In a move to benefit customers, Microsoft Corp. announced today that it will change the Xbox 360 warranty from 90 days to one year from the date of purchase in the United States and Canada. Microsoft extended the warranty in these territories to be consistent with the standard one-year Xbox 360 warranty that is available throughout most of the world. The news is reason to celebrate this holiday season; it applies to both would-be purchasers and those who already have Xbox 360 and are still within their first year of ownership. Effective today, the one-year warranty is now the standard … Continue reading Xbox 360 Warranty Extended To One Year →

Kuma Reality Games and The History Channel today announced the release of the final game-isode in the "Shootout!" series, "Tet Offensive: The Embassy." In conjunction with the new release, Kuma Reality Games will host a multiplayer event on Saturday, December 30, providing gamers the opportunity to participate in a two-team "shootout" set inside the U.S. Embassy grounds in Saigon, circa 1968 – allowing players unique access inside the main Embassy building and on the rooftop. Eight "Shootout!" players will have the chance to win their choice of two premium prizes: a DVD of the "Tet Offensive" episode from "Shootout!", or … Continue reading History Channel and Kuma Announce Shootout →

You think you’ve got what it takes to call yourself the best driver in the world? Prove it! Take part in the Xpand Rally Xtreme Speed Maniacs timed run competition by registering at http://xtremespeeds.xpandrally.com/ and sending your timed run replay on the specified rally track from the game. Beat your enemies’ times, gain the Champion’s title and receive $1,600$ worth prizes from AMD, Playseats and Logitech! Xtreme Speed Maniacs prizes: 1st place – Playseats Classic rally kit + ATI Radeon X1950XTX video card + Logitech Momo driving wheel 2nd place – ATI Radeon X1950XTX video card + Logitech Momo driving … Continue reading Xpand Rally Contest Begins →

Planetwide Media today announced the retail launch of the Marvel Heroes Comic Book Creator interactive entertainment software across the United States and Canada in major retail stores and through online retailers. Marvel Heroes Comic Book Creator software allows users to create personalized comic books featuring their favorite Marvel characters – Spider-Man, X-Men with Wolverine and Elektra. Planetwide's Marvel Heroes Comic Book Creator is an innovative interactive entertainment PC software application that enables Marvel fans to use their imaginations and actual "MARVEL Heroes" content to create personalized comics and comic books, which can then be posted to blogs, emailed to friends … Continue reading Marvel Comic Book Creator Launches →

Next Generation announced their annual list of top 25 people in the video game industry this past Thursday, and included the industry's most rockin' female, RedOctane's Stacey Hirata, vice president of marketing, responsible for the Guitar Hero brand. Each year Next Generation calls for nominations of individuals that have made an impact through positive, significant and noteworthy contributions to the video game industry. "The success of Guitar Hero could not have been achieved without the hard work and dedication from Stacey and everyone at RedOctane," said Kai Huang, co-founder and president at RedOctane. "We are very proud of the achievements … Continue reading Red Octane Prez Named To Top 25 →

Flagship Studios today announced that it has expanded operations with the formation of a new development studio: Flagship Seattle. Flagship Studios is already one of the most respected independent video game developers in North America. The creation of Flagship Seattle plays an integral part in the company’s development plans. The studio is led by Travis Baldree, Project Director. Baldree previously worked at Wild Tangent as the Lead Designer on the popular free-to-play role-playing game Fate. Flagship Seattle has a diverse history of game development. Other team members have worked on titles including Total Annihilation, Dungeon Siege and SWAT 3. Flagship … Continue reading Flagship Seattle Founded →

Leading video games publisher and developer NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc. announced today that "The Legend of Heroes III: Song of the Ocean" will be arriving on the PSP (PlayStationPortable) system in January 2007. The third iteration of the hit RPG series will embark players on an entirely new journey in a vast world with beautifully illustrated characters. Crafted by the same legendary studio that brought you "Ys" and "Brandish", "The Legend of Heroes III: Song of the Ocean" stands to deliver an exciting on-the-go RPG experience for all PSP system owners. "The Legend of Heroes series is regarded as … Continue reading Legend of Heroes III Announced →

The Mighty Troglodytes mobile games studio is running a pixel artist contest. To enter the contest each candidate must create the following: One pixel design of the character in Isometric 3D. 32 x 32 pixels. 16 colours max. One walk animation of this character in 6 frames. One background composed of 6 tiles (each tile being 16 x 16 in size.) inspired by the Adventure Boy game background. This background must contain at least one palm tree and one stone. The background must loop. Draw the character in 2D and in your background. One drawing (pen & paper) of this … Continue reading Troglodytes Announces Artist Contest →

The first 12 graduates of the University of Central Florida's new graduate video-game development program received their master's degrees during a ceremony Monday, Dec. 11, at the UCF Arena. The Florida Interactive Entertainment Academy graduates enrolled in summer 2005, when UCF first offered the program at the former Expo Centre in downtown Orlando. They spent 16 months preparing to become producers, artists and programmers in the video-game industry. FIEA's current fall enrollment is 63, including 17 students who are scheduled to graduate in the spring. FIEA graduates were part of the ceremony on Dec. 11, which featured students from the … Continue reading Master's Video Game Class Graduates →

2K Sports, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (Nasdaq: TTWO), announced today that NBA 2K7, the #1-rated basketball video game series for five-straight years, is the number one selling Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system basketball title for a third straight month; and the number one selling PLAYSTATION 3 computer entertainment system basketball title. Additionally, NBA 2K7 won Best Team Sports Game at the 2006 Spike TV Video Game Awards, confirming the critical recognition that NBA 2K7 is the #1-rated basketball video game. "We’re proud that gamers have made NBA 2K7 the number one selling next-generation NBA … Continue reading NBA 2K7 Slam Dunks Retail →