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PathEngine Announces SDK Release 5.16, New Licensees, Licensing Options PDF Print E-mail
Wednesday, 21 May 2008
Lyon, France – May 20th 2008 – PathEngine announces release 5.16.00 of their pathfinding and agent movement SDK. This is yet another optimisation release, with big speedups in 3D content processing and tokenised loading as well as some core queries. And we're also pleased to announce licensing to both Frogwares and NeoAct (Korea).


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Get Fit And Feel Fabulous With Nell Mcandrew's Body Fitness PDF Print E-mail
Wednesday, 21 May 2008
AMA announce the launch of Nell McAndrew’s Body Fitness – a truly unique mobile lifestyle companion.

This advanced application helps the user detox their lifestyle and encourages them to look at a healthier outlook by guiding them through a simple agenda and fitness plan.

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Vivox® Appoints Matthew Bellows As Vice President Consumer Strategy PDF Print E-mail
Wednesday, 21 May 2008
FRAMINGHAM, Mass. – May 20, 2008 – Vivox Inc., the premier provider of voice services to online games and virtual worlds, has added Matthew Bellows to its executive team as vice president consumer strategy. In his new role, Matthew is responsible for extending the reach and capabilities of Vivox’s voice services into new games, virtual worlds and communities.

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New research challenges alleged link between video games and violence PDF Print E-mail
Wednesday, 21 May 2008
Tiga said today that research produced by Patrick Kierkegaard of the University of Essex, showing that there is little evidence to suggest that video games are anything but harmless, was an important contribution to the debate on video games and violence.

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Hands-On Mobile to Bring BMW Racing to Mobile PDF Print E-mail
Wednesday, 21 May 2008
LONDON, UK—MAY 20, 2008—Hands-On Mobile™, the world's leading developer of connected games and applications, today announces that it has entered into a licensing agreement with BMW AG and Nürburgring GmbH, owner of the Nürburgring Nordschleife™ track, to bring the game BMW Racing to mobile phones this summer. Developed by independent UK studio FinBlade, BMW Racing features the latest high performance BMW cars and allows players to experience the thrills of racing round the world-famous Nürburgring circuit.

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Space Invaders Extreme And Arkanoid Ds Available Across Europe This July PDF Print E-mail
Wednesday, 21 May 2008
London (20th May 2008) – Square Enix Ltd., the publisher of Square Enix® interactive entertainment products in Europe and other PAL territories, today announces the return of two legendary TAITO® games, ARKANOID™ DS for the Nintendo DS™ handheld system and SPACE INVADERS EXTREME™ for the Nintendo DS™ handheld system and the PSP™ (PlayStation® Portable) system, will be available in Europe and PAL territories on 4th July 2008.

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GFI/Russobit-M merger: strive for new market segments. PDF Print E-mail
Wednesday, 21 May 2008
Moscow, Russia, May 20, 2008 - Russian Video Game Market specialists "Russobit-M" and "Game Factory Interactive" have started a merger process, that will result in a holding with an annual revenue of over $45 mln and staff more than 350 people. The new holding aims an active development of new market segments, like online, console and casual games in first turn.
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Games Village @ Expo crammed full of Excitement PDF Print E-mail
Wednesday, 21 May 2008
There's only a week to go to the Summer London MCM Expo and ALL the space sold the show is crammed with Games, Games & more Games. Advance ticket sales are up a staggering 93%.


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Gamers Get Ready For Metal Gear PDF Print E-mail
Wednesday, 21 May 2008
2008 couldn’t get much better for gamers according to Gamestation, with news that Metal Gear Solid 4 will launch on Thursday 12 June, exclusive to Playstation 3.

There can’t be many gamers left on the planet who haven’t enjoyed the Metal Gear series of story-driven stealth and adventure games.

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FINAL FANTASY XII composer to score for American video games. PDF Print E-mail
Wednesday, 21 May 2008
Veteran video game music composer Hitoshi Sakimoto is in collaboration with Four Bars Intertainment to bring his acclaimed style of music to video games produced outside of Japan.

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Bourne and Ghostbusters Present at MCM London Expo 2008 PDF Print E-mail
Wednesday, 21 May 2008
Marlow, 20th May, 2008 - Sierra Entertainment UK today announced their participation in the forthcoming MCM London Expo, to be held at the London Excel Arena over the weekend of the 24th and 25th May.

During the event, Sierra will offer visitors the opportunity to experience two upcoming, blockbuster titles. Not only will The Bourne Conspiracy be showcased, but Ghostbusters will also be present - as will Ernie Hudson, star of the original movies.

