GameTap Launches Artist Of The Month
Today GameTap, the first-of-its-kind broadband entertainment network from Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (TBS, Inc.), announces the addition of its Artist of the Month campaign showcasing a robust line-up of original music programming. This massive promotion devotes 30 days of exclusive programming with a new show premiering each week and encompasses live performances, music videos, top […]
Square Licenses Unreal 3 Engine
Square Enix Co., Ltd. today announced a licensing agreement with Epic Games that enables Square Enix to introduce Epic's Unreal Engine 3 middleware into its next-generation game development process. Square Enix has built its highly successful franchises such as FINAL FANTASY, DRAGON QUEST and KINGDOM HEARTS by pushing game consoles to their limits and providing […]
Game Aims To Halt AIDS Spread
mtvU, MTV's 24-hour college network, and the Kaiser Family Foundation today announced the "Change the Course of HIV Challenge" – a competition offering college students digital tools to reduce the spread of HIV/AIDS among young people in the United States. The challenge asks gamers, activists or any student with a great idea to propose a […]
GameTap's Myst Online: Uru Launching Soon
Mark your calendars! GameTap is proud to announce Thursday, February 15th, as the official release date for the highly anticipated debut of "Myst Online: Uru Live." This new adventure-driven take on the massively multiplayer online game genre will feature the ongoing release of new content and will become simultaneously available in fourteen countries around the […]
Nintendo Launches Wii News Service
Nintendo launched the Wii News Channel this weekend, a service that those with a Wii console, broadband access and the Opera Web Browser can access. The service mostly offers AP news in multiple languages. Japanese-language news will come from a separate agency. News is displayed through an interactive map, which users can navigate with the […]
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 […]