Men of War Announced
Leading Eastern and Central European publisher 1C Company today announced the development of its new World War II strategy game Men of War. Men of War is the sequel to the critically acclaimed Soldiers: Heroes of World War II and Faces of War and is scheduled for a summer 2008 release around the world. Men […]
Pirates of the Burning Sea Launches
Grab your parrot, raise the gang plank and ready the cannons with Pirates of the Burning Sea (PotBS), the hotly anticipated online PC game where players can clash on land and sea. This new title from Sony Online Entertainment LLC's (SOE) Platform Publishing label, and Flying Lab Software LLC (FLS), is available today at participating […]
GiN Game Of The Year Nominees Announced
Thousands of passionate GiN readers have cast their ballots to choose the nominees for the Game Of the Year Awards. According to GiN columnists Chella Ramanan and Todd Hargosh, 2007 was an incredible year for gaming, producing more excellent titles that at any other time in recent memory, making the job of finding just a […]
ESA Says Game Industry Now Worth $18 Billion
Computer and video game software sales reached $9.5 billion in 2007, 28% over the previous year, and set a new record according to final data compiled by the NPD Group and announced today by the Entertainment Software Association (ESA). The industry's economic impact is illustrated further through data showing that Halo 3, the best-selling title […]
Stand-Alone Rock Band Instruments Going On Sale
Harmonix, one of the world's leading developers of music-based games, and MTV Games, part of Viacom's MTV Networks (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), along with distribution partner Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS), announced today that individual instrument peripherals for Rock Band will start shipping to U.S. store shelves beginning on February 12th. "The release of standalone instruments […]
New S.T.A.L.K.E.R. To Be On Steam
GCS Game World and Valve announce that S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky will be available for digital download worldwide exclusively on Steam (www.steamgames.com), a leading online platform for the distribution and management of PC games. The official prequel to the Survival FPS game S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl is currently slated for simultaneous release on Steam and at […]
Juan Montes Is Chairman Of Telcogames
Telcogames Limited, the leading European mobile games distributor, today announced that Juan Montes has been appointed as chairman of the board. Montes joins Telcogames with a long and well established pedigree in console and mobile video games. His previous roles have included; Vice President of Software Development for Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE), Vice President […]
Online gaming subscriptions a growth market
By William Jackson GiN editor at large The big guns of the gaming industry are targeting online subscription services as a way to boost revenue and promote brand loyalty, according to a recent analysis by In-Stat, a high-tech market research firm. Last year was a good one for video game makers, but the hardware side […]
Age Of Conan Launch Pushed Back To May
Funcom announces a new release date for Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures. The highly anticipated MMO receives eight more weeks of development, allowing Funcom to deliver a more polished MMO experience when the game launches on the 20th of May 2008. Despite great feedback on vital aspects like immersion, fun factor and the exciting combat […]
Rock Band Downloadable Content Sells 2.5 Million
Eight weeks after the release of the red-hot music video game, and while Rock Band continues to fly off store shelves, the response to the downloadable music is clear, as fans and gamers have propelled its downloadable content to "double platinum" status, purchasing more than 2.5 million game levels based on songs since its launch […]