The Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose, California will host its third annual Maxgames videogame tournament on Friday, July 23. Finalists on several of the games will duke it out for the championship on the museum’s Giant Dome Screen and its 13,000 watt, 44 speaker sound system. The rest of the year the theater is reserved for showing IMAX films. The tournament will also feature two of the creators of the well-known "Red vs. Blue" machinima series, who will talk about the series during the day and then show episodes on the Giant Dome Screen during the evening. Bungie, … Continue reading Maxgames Tourney to play on IMAX →

Leading film and entertainment trade magazine The Hollywood Reporter has named Kathy Schoback, vice president of content strategy for Infinium Labs (OTC: BB: IFLB), as one of the top-12 female gaming industry executives. Based on a survey of long-time high-profile game industry experts, the honor places Schoback in the ranks of peers from leading industry developers, publishers and manufacturers including Microsoft, Electronic Arts, Sony Online, Activision, THQ and LucasArts. "Infinium is committed to ongoing support of women in gaming, and we’re proud and 100 percent behind Kathy and the outstanding work she is doing in this area," Kevin Bachus, president, … Continue reading Schoback Named Top Female Game Exec →

The Game Initiative today announced the speakers for its Maryland/DC/Virginia How To Break Into Video Game Industry: Conference and Resume Workshop" which takes place in Chevy Chase, Maryland on Saturday, June 26, 2004, 8:30am – 3:00pm at the National 4-H Youth Conference Center. The event – http://www.GameConferences.com/maryland/ – is designed for students and professionals looking to get into the computer and video game business. No experience is required to attend. Speakers include veterans and industry insiders from diverse backgrounds, including – Bob Bates, co-founder of Legend Entertainment, Game Producer and IGDA Board Member Michael Cosner, Senior Artist: Cinematic Design, Red … Continue reading Break Into The Industry Conference Hits DC →

Codemasters, a global interactive entertainment software publisher, announced today that IndyCar Series 2005 has shipped to North American retail outlets for the Xbox video game system from Microsoft. The game will be available at a suggested retail price of $19.99, offering incredible value to Xbox and Xbox Live gamers. IndyCar Series 2005 offers 220+mph online gameplay via Xbox Live, where drivers can compete head-to-head with up to 12 players simultaneously. The game contains 15 IndyCar Series tracks and is the only title to feature The Greatest Spectacle in Racing: the Indy 500. Players can race individual tracks or re-create a … Continue reading IndyCar Series 2005 Ships →

Codemasters, a leading global publisher of interactive entertainment, and MTV: Music Television announced today that the highly anticipated MTV Music Generator 3: This Is The Remix video game has shipped to retail outlets nationwide. The latest installment in the series offers the ability to create, remix and display personalized music creations and is now available for the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system and the Xbox videogame system from Microsoft. "We're excited to bring the third installment in our Music Generator series to consumers this summer," said Tony Calandra, Director, Interactive Products, MTV. "The MTV Music Generator 3 is a great … Continue reading MTV Music Generator 3 Ships →

Vivendi Universal Games (VU Games) today announced another step in its turnaround plan to improve operating effectiveness, reduce costs and position for growth. The changes include a significant staff reduction in its North American based operations resulting in the elimination of 350 staff positions. The Company’s Blizzard Entertainment studio was not part of the staff reduction. "Restructuring the organization and reducing our cost base are necessary to improve our operating effectiveness and profitability," said VU Games CEO Bruce Hack. "This constitutes another important step in our turnaround plan aimed to better position the Company for growth." With a global and … Continue reading Vivendi Lays Off 350 Workers, Cuts Costs →

Alienware, the leading manufacturer of high-performance desktop, notebook, and professional systems, announced today the immediate availability of PCI Express in their Intel-based desktop and workstation systems. Powered by PCI Express technology, Alienware systems offer a remarkable performance increase in the execution of computer applications. The result is an even more realistic gaming experience and an impressive speed increase for demanding professionals. Available now in Area-51 desktop systems and MJ-12, OZMA, and Roswell professional workstations, PCI Express architecture ushers in extraordinary enhancements including doubling the bandwidth to meet the demands of emerging graphics of next-generation 3D games, professional 3D content creation, … Continue reading Alienware Adds PCI Express →

The Video Software Dealers Association (VSDA) today commended the Motion Picture Association of America for launching a public education campaign on the consequences and risks of illegally downloading movies from the Internet. "Piracy, or more properly theft, is the greatest threat to the home video industry," VSDA President Bo Andersen said. "Because illegal movie downloading and illegal DVD copies have the potential to seriously undermine the legitimate home video market, VSDA supports educating consumers about the impact of this theft on the creative community, the entertainment retail industry, the economy, and the public and the risks to those engaged in … Continue reading Video Dealers Support Anti-piracy Efforts →

Global interactive entertainment company Codemasters announced today new details for the co-op multiplayer mode of Soldiers: Heroes of World War II, the company's much anticipated real time strategy game. Developed exclusively for PC/CD-ROM by Ukrainian company Best Way, Soldiers will be released in the U.S. on June 29. Set to go beyond the call of duty and provide players with an intense online experience, Soldiers offers an innovative co-op multiplayer mode enabling up to four players to work through any of the campaigns together. The game allows players to handpick their troops and take on any of the tactical action … Continue reading Codemasters Reveals WWII Multiplayer Strategy →

An innovative conference addressing how games and game technologies can meet health care needs will be held in Madison, Wisconsin September 16-17. It will be co-sponsored by the Serious Games Initiative, the Academic Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL) Co-Lab at the University of Wisconsin System in Madison, and the Federation of American Scientists’ Learning Federation Project. Games for Health 2004 will examine how interactive games and emerging game technologies could improve consumer health education, and professional clinical practice, including disease and injury prevention, service delivery, and professional education and training. The conference will gather more than 100 game developers, trainers, educators, … Continue reading Games For Health Conference Announced →