Call Of Duty 4 Is Number One
Activision (Nasdaq: ATVI) announced today that Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare was the number one title in units worldwide for calendar 2007, according to The NPD Group, Chart Track and The GFK Group. Developed by Infinity Ward, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, has sold in excess of seven million units worldwide since its […]
RHEM 3 Goes Gold
Got Game Entertainment LLC today announced that "RHEM 3", an intricate pure-puzzle, first-person adventure game for PC and Mac has gone gold. In this third installment in the popular "RHEM" series, the adventures of brothers Kales and Zetais continue in a labyrinthine world of hidden rooms and secret passages, strange vehicles and odd machines. Featuring […]
D&D Online Expands
Turbine Inc. today announced the launch of the latest free content update for subscribers to DUNGEONS & DRAGONS ONLINE (DDO), The Thirteenth Eclipse. This major update to DDO brings new open landscape regions, an increased level cap, and more monsters, spells, magic items, and traditional dungeons. DDO is based on the world-renowned DUNGEONS & DRAGONS […]
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 […]