If we don’t get banned somewhere each week, I start to feel that maybe we aren’t doing our job," Vince Desi, head of RWS once admitted to a reporter regarding the POSTAL videogame franchise. By those standards, the creators of POSTAL, Running With Scissors have had an incredible week. The company that brought us the famous ‘1984’ Superbowl commercial has obviously become Big Brother," remarked Desi. "The Mac market is regarded as the most mature, sophisticated demographic in the home computer world. But Apple obviously doesn’t feel its users should be able to make their own choices when it comes … Continue reading Postal 2 Moves To Mac →

Paradox Interactive has given GiN readers the chance to win a cool t-shirt to support the pending launch of their strategy title Hearts of Iron II. The t-shirts are black with red lettering. Each week, one lucky GiN subscriber will be able to win one of the shirts. The game will be released in North America, Scandinavia, Russia, France, the UK, Belgium, the Netherlands, Australia, Poland, Spain, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, Portugal and Mexico and available in stores in the beginning of 2005. In Hearts of Iron 2, you are the supreme leader of a country of your choosing during … Continue reading Hearts of Iron II Shirts Added To Prize Pool →

TOKYOPOP Inc. and Gravity Interactive are teaming up to provide fans of the hit manga series Ragnarok the chance to play Ragnarok Online free for 15 days. A Ragnarok Online complimentary game CD will be bundled with select volumes of the Ragnarok manga series at Barnes & Noble, the United States largest bookseller with more than 600 stores nationwide. The Ragnarok manga features a shifting ensemble of swordsmen and sorcerers in a quest to change the world inspired by Norse mythology. Since its inception, Ragnarok has become one of the top-selling manga series of all time. The series achieved a … Continue reading Ragnarok Demos Hit Barns and Noble →

Merscom LLC today announced an agreement with book publishers McFarland & Company for inclusion of a chapter from their book "Patton's Vanguard: The United States Army Fourth Armored Division" in Merscom's upcoming military arcade-style action game for PC, "WWII Tank Commander". An electronic version of the vividly detailed chapter will be included as a bonus in the game where players take command of a Sherman tank in General Patton's elite Fourth Armored Division. The game is being developed by Sylum Entertainment and is slated for a February 2005 release. With its stirring accounts of the legendary campaigns of the United … Continue reading Patton Book Makes Game Chapter →

Got Game Entertainment LLC today announced that "Bad Mojo" for PC and Mac has begun shipping to retail across North America. The unique adventure, which finds you in the curious role of a cockroach navigating the eerie and intricate world of a dilapidated San Francisco building, scurries onto retail shelves by this weekend, just in time for those who might be dreaming of things more deliciously disgusting than sugarplum fairies. If you survive your journey, creating makeshift bridges over deadly insect traps, fending off spiders with smoldering cigarette butts, dodging the perilous volcanic spew of a boiling pot of chili, … Continue reading Got Game Ships Bad Mojo →

Game Stars, the UK’s nationwide Network TV annual awards show which celebrates great video and computer games as entertainment, is to be rolled out as a major new TV series in 2005. In planning for a late Summer/Autumn broadcast, the program is expected to include 10 episodes and a special from the major consumer games exhibition that takes place at London’s ExCeL. The series will culminate in an hour-long special Game Stars awards program. Game Stars, which has been broadcast on ITV 1 and ITV 2 at Easter as a one-off special, gives the nation and its gamers the chance … Continue reading Game Stars Coming To UK TV →

The first publicly-available version of The Universal is here! The Universal is a free, massively-multiplayer online game set in a virtual 3d universe of worlds owned and run by other players. Created by Games For May, an independent team of volunteers from the games industry, The Universal brings a totally unique approach to the popular massively-multiplayer gaming genre. "The Universal is completely free to play, unlike other titles that charge players to maintain their alternative virtual lives," said Mitchell Goodwin, creator and lead programmer. "What's more, The Universal gives players a unique chance to participate in game design and development … Continue reading The Universal, Free MMRPG Launches →

THQ Wireless Inc., a subsidiary of THQ Inc. (NASDAQ: THQI), today announced that it has entered a multi-year agreement with Lucasfilm Ltd., which grants THQ Wireless the worldwide rights to develop and distribute a comprehensive offering of Star Wars branded content for mobile phones. With THQ Wireless¹ unique combination of game, personalization, information services and messaging expertise, the suite of products is expected to span almost every genre of wireless entertainment and include a wide range of content from the entire Star Wars saga, including the massively popular Star Wars Trilogy and Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith–the … Continue reading The Force Goes Mobile →

Chinese students interested in working in the burgeoning fields of video game development and animation now have a new opportunity to further their education in the San Francisco Bay Area, home to some of the world's leading companies in gaming and animation. The Art Institute of California – San Francisco ( http://www.aicasf.aii.edu ) today announced it has signed an international articulation agreement with Xi'an International University ( http://www.xaiu.com ) in the Shaan Xi Province of The Peoples Republic of China. The agreement acknowledges transfer credits to students who have completed certain courses at the Chinese university and are interested in … Continue reading Chinese Students Studying Game Design →

Konami Digital Entertainment – America, a division of Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc, today announced the signing of U.S. National Team defensive star player Eddie Pope as the official cover athlete for Winning Eleven 8. The game will be released this spring on the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system, PC DVD-ROM and, for the first time, on the Xbox video game system. "As one of the greatest defenders in the history of U.S. Soccer, Eddie Pope has redefined his position and is truly the perfect cover athlete for Winning Eleven 8," said Rob Goff, Product Manager at Konami Digital Entertainment – … Continue reading Eddie Pope Gets Winning Eleven 8 Cover →