The Matrix Launches In March
The Matrix Online Launches March 22, 2005 in the United States and April 8, 2005 in Europe. The highly anticipated continuation to the Matrix film trilogy, The Matrix Online will begin unveiling a story full of twists and action when the game is released in March in United States and April in Europe. The massively […]
David Sears Named Creative Director Of Surreal
Midway Games Inc. (NYSE: MWY), a leading interactive entertainment software publisher and developer, announced today that it has named David Sears a creative director at Midway’s internal studio Surreal, based in Seattle, WA. An industry veteran with more than 10 years of experience in game design and development, Sears will report directly to Alan Patmore, […]
Batman Game Cast Lines Up
Electronic Arts and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announced today they have secured an all-star cast for the Batman Begins video game. The game will feature the voices and likenesses of Christian Bale (Bruce Wayne/Batman), Michael Caine (Alfred Pennyworth), Liam Neeson (Henri Ducard), Katie Holmes (Rachel Dawes), Cillian Murphy (Dr. Jonathan Crane), Tom Wilkinson (Carmine Falcone) […]
Atari To Enter Mobile Game Market
Capitalizing on the explosive growth of mobile, Atari, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATAR) announced today at 3 GSM World Congress that it has entered into a worldwide, multi-year partnership with Sorrent Inc., a leading creator and global publisher of mobile entertainment, to develop and publish a suite of creative mobile content based on the Marc Ecko's Getting […]
ESA and Savant Ink Deal
AS USA, an established leader in the telecommunications field now entering the gaming space, today announced the signing of a deal with Savant Says Media to help promote their debut title, "Mystic Journey: Fairyland USA," a massively multiplayer online role-playing game set in a 2.5D graphical world, where you will be able to adventure, fight […]
City Of Heroes Gives V Day Gift
For super-powered heroes in the massively-multiplayer online game City of Heroes, NCsoft and Cryptic Studios are providing the perfect gift to give that special non-City of Heroes playing friend — 14 free days of game play that can be given only as a gift to a would-be crime fighter buddy. This week, City of Heroes […]
Enlight Making Seven Kingdoms: Conquest
Enlight, a leading software developer and publisher, announced today their latest real-time strategy game "Seven Kingdoms: Conquest," the third installment of the highly acclaimed "Seven Kingdoms" series. Co-developed for the PC by Enlight and Infinite Interactive, "Seven Kingdoms: Conquest" will be available in North America this September 2005. "’Seven Kingdoms: Conquest’ will retain all the […]
Vivendi Names Danny Hammett New VP
Vivendi Universal Games (VU Games) today announced the appointment of Danny Hammett as Senior Vice President of Value Line Publishing for North America. In his new role, Mr. Hammett will oversee product development, sales, marketing and business development efforts for VU Games’ newly created value line business, which will mine the company’s deep library of […]
Champions: Return To Arms Ships
Sony Online Entertainment Inc. (SOE), a worldwide leader in massively multiplayer online gaming, today announced that Champions: Return to Arms, the sequel to the critically acclaimed Action/RPG, Champions of Norrath, has shipped to North American retail stores. Champions: Return to Arms, available exclusively on the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system, carries a suggested retail price […]
The Sims Turns Five
Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: ERTS) today announced that the award winning computer game franchise, The Simsâ„¢, will celebrate its fifth anniversary this month. The very first The Sims videogame for the PC began shipping to stores this week in February 2000 and took the nation by storm by becoming the #1 selling PC game in four […]