Alawar Entertainment, a leading publisher of casual games, has released Foxy Jumper 2: Winter Adventures. The latest entry in the Foxy Jumper series of arcade platform games, Winter Adventures sends the heroic hoodwinker and his girlfriend on a quest to reclaim presents from an army of thieving brutes. Along the way, they’ll grab powerups, collect treasure and light enough Christmas trees to illuminate New York City during a power outage. The sequel comes with all the seasonal trimmings, from levels set within a winter wonderland to frosty fiends who will do their best to stop Foxy in his tracks. Players … Continue reading Foxy Jumper 2 Ships For Holidays →

Matrix Games and X1 Software announced today that they have completed production on two expansions for the game IL-2 Sturmovik. The new unofficial expansions, Case Blue and The Last Days, both require either IL-2 or IL-2 Forgotten Battles to run and are compatible with the ACE Expansion Pack. Additionally, The Last Days is also compatible with Pacific Fighters. Both Case Blue and The Last Days are scheduled to be released on Monday, December 20th, 2004. David Heath, Director of Operations at Matrix Games, said, "These two expansions are of a marvelous scope. The detail and depth of these two titles … Continue reading Matrix Ships Code Blue and Last Days →

CDV Software Entertainment today announced that Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars, the sequel to their critically acclaimed real-time strategy title, Cossacks: European Wars, is in development and is slated to ship worldwide for the PC in April 2005. Cossacks II will put gamers in control of 19th-century European nations as they wage war, secure alliances and work to economically and militarily overpower their opponents. With an all-new enhanced 3D graphics engine and featuring more than 150 unit types and a realistic troop morale system, Cossacks II Napoleonic Wars will keep armchair emperors glued to their screens as they fight historical battles … Continue reading CDV Announces Cossacks II →

Industry groups are responding today to a proposed ban on violent computer game sales in the state of Illinois. Sean Devlin Bersell, vice president of public affairs for the Video Software Dealers Association, had the following to say.: "It is unfortunate that Illinois Governor Blagojevich has embraced censorship of video games. The portion of the proposed bill that seeks to restrict the sale or rental of "violent" video games is clearly unconstitutional. This type of legislation has been tried before, and in every instance the courts have struck down the legislation. In each of those cases, the governments ended up … Continue reading Industry Reacts To Proposed Game Ban →

Hip Games, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hip Interactive Corp., today announced that it is donating $5,000 in proceeds from its "Dog’s Life" video game to the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA). The funds will be used to sponsor the Adoption Central section of the SPCA’s official web site, www.spca.com, which aggregates more than 73 international, national and regional sites. The donation is part of a June 2004 joint venture between Hip and SPCA.com. Hip Games (TM) will be donating additional funds from "Dog’s Life" to SPCA.com through August of 2005. "We are proud that ‘Dog’s Life’ … Continue reading Hip Donates Game Profits To SPCA →

Exent Technologies Inc., a global leader in secure digital software delivery technologies, is launching a new content aggregation service for its turnkey customers who provide Games-on-Demand services to consumers. Exent’s content aggregation service will further reduce capital expenditures and time required to launch Games-on-Demand offerings, already minimized by Exent’s turnkey service. Companies using Exent-powered turnkey services can easily add new games to their Games-on-Demand services without having to approach publishers directly for licensing rights. Exent has already secured more than 500 titles for its content aggregation service. The catalog includes games of many different genres such as action/adventure, first person … Continue reading Extent Launches Games On Demand →

To help celebrate the success of their new game, publisher Vivendi Universal is adding copies of The Bards Tale to the Game Industry News Prize pool. Each week one lucky winning reader can take their pick from the pool. "We always try to make sure the best prizes are available for our readers," said Nate Wooley, publisher of GiN. "The Bards Tale game is so fun to play and earned a perfect 5 GiN Gem score in our review. Now readers have a chance to win this clever title from developer inExile." Each week's winning gamer can specify if they … Continue reading The Bard's Tale Games Added To Prize Pool →

BOXLIGHT (www.boxlight.com), the first name in digital projectors, today announced that it has partnered with Microsoft Xbox to launch its new RAVEN gaming projector. The new lightweight projector can be plugged directly into the Xbox console, and enables games to be projected onto a six-foot screen or wall. The RAVEN is currently available direct from BOXLIGHT at http://xbox.boxlight.com at an introductory price of $979, including lifetime technical support. Suggested retail price is $1399. "BOXLIGHT is pleased to be able to share our expertise in digital projectors with Xbox to enhance the gaming experience for its users," said Bill Lawrence, president … Continue reading Boxlight Makes Xbox Big Screen Projector →

Interactive Multimedia Solutions, Inc. (www.IMS3D.com), a leading provider of voice-to-animation solutions for the multimedia market, is pleased to announce that Activision, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) and Troika Games licensed the IMS V2A MDK to assist in the lip-synchronization and facial animation sequences in the newly released Vampire: The Masquerade – BloodlinesTM. Currently available for the PC at retail outlets nationwide, Bloodlines is an all-new RPG adventure driven by a devious and intriguing storyline, where gamers become creatures of the night, wandering the dark and gritty vampire world of modern day L.A. while a mysterious plot reveals itself. "We are very excited … Continue reading Interactive Multimedia Does Vampire Lip Sync →

Digital Tables, a company with a proven track record in the consumer sector, will launch its stylish, table-top video games to the coin-op industry at ATEI on Stand 641 and the Deith Group, Stand 1020. The cocktail-style, retro-themed tables are proving a hit in traditional UK single site locations, as well as in pubs and bars which would not normally place coin-op product. Digital Tables has already signed an exclusive licensing contract with the Deith Group for SWP game content, as well as a supply deal with a major UK pub retail chain. Digital Tables is showing two versions of … Continue reading Digital Tables Launches Coin-Op games →