UBISoft Breeding New Petz
Today Ubisoft, one of the world's largest video game publishers, announced it will significantly expand its Petz series of games for Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS and PC. Ubisoft's Dogz and Catz series have already won over a huge audience, are currently among the top 10 games on Game Boy Advance and have sold more […]
Cash Money Chaos Hits PSP
Sony Online Entertainment LLC (SOE), a global leader in the online games industry, today announced Cash Money Chaos for the PSP (PlayStationPortable) system. Cash Money Chaos (CMC) is expected be available in Q1 2007 for the suggested retail price of U.S. $29.99. "Cash Money Chaos is an action-packed, arcade-style shooter that explodes a new genre […]
Wild Hare Targets Independent Developers
Wild Hare Entertainment (Wild Hare), a recently established game publisher located in Dallas, Texas, today announced its plans to provide independent developers a cost-effective alternative to the traditional publishing and distribution models in the North American retail market. The change in the industry to a hits-driven business model and the rising cost of production have […]
Street Fighter II Hits Xbox Live
Capcom, a leading worldwide developer and publisher of video games, today released its first title for Xbox Live Arcade, Street Fighter II' Hyper Fighting. In addition to several offline modes and numerous leaderboards and achievements, the game takes advantage of the new online features of Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and […]
Software Reportedly Makes PS2 HDTV Compatible
In response to the announcements that both the XBOX 360 and Playstation 3 will utilise High Definition formats for next generation game development; Xploder announced that it will launch the HDTV Game Player to allow Playstation 2 owners to upgrade their PS2 consoles, so that they can experience their favourite PS2 games in true High […]
E3 2007 To Be Drastically Scaled Down
With Internet rumours flying about the death of the E3 Expo trade show, the Entertainment Software Ratings board today confirmed that the show would be severely scaled down from its present form, but insisted that the show will live on. "The world of interactive entertainment has changed since E3Expo was created 12 years ago. At […]
Metal Gear Tourney Planned
Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc., announced today an official online tournament for their tactical espionage action video game, Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence to take place between July 29th and September 17th. Sponsored and hosted by iGames, the tournament will let gamers compete with others nationwide for a chance to win a selection of incredible Metal […]
AMD To Buy ATI for $5.4 Billion
On July 24, 2006, AMD and ATI announced a plan to join forces, in a transaction that will combine AMD's technology leadership in microprocessors with ATI's strengths in graphics, chipsets and consumer electronics. The result is a processing powerhouse: a new competitor, better equipped to drive growth, innovation and choice for its customers in commercial […]
Walt Doublestein joins Channel M
Walt Doublestein has joined New York and Los Angeles based Channel M, David Teichner, Chief Executive Officer announced today. For the past 9 years, Walt worked at BBDO Detroit, where he was most recently Director Video Gaming & Non Traditional Marketing. He was one of the pioneers in videogame integration overseeing projects such as NASCAR […]
HyperScan Game System Launches
What happens when classic collector card play meets today's video gaming generation? Enter HyperScan, the first-of-its-kind game system that combines two of the most popular activities of kids today, allowing players to scan cards, enhance and modify their battle abilities and make their video game characters more powerful over time. Creating a whole new category […]