EA Adds SimCity To One Laptop Per Child Systems
Today Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) announced the company will donate the original SimCity - the blockbuster 1989 game credited with giving rise to the city-building game genre-to each computer in the One Laptop per Child (OLPC) initiative. OLPC is a not-for-profit humanitarian effort to design, manufacture and distribute inexpensive laptops with the goal of […]
Dikiciyan and Velasco To Make Beowulf Game Soundtrack
Today Ubisoft, one of the world's largest video game publishers, announced that top video game composers Sascha Dikiciyan and Cris Velasco have created an original orchestral music score for Beowulf, the new action combat video game based on Paramount Pictures' and Shangri-La Entertainment's upcoming feature film Beowulf. The Beowulf video game is scheduled for worldwide […]
Fantasy Wars, Swashbucklers Both Ship
Atari, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATAR), one of the world's most recognized brands and a third-party video game publisher, today announced that both Fantasy Wars and Swashbucklers: Blue vs. Grey for Windows PC have shipped to retailers across North America. Fantasy Wars is rated "T" for Teen and is now available at a suggested retail price of […]
THQ Marketing Blitzes WWE vs. Raw Release
THQ Inc. (NASDAQ: THQI) and JAKKS Pacific, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAKK) today announced that the WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2008 global marketing campaign, aimed at highlighting the franchise's debut on the Wii home video game system, the Nintendo DS and the PLAYSTATION 3 computer entertainment system, will kick off tonight on Monday Night RAW. The campaign […]
Keyboard Quivers Added To Prize Pool
Every true gamer has their favorite keyboard, but taking them along with you to LAN parties or tournaments has always been a bit of a pain. Now the Keyboard Quiver from Dust-Off solves that problem. The Quiver is a cool backpack specially designed to hold your keyboard and gaming accessories like headsets, and look darn […]
CAEAA Gets New Awards Date
The 2nd Annual Canadian Awards for the Electronic and Animated Arts (CAEAA) has announced its new date for their Elan Awards Show as February 15th, 2008. The Elans, which awards the talent behind the burgeoning professional Video Gaming and Animation industries, as well as the raw talent (students) coming from Digital Art Educational Institutions, was […]
More Red Beard Skins Added To Prize Pool
Following a successful run of DS Lite Skin prizes from Red Beard, Gameindustry.com has added more skins of that type, plus some for the PS2 and PS3. Each week one lucky winner at GiN gets to pick something cool from the prize pool. Subscribing to the weekly newsletter is completely free, so if you want […]
The Witcher Casts Its Spell
Atari, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATAR), one of the world's most recognized brands and a third-party video game publisher announced today the North American launch of The Witcher, the first game from Polish development studio CD Projekt RED and a distinctive PC role-playing game which delivers a thrilling story in a unique fantasy universe alongside stunning tactical […]
Guitar Hero III Rocks To Shelves
Activision, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) today announced that Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock will officially rip it up on retail store shelves nationwide this Sunday, October 28. To help celebrate the legendary launch, over 3,000 stores across the country are expected to organize their own midnight launch events this weekend, allowing all aspiring axe-shredders to […]
Bee Movie, Shrek Game Ships
The DreamWorks Animation lineup of video games is growing with the announcement that Activision, Inc.'s (Nasdaq: ATVI) Bee Movie Game and Shrek: Ogres and Dronkeys have shipped and are now available at retail locations nationwide. Bee Movie Game is based on the upcoming DreamWorks Animation film, "Bee Movie," from creator Jerry Seinfeld. Bee Movie Game […]