Mines Of Moria Gets Ship Date
Turbine, Inc. announced today the details of the launch of The Lord of the Rings Online: Mines of Moria. On November 18, 2008 The Lord of the Rings Online: Mines of Moria will be available in stores across North America and Europe allowing players to begin their journey to the vast, terrifying and unparalleled world […]
Pitfall Swings Onto Wii
Activision Publishing, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) announced today that Pitfall: The Big Adventure for Wii has shipped to retail stores in North America, introducing a classic franchise to an all new audience and giving old school fans a fresh Pitfall experience. Set deep in the Peruvian jungle, you will assume the role of Pitfall Harry, the […]
Fitness Ultimatum Stretches In October
Majesco Entertainment Company (NASDAQ: COOL), an innovative provider of video games for the mass market, today announced that Jillian Michaels' Fitness Ultimatum 2009 has gone gold and is scheduled to ship on October 21st for Wiiâ„¢. The game is the first of its kind to integrate a celebrity fitness trainer-Jillian Michaels, the strength trainer and […]
Carbine Promotes Tim Cain
Computer game developer Carbine Studios today announced the promotion of industry veteran Tim Cain to design director of the studio's unannounced massively multiplayer online (MMO) game. Located in Orange County, Calif., Carbine Studios is part of NCsoft, the world's premier publisher and developer of MMO games. Cain, a 25-year veteran of the game industry, has […]
Katie Morgan Is New Executive VP Of Emergent
Emergent Game Technologies has selected former SouthPeak executive vice president, Katie Morgan, as vice president of sales and marketing. Morgan will draw on her deep knowledge of the development process to guide Emergent in meeting the critical needs of developers and publishers. "As a publisher, I was well aware that the rising cost of development […]
Samantha Swift Looks To Conquer Casual Adventure
MumboJumbo, leading developer and publisher, today unveiled their newest game, Samantha Swift and the Hidden Roses of Athena. Unlike other casual game titles, Samantha Swift combines hidden object game-play with puzzles and overlays them on an adventure story, creating the long-awaited casual adventure. "Samantha Swift is an incredibly fun game-we've taken all the things that […]
iZ3D Sponsoring Film Festival
iZ3D, LLC, designer, developer, and pioneer of advanced 3D visualization systems, is pleased to announce that it is among the notable 3D industry sponsors of the world's first digital "3-D Film & Interactive Festival" (3DFF). The festivities will begin on October 10 – 12, 2008 in Orlando, Florida and will continue October 17 – 19 […]
Plastic Wax Plans Expansion
Plastic Wax, a leading digital animation studio specializing in videogame production and premium entertainment, today announced global expansion plans that include extensive talent acquisition, investments in new technology and the opening of an office in San Francisco focused on business development. Over 30 members have been added to the Plastic Wax team over the last […]
We Ski Moves To Wii
Fresh powder, pristine slopes and winter fun will again drift into homes in March 2009, as NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc. today announced We Ski and Snowboard, a sequel to its much lauded snow sports game for Nintendo Wii. Topping the list of enhancements in this latest installment of Wii Balance Board standouts is the […]
VGXpo Adding Games Summit To Show
Lunar Tide Communications, Inc., co-producers of America's Video Game Expo (VGXPO), one of the largest consumer gaming events in the America's, is expanding the scope of VGXPO to include a new game industry conference – the ‘East Coast Games Summit'. Designed to serve the professional colleagues in the game industry, as well as those interested […]