Time to dig out those parachute pants, 12-sided dice and Flock of Seagulls albums because the 80s invasion has finally hit the Nintendo GameCube with the release of Intellivision Lives! This addicting slice of video game nostalgia comes loaded with more than 60 of Intellivision's classic games all on one disc, including Astrosmash, Night Stalker, Shark! Shark! and Baseball. Intellivision Productions, Inc., the company that popularized home video games in the 1980s, in association with Crave Entertainment and Realtime Associates, takes you back in time to when Members Only jackets were the rage, Duran Duran rode the radio waves and … Continue reading Intellivision Lives Heads to GameCube →

To promote the launch of its highly-anticipated, groundbreaking online fantasy game, EverQuest II, Sony Online Entertainment today announced the Discover the Riches of EverQuest II Sweepstakes. From now until September 30, 2004, moviegoers across the Regal Entertainment Group’s exhibitor chain have a chance to win one of thousands of prizes, and a chance to enter a sweepstakes to win two Jeep Wranglers. Game pieces are now available on large popcorn tubs and drinks, as well as in theatre lobbies at Edwards Theatres, United Artists Theatres, and Regal Cinemas. Consumers can then register at www.everquest2.com/riches to see if they’ve won, and … Continue reading Everquest II Promotion Hits Movies →

The terror is about to begin…id Software(tm) and Activision, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) have unleashed evil on gamers worldwide with the release of DOOM 3, the most anticipated PC game of the year. A sci-fi horror masterpiece, DOOM 3 combines a dramatic storyline, pulse-pounding action, incredible graphics and revolutionary technology to deliver the most gripping and frightening gaming experience ever created. PC Gamer has already declared DOOM 3 "a masterpiece of the art form," and awarded it a score of 94%. DOOM 3 is currently available at retail outlets nationwide for a suggested retail price of $54.99 and is rated "M" … Continue reading DOOM 3 Ships →

OCHIRWARE Company is excited to announce the release of version 1.0 of Gold Frog, a unique arcade game/simulator for Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP, immediately available for $20.00 (USD). In this unconventional "easy living" arcade game your objective is to save an endangered species of Gold Frog from extinction by feeding it on various butterflies, dragon-flies, beetles and flies. With every lucky catch the player is awarded with several points and the frog’s life goes on. Gold Frog v. 1.0 is a unique arcade game/simulator allowing players to observe the secret world of animals and insects from within and even become a part … Continue reading Ochirware debuts Gold Frog →

As Techland has today informed, Strategy First is no longer the official publisher of Techland’s games in North America. The information received from Techland indicates that negotiations with publishers on the U.S. and Canada territories are in progress although no final decision regarding a new partner has been made yet.

Tiger Telematics has taken a crucial step concerning its common stock (TIGR). Effective as of the opening of NASDAQ today, the reverse split takes place and has a new stock symbol (TGTL). The company announces that it has successfully completed the reverse split approved by shareholders on July 9, 2004 shareholder meeting and it is trading as of July 30, 2004 under the new symbol TGTL. At the July 9, 2004 special meeting, the company's shareholders approved a proposal to amend the Company's Certificate of Incorporation to authorize a reverse split of the company's stock of not less than 1 … Continue reading Tiger Performs Reverse Stock Split →

Vivendi Universal Games (VU Games) and Irrational Games today announced a North American agreement which grants VU Games exclusive distribution rights to Freedom Force vs. the Third Reich. Scheduled for release in early 2005, Freedom Force vs. the Third Reich is the PC sequel to the original, critically acclaimed role-playing game, Freedom Force. Freedom Force vs. the Third Reich brings dynamic storytelling, fast-paced tactical role-play, and larger-than-life heroic characters to the computer screen. "Freedom Force vs. the Third Reich is a highly anticipated release that we believe will generate significant demand at retail," said Philip W. O’Neil, North American President … Continue reading Vivendi Gets Freedom Force vs. Third Reich →

Merscom LLC today announced plans to publish WWII Fighter Pilot, an arcade-style flight combat game in which players battle for domination over the Pacific skies during World War II. WWII Fighter Pilot will be available for the PC in October 2004. As a pilot patrolling the skies of the Pacific, your life is pretty simple. Slice into the enemy with hot metal or end up as food for the sharks when he does the same to you. Never has this knife-edge moment of truth been so exhilarating as recreated in WWII Fighter Pilot. Soar through a sky dimpled with the … Continue reading WWII Fighter Pilot Launches in Fall →

Some things are just good. Like steak or vanilla ice cream. Sure, a few people don’t eat beef and some would rather have persimmon soufflé, but the point is this – if you give a good thing to people, they will like it. And then they will come for some more. When it comes to game development, GameRange Studio knows the ingredients to cook up a perfect game – simple but engaging gameplay; excellent graphics; catchy soundtrack; low learning curve and the addiction ingredient, which is to a good developer like spices to a chef. This, in short, is a … Continue reading GameRange Releases AstroRaid →

Midway Games Inc. (NYSE: MWY), a leading developer and publisher of interactive entertainment software, today announced a multi-year, multi-product agreement with Epic Games to publish three new videogames based on the popular Unreal franchise. The agreement marks Midway’s entrance into the premium PC games sector with a property that has sold more than seven million units worldwide and generated nearly $200 million in revenue at retail since the introduction of Unreal Tournament in 1999. Under terms of the agreement, Midway obtains worldwide publishing rights for the three Unreal titles from Epic, including Unreal Championship 2, an Xbox exclusive title scheduled … Continue reading Midway Gets Rights to Unreal-based Games →