Slingo Picks Collective Mindz As North American PC Publisher

Slingo, Inc., a leading cross-media gaming company, today announced it is partnering with Collective Mindz, the independent publishing arm of Gator Publishing Services, to publish PC games based on Slingo’s popular casual games. The first title under the agreement is Slingo 15th Anniversary Edition, a compilation of four great Slingo games scheduled to ship next month. The four games in the compilation include Slingo Supreme, Slingo Mystery 2, Slingo Quest Egypt and the all-new Slingo Quest Amazon. "We are excited to commemorate our 15-year anniversary with a great new PC offering for our community of players," said Richard Roberts, CEO … Continue reading Slingo Picks Collective Mindz As North American PC Publisher

The Secret World Opens For Beta

Funcom today opened the official beta registration for ‘The Secret World’, the highly anticipated upcoming massively multiplayer online game set in our own, modern-day world. Gamers can now register to be evaluated for participation in the upcoming phases of beta that will be running up to the launch of the game in April 2012. During the next months Funcom will be increasing the number of beta participants gradually. The launch of the beta registration also signals the start of the first phase ‘The Secret War’, an interactive online experience that engages community members in the conflict between the Templars, the … Continue reading The Secret World Opens For Beta

Cablea’s Hunting Game Goes On World Tour

Activision Publishing, Inc. and Cabela’s are hitting the road for a mobile tour across America, showcasing two unreleased, never seen before titles: Cabela’s Survival: Shadows of Katmai and Cabela’s Big Game Hunter 2012. This nationwide excursion allows gamers and outdoors enthusiasts of all ages to be among the first to play these upcoming titles before they hit stores this fall. On route, the 42′ trailer will travel more than 12,000 miles and bring the fun of the outdoors to fans across the country. The "Adventure Starts Here" tour began on August 11, 2011 in Sidney, NE at the Cabela’s 50th … Continue reading Cablea’s Hunting Game Goes On World Tour

Jerry Rice And His Dog Nitus Launch Dog Football For Wii, PC

JUDOBABY Inc., developer of quality family-friendly video games, announced today the in-store availability of Jerry Rice and Nitus’ Dog Football for Wii featuring NFL Network’s #1 Player of All Time Jerry Rice along with his dog, Nitus. The title is the company’s flagship game and the first release in the new Pets Sports League franchise and is available in GameStop and other retail and online locations nationwide. Jerry Rice and Nitus’ Dog Football is an innovative family-friendly title that uniquely blends everyone’s favorite genres – pets and sports – into an action-sports game for players of all ages. The multi-player … Continue reading Jerry Rice And His Dog Nitus Launch Dog Football For Wii, PC

Frak! This Is Good!

This week on the Weekly Time Waster, Billy takes his best crack at breaking the back of the Colonials by firing up his Base Stars and going all Cylon on them. Battlestar Galactica Online is By Your Command.

MocoSpace Offering $1 Million To Find HTML-5 Game Devs

In response to growing consumer interest in mobile browser based gaming, MocoSpace is today announcing the addition of another $1 million to fund HTML5 development of mobile games. Facebook’s Project Spartan, predicted to arrive this fall, will be an HTML5-based platform for games and apps to reach consumers outside of Apple and Google’s app stores. MocoSpace is making it easy for Facebook developers to create games – not only for the Facebook platform, but also for the MocoSpace platform, which now has 22 million users. This funding adds an additional $1 million to the company’s fund, now totaling $2 million. … Continue reading MocoSpace Offering $1 Million To Find HTML-5 Game Devs

Wipeout 2 Announced

Based on the ABC hit show Wipeout and continuing the tradition of wickedly entertaining family fun, Activision Publishing, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) and ABC Entertainment Group announced today Wipeout 2, the latest release in the hit video game franchise coming this holiday season for the Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS, Wii from Nintendo, Kinect for Xbox 360, and PlayStationMove for Playstation 3 computer entertainment system. Wipeout 2 will offer updated, outrageous course designs across all platforms with obstacles and effects taken straight from the show’s summer and winter seasons. Players must navigate around snow, ice, foam, and fan-favorite obstacles like the Sucker … Continue reading Wipeout 2 Announced