYSTATION 3 computer entertainment system. An award-winning role playing game with spectacular cel-shaded graphics and a distinctive battle system, Eternal Sonata delivers a thrilling adventure in a fantasy world inspired by the […]
Halo Board Game Released
The battle for supremacy begins — NOW. Genius Products, LLC and B1 Games today announced that the first-ever board game based on Microsoft Game Studios and Bungie's best-selling Halo property — Halo Interactive Strategy Game — has shipped to retail outlets nationwide. Bringing the Halo universe to a broader audience through numerous family-friendly features, the […]
Qur'an Quotes Delay LittleBigPlanet
Sony has pushed back the release date for LittleBigPlanet, after it was discovered that some quotes in songs from the game came from the Qur'an, which Sony thought might be offensive to players. The new ship date is October 27th. According to Sony, "During the review process prior to the release of LittleBigPlanet, it has […]
Pinball Inferno Burns Up The iPhone
The masters of pinball simulations are at it again! ZEN Studios, the creator of the highly-popular title, ZEN Pinball: Rollercoaster, in conjunction with Publisher X, announced today that ZEN Pinball: Inferno is now available for the Apple iPhone and iPod touch. "We've been working hard to deliver games that offer the highest possible pinball experience […]
The Sims 3 Preorder Available
Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) today announced that the Collector's Edition of The Sims 3, the highly anticipated next-generation flagship PC game from The Sims Label, is now available for pre-order at select North American retailers including GameStop, Best Buy, Circuit City, Fry's Electronics, GameCrazy, EB Canada, Amazon.com, Gogamer.com, Target.com and Walmart.com. Worldwide pre-order opportunities […]
Rock Revolution, New Music-Based Game, Ships
Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. today announced Rock Revolution, an authentic music-based video game poised to re-define the rhythm genre, has shipped to retail outlets nationwide. Brought to market by the company that created the music videogame genre with breakthrough titles such as DanceDanceRevolution, Karaoke Revolution, Beatmania and Guitar Freaks, Rock Revolution provides an unmatched rock […]
SouthPeak Games Buys Gamecock Media Group
SouthPeak Games, one of the fastest growing videogame publishers, today announced the acquisition of Austin-based Gamecock Media Group. Commenting on the acquisition, Melanie Mroz, CEO of SouthPeak, stated, "Gamecock brings us a solid slate of upcoming titles, including Legendary, Mushroom Men and Velvet Assassin and supports our strategy of working with independent developers. We are […]
Champions Online Announces Beta Signups
Cryptic Studios announced today that players can now sign up for a chance to participate in the first closed beta for Champions Online, an action massively multiplayer online game (MMOG) slated for release in the spring of 2009. This PC specific beta begins in mid-November 2008 and players sign up by visiting www.champions-online.com/preview_application. "This closed […]
Frontier Developments Chooses Wwise For Audio
Audiokinetic Inc., the leading audio solution provider for the video game industry, announced today that its audio pipeline solution, Wwise, will be used in the creation of Frontier Developments' entire future output. Frontier, the award-winning Cambridge, (UK)-based independent game studio, has several major projects in development – including the highly anticipated action thriller ‘The Outsider' […]