NCsoft Corporation, the world's leading developer and publisher of online computer games, today announced plans for this year's GenCon So Cal show. The show is at the Anaheim Convention Center, Dec. 2 through Dec. 5. The NCsoft booth will feature Lineage II and City of Heroes, two massively multiplayer games of decidedly different flavors and the highly anticipated Guild Wars. Lineage II, named role-playing game of the year by Scripps Howard News Service, brings a gorgeous world of medieval fantasy to your desktop and is a player-versus-player favorite. City of Heroes, which recently won two Game of the Year awards … Continue reading NCSoft To Wow GenCon →

Whiptail Interactive, a cutting-edge videogame publisher with titles such as Postal 2 and Gangland (among others) already under its belt, announced today that it will publish Restricted Area in North America. Developed by Master Creating, Restricted Area recently shipped in Germany where it enjoyed a warm reception from both press and consumers alike; being nominated in five categories for the 2004 German Developer Awards, including Best PC Game, Best Game Characters, and Best Story/Gameworld. The action RPG title will ship in the US late in the first quarter of 2005 for the PC. "We're really looking forward to bringing Restricted … Continue reading Whiptail to Publish Restricted Area →

Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: ERTS), the world's leading interactive entertainment software company today announced that Armies of Exigo for the PC has begun to ship to retail outlets. Armies of Exigo is a grand scale fantasy real-time strategy (RTS) game that smashes the traditional boundaries of the battlefield with epic campaigns taking place simultaneously above ground and below the surface. Armies of Exigo locks elves, beasts, knights, and creatures of the darkness in an epic battle for survival. Fighting foes on all sides, armies have the ability to delve deep underground where they can travel unseen, or borrow up to the … Continue reading Armies of Exigo Ships →

NextArcade (http://www.nextarcade.com) presents a new twist on the concept of arcade games in the home as it merges the concepts of downloadable PC games from today's hottest indie developers with authentic arcade hardware for the home. Additionally, all annual GameClub members receive a FREE joystick control panel, so there is no excuse to miss out on the fun! Alongside a portal chock full of great games, TLC Industries is launching its NextArcade line of authentic arcade hardware, designed for the home. These range from simple joystick control panels that can be connected to a standard desktop PC, to full-sized 27" … Continue reading TLC Launches NextArcade →

Mythic Entertainment, developer and publisher of the critically-acclaimed massively-multiplayer online role-playing game, "Dark Age of Camelot," today announced plans to further extend the game's international reach. In January 2005, the game will be available in Japanese, in Spring 2005 it will launch in Spain, and will relaunch in Italy and Korea. The game is currently available in English, French, German, Italian and Korean. Each localized version of the game currently contains more than two million words of text, equivalent to more than 16 paperback novels. "We're thrilled to be able to say ‘Bienvenida' and ‘Youkoso' to players in Spain and … Continue reading Camelot Expands To Japan, Spain →

Valve today announced the U.S. Federal District Court in Seattle, WA granted its motion for summary judgment on the matters of Cyber Café Rights and Contractual Limitation of Liability in its copyright infringement suit with Sierra/Vivendi Universal Games. Judge Thomas S. Zilly ruled that Sierra/Vivendi Universal Games, and its affiliates, are not authorized to distribute (directly or indirectly) Valve games through cyber cafés to end users for pay-to-play activities pursuant to the parties’ current publishing agreement. Valve games such as Counter-Strike, Counter-Strike: Condition Zero and the recently released Half-Life 2 and Counter-Strike: Source are all popular in cyber cafés. In … Continue reading Valve Wins Suit Against Vivendi →

Grey Dog Software, a Phoenix based developer of sports management simulation software for personal computers, is pleased to announce the release of its highly anticipated wrestling simulation, Wrestling Spirit. Renowned wrestling game maker Adam Ryland once again challenges you to take on the world of brawn; you now start as a rookie and then grow to be a wrestling legend. Wrestling Spirit, based around the pro-wrestling industry, is an exciting and highly addictive simulation game and is available exclusively through Grey Dog Software. In WreSpi players will control each match, negotiate contracts, personal finances, deal with injuries, and manage all … Continue reading Grey Dog Releases Wrestling Spirit →

SNK NEOGEO USA CONSUMER CORPORATION, the US publishing arm of the SNK PLAYMORE CORP., announced today that the company has shipped its first title for the Nintendo Game Boy Advance, METAL SLUG ADVANCE. METAL SLUG ADVANCE will feature five, all-new, action-packed missions plus diverse areas and rugged terrain including subterranean dungeons such as mysterious ruins, limestone caverns, and lava zones. As an added bonus, METAL SLUG ADVANCE will feature 100 different METAL SLUG E-cards to enhance player’s abilities and assist them in the completion of their missions. "METAL SLUG fans are going to be very happy with this all-new Game … Continue reading SNK Ships Metal Slug Advance →

The Sculpture & F/X Props Club at The Art Institute of California – San Francisco (www.aicasf.aii.edu) has joined forces with the Star Chamber online strategy game (www.starchamber.net) to create a series of unique Limited Edition resin sculpture kits inspired by the game. The sculptures are being supplied as prizes for Star Chamber community members in the Star Chamber monthly referral program. The students also are planning to sell the kits on StarChamber.net as a way to raise money for the club. The first sculpture coordinated by the club was the Zhikanii Star Chamber Resin Kit #1, sculpted by student artist … Continue reading Gamers Creating Sculpture →

Following a successful growth of the interactive business, developer and publisher Paradox Entertainment announces the formation of a new company: Paradox Interactive. The new entity will be handling all of the interactive business previously dealt with by Paradox Entertainment. Paradox Interactive will continue to build on their renowned franchises including Europa Universalis and Crusader Kings. The first game to be released under the new name is the much awaited Grand Strategy title Hearts of Iron 2, sequel to the acclaimed Hearts of Iron.