IGames Partners With UbiSoft
Today iGames, North America’s leading game center organization, announced a Game Center License (GCL) agreement with Ubisoft, one of the world’s largest videogame publishers. Under the terms of the agreement, Ubisoft will license its games to iGames as part of its GCL program in North America. As part of the GCL program, iGames will negotiate […]
Topware Enters North America
Topware Interactive Inc. has officially entered the North American market as both a publisher and distributor of PC and console entertainment software. All three principals of Topware Interactive Inc.: Alexandra Constandache -owner, Dirk Hassinger – CEO, and James Seaman – Managing Director, are part of the prominent European game producers, Zuxxez AG of Germany. Headquartered […]
Monsters Menace America Board Game Ships
Board gaming has taken on monstrous proportions with the release of Monsters Menace America, the newest title from iconic strategy board game brand AVALON HILL, published by Seattle-based hobby game leader Wizards of the Coast (NYSE: HAS). In the game, players control campy, B-movie monsters who stomp, crush, burn, and battle their way across North […]
Midway Launches Area 51
Midway Games Inc., a leading developer and publisher of interactive entertainment software, announced today that AREA 51 the story-driven, first-person action thriller has shipped to retail outlets nationwide for the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system and the Xbox video game system from Microsoft. AREA 51 will also be available for PC and is scheduled to […]
Raze's Hell Ships
Evil has a new face in video games as Majesco Entertainment (NASDAQ: COOL), an innovative provider of diversified products and content for digital entertainment platforms, today announced Raze's Hell has shipped to retail stores nationwide. Available exclusively for the Xbox video game system from Microsoft for a suggested retail price of $19.99, Raze's Hell is […]
Online Players Snooker For Champ
You might think that Everquest or World of Warcraft are the most popular online games. Well, they could be in their category, but the much simpler flash or java based internet games attract millions of secretaries and managers in order to utilize their empty minutes for throwing penguins, or playing online Snooker. Online Snooker, as […]
NC Soft Heads To Comic Convention
NCsoft Europe can today confirm its attendance at Britain’s newest comic exhibition, Comic Expo. A major new comic event in the UK, Comic Expo runs from May 14th to 15th at the British Empire & Commonwealth Exhibition Hall and the Ramada Plaza Hotel in Bristol. Comic Expo will be attended by a host of prestigious […]
Mortal Kombat TV Game Joins Prize Pool
The new JAAKS Mortal Kombat TV Game has joined the Game Industry News prize pool, courtesy of the fine folks at JAKKS Pacific. The game features all the great Mortal Kombat arcade action, yet is housed in a controller that plugs directly into your TV. It has a great number of features, including Reptile as […]
Omni To Make Guild Wars Sounds
Omni Interactive Audio (www.omniinteractiveaudio.com) – a leading full service audio production company for the video game industry – today revealed they have signed an ongoing, long-term deal to create and integrate all the sound effects for future chapters of Guild Wars, the new online role playing game developed by ArenaNet and published by NCSoft. Headed […]
Pirates Of The Caribbean To Become Game
Buena Vista Games, Inc. (BVG), the interactive entertainment arm of The Walt Disney Company announced today the development of new video game titles based on the highly anticipated feature film, "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest," scheduled for release in Summer 2006. Building on the popularity of its successful portable games business, BVG will […]