Foundation 9 Entertainment, Inc., North America’s largest independent developer, today announced that it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Pipeworks Software, an independent studio focusing on development of entertainment software titles for major software publishers. After the transaction is completed, Pipeworks will continue to develop video games for the Sony PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, the Xbox video game system from Microsoft, and the Sony PSPâ„¢ handheld entertainment system at its Eugene, Oregon studio. Additionally, Pipeworks President and Co-Founder, Dan Duncalf, will join the board of Foundation 9 Entertainment. "Dan Duncalf, Dan White, and their team will be a tremendous … Continue reading Foundation 9 Buys Pipeworks →

Vindigo, a leading mobile media company, today announced its entry into the rapidly growing mobile games market. Vindigo will release a broad selection of adventure and casual games in 2005, beginning with a fantasy graphic adventure game based on the bestselling Shadowgate franchise. The award-winning Shadowgate from Infinite Ventures has sold more than one and a half million copies worldwide on multiple platforms, making it a winning lead game title for Vindigo. With more than five million downloads of local information, personalization, and entertainment products and a distribution network including all top-tier wireless carriers, Vindigo leads the market for mobile … Continue reading Vindigo Enters Mobile Games Market →

Mortal Kombat TV Games controllers are portable gaming units that contain the original arcade version of the first videogame in the series, Mortal Kombat from Midway, and is the newest title from JAKKS Pacific, Inc.'s (Nasdaq: JAKK) award-winning TV Games line. All that is needed are batteries and a TV — no videogame consoles are required. Simply plug Mortal Kombat TV Games unit into the A/V jacks of any standard television set, and turn it on to morph into Sub-Zero, Scorpion, Raiden, Liu Kang and the rest of the Mortal Kombatants and lead them into battle in the hopes of … Continue reading Jakks Brings Mortal Kombat To Contoller TV Game →

Matrix Games (www.matrixgames.com) and Double Shot Design (www.doubleshotdesign.com) today announced an agreement to publish the first of a series of black powder-era wargames. Black Powder Wars: Battles Of Napoleon will cover Napoleonic-era tactical combat with full multiplayer and scenario editor support. David Heath, Director of Operations at Matrix Games, said, "We are on a Napoleonic roll, with three releases due this year, each covering a different scale of Napoleonic warfare. The Double Shot Design team has skillfully developed Black Powder Wars: Battles Of Napoleon to fill the tactical Napoleonic niche." Black Powder Wars: Battles Of Napoleon may be the first … Continue reading Double Shot Signs With Matrix →

Telltale Inc, today announced the worldwide launch of its character based poker game Telltale Texas Hold'Em! In this hilarious new game the player squares off against four wacky characters, all with their own individual playing styles. The engaging PC title is unique among video poker games, focusing on the characters more than the cards. "Texas Hold'Em is a phenomenon right now, not only as a card game, but also as an entertainment experience," said Telltale CEO Dan Connors. "Our character personality A.I. system allows us to capture the character interplay of a real Texas Hold'Em game better than any other … Continue reading Telltale Releases Texas Hold'Em →

Attention soldiers! Activision, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) and acclaimed developer Infinity Ward are back in action with Call of Duty 2(tm), an all new epic title which delivers an unparalleled portrayal of the chaos and intensity that was World War II. The sequel to the award-winning Call of Duty(tm), Call of Duty 2 is powered by a proprietary new engine featuring striking new visuals, advanced A.I. technology, the most realistic squad combat and explosive action in new historic campaigns. The title is scheduled for release this fall and is not yet rated by the ESRB. Call of Duty 2 lets players … Continue reading Part Two Being Called To Duty →

Ray Britton, sales manager at Harry Levy Amusements, is retiring after over 40 years in the industry. Mr. Britton started his career at Cromptons in 1963, where he worked alongside Harry Levy. Then when Harry left to set up his own business in 1980, Ray moved over to join him. "Ray has been the backbone of our sales team and there are few within the industry with his level of experience and knowledge," commented Harry Levy. "We are all sorry to see him go, although we expect he will be popping back into the offices on a regular basis." "I … Continue reading Ray Britton Retires →

Publisher and developer Paradox Interactive announced today that the medieval real-time strategy title Knights of Honor has gone gold and will ship to retail stores across North America on May 10, 2005. The game has been rated E+10 and has a SRP of $39.99. Knights of Honor lets you take on the role as the leader of a kingdom in the Dark Ages. As a powerful ruler it’s up to you to lead your people to victory through trade, espionage, diplomacy, and war. Handpick your most trusted and experienced Knights and struggle for sovereignty, dominance and riches. Developed by Black … Continue reading Knights of Honor Goes Gold →

Global online entertainment company, Webzen, Inc. (Nasdaq: Wzen) announced today the formation of nine development studios to create new intellectual property for the online games market worldwide. The studios have secured 450 developers total, 350 of them internally employed by Webzen. The company has created some of the world's top PC online game and client/server technologies and is also developing games for the next generation game consoles. "To become a global online entertainment leader it was essential for Webzen to grow the company's information technology and internal development infrastructure, as well as align ourselves with the industry's most talented game … Continue reading Webzen Plans To Hit US Market →

For some people, just playing NCsoft's popular online games isn't enough. And for those seeking more out of their game-playing experience, there's now the PlayNC online store. At the new PlayNC store, located at http://store.plaync.com, visitors can purchase items such as t-shirts and posters for their favorite NCsoft games, including City of Heroes, City of Villains and Lineage II. Game time cards for Lineage II and City of Heroes are also available, as well as official strategy guides for both games from Prima Publishing. For gamers who don't have access to previously released retail versions of NCsoft games, they now … Continue reading NCSoft Opens Online Store →