Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS), the world’s leading developer and publisher of interactive entertainment and GigaMedia Ltd (NASDAQ: GIGM), a major provider of online entertainment software and services, announced today that the companies have entered into an agreement to launch and operate Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning (WAR) in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Based […]
New York, NY - January 24, 2008 - Rockstar Games, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO), is proud to announce the release date for Grand Theft Auto IV, the new title in the genre-defining Grand Theft Auto franchise. Developed by Rockstar North, Grand Theft Auto IV will be simultaneously available for […]
CARY, N.C. (January 22, 2008) – Epic Games, Inc., one of the world’s leading game developers and creator of the industry’s most popular game engine, today announced plans to demonstrate the latest Unreal Engine 3 features at this year’s Game Developers Conference, which will be held next month at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, […]
Here’s Microsoft’s press release regarding new Games for Windows Titles: Games for Windows truly thrived in 2007. We went from two titles in 2006 to a continually growing portfolio of over 60 titles here at CES 2008,” said Kevin Unangst, senior global director of Games for Windows in the Entertainment and Devices Division at Microsoft. […]
Watch out, DX10 is coming not just from system crushers like Crysis but also from MMORPG’s as well. Lord of the Rings Online has become the first MMORPG to support the DX10 API and promises to up the graphical ante. Personally, im reserving judgement as DX10 hasnt exactly been a showcase of performance (yes, im […]
Yummy Interactive partners with ALAWAR ENTERTAINMENT to distribute games to BROADBAND OPERATORS
Vancouver, Canada – October 22, 2007 — Yummy Interactive, Inc. (www.yummy.net), a leader in digital distribution technology for video games, has partnered with Alawar Entertainment, Inc. (www.alawargroup.com) to distribute Alawar’s game products for digital download and Games On Demand subscriptions to global broadband service […]
Microsoft today announced that the Xbox 360 exclusive game “Halo 3” has officially become the biggest entertainment launch in history, garnering an estimated $170 million in sales in the United States alone in the first 24 hours. The Xbox 360 title beat previous records set by blockbuster theatrical releases like “Spider-man 3” and novels such […]
ASPYR MEDIA ANNOUNCES PARTNERSHIP WITH ACTIVISION TO BRING GUITAR HERO III: LEGENDS OF ROCK TO PC AND MAC
AUSTIN, TX Sept. 11, 2007 The rock gods have spoken, and gamers around the world will now be able to unleash their inner-rock star on two brand new platforms. Aspyr Media, in partnership with Activision, Inc. […]
The had been grumblings of an upcoming “big” Halo announcement and it came just after midnight this morning when Bungie announced that Halo 3 multiplayer beta would be going live on May 16th at midnight pacific and run until June 6th at midnight. Here’s part of the announcement:
The Halo 3 Multiplayer Beta will go live […]
Nintendo has announced that they will continue their relationship with IGN company GameSpy to take the Wii online. Nintendo currently uses the service for the popular Nintendo DS handheld. GameSpy’s technology will enable such features as ranking, friends, and matchmaking in finding opponents or teamates. Here’s the complete press release on the partnership:
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