The Settlers: Rise of an Empire Launches
Today Ubisoft, one of the world's largest video game publishers, announced that The Settlers Rise of an Empire has shipped to retailers nationwide and is available exclusively for Games for Windows. The Settlers Rise of an Empire is the sixth game in the popular PC strategy franchise that was created by Ubisoft's Blue Byte studio […]
Dragon Blade Ships For Wii
D3Publisher of America, Inc. (D3PA), a publisher and developer of interactive entertainment software, today announced that Dragon Blade: Wrath of Fire has shipped to retail stores across North America. Designed specifically for the Wii system, Dragon Blade is a 3rd person action-adventure game where players unleash the magical powers of a fierce dragon, creating a […]
Halo 3 Finally Launches
Starting tonight "Halo 3," the final chapter of Microsoft Corp.'s epic video game trilogy, finally goes on sale around the world. By the end of the week, fans in 37 countries will be playing the game Wired magazine recently called "a cultural touchstone, a Star Wars for the thumb stick generation." In the United States, […]
Team Fortress 2 Beta Opens
Team Fortress 2 (TF2), the successor to the granddaddy of class-based multiplayer action games and the multiplayer component of The Orange Box, is now available in beta to those who pre-purchase The Orange Box via Steam (www.steamgames.com). Pre-purchasers will find TF2 activated in their Steam account and available for immediate play. This year's most anticipated […]
Baseball Mogul Sells 100,000+
Sports Mogul Inc. announced today that their award-winning product, Baseball Mogul 2008, has topped 115,000 units in sales in just six months, breaking their sales record for the entire year of 2006. According to data from NPD Research, this makes Baseball Mogul 2008 the number 1-selling PC baseball game for the second straight year. This […]
Sonic Rush Speeds To Retail
SEGA of America, Inc. today announced that Sonic Rush Adventure, created exclusively for the Nintendo DS, has shipped to stores across North America. Sonic Rush Adventure takes Sonic fans on an exciting high-speed island-hopping adventure filled with action-packed gameplay and all-new vehicles. Taking full advantage of the DS Touch Screen, players can perform amazing tricks […]
Oklahoma Court Strikes Down Game Law
Today the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma issued a permanent injunction against that state's unconstitutional attempt at regulating computer and video games, ruling that video games are a form of creative expression entitled to protection under the First Amendment. In her decision, the Honorable Robin J. Cauthron also found that […]
Affinitive, Namco, Launch WOM .hack Campaign
Affinitive (http://www.beaffinitive.com), a pioneer and leader in word-of-mouth (WOM) and social media marketing and technology solutions, announces the launch of a new, nontraditional and highly innovative marketing program that leverages social media and WOM tactics to support the release of the second and third installments of NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc.'s .hack//G.U. trilogy. Part "game-within-a-game", […]
Guitar Hero III To Release On PC And Mac
The rock gods have spoken, and gamers around the world will now be able to unleash their inner-rock star on two brand new platforms. Aspyr Media, in partnership with Activision, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI), today announced that the third iteration of the wildly popular Guitar Hero franchise, Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, will be available […]
BioShock Is Top Ranked 360 Game
2K Games, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO), announced today that BioShock, its hit title exclusively available for Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and Games for Windows, secured the position of all-time top ranked Xbox 360 game and the year's highest ranked game across all console platforms […]