Next Generation announced their annual list of top 25 people in the video game industry this past Thursday, and included the industry's most rockin' female, RedOctane's Stacey Hirata, vice president of marketing, responsible for the Guitar Hero brand. Each year Next Generation calls for nominations of individuals that have made an impact through positive, significant and noteworthy contributions to the video game industry. "The success of Guitar Hero could not have been achieved without the hard work and dedication from Stacey and everyone at RedOctane," said Kai Huang, co-founder and president at RedOctane. "We are very proud of the achievements … Continue reading Red Octane Prez Named To Top 25 →

Flagship Studios today announced that it has expanded operations with the formation of a new development studio: Flagship Seattle. Flagship Studios is already one of the most respected independent video game developers in North America. The creation of Flagship Seattle plays an integral part in the company’s development plans. The studio is led by Travis Baldree, Project Director. Baldree previously worked at Wild Tangent as the Lead Designer on the popular free-to-play role-playing game Fate. Flagship Seattle has a diverse history of game development. Other team members have worked on titles including Total Annihilation, Dungeon Siege and SWAT 3. Flagship … Continue reading Flagship Seattle Founded →

Leading video games publisher and developer NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc. announced today that "The Legend of Heroes III: Song of the Ocean" will be arriving on the PSP (PlayStationPortable) system in January 2007. The third iteration of the hit RPG series will embark players on an entirely new journey in a vast world with beautifully illustrated characters. Crafted by the same legendary studio that brought you "Ys" and "Brandish", "The Legend of Heroes III: Song of the Ocean" stands to deliver an exciting on-the-go RPG experience for all PSP system owners. "The Legend of Heroes series is regarded as … Continue reading Legend of Heroes III Announced →

The Mighty Troglodytes mobile games studio is running a pixel artist contest. To enter the contest each candidate must create the following: One pixel design of the character in Isometric 3D. 32 x 32 pixels. 16 colours max. One walk animation of this character in 6 frames. One background composed of 6 tiles (each tile being 16 x 16 in size.) inspired by the Adventure Boy game background. This background must contain at least one palm tree and one stone. The background must loop. Draw the character in 2D and in your background. One drawing (pen & paper) of this … Continue reading Troglodytes Announces Artist Contest →

The first 12 graduates of the University of Central Florida's new graduate video-game development program received their master's degrees during a ceremony Monday, Dec. 11, at the UCF Arena. The Florida Interactive Entertainment Academy graduates enrolled in summer 2005, when UCF first offered the program at the former Expo Centre in downtown Orlando. They spent 16 months preparing to become producers, artists and programmers in the video-game industry. FIEA's current fall enrollment is 63, including 17 students who are scheduled to graduate in the spring. FIEA graduates were part of the ceremony on Dec. 11, which featured students from the … Continue reading Master's Video Game Class Graduates →

2K Sports, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (Nasdaq: TTWO), announced today that NBA 2K7, the #1-rated basketball video game series for five-straight years, is the number one selling Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system basketball title for a third straight month; and the number one selling PLAYSTATION 3 computer entertainment system basketball title. Additionally, NBA 2K7 won Best Team Sports Game at the 2006 Spike TV Video Game Awards, confirming the critical recognition that NBA 2K7 is the #1-rated basketball video game. "We’re proud that gamers have made NBA 2K7 the number one selling next-generation NBA … Continue reading NBA 2K7 Slam Dunks Retail →

In Santa Claus Save Christmas game you play as Santa Claus in a journey to recover all the presents for this year Christmas! There are thousands of packs dropped everywhere and hundreds of enemies that will try to stop you along the way! Santa Claus Save Christmas is a classical action platform game for arcade lovers of all ages. In this enchanting adventure game with smooth graphics and sounds, the player will have fun all the way jumping and picking presents and special items through the levels in one the best Christmas themed game of the year. If you are … Continue reading Santa Christmas Game Released →

The hottest gaming products and technologies including new gaming software and hardware, consoles, whole-house video systems and controllers will be on display at the 2007 International Consumer Electronics Show. Produced by the Consumer Electronics Association, the 2007 International CES, the world’s largest technology tradeshow, returns to Las Vegas January 8-11 to celebrate the show’s 40th anniversary. "With revenues projected to jump another 16 percent next year, the gaming market is booming. New gaming technologies continue to ‘wow’ the industry, and attendees at the 2007 International CES will be among the first to experience the hottest products changing the shape of … Continue reading CES Adding Games To Convention →

Get ready for complete and total domination. Electronic Arts (NASAQ: ERTS) today announced that Burnout Dominator is in development exclusively for the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system and PSP (PlayStationPortable) system. Burnout Dominator is an all-new installment of the legendary and multi-award winning Burnout series, loaded with intense racing action and dozens of retina-searing World Tour events. Burnout Dominator challenges gamers to face off against a series of hot-blooded rivals in brutal tests of aggressive driving techniques where performing burnouts gives you the advantage and multiplies your score potential. For the ultimate nerve-wracking experience, Burnout Dominator takes you to the … Continue reading Burnout Dominator Now In Development →

Matrix Games and Western Civilization Software have released the first update for their American Civil War strategy title, Forge of Freedom: The American Civil War 1861-1865. The update includes a variety of updates along with a new optimization technique to smooth audio during load sequences. Forge of Freedom: The American Civil War 1861-1865 builds upon the success which met Matrix Games and Western Civilization Software with the release of the Napoleonics strategy title Crown of Glory. In Forge of Freedom, the 19th century strategy style in Crown of Glory takes a hop across the Atlantic Ocean to America where the … Continue reading Matrix Updates Civil War Title →