Mark your calendars! GameTap is proud to announce Thursday, February 15th, as the official release date for the highly anticipated debut of "Myst Online: Uru Live." This new adventure-driven take on the massively multiplayer online game genre will feature the ongoing release of new content and will become simultaneously available in fourteen countries around the world. Brave New Worlds Currently in beta release, the "Myst Online: Uru Live" preview storyline continues to showcase new content for fans of the Myst franchise on an almost daily basis. On the game's official launch date, another never-before-seen world will debut. This new garden … Continue reading GameTap's Myst Online: Uru Launching Soon →

Nintendo launched the Wii News Channel this weekend, a service that those with a Wii console, broadband access and the Opera Web Browser can access. The service mostly offers AP news in multiple languages. Japanese-language news will come from a separate agency. News is displayed through an interactive map, which users can navigate with the Wii's wireless controller, Kaplan said. "The beauty of it is it zooms in and out of areas of the world," she said. "So if you really want to focus on regional news or national news versus international, you just blow up the map of the … Continue reading Nintendo Launches Wii News Service →

THQ has announced that it has singed the rights to games based on the UFC. The agreement lasts through 2011 and will apply to PC, handheld and console platforms. "Ultimate Fighting Championship and THQ represent the perfect marriage of rich content and proven development capabilities," said Kelly Flock, executive vice president of worldwide publishing, THQ. "The UFC brand has seen tremendous growth in recent years with wild popularity among the core gaming demographic. This relationship serves as an extraordinary addition to THQ's world-class license portfolio as we continue to expand our competitive sports offering." "Interactive is a critical opportunity for … Continue reading THQ Sings The UFC →

Think you're a pool shark? Get ready to hustle your way through 8- or 9-ball games and play head-to-head with opponents in real-time in Pool Pro Online II, the newest mobile game from Namco Networks, a leading publisher and developer of wireless games and content. Pool Pro Online II lets players create a personal profile, choose an in-game look and enter the virtual pool hall to compete in real time and head-to-head against players vying for fame and in-game cash. The game also offers offline one-player or two-player versus mode for those looking for a little practice. Pool Pro Online … Continue reading Namco's Pool Pro Online Gets Sequel →

Blizzard Entertainment today announced that World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade has broken the day-one sales record to become the fastest-selling PC game ever in North America and Europe, with a worldwide total of nearly 2.4 million copies sold in the first 24 hours of availability. The Burning Crusade, the first expansion set for World of Warcraft, was simultaneously released in North America, Europe, Singapore, Thailand, and Malaysia on January 16, and on January 17 in Australia and New Zealand. Blizzard had supplied more than 4 million game boxes to retailers worldwide, and more than 5,000 stores throughout the world … Continue reading Day One: Warcraft Burning Crusade Sells 2.4 Million →

Farlan Entertainment, publisher of Dark and Light MMORPG (Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game), today announced that in order to allow even more players to experience the uniquely immersive world of Dark and Light gaming, all Dark and Light forum members can now access the game for free. This is the perfect time for forum members who already enjoy gaming in the Dark and Light universe to invite their friends to try out this engaging MMORPG. They will be able to play the game with no limitations up to level 10. After reaching level 10, they can continue to play … Continue reading Dark And Light Offers Free Taste →

I-play, the mobile entertainment company, today announced the global launch of Ricochet: Lost Worlds on mobile phones, a new version of the incredibly successful PC game by premiere casual game publisher iWin and leading developer Reflexive Entertainment. The popular brick-breaking puzzle game, which was featured for 137 weeks on Real Arcade's top 10 list, will now be available to over one billion mobile subscribers through I-play's international distribution network. In Ricochet: Lost Worlds, players battle through 80 quick and challenging rounds within eight different user-selectable environments. Providing hours upon hours of exciting gameplay, gamers will discover more than twenty unique … Continue reading Mobile Phone Players Ricochet →

WildTangent, Inc. announced today that it has added Gateway, Inc. to its video games distribution network, the WildTangent Games Network (WGN). All Gateway and eMachines desktops and notebooks sold through retail will offer a custom Gateway branded version of the WildTangent Game Console, a software application that enables discovery and enjoyment of hundreds of the most popular, family friendly video games, all with a significant amount of free play. With this agreement, the WildTangent Game Console is now factory installed on over 85% of all consumer PCs sold in North America, solidifying its position as the pre-eminent solution for the … Continue reading Gateway Installs Wild Tangent →

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment will launch the all-new action-packed LOONEY TUNES: ACME ARSENAL videogame in fall 2007, starring the classically mischievous animated characters in a next-generation adventure for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and the Wii. Published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and developed by REDTRIBE, LOONEY TUNES: ACME ARSENAL is an action-adventure game featuring seven playable Looney Tunes characters, including Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Tazmanian Devil, Foghorn Leghorn, Marvin the Martian, Gossamer and a special secret character, all rendered in high-definition, next-generation graphics. "LOONEY TUNES: ACME ARSENAL is updating the classic characters in engaging … Continue reading Warner Bros. Working On Looney Tunes Arsenal →

The Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences (AIAS) will host one of the last official speeches by outgoing Entertainment Software Association (ESA) President, Douglas Lowenstein, at the D.I.C.E. (Design, Innovate, Communicate, Entertain) Summit 2007. The D.I.C.E. Summit will be held at the Green Valley Ranch Resort, Spa and Casino in Las Vegas, Feb. 7 – 9, 2007. Lowenstein, who announced his departure as founding president of the ESA last year, has been with the organization since 1994 when it was known as the Interactive Digital Software Association. The name of the organization was changed in 2003 to the Entertainment Software … Continue reading Lowenstein To Give Final AIAS Speech →