Telltale Games has revealed the titles and release dates of the next three episodes in the ongoing adventures of Sam & Max. Episode 201, Ice Station Santa, was released last month.
Episode 202: Moai Better Blues, will be released on January 10
Episode 203: Night of the Raving Dead will be released on February 14
Episode 204: Chariot of the Dogs will be released on March 13
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UK-based game publisher Codemasters has had quite a recent run in America, boasting a 332 percent leap in U.S. revenue since 2005. And the company’s U.S. CEO, Rod Cousens, wants everyone to know it. In 2005, when Cousens took the helm of the UK-based publisher and developer’s American branch, the company was making only 9 percent of its revenue from U.S. gamers. This year, that number stands at 40 percent, and Codemasters would like to keep it that way.
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In this breaking news, Australian developer Auran has just announced that it has filed for bankruptcy. The Directors of Auran Developments, the company that employs all the Auran staff, have today called in a Voluntary Administrator (like Chapter 11 in the US). All the staff were dismissed today. Despite earlier reports, staff will be paid for all their work to date, their annual leave entitlements, redundancy payments and long service leave.
The release, supplied by Auran PR explains, whilst this is the end of Auran Developments, it is far from the end of Fury and Trainz.
Lost Odyssey, an upcoming role-playing game from Blue Dragon developer Mistwalker and feelPlus, is now available for pre-order, publisher Microsoft announced today.
Gamers who buy a pre-order card for Lost Odyssey will also get a download code for an additional mission and an unlockable weapon, redeemable on Xbox Live Marketplace after the game releases. The download will be available to the general public in the spring.
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Run for your lives! Blizzard has confirmed that it is working on a new massively multiplayer online game not connected to the World of Warcraft universe, according to a post on the official WoW message boards earlier this month. Reported today by Wired’s Game|Life blog, the assurance is music to the ears of MMO junkies jonesing for a new drug from the online gaming world’s biggest brand.
C’mon…say it with me: Diablo 3. Diablo 3…..
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The European Commission has approved the French government’s request to apply film industry tax breaks to the games industry. The move will allow for around a 20 per cent rebate on the cost of development for games that fall under qualifying criteria – and it is estimated that around half of all games developed this year would have qualified.
Both Tiga and the EGDF had argued strongly that such a move should go ahead, in order to help lessen the unbalancing effect that support from other countries such as Canada was having.
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In a special Ad Watch column on the Xbox 360 marketing strategy this holiday season, Jeff Bell, Corporate Vice President of Global Marketing for the Xbox 360, has revealed to GameDaily BIZ that worldwide sales for BioWare’s blockbuster role-playing game Mass Effect is shaping up to be more than what perhaps many industry watchers were expecting.
Prediction market the simExchange pegged Mass Effect at around 328,000 units for November (the title released on Nov. 20). That said, in less than three weeks on the market, the game has more than tripled the predicted November total. “We’ve… seen a strong response to …read more
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Two Delaware politicians are teaming up with the Entertainment Software Ratings Board (or ESRB) to launch a new series of public service announcements encouraging parents to heed videogame ratings. Delaware Lt. Governor John Carney, State Rep. Helene Keeley and ESRB president Patricia Vance announced the PSAs today. The advertisements will run on billboards, on shopping mall kiosks and in radio spots throughout the holiday season in Delaware.
The billboard and kiosk ads show an image of each politician on a colored background with the quote, “Some video games are for kids. Some aren’t.” Below the phrase is a list of each …read more
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New sales figures have emerged from Japan, and they paint a rosy picture for Nintendo as the Christmas season heats up with both the DS and the Wii standing proud at the top of the charts.
Gamesindustry.biz revealed the figures from Media Create, a Japanese data analyst, for the week ending December 2nd, with the DS shifting 124,627 units and the Wii racking up 74,764 sales. Heading up the chasing pack was the PSP with 74,626 sold, while the PS3 dropped 36 per cent on its previous week’s performance with 37,092. The Xbox 360 remains the unloved child of the Japanese …read more
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Reports have been whispered throughout the Internet that the Brisbane, Australia-based developer Auran is laying off a significant proportion of its staff, largely – it was suggested – due to financial difficulties that have arisen as a result of the recently released PVP MMO Fury performing poorly at retail. Staff were also allegedly told that further development may be outsourced to China.
After hearing the reports we got in touch with staff at Auran in search of clarification and an official statement. Tony Hilliam, the CEO of Auran Games, was kind enough to oblige, and yes, it turns out there’s a …read more
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