Category Archives: News and Industry Happenings

LucasArts To Ship Jump To Lightspeed

LucasArts and Sony Online Entertainment are pleased to confirm that Star Wars Galaxies: Jump to Lightspeed will release on October 27th, 2004. Haden Blackman, producer, LucasArts: "LucasArts is thrilled with the Jump To Lightspeed expansion, a product of our strong and ongoing partnership with SOE. This first expansion delivers the fun and engaging space combat experience players expect from Star Wars." Jump to Lightspeed adds a whole new level of fast-paced game play to the established Star Wars Galaxies ground-based MMORPG. Thousands of players will now be able to join their friends in exploring and battling across 10 deep space … Continue reading LucasArts To Ship Jump To Lightspeed

Sony Releases Planetside: Aftershock

Sony Online Entertainment Inc. (SOE), a worldwide leader in massively multiplayer online (MMO) gaming, today announced that it has shipped PlanetSide: Aftershock, the definitive PlanetSide collection. Featuring PlanetSide (the original game that defined the massively-multiplayer online action genre), the PlanetSide: Core Combat expansion pack, and the new BattleFrame Robotics (BFRs) action pack, PlanetSide: Aftershock is the ultimate adrenaline rush for any online action enthusiast. PlanetSide: Aftershock is now available at North American retail stores for a suggested retail price of $19.99, which includes a 30-day subscription for new subscribers to the game’s online world. "PlanetSide: Aftershock is the ultimate online … Continue reading Sony Releases Planetside: Aftershock

The Political Machine Added to Prize Page

With the presidential election winding down, you can see if your wise advice can do better for your chosen candidate. Pick either John Kerry or George Bush, any historical candidate, or even one you make up from scratch. The game puts you in charge of every aspect of the political campaign for the White House, from where your candidate speaks to where you build your campaign headquarters, to how your candidate will stand on important issues. To help celebrate this crazy time in American politics, developer Stardock Systems and publisher UbiSoft have donated several copies of the game to the … Continue reading The Political Machine Added to Prize Page

Halo 2 goes gold

Microsoft Game Studios today announced that Halo 2 for Xbox, the most-anticipated video game of the year, has gone gold and will ship simultaneously over three days to 27 countries in eight languages. Halo 2 will be available on November 9 throughout North and South America, Asia, Australia and New Zealand. The sequel to the award-winning Halo: Combat Evolved, will be available in France, Belgium and Switzerland on November 10, as well as in Japan and the rest of Europe on November 11. Halo 2 is being localized in eight languages including English, Japanese, Korean, Chinese (traditional), Spanish, French, German … Continue reading Halo 2 goes gold

Mortal Kombat: Deception his million sales

Midway Games Inc. (NYSE: MWY), a leading software industry publisher and developer, announced today that Mortal Kombat : Deception, the latest entry in the company's best-selling Mortal Kombat franchise, has shipped more than one million units to retail stores across North America. Slashing its way to an amazing start at retail, Mortal Kombat: Deception is the fastest selling game in the history of Midway outselling even its highly-successful predecessor, Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance, by more than 35% in its first week of release. Mortal Kombat: Deception is available for the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system and the Xbox video game … Continue reading Mortal Kombat: Deception his million sales

Thrustmaster and Dobly Team Up

Thrustmaster has today announced a new addition to its line of audio accessories with the T510 Dolby Digital 5.1 Decoder + Dolby Headphone, the first portable decoder and headphone set with Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro Logic II, and Dolby Headphone technologies. The three major gaming consoles – Playstation 2, Xbox, Gamecube – all support this product. This portable unit is also PC and DVD player compatible. The T510 headphones deliver crystal clear surround sound, placing you right in the center of amazing audio action, without disturbing the neighbors or keeping family members awake late at night. Stunning 5.1-channel sound is … Continue reading Thrustmaster and Dobly Team Up

Whiptail to publish PsychoToxic

Whiptail Interactive, a cutting-edge game publisher with titles such as Postal 2 and Gangland (among others) already under its belt, announced today that it will publish PsychoToxic in North America and several European territories. Developed by NuclearVision Entertainment GmbH, Psycho Toxic shipped earlier this year in Germany where it enjoyed a warm reception from both press and consumers alike. The gritty First-Person title will ship in the US late in the first quarter of 2005 for the PC. "We're very excited to be working with NuclearVision to present PsychoToxic to gamers worldwide," said Joe Muoio, Managing Director of Whiptail Interactive. … Continue reading Whiptail to publish PsychoToxic

Leisure Suit Larry Added to Prize Pool

On October 5th Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude shipped for PC, PS2 and Xbox nationwide. That's right! The best-loved adventure game franchise of all time is back! Except these aren't dot matrixed boobies from the 80's. Larry just got an upgrade. To help celebrate, Sierra and Vivendi have added copies of the new game to the Game Industry News Prize pool. Each and every subscriber to GiN's free newsletter now has a chance to win Larry each week! Click on the Win Prizes link at the top of the page to check it out, and good luck! College is … Continue reading Leisure Suit Larry Added to Prize Pool

Telltale Games Forms

Telltale Games, a new development studio in Northern California today outlined the company’s plans to re-energize the Adventure Game category from their San Rafael headquarters. Founded by industry veterans Dan Connors, Kevin Bruner, and Troy Molander, Telltale Games will focus on the under represented adventure game market. Other key members of the team that was developing Sam and Max: Freelance Police for LucasArts Entertainment Co. have joined them. "When it comes to storytelling in games, we see a solid foundation provided by the high quality adventure game legacy of Infocom, Sierra, and LucasArts," says CEO Connors. "Our goal is to … Continue reading Telltale Games Forms

FIFA Street Gets Release Date

Electronic Arts (Nasdaq: ERTS) announced today that FIFA STREET is scheduled for release next year under the EA SPORTS BIG brand. The game is being produced by Electronic Arts Canada, the studio which also is home to the industry-leading FIFA Soccer videogame franchise. FIFA STREET is a highly-anticipated combination of arcade action blended with the culture of freestyle street soccer. By removing the rules from the simulation soccer experience, FIFA STREET exposes the heart of the world's beautiful game, on-the-ball flare and individual style. Leading this movement are the worlds top professional players, showing off their skills and individual style … Continue reading FIFA Street Gets Release Date