Guitar Hero III Goes To Phones
Hands-On Mobile, Inc., the world's leading developer of connected games and applications, in partnership with Activision Publishing, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVID), today announced the availability of Guitar Hero III: Backstage Pass for mobile phones. The game is available today on select carriers nationwide. Backstage Pass adds a whole new dimension to the Guitar Hero universe and […]
AMD Gets New CEO
AMD (NYSE:AMD) today announced that its board of directors elected President and COO Dirk Meyer as the company's chief executive officer. Meyer succeeds Hector Ruiz, who will become executive chairman of AMD and chair of the board of directors. As executive chairman, Ruiz will ensure a smooth executive leadership transition, focus on driving the company's […]
Nine Inch Nails Added To Rock Band Downloads
Harmonix and MTV Games announced today the addition of Nine Inch Nails and Shinedown to the Rock Band Music Store catalog of downloadable content. Available July 22, the NIN three-pack includes the psychotic audio thrill ride "Burn" from the Natural Born Killers soundtrack, "Capital G" from their conceptual fifth studio release Year Zero, and "Last" […]
E3 News: ESA Says Women Gamers Increasing
Forty percent of gamers are women according to a new survey released today by the video game industry's trade group, the Entertainment Software Association (ESA). Additional findings in the ESA's annual survey of consumer demographics and usage behaviors indicate that the average age of game players has risen to 35. "This new data underscores the […]
City of Heroes/Villains Merge
There is a reason for the rejoicing in Paragon City and the Rogue Isles. It is official – NCsoft has completely merged the two games into one game universe. All current subscribers who only had one of the games (City of Heroes or City of Villains) now have access to the features of both games. […]
Wanted Movie To Get Game Follow-up
Universal Pictures Digital Platforms Group (UPDPG) is creating a video game based on Universal Pictures' blockbuster action-thriller Wanted, starring James McAvoy, Morgan Freeman and Angelina Jolie. The game will be published worldwide by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and is being developed by renowned game developer GRIN, best known for its work on the Tom Clancy: […]
PlaySpan Buys PayByCash
Silicon Valley based PlaySpan Inc. (www.playspan.com) has acquired PayByCash (www.paybycash.com) the leading alternative payment system for online games, virtual worlds and social networks. Together PlaySpan and PayByCash create one of the fastest growing commerce and payment service companies supporting game publishers' need for a complete commerce and payment platform in the rapidly growing market of […]
BigWorld Expands To Japan
BigWorld has recently expanded its presence in both the Japanese and South Korean markets. Gavin Longhurst, BigWorld VP for Business Development, announced that this move bolsters BigWorld's ability to provide direct sales and support to the increasing number of game developers using the BigWorld MMO engine in the region. Longhurst said that BigWorld has appointed […]
Texas Governor Rick Perry Speaking At E3
The Honorable Rick Perry, Governor of Texas, will speak at the 2008 E3 Media & Business Summit on Wednesday, July 16, the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) announced today. In addition, the ESA today released the official Summit exhibitor list, stating that the event's exhibit space is expected to sell out shortly. The 2008 E3 Media […]
Ubisoft Announces I Am Alive Game At E3
Today Ubisoft announced an edgy new survival-adventure intellectual property, I Am Alive, will be released on current generation video game consoles in spring 2009. When Chicago is left in ruins and the cause of the devastation is unknown, players will be challenged to think, react and take risks that will directly affect themselves and those […]