Puzzle Quest Expands
Productivity worldwide will slow today as gamers around the globe download the newly launched expansion pack Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords – Revenge of the Plague Lord from Xbox LIVE Marketplace. The expansion pack is available for play as an addition to fan favorite game Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords for Xbox LIVE […]
Merscom, Starz Media To Publish Righteous Kill Game
Merscom announced today at the Casual Connect conference in Seattle it is working jointly with Starz Media and Overture Films to develop and publish a casual game based on the upcoming feature film, Righteous Kill. The film stars Robert De Niro and Al Pacino as two veteran New York City detectives who are on the […]
1C Company Buys Buka Entertainment
Leading Eastern and Central European publisher 1C Company officially announced today that it has signed an agreement in which it has acquired one of the largest Russian publishing and distribution companies, BUKA. 1C and BUKA are two of the most well known brands in the Russian games and multimedia market. Future cooperation opens new horizons […]
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 […]