Global online entertainment company, Webzen, Inc. (Nasdaq: Wzen) announced today the formation of nine development studios to create new intellectual property for the online games market worldwide. The studios have secured 450 developers total, 350 of them internally employed by Webzen. The company has created some of the world's top PC online game and client/server technologies and is also developing games for the next generation game consoles. "To become a global online entertainment leader it was essential for Webzen to grow the company's information technology and internal development infrastructure, as well as align ourselves with the industry's most talented game … Continue reading Webzen Plans To Hit US Market →

DOOM’s day has arrived. id Software and Activision, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) today set soul-thirsty demons loose across the globe with the release of the most terrifying game ever, DOOM 3 for the Xbox video game system from Microsoft and DOOM 3: Resurrection of Evil, the official expansion pack to DOOM 3, the fastest selling first person PC action game ever. Both titles are rated "M" for Mature (Blood and Gore, Intense Violence) by the ESRB. "Prepare to travel to the undiscovered depths of Hell in these two new chapters in the DOOM 3 experience," said Todd Hollenshead, CEO, id Software. … Continue reading DOOM 3 Hits Xbox, PC Expands →

According to the 2004 Urban Mobility Report by the Texas Transportation Institute, U.S. commuters endured 3.5 billion hours of traffic delays in 2002, at a cost of more than $63.2 billion. It's hell on the highway and Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: ERTS) today announced plans to let gamers live out their wildest commuter fantasies this September with Burnout Revenge. Burnout Revenge lets gamers rip through rush hour traffic and lay waste to scores of rubbernecking roadhogs in an over-the-top scene of vehicular mayhem. The game is currently in development by Criterion Games for the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system and Xbox … Continue reading EA Working On Burnout Revenge →

Havok, a leading developer of middleware for the video game industry, confirmed today that the Havok Physics engine is being used by Ensemble Studios to develop Age of Empires III, which is the latest landmark release in the award-winning franchise that has sold over 16 million units worldwide. Age of Empires III is being published by Microsoft Game Studios and will be released in the fall of 2005. "Havok is an excellent physics engine. We were apprehensive about integrating physics into a realtime strategy game like Age of Empires 3, but Havok was very easy to integrate", said Dave Pottinger, … Continue reading Ensemble Goes Havok →

Today, Eidos announces that LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game for PS2, PC, and GBA is shipping to stores across North America and will be in stores Saturday, April 2, 2005! Eidos’ starfighters are on the prowl, flying over the nation, to keep watch of all the trucks making their way to retail stores. No Force will stop these games from getting to their destination for the big in-stores extravaganza on Saturday, April 2nd. LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game will hit shelves on this big Star Wars launch day along with LEGO’s Star Wars building blocks products and more! … Continue reading Lego Star Wars Ships →

Today Ubisoft, one of the world's largest videogame publishers, announced the return of the legendary Might and Magic brand. Credited with the establishment of the heroic fantasy genre upon its first release in 1985 on PC, the brand encompasses several product lines including the mythical Heroes of Might & Magic. Ubisoft will bring fresh life to the franchise, while respecting its heritage, just as it successfully did with cult brands such as Prince of Persia and Myst. The first game to reintroduce the Might & Magic universe to the public will be Heroes of Might and Magic® V. Gamers will … Continue reading Might And Magic Returns →

Rake in Grass Games (www.rakeingrass.com) has announced Jets N' Guns, a fast action side-scrolling shooter is available to purchase from their website. In a genre known to be stuck in the last millennia, Jets N' Guns brings side-scrollers to the modern day with an incredible sound track, blazing special effects, and a weapon variety to die for. You, a heroic mercenary bounty hunter, are thrust into a world of pirate greed and corruption, where a super-weapon may bring a cataclysmic end to a lot of the universe. Hired as a space privateer you must steal a prototype ship from a … Continue reading Jets And Guns Sidescroller Released →

Blizzard Entertainment today announced that World of Warcraft, its massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG), has surpassed the 1.5 million subscriber mark*, underscoring the game's continued success around the world. Building on its record-breaking debuts in North America, Korea, and Europe, World of Warcraft has reached global peak concurrency – the number of subscribers playing at the same time in each market – of more than 500,000 players. "All of us at Blizzard are extremely gratified and amazed at the international demand for World of Warcraft," said Mike Morhaime, president of Blizzard Entertainment. "From region to region, we've seen a … Continue reading World of Warcraft Breaks More Records →

Vivendi Universal today announced that VU Games has completed the purchase of leading independent console developer, Radical Entertainment. Under the agreement, VU Games will retain Radical’s team of more than 200 development professionals, as well as acquire the studio’s exclusive game development technologies. Radical’s founder Ian Wilkinson has been named President, Radical Entertainment, and the studio will remain in Vancouver, Canada. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. "The purchase of Radical Entertainment reinforces our commitment to strengthening VU Games’ creative talent and internal console development capabilities," said Bruce Hack, CEO of VU Games. "Radical’s focus will remain on … Continue reading Vivendi Buys Radical Entertainment →

Game Trust, the global leader in premium play infrastructure for casual games, announced today that five finalists have been selected in the first "Casual Game Evolution Challenge," co-sponsored by Shockwave.com and Macromedia. Open to any and all game developers, the contest launched before GDC seeking to identify the best single-player Shockwave game concepts for online, tournament, and download play. The contest was designed to help developers successfully release their games and to help the casual game market evolve with innovative new game concepts. The five finalists will be awarded Game Trust licensing contracts with a revenue share and guaranteed distribution … Continue reading Casual Game Finalists Announced →