THQ Sings The UFC
THQ has announced that it has singed the rights to games based on the UFC. The agreement lasts through 2011 and will apply to PC, handheld and console platforms. "Ultimate Fighting Championship and THQ represent the perfect marriage of rich content and proven development capabilities," said Kelly Flock, executive vice president of worldwide publishing, THQ. […]
Namco's Pool Pro Online Gets Sequel
Think you're a pool shark? Get ready to hustle your way through 8- or 9-ball games and play head-to-head with opponents in real-time in Pool Pro Online II, the newest mobile game from Namco Networks, a leading publisher and developer of wireless games and content. Pool Pro Online II lets players create a personal profile, […]
Day One: Warcraft Burning Crusade Sells 2.4 Million
Blizzard Entertainment today announced that World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade has broken the day-one sales record to become the fastest-selling PC game ever in North America and Europe, with a worldwide total of nearly 2.4 million copies sold in the first 24 hours of availability. The Burning Crusade, the first expansion set for World […]
Dark And Light Offers Free Taste
Farlan Entertainment, publisher of Dark and Light MMORPG (Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game), today announced that in order to allow even more players to experience the uniquely immersive world of Dark and Light gaming, all Dark and Light forum members can now access the game for free. This is the perfect time for forum […]
Mobile Phone Players Ricochet
I-play, the mobile entertainment company, today announced the global launch of Ricochet: Lost Worlds on mobile phones, a new version of the incredibly successful PC game by premiere casual game publisher iWin and leading developer Reflexive Entertainment. The popular brick-breaking puzzle game, which was featured for 137 weeks on Real Arcade's top 10 list, will […]
Gateway Installs Wild Tangent
WildTangent, Inc. announced today that it has added Gateway, Inc. to its video games distribution network, the WildTangent Games Network (WGN). All Gateway and eMachines desktops and notebooks sold through retail will offer a custom Gateway branded version of the WildTangent Game Console, a software application that enables discovery and enjoyment of hundreds of the […]
Warner Bros. Working On Looney Tunes Arsenal
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment will launch the all-new action-packed LOONEY TUNES: ACME ARSENAL videogame in fall 2007, starring the classically mischievous animated characters in a next-generation adventure for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and the Wii. Published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and developed by REDTRIBE, LOONEY TUNES: ACME ARSENAL […]
Lowenstein To Give Final AIAS Speech
The Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences (AIAS) will host one of the last official speeches by outgoing Entertainment Software Association (ESA) President, Douglas Lowenstein, at the D.I.C.E. (Design, Innovate, Communicate, Entertain) Summit 2007. The D.I.C.E. Summit will be held at the Green Valley Ranch Resort, Spa and Casino in Las Vegas, Feb. 7 – […]
SouthPeak bringing Two Worlds To 360
SouthPeak Interactive, a leading independent videogame publisher, today announced that its massive, open-ended role-playing game, Two Worlds, will be released this spring for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft. Developed by Las Vegas-based TopWare Interactive and Reality Pump Studios, Two Worlds is an evolution of the role-playing genre. Combining unlimited character […]
Battlefield 2142 Expands In March
The battle for survival wages on! Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: ERTS) today announced that Battlefield 2142: Northern Strike is currently in development for the PC. The booster pack is being developed at the EA Digital Illusions (DICE) studio in Stockholm, Sweden and is slated for release in March 2007. Battlefield 2142: Northern Strike drops gamers deep […]