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Gaming News Archives :: June 1, 2009 - July 1, 2009
PAX 09 Keynote Speaker Revealed
Monday, June 29, 2009
One of the biggest PAX articles we publish every year is the keynote speaker address. In the past we have featured Ken Levine and Wil Wheaton. This year the legendary Ron Gilbert will be opening PAX 09. He's one of my idols, as he worked on the original Monkey Island games (which Telltale and LucasArts are revitalizing this year).
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CONNECT2MEDIA ANNOUNCE SUMMER IPHONE LINE UP
Friday, June 26, 2009
Connect2Media, has announced their iPhone release schedule for the summer with a line-up that includes titles like classic casual title ‘Tumblebugs’ and brand new IP ‘Timeloop’.
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"SPACE MINER: SPACE ORE BUST" FOR IPHONE AND IPOD TOUCH
Friday, June 26, 2009
Coming exclusively to the iPhone and iPod Touch this September, Space Miner: Space Ore Bust will follow the adventures of a humble asteroid miner as he fights to save the family asteroid claim from the nefarious machinations of Mega Space Corp. This title will mark Venan Entertainment’s fourth fully-independent release, following the award-winning mobile titles Super Putt Classic, Super Putt XTreme, and High Seas: Guns and Gold.
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KOEI & TECMO Merge to form new force in games publishing.
Friday, June 26, 2009
TECMO KOEI EUROPE LTD proudly announces its official merger between developing powerhouses TECMO and KOEI, to form brand new company TECMO KOEI EUROPE LTD (TKE).
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EMPIRE: TOTAL WAR - THE SOUNDTRACK
Friday, June 26, 2009
Sumthing Else Music Works, Inc., through its licensing relationship with SEGA®, proudly presents Empire: Total War™ - The Soundtrack featuring the musical score from the latest installment of The Creative Assembly's multi award winning Total War™ PC gaming franchise. Empire: Total War - The Soundtrack will be released on June 30th to retail outlets through Sumthing Else Music Works www.sumthing.com, and will be available for digital download on Sumthing Digital www.sumthingdigital.com and iTunes®.
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DROPLITZ IS HERE!
Friday, June 26, 2009
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"Memento Mori" - New Screens + Gameplay Details
Friday, June 26, 2009
In advance of a new trailer next week, and the game’s North American retail release the following, Got Game Entertainment today released 6 new screenshots from “Memento Mori” (PC), the upcoming mystery-adventure that takes players on a thrilling investigation through 46 locations across five European countries.
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Superstars V8 Racing
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Superstars® V8 Racing, the brand new racing experience based on the license of the Italian Superstars® Championship, and developed by Milestone, is next to the European release. Superstars® V8 Racing was released on 18th June in Italy and it will be officially ready for on 26th June throughout Europe for PC, Microsoft Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.
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Split/Second
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Split/Second, the action racing game from Disney Interactive Studios and Black Rock Studio, was selected as Best Racing Game in the Game Critics Awards: Best of E3 2009. The award gives Black Rock Studio back-to-back victories in the category and marks the first time a development studio repeated in the racing category with different original properties.
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Max Payne 3 Info
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
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'THE HUNTER' PARTNERS WITH STEVE WEST - CELEBRITY HUNTING EXPERT AND TV HOST
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Emote Games, publisher of innovative online video game ‘The Hunter’, has teamed up with professional hunter and TV celebrity Steve West to add further credibility to The Hunter’s claim to be the most realistic hunting experience you will ever play. Devotees of Steve’s TV show and website will also benefit from this exciting partnership through a special in-game group and ongoing collaborations.
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UBISOFT EXPANDS ITS DIGITAL DISTRIBUTION PARTNERSHIP WITH METABOLI
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Ubisoft has today announced that it will reinforce its partnership with Metaboli, the European leader in the digital distribution of PC games. Its titles will be available as download-to-own via www.gamesplanet.com in EMEA territories at the beginning of June, and via www.gametap.com in the U.S. Ubisoft was one of the first independent developers to build commercial relationships with Metaboli in 2001 through its subscription-based services www.metaboli.com.
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ZeniMax Media Acquires id Software
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
ZeniMax Media Inc., parent company of noted game publisher Bethesda Softworks, today announced it has completed the acquisition of legendary game studio, id Software, creators of world-renowned games such as DOOM, QUAKE, Wolfenstein, and its upcoming title, RAGE. The acquisition by ZeniMax Media joins together two of the finest, most respected videogame developers in the world, combining the first person shooter (FPS) expertise of id Software with acclaimed role playing game (RPG) developer Bethesda Game Studios – creators of the 2008 Game of the Year, Fallout 3, and the 2006 Game of the Year, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. Bethesda Softworks will publish the titles of id Software other than upcoming releases previously committed to other publishers.
