Sugar Games is excited to announce the release of Edges, a totally new and highly addictive logic puzzle for players who want to enjoy a fresh exciting gameplay and bored with playing another Lines-style puzzle. In Edges you must get the maximum score by moving chips onto the checkerboard and combining them with randomly appearing extra chips to make up matching chip patterns. Patterns explode and you score! Edges is a fresh logic game for puzzle lovers of all ages. Your playground here is a clear checkerboard in the center and four checked sideboards with two lines of chips coming … Continue reading Sugar Games Announces Edges Family Title →

ELSPA (The Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association) has selected ClearImage to support and build awareness for its European Games Network (EGN) to be held at ExCel in London, September 1-3, 2004. ClearImage will promote the event to the North American interactive entertainment and technology industries, including technology companies, video game publishers, developers and consumers, the media, and trade associations through comprehensive communications and business development programs. ELSPA, established as the specific and collective identity for the British computer and video games industry, chose ClearImage because of its proven track record for increasing the profile of European organizations within the … Continue reading ELSPA Hires ClearImage for PR →

Atari, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATAR) announced today that DRIV3R has dominated the charts in Australia, ranking #1 on multiple Australian gaming charts.(Source: GFK) After only four days on sale, according to GFK, DRIVER has secured the #1 position across All Formats and is ranked #1 on PlayStation2 and #1 on Xbox. Developed by Atari’s Reflections Interactive, DRIV3R is the third installment of the hugely successful Driver franchise, which has sold in excess of 12 million units worldwide to date. DRIV3R is currently available for the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system and the Xbox video game system from Microsoft,

NCsoft Corporation (KSE: 036570.KS), the world's leading developer and publisher of online computer games, has launched the first update to Cryptic Studios' best-selling City of Heroes massively multiplayer game. The update, Issue 1: Through the Looking Glass, gives players new challenges by adding ten play levels, dangerous new zones, exciting missions, and nasty new villains, as well as an in-game costume customization component. The update is free to all City of Heroes subscribers via automatic download. The City of Heroes costume customization feature has been highly praised, and in Through the Looking Glass, players are given the ability to change … Continue reading City of Heroes Expands →

Digitalmill, the co-founders of The Serious Games Initiative and CMP Game Group are joining forces in presenting the Serious Games Summit, a conference that addresses the use of interactive gaming technology in non-entertainment sectors. The conference will be held Monday-Tuesday, Oct. 18-19, 2004 in Washington, D.C. Session descriptions and registration are now live at www.seriousgamessummit.com. The Serious Games Summit will cover top line design, production, technology, and assessment issues related to the use of games in education, policy, national defense, homeland security, training and other non-entertainment sectors. Case studies of game-based solutions and simulations in development or already in use … Continue reading Serious Games Summit Planned for DC →

Enlight, a leading entertainment software developer and publisher, announced today that it will publish Scrapland, with executive producer and ground breaking game auteur American McGee. Developed by Mercury Steam, Scrapland is a deeply immersive 3rd person 3D action/adventure set in a bizarre robotic world made of scrap parts. Scrapland is scheduled for release in Q4 2004 for the Xbox® video game system from Microsoft and PC. "We're very excited to have American on board as Executive Producer of Scrapland," said Trevor Chan, Chief Executive Officer of Enlight. "The robotic science fiction world that American is shaping with Mercury Steam is … Continue reading Enlight to Publish Scrapland →

Adding to the unprecedented depth of Madden NFL 2005, Jill Arrington joins the leading duo of sportscasters, John Madden and Al Michaels, on the Madden NFL sidelines. She spent 2 full-days in the recording booth providing audio for the game. Arrington currently serves as sideline reporter for ESPN's ‘College Football Thursday' as well as feature reporter on ‘College Gameday' and ‘Sportscenter'. Arrington spent three years as the sideline reporter for TNN's coverage of the Arena Football League, hosting the halftime show for the AFL on TNN and sideline reporting the AFL's national weekly syndicated games. Arrington served as CBS Sports … Continue reading Jill Arrington Joins Madden 2005 Team →

Blizzard Entertainment today announced July 5th as the date players can start signing up for the European closed beta of its eagerly awaited MMORPG, World of Warcraft. Potential testers will be able to register online through the official European Blizzard Web sites for the English-, French-, and German-speaking markets: www.blizzard.co.uk, www.blizzard.fr and www.blizzard.de. The final selection of testers will be chosen randomly to ensure a broad base of playing skills, locations, and system requirements to address compatibility and game-play issues. All submissions will receive equal consideration at any time throughout the sign-up period, which will run for approximately three weeks. … Continue reading Blizzard Readies European Beta Test →

HP today announced new enhancements to its HP Pavilion desktop PC line, delivering consumers the right balance of security, power and performance right out of the box. The enhanced HP Pavilion 600 series desktop PC provides an ideal platform for organizing digital content such as personal music collections, home videos and family photos, as well as offering families’ increased Internet protection. The HP Pavilion 600 series now enables Internet pop-up blocking, in addition to the already robust security software included on HP Pavilion desktop PCs. For increased security, the HP Pavilion 600 series offers comprehensive Intermute Protection Suite, guarding consumers … Continue reading HP Enhances Pavilion →

Video Game publisher Mastiff today announced Gungrave: Overdose for the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system. Gungrave: Overdose features more of everything that made its predecessor great: more adrenaline, more over-the-top action, more cell-shaded coolness, more outrageous story, more pumped-up volume, and more non-stop gameplay. The game features the character design of noted anime artists Yasuhiro Nightow (Trigun) and Kosuke Fujishima (Sakura Wars) and a soundtrack composed by Tsuneo Imahori (Trigun, Hajime No Ippo). Gungrave: Overdose ships in early fall 2004. Beyond-The-Grave, our favorite undead-Mafioso-turned-almost-good-guy, is back to kick ass against the Corsione family and prevent them from using the Seed … Continue reading Mastiff Announces Gungave →