Ben Kingsley, Kristanna Lorken to star in BloodRayne
Oscar-winning actor Ben Kingsley is bringing the bloodsucking ruler of the BloodRayne videogame to life. The ‘Gandhi’ star will play Kagan, the leader of a vast and dangerous vampire army. ‘Terminator 3’ star Kristanna Lorken been tapped as Kingsley’s daughter, who also must save the world by overthrowing his empire. The film will be set […]
Midway changes Area 51 Launch Date
Chicago-based interactive entertainment developer and publisher, Midway Amusement Games, LLC announced today that its sci-fi first-person shooter is now scheduled to ship the first half of 2005. Committed to publishing games of the highest calibre, Midway decided to give AREA 51 the extra development time needed in order to achieve the triple-A game quality that […]
Games help Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
We all are professionals that need to follow somebody's instructions, to meet the deadlines and to work after hours from time to time. Yes, our kids have computers and those cute games installed on them. Confess that you also have a couple of games running on your PC. Would we want to feel like home […]
UBISoft Releases Race For Presidency Game
Ubisoft, a leading company in the multimedia industry, announced with Stardock Entertainment the release of The Political Machine, which ships today to retailers nationwide. A PC-CD strategy game based on data collected from surveys, exit polls, and the 2000 U.S. Census, The Political Machine users are challenged to spend 41 weeks on the campaign trail, […]
Madden NFL 2005 Ships
Signaling the start of football season, Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:ERTS) today announced that Madden NFL 2005, the flagship EA SPORTS videogame and the largest-selling franchise of all time in North America, with over 37 million copies sold, has shipped to retailers nationwide and will be in stores in time for National Madden Vacation Day on Tuesday, […]
LucasFilm To Set Up in Singapore
A slice of Hollywood glamour landed in Singapore yesterday, as the film company behind blockbusters Star Wars and Indiana Smith announced plans to set up a production studio here, its first foray outside the US. By early next year, Lucasfilm – headed by the iconic director George Lucas – will set up a digital animation […]
Legacy Beta Testing New Law and Order Game
Legacy Interactive, a leading games developer bringing television's greatest dramas to life on the PC, announced today that beta testing is underway for Law & Order: Justice is Served. Selected from sign-ups on the Legacy Interactive Web site, approximately 50 beta testers will take part in a two week evaluation of an in progress version […]
Altec Ships New Gaming Headset
Altec Lansing Technologies, Inc., the leader in the design and manufacture of Powered Audio products, today unleashed its AHS602 Headset, the most satisfying, pulse-pounding personal audio experience yet for computer game users. The AHS602 plunges the wearer into the middle of the action using two high-performance, 40mm neodymium drivers combined with SRS Headphone technology-a patented […]
Merscom, CITY Ink Multi Title Deal
Merscom LLC today announced an agreement with CITY Interactive to publish three of the developer’s PC games in North America: Space Interceptor: Project Freedom, a space arcade combat game, Terrorist Takedown, a military arcade shooter, and WWII Fighter Pilot, a flight arcade combat game. All games are value-priced at $19.99 USD and scheduled for Q4 […]
Gizmondo Gets New Developer
Gizmondo Europe Ltd, subsidiary of Jacksonville, Florida-based, Tiger Telematics Inc (TGTL: former symbol TIGR), announced today the acquisition of a European leading games developer, Indie Studios. The acquisition further enables Indie Studios to extend its next level gaming under the Gizmondo brand, while providing Gizmondo with secured immediate and future game content and a captive […]