NCsoft (KSE: 036570.KS), the world's leading developer and publisher of online computer games announces yet another milestone for its top-selling competitive roleplaying game, Guild Wars, from ArenaNet studios. More than one million units have been purchased since the game launched on April 28th of this year, and the numbers are increasing. "We reached this lofty goal in an extremely short period of time," said Robert Garriott, president of NCsoft's North American business. "We launched the game in late April and throughout the notoriously slow summer buying season, account activations just continued to grow. Our business model, which does not require … Continue reading Guild Wars Sells Million Copies→
Eidos Interactive, one of the world’s leading publishers and developers of entertainment software, today announces that the third person action adventure title Total Overdose: A Gunslinger’s Tale in Mexico has shipped to stores and is now available in North America. Developed by Deadline Games, the game was created for the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system, Xbox video game system from Microsoft and PC. "By combining open-ended gameplay and innovative, freestyle combat moves, Total Overdose provides a refreshingly witty adventure to the action shooter fan," says Jefferson Dong, Eidos Brand Manager for Total Overdose. Additionally, Eidos has included a separate bonus … Continue reading Total Overdose Ships→
"State of Play III: Social Revolutions" is the third annual State of Play: Law, Games, and Virtual Worlds conference on the future of cyberspace. This year, the focus of the conference is social relationships in the metaverse and how to build vibrant, flourishing, creative places. The conference is convened by the Institute for Information Law & Policy at New York Law School, the Information Society Project at Yale Law School, and the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard Law School. The conference will be held on October 6-8, 2005 at New York Law School in New York City. … Continue reading State Of Play III Set For N.Y.→
Game industry veterans Greg Costikyan and Johnny Wilson announced today that they are joining forces to launch Manifesto Games, a new venture to build a strong and viable independent game industry. Its site will offer independently-developed games for sale via direct download–a single place where fans of offbeat and niche games can find "the best of the rest," the games that the retail channel doesn’t think worth carrying. Three types of games will be offered: truly independent, original content from creators without publisher funding; the best PC games from smaller PC game publishers, including games in existing genres like wargames, … Continue reading Manifesto Games Founded→
Today Ubisoft, one of the world's largest video game publishers, announced that Far Cry Instincts has shipped exclusively for the Xbox video game system and entertainment system from Microsoft. Developed by Ubisoft's Montreal Studio, Far Cry Instincts is a technically advanced gaming experience built from the ground up using the kind of cutting-edge technology that Far Cry fans will recognize from the award-winning PC title. Far Cry Instincts has an ESRB rating of "M" for Mature and a MSRP of $49.99. "The launch of Far Cry Instincts kicks off what we believe will be one of the best new franchises … Continue reading Far Cry Instincts Invades Xbox→
What is your PQ? Gamers all over the world will be asking that question very soon as D3Publisher of America, Inc. (D3PA), a publisher and developer of interactive entertainment software, today announced their first release for the PSP (PlayStationPortable) system, PQ: Practical Intelligence Quotient. A 3D puzzle game that tests players problem solving skills, PQ uses the PSP system’s Infrastructure Mode and allows players to post their PQ score on the worldwide ranking site to see how they rank against other players around the world. "Our first title for the PSP system had to be one that would not only … Continue reading PSP Puzzle (IQ) Game Ships→
Publisher and developer Paradox Interactive announced today that their next PC strategy game, DIPLOMACY, has gone gold and will be shipping to retail stores across North America on October 4, 2005. The rest of Europe will follow later in October and November. The suggested retail price is $39.99 and has been rated: E for Everyone (North America); 6 years (Germany, Austria, Switzerland); and +3 years (rest of Europe). DIPLOMACY, which is under license from the Hasbro Properties Group, the intellectual property development arm of Hasbro, Inc. (NYSE: HAS), is a world where empires rise and fall at a word and … Continue reading Diplomacy Goes Gold→
Second Life Residents today announced the first annual Second Life Community Convention (SLCC), to take place at New York Law School October 8th and 9th, immediately following the NYLS’s 3rd Annual State of Play conference. Completely conceived of and organized by Second Life Residents, the SLCC brings together over 150 participants from all over the world to New York City for a day and a half of presentations, demos and conversation about the future of Second Life and the Metaverse – the emerging 3-D World Wide Web. See the full convention site at http://slconvention.com. ‘It’s entirely appropriate that Second Life … Continue reading Second Life Holding Convention→
In a move that will add even greater authenticity to the best-selling Call of Duty brand, Activision, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) announced today that it has signed a deal with the Military Channel to produce a series of historical vignettes that will be featured in the company’s upcoming World War II-themed games Call of Duty 2 and Call of Duty 2: Big Red One. As a part of the agreement, the Military Channel will also air a half-hour special on The Big Red One, America’s most decorated fighting unit, and the making of the highly anticipated first-person-action game, Call of Duty … Continue reading Military Channel Teams With Call of Duty→
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