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Projected No.1 Draft Pick Blake Griffin Named Cover Athlete of EA SPORTS NCAA Basketball 10
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
"Seeing myself on the cover of NCAA Basketball 10 is such a great tribute to my time at Oklahoma," said Griffin. "I loved playing in front of passionate fans and competing against some of the best schools in the country. Now I am looking forward to competing at the next level against the best players in the world."
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SPORE GALACTIC ADVENTURES BEAMS DOWN TO RETAILERS
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
“Spore Galactic Adventures enhances the Spore experience by blasting players off into space, turning ordinary creatures into legendary Space Captains,” stated Lucy Bradshaw, VP and General Manager at Maxis. “For the first time, players can beam their creatures down to planets to experience all-new adventures or create custom-made missions of their own and share them with the world. With more than 107 million creations available in the Sporepedia, the Spore library of user-generated content for use in players’ missions, the only limit is their imaginations!”
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Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Game
Monday, June 08, 2009
Players create their very own Transformers character, customising the character to suit their playing style. Players then battle online in this game of strategy, choosing from a number of attacks and defences in real time, round-by-round combat. In addition, secret codes that allow players to upgrade their characters will be hidden online.
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Inferno Pool
Monday, June 08, 2009
A debut gameplay trailer has been released for Inferno Pool during E3 2009 showcasing the revolutionary new gameplay concept of this brand new PSN / XBLA title. This isn’t Pool as you know it; this is multiplayer mayhem for 1-4 players simultaneously fighting for victory. Alliances will be formed, friends will be betrayed, and the battle isn’t over until the stat screen appears.
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Princess and the Frog Facts
Monday, June 08, 2009
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Fuel Girls
Monday, June 08, 2009
Codemasters' FUEL Burns Up XFM's Breakfast Show With Surprise Appearance By The Raunchy Fuel Girls
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Bioshock 2 Multiplayer Features
Monday, June 08, 2009
Step back into the unforgettable world of Rapture in BioShock 2, the next installment in the franchise that has won more than 50 Game of the Year Awards and has sold more than 2.5 million units worldwide. Developed by 2K Marin, 2K Australia and Digital Extremes, BioShock 2 provides players with the perfect blend of explosive first person shooter combat, compelling storytelling and intense multiplayer to form one of 2009’s most highly anticipated titles.
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GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS® ANNOUNCES AWARDS AT E3 EXPOTM CONVENTION
Monday, June 08, 2009
On the heels of February’s launch of the annual Guinness World Records 2009 Gamer’s Edition, representatives were on hand at the E3 Expo this week to honor gaming publishers with brand new records.
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Pixie Lott and The Sims 3
Monday, June 08, 2009
Electronic Arts, Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) today announced the collaboration between exciting new pop singer Pixie Lott and the highly anticipated PC game from the EA Play Label, The Sims™ 3. Activity kicks off with a Simlish recording of Pixie’s debut single, Mama Do available for simultaneous download with the English version of the game plus a music video showing Pixie singing a duet with her Sim character
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Giant Realm, Inc. to Exclusively Represent FileFront,The Largest Gaming Download Site on the Internet
Monday, June 08, 2009
Giant Realm, Inc., the online media company that delivers millions of Millennial males to advertisers via its fast-growing publisher group of targeted entertainment communities, today announced that it has signed an exclusive agreement with FileFront. The largest gaming download site on the Internet, FileFront (www.FileFront.com) attracts 1.2 million visitors a month in the U.S., according to comScore. Worldwide, FileFront attracts over 12 million absolute unique visitors per month, according to Google Analytics.
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Overlord 2 Minionstry
Monday, June 08, 2009
Behold! ...invaluable advice on applying your evil ways in a more focused and professional fashion with A Career in Overlording. A range of subjects are covered: from brightening up your dark and foreboding fortress with a few feisty maidens to making the most of your downtime after a hard day covering a range of subjects. (In a shower of molten lava or large rocks, usually.)
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FLIGHT 666 TOUCHES DOWN ON Wii ROCK BAND JUNE 9
Monday, June 08, 2009
Harmonix and MTV Games today announced 25 tracks from artists coming this week to the Rock Band® Music Store catalog of downloadable content for the Wii™ system, including the highly anticipated 12 tracks from Iron Maiden, one of the world’s most successful rock bands.
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E3 Expo 2009: Fusion-io and the ioXtreme Kick Up Gaming Performance
Futurelooks :: Sunday, June 07, 2009
The single biggest performance bottleneck in any computer is the
storage solution. Mechanical hard drives are the oldest and most common
method of storage, and have been the bottleneck in computing for a
number of years now. Even the fastest amongst them is slower then the
fastest data bus and processor.
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