Blokus Coming To PC
Funkitron, a widely respected publisher of casual games, today announced a partnership agreement with Sekkoia, the publisher of the popular board game Blokus, to develop an official version of the game for the PC platform. The strategy game has been a worldwide hit, winning almost all the existing awards in the industry since its debut […]
Contest Looks At Games And Health
A new competition seeks novel ways that video and computer games can be used to help people manage their health and improve how their care is provided. The online competition, "Why Games Matter: A Prescription for Improving Health and Health Care," is sponsored by the Pioneer Portfolio of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and […]
Peter Moore Resigns From Microsoft
Microsoft Corp. today announced that Don Mattrick, a former president at Electronic Arts Inc. (EA), will lead the Interactive Entertainment Business (IEB), which includes overseeing the Xbox and Games for Windows businesses. Peter Moore, who currently serves as corporate vice president of IEB, has decided to move his family back to the Bay Area for […]
Matrix Wins Vanguard Award
Matrix Games and Advanced Gaming Systems are proud and positively elated to announce that Harpoon 3 – Advanced Naval Warfare has been awarded the coveted Origins Vanguard Award for innovative and unique gaming products! Apart from a shiny new trophy, the institution behind judging the Vanguard Awards, the Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts and Design […]
PopCap Buys Retro 64
PopCap Games, the leading developer and publisher of casual games, today announced that it has acquired Retro64, Inc., a leading developer of retro-arcade style action and puzzle games (including Venice, which PopCap published last month). With the acquisition, PopCap has broadened its lineup of hit casual games to include more action-puzzle hybrid titles, and has […]
Unreal Tournament Is Exclusive PS3, PC Title
Midway Games Inc. (NYSE: MWY), a leading interactive entertainment publisher and developer, world renowned developer Epic Games Inc., and Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) today announced that the highly anticipated and award-winning Unreal Tournament 3 will be exclusive to the PLAYSTATION 3 computer entertainment system and PC in 2007. Thanks to the open network of […]
NCSoft, Sony Ink Development Deal
NCsoft Corporation, the world's leading developer and publisher of online games today announced an exclusive game development deal with Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCEI) that provides for NCsoft to create several online games for SCEI's PlayStation platforms, including PLAYSTATION 3 and PSP, accessible through PLAYSTATION Network. The announcement was made at the E3 Media and […]
Microsoft Wows At E3 Press Conference
By: Todd Hargosh Although there was noting about the anticipated price drop for the Xbox 360, Microsoft still managed to wow the audience with what they are calling "The Largest Game Lineup in History." In addition to Halo 3 and Mass Effect, Microsoft VP Peter Moore said every game demoed at the show would be […]
Sony Slashes PS3 Price By $100
In a move to boost lackluster sales, Sony has decided to cut the price of the PlayStation 3 in the United States by $100, bringing the price for the 60 gigabyte model down to $499 from its previous $599 price tag. "Our initial expectation is that sales should double at a minimum," Jack Tretton, chief […]
SEGA Announces Bleach
SEGA of America, Inc. and SEGA Europe Ltd. today announced that Bleach: Shattered Blade will be available on the Wii home video game system from Nintendo and Bleach: The Blade of Fate on the Nintendo DS portable handheld system. Based on the hit animated series, Bleach offers relentless action and dazzling swordplay with crisp, highly-stylized […]