CompuExpert, a leading distributor of PC games, announced today that it has signed a deal with Capcom to be the exclusive North American PC distributor for Dead Rising 2, the highly anticipated sequel to 2006’s critically acclaimed survival horror action game. Set several years after the Willamette incident of the original game, Dead Rising 2 takes place in Fortune City, a glamorous entertainment playground where people attempt to escape from reality and the threat of zombie outbreaks by winning at games of chance. Players take on the role of Chuck Greene, a former national Motocross champion and handyman who is … Continue reading CompuExpert To Distribute Dead Rising 2 PC →

PopCap Games, worldwide leader in casual games, today announced a deal with NCsoft, leading provider of online & MMO games to bring PopCap’s first online multiplayer social game service to Korea later this year. The new platform, PopCap World, is the first product to be developed and released by PopCap’s Shanghai game studio and marks a major milestone for the company in terms of its global online and social strategies. PopCap World, operated by NCsoft, will launch with 13 of PopCap’s award-winning games such as Bejeweled, Plants vs. Zombies and Zuma as well as an all-new multiplayer game, Super Zuma, … Continue reading PopCap, NCSoft Partner For PopCap World →

2K Games and Gearbox Software announced today that the superextravasplosive, mega-hit Borderlands will offer a Game of the Year edition this fall. Borderlands Game of the Year will be available for the PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system, Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft for $59.99 and Windows PC for $49.99 starting October 12, 2010. This new addition to the critically acclaimed Borderlands experience will provide fans with the ultimate outlet to lock, load and face the madness. More than 17 million unique weapons and loot empower gamers to blissfully blast their way through all of Pandora’s inhospitable … Continue reading Borderlands GOTY Edition Announced →

Activision Publishing, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) announced today the launch of Geometry Wars: Touch and Call of Duty: World at War: Zombies Apps for iPad are now available on the App Store. The launch of the iPad allows Geometry Wars: Touch for iPad and Call of Duty: World at War: Zombies for iPad to utilize higher graphics and faster processing to enhance the game experience and immerse players deeper into non-stop shooter pandemonium. In addition to the six original Geometry Wars gameplay modes: Deadline, King, Evolved, Pacifism, Waves and Sequence, Geometry Wars: Touch for iPad will feature a brand new, adrenaline-filled … Continue reading COD, Geometry Wars Ships For iPad →

The nomination process is complete, and we have finally finished the counting. Remember that Gameindustry.com is the only publication where the readers (that's you) have all the power. One reader, one vote. The following are the top games of the year, as chosen by you. Now all you need to do is pick the best of the best. Each and every free subscriber to the weekly Gameindustry.com newsletter gets to have their say. So tell the world what games kept you glued to your screens for hours on end. We're sure the hardworking developers and publishers appreciate your vote. To … Continue reading GiN 2009 Game Of The Year Nominees Announced →