CyberPower Inc., www.cyberpowerpc.com today announced the LAN Mini H2o – a small footprint system that is one of the world's smallest water cooled desktop gaming rigs. The LAN Mini H2o measures only 11.25 (L) x 8.75 (W) x 7 (H) inches and weighs just 10 lbs. It is built with LAN gaming in mind. It combines fast CPU performance powered by Intel Core 2 Duo/Quad processors along with strong graphical processing power with video card options from either ATI or Nvidia. With WiFi support, an optional Blu-ray drive, and built-in HDMI port, the LAN Mini H2o can easily morph from … Continue reading CyberPower Makes New Water-Cooled Rig →

Funcom is pleased to announce the establishment of a new development studio in Montréal, Canada, where it will build a strong and competent development team that will work on several games in the Funcom portfolio. Besides tapping into the excellent talent pool available in the region, Funcom will also move a certain number of key personnel over to the new studio. "Montréal has established itself as one of the world's most important locations for video game production, and we are looking forward to taking part in that success," says Funcom CEO Trond Arne Aas. "In addition to strengthening our North … Continue reading Funcom Opens New Montréal Studio →

The Onverse Virtual World is now more massive than ever. Included in their most recent update, beta update 0.4, is a version of the software available to Mac OS 10.3.9 or later users. Mac user can now co-mingle with all the Windows users that have been using the world over the first 1.5 months of their beta. The world has more than tripled in size in its short time being publicly available (Since June 15th), and the game has already received four updates full of many new features and content. Some of the major additions to date are: – The … Continue reading Onverse Gets Mac Client →

Data Design Interactive (DDI) – a successful video games publisher and games developer – Today announced that they have signed a publishing deal with North America games publisher XS Games who will distribute "Kidz Sports: Crazy Mini Golf 2" the highly anticipated sequel to Kidz Sports: Crazy Mini Golf 1 which has sold over 250,000 units on the Wii and again will be available exclusively for Wii in North America and Europe in the 4th Quarter of 2009. Stewart Green, Data Design Interactive CEO said: "Crazy mini golf 2 is an exciting new product, incorporating the latest Motion Plus technology, … Continue reading DDI Signs North American Deal With XS →

Leading video game publisher and developer NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc. announced today that Katamari Forever has gone gold exclusively for the PLAYSTATION 3 computer entertainment system. Use the Prince's Katamari to roll up as many everyday objects as possible within a time limit. The more objects that the Prince rolls up, the larger his Katamari becomes, allowing him to roll up bigger items. The Prince faces his toughest challenge ever as Katamari Forever boasts the largest collection of stages, modes, songs, and cousins to date. Remixed classic Katamari Damacy tunes, a brand-new storyline, multiple new visual effects and 1080p … Continue reading Katamari Forever Coming To PS3 →

NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc. today revealed it will host three days of TEKKEN 6 tournaments at the 2009 Penny Arcade Expo in Seattle, WA. The tournaments will be held on September 4-6 at the NAMCO BANDAI Games booth (#922) in the Washington State Convention & Trade Center. This exhibition will be another opportunity for all players to check out the console versions of TEKKEN 6 prior to its highly anticipated North American release on October 27, 2009. Starting at 10 a.m. each day of the expo, attendees can sign up for a chance to compete and test their skills … Continue reading Tekken 6 Tourney Planed For PAX →

Remembered as one of the most iconic artists in the history of alternative rock, Kurt Cobain's enduring legacy continues with his video game debut as one of five exclusive in-game artists in Guitar Hero 5. The former lead singer and guitarist of Nirvana will be featured as a playable character, performing two of the band's hit singles from their 1991 genre-defining album Nevermind: "Smells Like Teen Spirit" and a special, previously unreleased live recording of "Lithium." The band's breakthrough hit and one of the greatest rock songs of all time, "Smells Like Teen Spirit" helped define the 1990s and will … Continue reading Curt Cobain Coming To Guitar Hero 5 →

Leading video game developer BioWare, a division of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) has secured a star-studded voiceover cast for its upcoming blockbuster game, Dragon Age: Origins. Featuring Tim Curry, star of The Rocky Horror Picture Show and Broadway's Spamalot, as well as Kate Mulgrew, well-known for her role as Capt. Kathryn Janeway in "Star Trek: Voyager", Dragon Age: Origins also includes notable cast members Tim Russ ("Star Trek: Voyager," "Samantha Who?"), Claudia Black ("Stargate SG-1," "Pitch Black") and Steve Valentine ("Estate of Panic," "Crossing Jordan"). Dragon Age: Origins marks BioWare's return to fantasy, created from the ground up to … Continue reading Tim Curry, Kate Mulgrew Featured In BioWare's Dragon Age →

Paradox Interactive today announced a special promotion for the launch of Majesty 2: The Fantasy Kingdom Sim pre-orders. Available through all major digital distribution platforms, those who pre-order between now and September 18th will receive a free copy of Majesty GOLD. Get ready for the brand new adventure in Majesty 2: The Fantasy Kingdom Sim by catching up with the complete version of its classic predecessor. Watch the new in-game movie: Majesty 2: The Fantasy Kingdom Sim will be in stores on September 18, 2009 and will be published worldwide by Paradox Interactive. The PC title will be available for … Continue reading Majesty 2 Pre-Orders Begin →

Today Viva Media announced that it signed a deal for the pc game RACE ON. RACE On is the newest game developed by the award winning development team that created GTR, GTR Evolution and RACE. RACE ON features today's greatest performance cars, including the Chevrolet Camaro, Cadillac CT-V, Dodge Charger Super-Bee and Challenger SRT8. Viva Media CEO Carlo Voelker commented, "Gamers will be excited to take these amazing muscle cars around some of the best tracks in the world including Laguna Seca (CA) and Road America (WI)." The game is scheduled to roll into retail on September 15th.