GameTap To Host URU Live MMORPG
"Uru Live" lives! GameTap, the broadband entertainment network from Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (TBS, Inc.), is reviving the online foray of "Myst," one of the most popular adventure series ever created. As part of GameTap's bold new initiative, the "Uru Live" game and community will be available to GameTap subscribers later this year as part […]
PlayStation 3 Prices, Launch Date Unveiled
Right from the start of the Sony Press Event, Kaz Hirai announced the pricing structure for the PlayStation 3. This is a good indication that Sony is coming out swinging against chief rival Microsoft, and other competitor Nintendo. Two configurations will be available. A system with a 20 GB hard drive will sell for $499, […]
Reservoir Dogs Game To Debut At E3
Eidos, one of the world’s leading publishers and developers of entertainment software, part of SCi Entertainment Group Plc (SEG), today announced that it plans to publish Reservoir Dogs on the Xbox video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system and PC for release in fall 2006. The game will be unveiled […]
Oblivion Rating Changed To Mature
The Entertainment Software Ratings Board (ESRB) has revoked its formerly given T for teen rating for The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion and now says the game should be rated M for Mature. The ESRB gave two reasons for the change in rating. First, it said the level of violence in the game was higher than […]
Xbox Live – Free During E3
For the first time ever, Xbox brings E3 – the biggest video game event of the year – to the people, by inviting the world to engage in the full Xbox Live experience free for an entire week. From 12:01am PDT Monday May 8 -11:59pm PDT Sunday May 14, connected gamers can access the best […]
Valve Developing For 360 Platform
Valve, a leading entertainment and technology studio, is pleased to announce development of future game releases for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft. The coming titles will be powered by a customized version of SourceTM, the technology that powered Valve’s Half-Life 2. Source provides state of the art performance in graphics, […]
Nintendo's Revolution Becomes The Wii
After months of calling their next generation console The Revolution, Nintendo announced today that they are officially changing the name to Wii. Apparently Wii is pronounced "We" which is supposed to show that anyone can play with the new console. Nintendo said that one of the reasons for the name switch was because "Wii" is […]
20Q Toy Inventor Heads To NASA
Robin Burgener, the inventor of the hugely popular 20Q toy and artificial intelligence, has been invited to speak to many of North America's top engineers at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Centre. The Canadian inventor's revolutionary technology and its potential applications to NASA's future efforts will be the hot topic at the Maryland-based Space Centre on […]
Boulder Dash M.E. 2 Comes to Moble
Mobile gamers the world over now have the chance to renew their love affair with Boulder Dash, First Star Software's timeless and much-loved classic action-puzzle game, which has sold millions of units since its original launch in 1984. I-play, the mobile entertainment company, today announced that Boulder Dash®-M.E. 2 is launching across I-play's global distribution […]
eGames Bringing Deep Sea Tycoon To PC
eGames Inc. (OTCBB:EGAM) today announced a partnership with Pixel After Pixel to bring the exciting new undersea adventure, Deep Sea Tycoon : Diver's Paradise, to North America this June. The PC game is a sequel to the classic Deep Sea Tycoon, offering a visually stunning new underwater world for gamers to explore. "Deep Sea Tycoon: […]