World Of Warcraft Hits Five Million Players
Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. today announced that World of Warcraft, its massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG), has surpassed five million customers worldwide. The subscription-based MMORPG launched approximately one year ago in North America, Australia, and New Zealand and has since released in multiple countries throughout Europe and Asia. This latest milestone comes on the heels […]
Eve Online Expands With Red Moon Rising
CCP Games, an independent developer and publisher of massively multiplayer online games, announced today the triumphant launch of "EVE Online: Red Moon Rising", a new content upgrade to its highly successful and fast-growing Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (MMORPG) "EVE Online: Exodus". "We are delighted with how smoothly this update went through" said Magnus Bergsson, […]
UBI, Taito Ink Deal
Today Ubisoft, one of the world's leading video game publishers, announced that it has signed an exclusive licensing agreement with Taito Corporation of Japan to publish and distribute three video game titles in 2006. Under the terms of the agreement, Ubisoft will distribute the Taito-developed games in North American and European territories. The first title […]
Casual Games Europe Looking For Games
Today the Casual Games Association announced that Casuality Europe: A Conference for Casual Game Developers, Publishers and Distributors is now accepting submissions for Minna Games, a collection of pre-release and finished games looking for feedback, publishing or distribution. The Minna Games CD will be distributed to everyone attending Casuality Europe, which includes representatives of all […]
The Movies Game Films Making News
A unique short film entitled "The French Democracy," created using Activision (Nasdaq: ATVI) and Lionhead Studios’ game The Movies(tm), has attracted international media attention since its release on November 22, 2005 on the game’s website, www.themoviesgame.com. The film, made by French designer Alex Chan, is a commentary on the social situation which led up to […]
Chrome Added To Prize Pool
After earning four out of five GiN Gems in a recent review, copies of Chrome have been added to the weekly prize pool. Click on the Win Prizes Link to find out more. The game is set in a close future. At a time when the rapid advancement of technology allowed man’s common dream of […]
Fans Allowed To Finish King's Quest Game
The fan-driven campaign to save King’s Quest IX has been successful. On Friday, Vivendi Universal Games announced that they have agreed to allow the fan-made game "King’s Quest IX" to be released, under the new title of "The Silver Lining." The group making the game will be granted a fan license. "We are so thrilled […]
Limelight Network Added to Xbox Live
Limelight Networks announced that it is the Content Delivery Network for Microsoft’s just-launched Xbox 360 video game system and Xbox Live, the online gaming service for the Xbox video game system from Microsoft now included with every system. Microsoft is leveraging Limelight Networks for delivery of trailers and game demos during one of the most […]
Capcom Bringing Lost Planet to 360
Capcom Co., Ltd and Microsoft announced Lost Planet, a riveting sci-fi action shooter for Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft. Set within the merciless frozen tundra of a hostile planet, humans struggle for survival as conflicts arise between man, the surrounding indigenous creatures and the monstrous beings that have invaded. With a […]
EA Buys Jamdat Mobile
Electronic Arts has struck a deal to acquire Jamdat Mobile for $680 million. The merger agreement calls for EA to pay $27 cash per share and also assume outstanding stock options for a total of about $680 million, according to EA. In a statement, EA CEO Larry Probst said of the merger: "This is an […]