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 →

In Santa Claus Save Christmas game you play as Santa Claus in a journey to recover all the presents for this year Christmas! There are thousands of packs dropped everywhere and hundreds of enemies that will try to stop you along the way! Santa Claus Save Christmas is a classical action platform game for arcade lovers of all ages. In this enchanting adventure game with smooth graphics and sounds, the player will have fun all the way jumping and picking presents and special items through the levels in one the best Christmas themed game of the year. If you are … Continue reading Santa Christmas Game Released →

The hottest gaming products and technologies including new gaming software and hardware, consoles, whole-house video systems and controllers will be on display at the 2007 International Consumer Electronics Show. Produced by the Consumer Electronics Association, the 2007 International CES, the world’s largest technology tradeshow, returns to Las Vegas January 8-11 to celebrate the show’s 40th anniversary. "With revenues projected to jump another 16 percent next year, the gaming market is booming. New gaming technologies continue to ‘wow’ the industry, and attendees at the 2007 International CES will be among the first to experience the hottest products changing the shape of … Continue reading CES Adding Games To Convention →

Get ready for complete and total domination. Electronic Arts (NASAQ: ERTS) today announced that Burnout Dominator is in development exclusively for the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system and PSP (PlayStationPortable) system. Burnout Dominator is an all-new installment of the legendary and multi-award winning Burnout series, loaded with intense racing action and dozens of retina-searing World Tour events. Burnout Dominator challenges gamers to face off against a series of hot-blooded rivals in brutal tests of aggressive driving techniques where performing burnouts gives you the advantage and multiplies your score potential. For the ultimate nerve-wracking experience, Burnout Dominator takes you to the … Continue reading Burnout Dominator Now In Development →

Matrix Games and Western Civilization Software have released the first update for their American Civil War strategy title, Forge of Freedom: The American Civil War 1861-1865. The update includes a variety of updates along with a new optimization technique to smooth audio during load sequences. Forge of Freedom: The American Civil War 1861-1865 builds upon the success which met Matrix Games and Western Civilization Software with the release of the Napoleonics strategy title Crown of Glory. In Forge of Freedom, the 19th century strategy style in Crown of Glory takes a hop across the Atlantic Ocean to America where the … Continue reading Matrix Updates Civil War Title →

NVIDIA Corporation (Nasdaq: NVDA), the worldwide leader in programmable graphics processor technologies today announced that it has signed a cross-licensing agreement with Aplix Corporation (TSE: 3727), the global leader in deploying Java technology in mobile phones, to closely cooperate to optimize handheld Java graphics solutions for mobile content providers, carriers and OEMs. Aplix will integrate its JBlend Java platform with NVIDIA GoForce handheld GPUs and JSR solutions from Hybrid and third-party partners to provide optimal Java and graphics performance for mobile devices. NVIDIA will distribute this complete Java graphics solution to its network of mobile content developers and both companies … Continue reading NVIDIA and Aplix To Improve Phone Games →

Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: ERTS) announced today that SSX Blur developed exclusively for Nintendo Wii is the newest version of the critically acclaimed snowboarding franchise. The huge air, blurring speed and insane tricks that SSX is known for return and the fun-factor is amplified by the unique capability of the Nintendo Wii controller. The game is in development by EA Montreal under the EA SPORTS BIG brand, and will ship to retailers across North America and Europe in March 2007. "We wanted to take the soul of the franchise-the air, the speed, the tricks, the fun-and Wii-ify it," said Alex Hyder, … Continue reading SSX Blur Will Be Wii Only →