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Blockbuster Properties To Screen At Brand Licensing Europe PDF Print E-mail
Wednesday, 21 May 2008
Brand Licensing Europe 2008, 1-2 October 2008, London Four of the world’s leading movie studios will descend on London this October to present the very hottest Hollywood properties to the European licensing industry many months before moviegoers get a glimpse of them.
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Free games for your mobile – don't pay, just play thanks to 123play.com PDF Print E-mail
Wednesday, 21 May 2008
Best-selling games and cool brands on your mobile for nothing

London, UK – 20th May, 2008: Have you always loved mobile games but hated shelling out for them? Then you’ll love 123play.com. Launching today, 123play.com offers more than forty of the very best mobile games to suit all flavours of gamers. And here’s the best part: they’re free. Whether you’re a Sudoku freak or a Moto GP fan, 123play.com has the mobile game for you.

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KONAMI to develop products for NOKIA's mobile game service N-GAGE PDF Print E-mail
Wednesday, 21 May 2008
METAL GEAR SOLID MOBILE marks first title for release this summer KONAMI will begin provisioning of "METAL GEAR SOLID MOBILE" for NOKIA's mobile game service, "N-Gage"(*1) scheduled to start in late June, 2008. "METAL GEAR SOLID MOBILE" is original content created exclusively for the mobile platform and based on the "METAL GEAR" series(*2).
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Gumboy Tournament Rolls Onto Steam Now! PDF Print E-mail
Wednesday, 21 May 2008
Follow-up to an extraordinary ball is here.


Prague – 19th May, 2008
– Cinemax is proud to announce that Gumboy Tournament is finished and waiting for you on Steam! Get ready to test your lighting reflexes in this fast-paced, addictive, action game! If you can roll a ball, you can play Gumboy Tournament.

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Capcom Interactive Partners With Handango PDF Print E-mail
Wednesday, 21 May 2008

Capcom Interactive Partners With Handango To Bring Powerhouse Games To North American Smartphone Devices


HURST, TX – May 19 2008 – Handango, the world's leading provider of smartphone content, and Capcom® Interactive, Inc.,a top developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment, today announced a partnership to distribute top gaming titles to North American smartphone users. Capcom’s top franchises include Who Wants to be a Millionaire, Are you Smarter Than a 5th Grader?™, Street Fighter® and Mega Man® among many others. The first titles to launch on Handango will be from the Who Wants to be a Millionaire franchise. This partnership marks Handango’s continued goal of bringing high-profile, branded games and other popular consumer applications to its customers.
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Championship Gaming Series Announces Pro-Am Division PDF Print E-mail
Wednesday, 21 May 2008

Championship Gaming Series Announces Pro-Am Division To Include Counter-Strike 1.6 And Team Fortress 2

New Division will Feature Online Competitions for CS 1.6 and TF 2; More Pro-Am Game Announcements to Follow

LOS ANGELES – May 19, 2008 – Championship Gaming Series™ (CGS), the only worldwide gaming league, today announced the launch of the CGS Pro-Am Division, which will include the addition of two new Pro-Am games for online competition, Valve’s Counter-Strike® 1.6 and Team Fortress® 2. The new CGS Pro-Am Division dramatically expands the opportunities for amateur and professional gamers to participate in CGS competitions.

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Big Fish Games Promotes Laurent de Segur to CTO PDF Print E-mail
Wednesday, 21 May 2008
"de Segur to Bring New Platforms and Technologies to Casual Games Leader"

SEATTLE – May 19, 2008 – Big Fish Games™ announced today the promotion of Laurent de Segur from vice president of technology to Chief Technology Officer effective May 1, 2008.

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Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, Episode One Launches on Xbox LIVE PDF Print E-mail
Wednesday, 21 May 2008

LONDON - 19th May, 2008 - Discover the mysteries of New Arcadia with Gabe and Tycho in “Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, Episode One,” available on Xbox LIVE® Arcade this Wednesday 21st May, 2008 at 09.00.


 

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Resistance 2TM PDF Print E-mail
Monday, 19 May 2008

On the brink of annihilation, mankind resumes the fight against the unstoppable Chimera on the shores of the United States. And thus the stage is set for Resistance 2™, the highly anticipated follow-up to Insomniac Games’ best-selling PS3 launch title, developed exclusively for the PLAYSTATION®3 system. Players will once again step into the war-torn boots of Nathan Hale, who not only faces near impossible odds on the battlefield, but also constantly struggles with the Chimeran virus raging inside his own body. In addition to an epic single-player campaign, Resistance 2 will offer a truly unprecedented eight-player, class-based online co-op campaign with a separate, parallel storyline and 60-player online competitive multiplayer built upon a ‘massive battles, greater intimacy’ mantra. Players can also expect a re-designed MyResistance.net featuring social networking tools designed to enhance a user’s gameplay experience whether they’re engaged in single, co-op or competitive combat.

 

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