KOEI, recognized worldwide as the premier brand of strategy and action games, today announced that SAMURAI WARRIORS 2 EMPIRES has reached gold status. The Tactical Action game set in Feudal Japan will be available for both the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system. Consumers can purchase the game at many North American retailers beginning February 28, 2007. SAMURAI WARRIORS 2 EMPIRES combines the most exciting aspects of Action, Fighting and Strategy games. At the start of the game Feudal Japan is divided into warring states and it is up to … Continue reading Samurai Warriors 2 Goes Gold →

GameTap, the first-of-its-kind broadband entertainment network from Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (TBS, Inc.), today announced that "Myst Online: Uru Live" will officially open its doors tomorrow on Thursday, February 15. Published by GameTap and developed by Cyan Worlds, "Myst Online: Uru Live" is the most recent addition to the GameTap Originals label. This latest installment of the best-selling Myst franchise introduces all-new Ages and puzzles while fusing the social concepts of a traditional massively multiplayer online game with mystery and problem-solving facets. Consumers can now visit www.gametap.com/mystonline to take advantage of a free trial offer and enjoy "Myst Online: Uru … Continue reading GameTap Gives Uru Live New Life →

Fashion designer Marc Ecko expanded his videogame offerings today with the formal announcement of Marc Ecko Entertainment, a newly formed organization focused on originating, funding, and developing interactive properties. The new division, to be headed by Marc Ecko Enterprises' ("MEE") veteran Mike Lynch, will focus on initiating and identifying innovative games, as well as working with publishers to bring them to market. "Our goal is to expand creativity in videogames – we want to try brand new things," said Marc Ecko, Founder and Chief Creative Officer of MEE. "There are so many great ideas out there that either aren't getting … Continue reading Marc Ecko Forms Videogame Company →

Are you the master of pop culture trivia? Get ready to put your skills to the test and earn your title in the mobile version of Scene It? Movie Edition by Namco - all through your mobile phone. Namco Networks, a leading publisher and developer of wireless games and content, and Screenlife, LLC, the pioneer of the booming DVD game industry, today announced the availability of Scene It? Movie Edition for mobile phones. Loaded with more than a thousand questions including movie clips, trivia questions and puzzlers, Scene It? Movie Edition lets players relive the greatest movie moments from some … Continue reading Namco Networks Launches Scene It Mobile →

Sierra Online, a division of Vivendi Games, is creating a video game inspired by the hit television series, Battlestar Galactica, airing on the SCI FI Channel. Battlestar Galactica will be available on Xbox Live Arcade, as well as Windows PC, in Fall 2007. To gear up for the game, fans of Battlestar Galactica will be able to download Gamer Pics and Themepacks from the show on Xbox Live Marketplace beginning today. "We're huge fans of Battlestar Galactica and are thrilled to have the opportunity to create a game inspired by the TV series," said Ed Zobrist, president of Sierra Online. … Continue reading New Battlestar Galactia Show Becoming Game →

Premier of Québec Jean Charest, along with Minister of Economic Development, Innovation and Export Trade Raymond Bachand and Minister of Employment and Social Solidarity Michelle Courchesne, is pleased with Ubisoft Entertainment Inc.'s decision to establish a major digital design studio and expand its video game studio in Montréal. Ubisoft's objective is to transform its facilities in Québec into one of the largest digital entertainment centres in the world. This project, which is the third phase in the company's expansion, is as strategic as Ubisoft's initial establishment in Québec in 1997. Through Ubisoft's presence, Montréal has become one of the five … Continue reading Ubisoft Expands Montreal Studios →

Eidos Interactive Ltd., one of the world's leading publishers and developers of entertainment software, today confirms that it will release Carol Vorderman's Sudoku in North America for the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system, PSP (PlayStation Portable) system, and Windows PC. Carol Vorderman, one of England's most beloved TV celebrities and mathematics guru, is ready to share her intellect and teach the world the wonders of Sudoku. Carol made her rise to acclaim by showing her intellectual prowess on the hit UK television show "Countdown" with her quick calculations of complicated mathematical problems. When it comes to teaching or advancing one's … Continue reading Carol Vorderman's Sudoku Releases In March →

Ayan Tariq (aka Fool) from Ridgefield Park, NJ defeated 31 gamers from around the world to take home $100,000 in prize money, bragging rights and be crowned the world's best MADDEN NFL 07 player during the fifth annual EA SPORTS Madden Challenge Finals Tournament, presented by Best Buy, on Feb. 8 in Honolulu. Tariq, the winner of the Pittsburgh, PA tournament, defeated William Wolf (aka Secret), winner of the Minneapolis, MN competition, in a showdown at the Finals. Held every year during Pro Bowl week, the EA SPORTS Madden Challenge Finals tournament from Electronic Arts (Nasdaq: ERTS) pits the winners … Continue reading Tariq (aka Fool) Wins Madden Challenge →

Laurakerbyson.com officially announced the release of their latest video game, Fleming Castle, today. The game is available in single player version as well as a multiplayer Internet/LAN version and has already received several five star ratings on the Internet. The game comes after 2 1/2 years of development and 701 years of family history for game developer Laura (Fleming) Kerbyson. The Fleming family motto, "Let the deed shaw," came about after the first Lord Fleming beheaded an enemy of the King of England in 1306. "There were several Lord Flemings in Europe. The man who created James Bond was a … Continue reading Laura Kerbyson Announces Fleming Castle Game →

The search is finally over! Mind Candy, creators of Perplex City (www.perplexcity.com), the puzzle-based worldwide treasure hunt, announced today that the long sought-after Receda Cube (a priceless artifact stolen from Perplex City) has been found. For the last two years, more than 50,000 registered Perplex City players in 92 countries have collected cards, solved puzzles, come together in online and physical gatherings, and scoured the planet for clues to the elusive Cube's location. Today, in an epic showing of his deductive prowess, Andy Darley, an amateur archaeologist, rocketed to the head of the pack as he succeeded in unearthing the … Continue reading Mind Candy Perplex City Cube Found →