UK's Firebrand Games Comes To US
Firebrand Games, a successful Glasgow, UK based developer of Racing Games is entering the next stage of its growth with the opening of an office in Central Florida, USA. Based in Merritt Island, Florida, minutes from the beach and only 45 minutes from Orlando airport, Firebrand's new office is ideal for anyone based in Central […]
Realore Launches Jane's Hotel
Realore Studios today announces the immediate availability of Jane's Hotel 1.06, a new computer game that lets you unleash your inner hotelier. You play as Jane, a young lady who starts her own business with the goal to make her hotel the best in town. "Jane's Hotel" challenges you to multitask by giving new guests […]
Lighthouse And VSTEP Extend Ship Simulator Deal
Leading publisher Lighthouse Interactive and developer VSTEP today announced that they have extended their publishing deal to include the North American rights to Ship Simulator 2008; the acclaimed naval simulation game for Windows. The game will be released in Canada and the U.S. in Q1 2008. VSTEP will maintain the rights for online distribution. Ship […]
Halo 3 Shattering Sales Records
Microsoft today announced that the Xbox 360 exclusive game "Halo 3" has officially become the biggest entertainment launch in history, garnering an estimated $170 million in sales in the United States alone in the first 24 hours. The Xbox 360 title beat previous records set by blockbuster theatrical releases like "Spider-man 3" and novels such […]
RealNetworks To Buy Game Trust
Digital entertainment services company RealNetworks, Inc. (Nasdaq: RNWK) today announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Game Trust, Inc, a casual game infrastructure company based in New York. Real plans to add Game Trust's innovative community and commerce capabilities to the technology platform currently offered to Real's games syndication partners. The transaction is […]
Hardy Boys Getting A PC Game
JoWooD and The Adventure Company, leading publishers of PC adventure games around the world, are pleased to announce that they have entered into a partnership with Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing to develop a series of interactive games based on the works of the world's most popular boy detectives The Hardy Boys. With over 100 […]
Jackass Game Launches
Red Mile Entertainment (OTCBB: RDML), a worldwide developer and publisher of interactive entertainment software, and MTV Games, a unit of Viacom's MTV Networks (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B) and publisher of innovative interactive products, announced today the release of Jackass the game for the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system and PSP (PlayStationPortable) system. Inspired by the popular […]
Ultima Online Turns 10, Invites Back Former Players
Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS), the world's leading interactive entertainment company, today celebrated the 10th anniversary of the classic massively-multiplayer online game (MMO), Ultima Online. Launched on September 25, 1997, Ultima Online broke new ground in the multiplayer game space and ushered in the modern MMO era. Anniversary celebrations include special in-game activities and rewards, […]
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 […]