Prima Strategy Guides Available Online
IGN Entertainment, a leading Internet media company serving the video game and entertainment enthusiast markets, and Prima Games, the world’s leading publisher of official game guides for computer and console games, have signed an agreement for IGN's Direct2Drive digital retail store to offer downloadable versions of Prima Guides for computer and console games. "Partnering with […]
Game Sales Reach 7.3 Billion
Computer and video game software sales set a new record in 2004, reaching $7.3 billion, according to final data compiled by the NPD Group and announced today by the Entertainment Software Association (ESA). The industry's impact is illustrated further through other data showing that Halo 2®, one of the best-selling titles of 2004, took in […]
Sony, Ubisoft Ink Multi-title Deal
Today, Ubisoft, one of the world's largest videogame publishers, announced an exclusive multi-title licensing agreement with Sony Pictures Consumer Products (SPCP) to develop and publish games based on "Open Season" and "Surf's Up," the first two feature-length animated films from Sony Pictures Animation. This collaboration represents Ubisoft's first venture into adapting CGI films for the […]
New Oddworld Game Ships
Rustle up some "live" ammo and head out to Dead Hen’s Pass for some serious bounty hunting!…Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: ERTS), the world’s leading interactive entertainment software company today announced that "Oddworld Stranger’s Wrath," the latest chapter in the critically acclaimed Oddworld series, has begun to ship to retail outlets for the Xbox video game system […]
Fight Night 2 Ships With Punch-Out
Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: ERTS) and Nintendo announced today that the popular boxing title, Super Punch-Out!! for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, will be included exclusively in the Nintendo GameCube version of EA SPORTS Fight Night Round 2. Shipping on March 1, 2005 under the EA SPORTS brand, the newest addition in the award-winning EA SPORTS […]
Champions: Return to Arms Goes Gold
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 gone gold. Champions: Return to Arms, available exclusively on the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system, will ship to U.S. and Canadian retail stores on […]
Dungeon Lords Gets Ship Date
DreamCatcher Games today announced Dungeon Lords, the world's first Combat Role-Playing Game (RPG), will start shipping worldwide for Windows on April 20, 2005. Gamers have much to look forward to in the coming months as DreamCatcher releases never-before seen gameplay footage, screenshots and a new trailer, offering an up-close look at a truly unique role-playing […]
Massive Releases Version 2.0 Ad Client
Massive Incorporated, the creator of the world's first video game advertising network, today announced the availability of version 2.0 of its AdClient SDK to enable developers and publishers to quickly and easily integrate their games into Massive's advertising network. Titles in the Massive Network can contribute $1.00 to $2.00 in incremental profit per unit sold. […]
Vinny the Bug Man Ships
NOW Media Group Inc. journeys into the insect world with its newest graphic novel, "Vinny the Bug Man." Illustrated with stunning 3D computer-animation frames, the 128-page full-color novel also includes a CD-ROM of animated clips and coloring pages, making it multimedia fun for all ages. The novel tells the story of a dim-witted exterminator who […]
Flashpoint Germany Goes Gold
Matrix Games (www.matrixgames.com) announced today that the tactical wargame Flashpoint Germany has officially "Gone Gold" and is set for release sometime next week. The game will be available both via CD and download from the Matrix Games website. Flashpoint Germany takes you back to the height of the cold war where tensions run tighter than […]