The state of Illinois was handed a huge defeat today as a federal judge threw out the controversial law the state had proposed limiting violent or sexually explicit game sales to minors. U.S. District Court Judge Matthew Kennelly pulled no punches in tossing the law, saying the state came "nowhere near" demonstrating that the law was constitutionally binding. The states main argument, pushed forward by Governor Rob Blagojevich and his supporters, was that being exposed to games with a lot of killing or sex harmed children. Essentially, they said such material made a person more likely to commit the types … Continue reading Illinois Violent Game Law Struck Down →

game&game (www.gameNgame.com), an online games portal designed by the Korea IT Industry Promotion Agency (KIPA), today announced that it has launched a preview of its new Web site. Packed not only with brand new games, the site also offers titles not previously released for U.S. gamers by some of Korea's hottest game developers. All of the games are currently in beta testing status and are now available for free. game&game will be a fully operational gaming site on December 12, 2005, by which time it will have added features such as bulletin boards, rankings, player polls, member sign-ins, and a … Continue reading Korean Games Get Web Showcase →

Konami Digital Entertainment – America, a division of Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc., today shipped Crime Life: Gang Wars for the Xbox video game and entertainment system from Microsoft. The game will also ship for PC DVD-ROM on November 29. This free-roaming, beat-em-up action brawler features a story line that delves into urban Hip Hop culture and puts gamers in the shoes of a small-time gang member as he fights his way up a criminal ladder for control of the city. Adding an air of Hip Hop authenticity to Crime Life: Gang Wars is the Detroit rap crew D12, which have … Continue reading Konami Ships Crime Life →

Digital Leisure today has released fifteen classic games that redefined a generation for the all new Xbox 360. Hold on to your consoles, included in the release is the award winning Dragon’s Lair series of games and American Laser Games classics, like Mad Dog McCree. Also, for the first time on a home console comes the Digital Leisure release of the classic Thayer’s Quest! All of these great titles are compatible with the all new Xbox 360. "It’s so exciting to see the classics continuing to make a comeback. Playing your old favorites on the latest and most powerful entertainment … Continue reading Digital Liesure Goes 360 →

Astraware and Revolution Software are excited to announce the release of Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars for Palm OSR handhelds. The game has been developed by Revolution Software, the original creators of the Broken Sword series, and is published by Astraware. Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars is an epic adventure which takes you around the globe in a desperate race to unlock the ancient mysteries of the Knights Templar. Originally created for PC and PlayStation, and now available for PalmOSR handhelds, Broken Sword is the story of George Stobbart, an American tourist on vacation in Europe, who becomes … Continue reading Broken Sword Hits Handhelds →

Sony Online Entertainment Inc. (SOE), a global leader in the online games industry, today unveiled Mobile.Station, a new web portal specifically designed for the PSP (PlayStation®Portable) system's web browser. By accessing Station.Sony.com, PSP system users will be automatically redirected to the new mobile site which features a PSP system-friendly interface, videos, PSP system wallpapers, links to many other popular mobile websites and much more. Mobile.Station has been designed specifically for use with the PSP system, from its console-friendly user interface to the multiple links to other useful web sites. SOE's PSP system portal includes three sections, Media, Games and Links. … Continue reading PSP Gets New Website →

Fan’s were enthralled as 24-year old Johnathan "Fatal1ty" Wendel walked off the stage $150,000 richer and carrying the title, greatest videogames player in the world, after besting all 32 finalists at the 2005 Cyberathlete Professional League’s (CPL) $1,000,000 World Tour Final. The game was Painkiller, a PC game from the developer Dreamcatcher, a fast paced, first person shooter that requires precision and quick reflexes. The audience of hundreds at this year’s event rapidly became familiar with the game as they watched every move on two jumbo screens hanging from the stage area and listened as two Shoutcasters gave play by … Continue reading Fatal1ty Wins Again →

CCP Games, an independent developer and publisher of massively multiplayer online games, today announced the public release of "EVE Online®: Red Moon Rising", a new expansion to its highly successful and fast-growing Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (MMORPG) "EVE Online: Exodus". Red Moon Rising is scheduled for release this December, and will be provided to subscribers free of charge. "Red Moon Rising is the last of the EXODUS chapters and is the precursor of the Kali expansion," said Magnus Bergsson, CMO of CCP Games. "Players will see new ships and features in Red Moon Rising created explicitly to augment warfare, … Continue reading Eve Online: Red Moon Rising Ready →

Although for the most part the midnight madness moniker for Xbox sales was just that, in one location a full on brawl ended sales. According to police reports, in Elkton, Maryland, customers waited in line for the new Xbox 360 to go on sale at 12:01 Tuesday. Some customers at the local Wal-Mart were in line since around 4 pm. Customers apparently devised a numbering system amongst themselves so that they could leave the line to use the bathroom or to get food without forfeiting their new 360 system. Wal-Mart apparently did not like the customer's system and a store … Continue reading Some 360 Sales Turn Violent →

The Matrix: The Path of Neo PS2 game has been added to the GiN Prize pool. Every week one lucky GiN reader is chosen to receive a prize of their choice from the list. Atari, Inc.(Nasdaq: ATAR) and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announced the highly-anticipated video game The Matrix: The Path of Neo is now available in stores nationwide for the PlayStation2 Computer Entertainment System, for the Xbox video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and for Windows. The follow-up to the multi-million-unit selling Enter the Matrix, The Matrix: The Path of Neo marks the second collaboration between Atari and … Continue reading Path of Neo Added to Prize Pool →