Q Entertainment, the makers of Putt Nutz, has officially changed its name to Black Mountain Games. The company owned by Suzanne and David Brooks changed its name due to another company making games under the same name in another country. While Black Mountain Games still owns the rights to its original name in the United States the owners have decided to create a new brand with a stronger presence and style. The development direction of the studio remains the same, creating family friendly interactive entertainment software for the mass-market. "The name change is as a result of an infringement on … Continue reading Q Entertainment Changes Name →

Epic Games, one of the world's leading developers of cutting-edge computer and video games and the pioneer of the award-winning Unreal Engine, today announced that it has completed the purchase of the Reality Engine from Artificial Studios and hired its founder, and lead engine programmer, Tim Johnson. Tim will join the Unreal Engine 3 development team effective immediately and be part of Epic's presence at the Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles, California next week. Epic has purchased the Reality Engine outright, including intellectual property rights, trademarks, and copyrights. Epic does not intend to continue sales, development, or support of … Continue reading Epic Buys Reality Engine →

Bethesda Softworks today announced plans to release a sequel to its exciting Pirates of the Caribbean video game based on Walt Disney Pictures' blockbuster film, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Legend of Jack Sparrow will feature a blend of fast-paced action and adventure that captures the entertaining characters, settings, and spirit of the first movie. Slated for release in 2006, the video game sequel is being developed in association with 7 Studios for the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system, the Xbox video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, and PC, … Continue reading Bethesda Making Pirates of The Caribbean Sequel →

Cyberathlete Professional League (CPL)'s Dallas based annual game tournament and LAN party will award $200,000 in cash prizes to top skilled gamers. The tournament will also be the last official opportunity in America to advance in the $1,000,000 CPL World Tour. In addition to the official videogame competitions, the event will feature endless unofficial tournaments and grudge matches for a wide spectrum of games. The event will take place Wednesday, July 6 through Sunday, July 10, 2005 at the new Gaylord Texan Resort, in Grapevine, Texas. Thanks to its primary sponsor Intel and co-sponsor NVIDIA, the Dallas CPL competition boasts … Continue reading Thousands Set For CPL Tourney →

Paradox Interactive informed the North American gaming community today that Knights of Honor has shipped to stores. The title has been rated Everyone +10 and has a SRP of $39.99. "Black Sea Studios had a strong vision for this game and our commitment to successfully publish it in North America is equally strong", says Fredrik Lindgren, Director of Sales and Marketing for Paradox Interactive. "The great thing about Knights of Honor is its wide appeal, both casual gamers who enjoy the occasional challenge, and hard core strategy fans who are constantly seeking new ways to test their minds will find … Continue reading Knights Of Honor Ships →

Veteran video game developer Cyberlore Studios, Inc. announced today that Seth Spaulding has been named President of the company effective immediately. Mr. Spaulding, former Vice President and a ten-year veteran of the company, recently led Cyberlore's development efforts on Playboy: The Mansion. Spaulding succeeds Joe Minton who will remain at Cyberlore in the role of Vice President of Business Development. "Cyberlore is anticipating the future needs of the company as we begin the transition to the next generation gaming consoles and the larger projects they represent, " noted Spaulding. " This change will allow me to focus on the company's … Continue reading Cyberlore Names New President →

Codemasters, the leading developer and publisher of critically acclaimed video games, has expanded its management team with the appointment of two world-class executives to lead the company's growth strategy. Following the acquisition of 40% by Benchmark Capital Europe, the top tier venture capital firm, Codemasters has secured Rod Cousens as Chief Executive Officer and Tony Williams as Chief Operating Officer. David Darling, Codemasters' Chairman, will now lead the company's creative activities as Chief Creative Officer and will concentrate on accelerating Codemasters' game development operations. This will include developing proprietary game content as well as targeting further distribution formats, such as … Continue reading Codemasters Gets New COO, CEO →

Celebrated video game composers, Tommy Tallarico (Advent Rising, Tony Hawk Pro Skater, Earthworm Jim) and Jack Wall (Jade Empire, Myst III: Exile, Splinter Cell), and Clear Channel Music Group today announced a groundbreaking event tour, Video Games Live, an immersive, audio and video concert experience. Produced by Tallarico and Wall's Mystical Stone Entertainment LLC, and promoted by Clear Channel Music Group, the national tour launches this summer at the world famous Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles on July 6. Video Games Live features music from some of the biggest video games performed by top orchestras and choirs across the country … Continue reading Video Games Live Tour Scheduled →

Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: ERTS) announced today that former Heisman Memorial Trophy Award winner Desmond Howard will appear on the cover of NCAA Football 06, the newest iteration of EA SPORTS best-selling college football video game franchise. In an all-new Race for the Heisman mode, players can start their career as a prep star and work their way to becoming one of the nation's top collegiate players with the hopes of winning the coveted Heisman Trophy. "Desmond Howard provided one of the most vivid Heisman moments in college football history and what better way to capture the essence of NCAA Football … Continue reading Desmond Howard Is EA Cover Athlete →

Game developer DC STUDIOS has today entered into an agreement to acquire the rights to State Of Emergency 2, the sequel to the chart topping, State Of Emergency. DC Studios has signed an agreement with Tom Maclennan and Kenny Craig of Tenon Recovery, joint administrators of VIS/SOED which will result in DC Studios completing the development of SOE2 and arranging a publishing deal for the game and any sequels. State of Emergency 2 takes place 10 years after the first game and takes the first title to an entirely new level, with more game modes, an entirely new game engine … Continue reading DC Studios Gets State Of Emergency 2 →