Gravity Interactive has introduced a marriage system, along with all the joy and sorrow that it entails, for Ragnarok Online. The update allows players to enter into wedded bliss with an elaborate ceremony complete with an elegant tuxedo and wedding dress. Much like real life, marriage carries distinct advantages and disadvantages. For instance, husbands and wives can teleport each other to their sides using the Romantic Rendezvous ability. This ability if perfect for married couples separated by great distances that want to have a "quickie" game session. However, husbands and wives can also use the ability to summon wayward spouses … Continue reading Marriage Comes to Ragnarok →

Blizzard Entertainment today announced that its eagerly awaited massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) World of Warcraft will be in stores in North America on November 23, 2004. World of Warcraft will launch simultaneously in Australia and New Zealand, and is planned for release in Korea, Europe, and other countries throughout Asia shortly following. With a monthly subscription, players in these regions will soon be able to experience the epic adventure of the Warcraft series in an immersive and continually evolving online environment. In World of Warcraft, players assume the roles of legendary heroes and interact with thousands of other … Continue reading World of Warcraft Street Date Announced →

The 19th Annual Game Developers Conference (GDC) has announced the speaker and session line up for the March 7-11, 2005 event in San Francisco, Calif. Conference session descriptions and registration are available at www.gdconf.com. The GDC is the core event for game development professionals who wish to expand the resources, tools and technologies they use to create games. This year’s conference will bring a fresh start, making a move to San Francisco and introducing a new conference director, Jamil Moledina, former editor-in-chief, Game Developer magazine. The 2005 conference is debuting a series of talks called the Vision Track; creative artists … Continue reading GDC Speakers Announced →

The highly-anticipated XGameStation Micro Edition (XGS ME), the world’s first do-it-yourself video game console, is now available. Designed by the world’s best-selling game programming author, Andre’ LaMothe, the XGS ME combines today’s technology with the design methodologies of retro systems like the Atari, Commodore and Apple. For the first time, a single product is available to teach its user how to build a video game machine from the ground up, with complete documentation. The expansive eBook, written by LaMothe himself, covers everything from introductory electronic theory all the way up to computer architecture, as well as a complete coverage of … Continue reading Do It Yourself Console System Ready →

Infinium Labs (OTC BB: IFLB) and Sun Microsystems (Nasdaq: SUNW) have announced plans to create a network and infrastructure that streams content for Infinium’s flagship Phantom Game Service, direct to the living room. The Phantom Game Service will be built upon a scalable, cost-effective and highly secure solution that harnesses the power of the network, allowing consumers access to a huge library of PC games on-demand. Infinium Labs chose to work with Sun’s Game Technologies Group after evaluating the offerings of several undisclosed providers in the space. "The Game Technologies Group’s understanding of online gaming, along with the broad-based expertise … Continue reading Sun Microsystems Teams with Infinium →

HipSoft, http://www.hipsoft.com, announced today that Trivia Machine is ready for trivia lovers everywhere. Challenge yourself with over seven thousand questions from a variety of categories including, History, Movies, Geography, Technology, and more! New questions are downloaded automatically bringing you updated content regularly. The Windows demo is available for free from the HipSoft website and the full version comes with a money back guarantee. The game unfolds by scoring points for answering trivia questions correctly. Each turn of play has randomly selected categories ranging through three difficulties: elementary, scholar, and genius. As you answer correctly you move up the trivia ladder. … Continue reading HipSoft Makes Trivia Machine →

In the spirit of Halloween, KumaWar has once again pushed the political envelope, allowing players to 'dress up' in-game as either of the two presidential candidates to battle two of the worlds most evil and notorious villains, (with a twist), in their latest online update. Available today, KumaWar now gives subscribers the option to ‘wear' the likeness of President George W. Bush, Senator John Kerry, Osama bin Laden or Saddam Hussein while fighting it out in multi-player mode. Modeled using advanced gaming tools, this is the first time President George W. Bush has been available to the gaming public. Also … Continue reading Kerry And Bush Skins Battle Online →

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and SEGA, today announced the confirmation of select talent, including Laurence Fishburne, Monica Bellucci and Mary Alice, for The Matrix Online, the massively multiplayer online game (MMOG) based on Warner Bros. Pictures’ popular Matrix property. Capturing the authenticity of the Matrix films, Fishburne (Morpheus), Bellucci (Persephone), Alice (The Oracle), Lambert Wilson (The Merovingian), Harold Perrineau Jr. (Link), Harry Lennix (Lock), Nona Gaye (Zee), Collin Chou (Seraph) and Tanveer Atwal (Sati) have provided voice-overs and their character likenesses to the game. Don Davis, the film composer for the Matrix trilogy, is also providing the score for The … Continue reading Matrix Stars Coming To Online Game →

O~3 Entertainment, an interactive entertainment publishing and distribution company, today announced the highly anticipated Alien Hominid has gone gold and is expected to ship to retail stores November 16. Developed by The Behemoth, Alien Hominid will be available for the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system and Nintendo GameCube. The press can’t get enough of the short yellow alien with spherical black beady eyes, three teeth, and a little green gun. GameSpot gushed, "The straightforward, accessible gameplay.is rock solid and a blast to play… the visuals are simple, but they pack a whole lot of personality into the colorful package." Game Informer … Continue reading Alien Hominid Goes Gold →

Calling all Field Generals! Act of War: Direct Action Beta Test Sign-Ups Now in Session Limited Slots Available to Play the Next Generation of Real-Time Strategy Games Sign-ups are now available for Atari and Eugen System’s near-future military strategy experience, Act of War: Direct Action(tm). If you meet the minimum specs described below, and are interested, go to http://betatest.us.atari.com/quickreg.php and use code "AOW-PRE" to register and request to be part of the beta for the RTS that will define 2005. Be sure to fill out the registration page as completely as possible (especially system specs!). If you already have an … Continue reading Atari Needs Beta Testers →