Matrix Ships Code Blue and Last Days
Matrix Games and X1 Software announced today that they have completed production on two expansions for the game IL-2 Sturmovik. The new unofficial expansions, Case Blue and The Last Days, both require either IL-2 or IL-2 Forgotten Battles to run and are compatible with the ACE Expansion Pack. Additionally, The Last Days is also compatible […]
CDV Announces Cossacks II
CDV Software Entertainment today announced that Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars, the sequel to their critically acclaimed real-time strategy title, Cossacks: European Wars, is in development and is slated to ship worldwide for the PC in April 2005. Cossacks II will put gamers in control of 19th-century European nations as they wage war, secure alliances and […]
Industry Reacts To Proposed Game Ban
Industry groups are responding today to a proposed ban on violent computer game sales in the state of Illinois. Sean Devlin Bersell, vice president of public affairs for the Video Software Dealers Association, had the following to say.: "It is unfortunate that Illinois Governor Blagojevich has embraced censorship of video games. The portion of the […]
Hip Donates Game Profits To SPCA
Hip Games, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hip Interactive Corp., today announced that it is donating $5,000 in proceeds from its "Dog’s Life" video game to the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA). The funds will be used to sponsor the Adoption Central section of the SPCA’s official web site, www.spca.com, which aggregates […]
Extent Launches Games On Demand
Exent Technologies Inc., a global leader in secure digital software delivery technologies, is launching a new content aggregation service for its turnkey customers who provide Games-on-Demand services to consumers. Exent’s content aggregation service will further reduce capital expenditures and time required to launch Games-on-Demand offerings, already minimized by Exent’s turnkey service. Companies using Exent-powered turnkey […]
The Bard's Tale Games Added To Prize Pool
To help celebrate the success of their new game, publisher Vivendi Universal is adding copies of The Bards Tale to the Game Industry News Prize pool. Each week one lucky winning reader can take their pick from the pool. "We always try to make sure the best prizes are available for our readers," said Nate […]
Boxlight Makes Xbox Big Screen Projector
BOXLIGHT (www.boxlight.com), the first name in digital projectors, today announced that it has partnered with Microsoft Xbox to launch its new RAVEN gaming projector. The new lightweight projector can be plugged directly into the Xbox console, and enables games to be projected onto a six-foot screen or wall. The RAVEN is currently available direct from […]
Interactive Multimedia Does Vampire Lip Sync
Interactive Multimedia Solutions, Inc. (www.IMS3D.com), a leading provider of voice-to-animation solutions for the multimedia market, is pleased to announce that Activision, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) and Troika Games licensed the IMS V2A MDK to assist in the lip-synchronization and facial animation sequences in the newly released Vampire: The Masquerade – BloodlinesTM. Currently available for the PC […]
Digital Tables Launches Coin-Op games
Digital Tables, a company with a proven track record in the consumer sector, will launch its stylish, table-top video games to the coin-op industry at ATEI on Stand 641 and the Deith Group, Stand 1020. The cocktail-style, retro-themed tables are proving a hit in traditional UK single site locations, as well as in pubs and […]
The Adventure Company ships Sentinel
The Adventure Company, the world's leading PC adventure game publisher, today announced that Sentinel: Descendants in Time, a thrilling real-time 3D Sci-Fi "Mind Game" Adventure, is available now for Windows at retailers across North America. The Tastan people surrendered to extinction many years ago; their only legacy being the legendary Tastan Tombs. Much speculation surrounds […]