Ray Britton Retires
Ray Britton, sales manager at Harry Levy Amusements, is retiring after over 40 years in the industry. Mr. Britton started his career at Cromptons in 1963, where he worked alongside Harry Levy. Then when Harry left to set up his own business in 1980, Ray moved over to join him. "Ray has been the backbone […]
Knights of Honor Goes Gold
Publisher and developer Paradox Interactive announced today that the medieval real-time strategy title Knights of Honor has gone gold and will ship to retail stores across North America on May 10, 2005. The game has been rated E+10 and has a SRP of $39.99. Knights of Honor lets you take on the role as the […]
Webzen Plans To Hit US Market
Global online entertainment company, Webzen, Inc. (Nasdaq: Wzen) announced today the formation of nine development studios to create new intellectual property for the online games market worldwide. The studios have secured 450 developers total, 350 of them internally employed by Webzen. The company has created some of the world's top PC online game and client/server […]
NCSoft Opens Online Store
For some people, just playing NCsoft's popular online games isn't enough. And for those seeking more out of their game-playing experience, there's now the PlayNC online store. At the new PlayNC store, located at http://store.plaync.com, visitors can purchase items such as t-shirts and posters for their favorite NCsoft games, including City of Heroes, City of […]
Eidos Refining Lara Croft Brand
Eidos (NASDAQ: EIDSY), one of the world’s leading publishers and developers of entertainment software, today reveals the first details, including title, in-game character model and brand direction, of the next adventure for video gaming’s leading lady. Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Legend is grounded in Lara Croft’s tomb raiding roots and built to challenge even the […]
DOOM 3 Hits Xbox, PC Expands
DOOM’s day has arrived. id Software and Activision, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) today set soul-thirsty demons loose across the globe with the release of the most terrifying game ever, DOOM 3 for the Xbox video game system from Microsoft and DOOM 3: Resurrection of Evil, the official expansion pack to DOOM 3, the fastest selling first […]
Charlize Theron To Become Aeon Flux For Game
Majesco (NASDAQ: MJES), an innovative provider of diversified products and content for digital entertainment platforms, today announced it has secured the worldwide rights to publish Aeon Flux for the Xbox video game system from Microsoft and PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system. The game is scheduled to coincide with the theatrical release, which stars Oscar-winning actress […]
EA Working On Burnout Revenge
According to the 2004 Urban Mobility Report by the Texas Transportation Institute, U.S. commuters endured 3.5 billion hours of traffic delays in 2002, at a cost of more than $63.2 billion. It's hell on the highway and Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: ERTS) today announced plans to let gamers live out their wildest commuter fantasies this September […]
Ensemble Goes Havok
Havok, a leading developer of middleware for the video game industry, confirmed today that the Havok Physics engine is being used by Ensemble Studios to develop Age of Empires III, which is the latest landmark release in the award-winning franchise that has sold over 16 million units worldwide. Age of Empires III is being published […]
Might And Magic Returns
Today Ubisoft, one of the world's largest videogame publishers, announced the return of the legendary Might and Magic brand. Credited with the establishment of the heroic fantasy genre upon its first release in 1985 on PC, the brand encompasses several product lines including the mythical Heroes of Might & Magic. Ubisoft will bring fresh life […]