Vivendi Universal Games (VU Games) today announced the appointment of Terri Durham as Executive Vice President and Global General Counsel effective immediately. Ms. Durham will oversee all aspects of VU Games’ legal affairs on a global basis reporting to CEO Bruce Hack. Most recently, she served as Vice President and Counsel for VU Games’ parent company, Vivendi Universal. "Terri brings extensive corporate legal experience to VU Games, including intellectual property matters, licensing negotiations and litigation," said Mr Hack. "She is a strong addition to our global management team and will play a key role in driving business issues for the … Continue reading VU Gets New General Counsel →

Infinium Labs, Inc. (OTC BB: IFLB) has added Michael L. Whitaker as vice president of operations. Whitaker will oversee operation of the data center and consumer support call centers, distribution of hardware from factory to retail and internal corporate IT, leading up to the launch of the company’s flagship offering, the Phantom Gaming Service, the first end-to-end, on-demand game distribution service. Whitaker brings to Infinium Labs more than 15 years of operations experience in engineering, customer service, network management, central operations and project management. "Mike brings multi-faceted experience to our management team which will contribute to long-term development of our … Continue reading Infinium Labs Hires New VP →

GameOver-Games proudly announces the release of Brave Dwarves – Back for Treasures, the sequel to the critically acclaimed hit Brave Dwarves. In this superb adventure epic of good versus evil, you must rescue the subterranean world of dwarves from raging Evil and drive it back to its cave. As you go through underground passages, you must overcome powerful forces and collect hundreds of gems to seal up the Gate to the world of Evil. Brave Dwarves – Back for Treasures lets you immerse into the fantasy world of dwarves, magic and secrets. Become a dwarf and explore bizarre passages and … Continue reading Brave Dwarves: Back for Treasure Ships →

China has banned a Swedish-made computer game for "distorting history and damaging China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity," the Ministry of Culture (MOC) for China said Friday. The PC game, "Hearts of Iron", was accused of distorting historical facts in describing the Fascist regimes of Japan, Germany and Italy during World War II. Moreover, "Manchuria", "West Xinjiang", and "Tibet" appeared as independent sovereign countries in the maps of the game. In addition, it even included China’s Taiwan province as the territory of Japan at the beginning of the game. All these severely distort historical facts and violate China’s gaming and Internet … Continue reading China Bans Hearts of Iron →

Sumea Interactive today announced the launch of the Survivor mobile game, based on Castaway Television Productions’ international hit TV show Survivor. Castaway has granted Sumea exclusive rights to Survivor-branded mobile games throughout EMEA, Asia, Australia and New Zealand. Sumea’s Survivor mobile game includes the all-embracing adventure aspects of the Survivor format, featuring exceptionally smooth gameplay and amazing graphics. The game will be available in Q3, 2004 exclusively at www.nokia.com/shop and at Nokia Software Market, www.softwaremarket.nokia.com. "Proving their creativity and gaming design expertise, Sumea have brought the Survivor TV brand into a compelling, visually intriguing and easy-to-learn mobile game. The Survivor … Continue reading Sumea Puts Survivor on Nokia Phones →

Ubisoft, one of the world's largest video game publishers, today announced an endorsement from the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Foundation for the Brothers in Arms video game from the award-winning developer Gearbox Software. The VFW Foundation ensures that the legacy of combat veterans is protected and nurtured, and provides support to American troops, veterans and their families. Available on Xbox video game system from Microsoft and PC in Fall 2004, Brothers in Armswill immerse players in the historic invasion of Normandy during World War II – with unparalleled imagery, authenticity, sound, and gameplay. "The VFW Foundation believes that Brothers … Continue reading WWII Game Gets VFW Endorsement →

Turbine Entertainment Software Corp., a premier provider of online subscription entertainment, today announced it selected AT&T to provide hosting services that support the company’s first self-published online computer games. The dollar value of the contract was not disclosed. Under the terms of the networking contract, AT&T will host Turbine’s multiplayer games, including Asheron’s Call(r) and AC2: Fallen Kings(r), from its Boston-area Internet Data Center (IDC). Turbine purchased the games from Microsoft in early 2004, and has since assumed responsibility for all aspects of customers’ in-game experience and technical support for the two franchise titles. "Turbine is growing and we needed … Continue reading AT&T Gets Turbine Multiplayer Contract →

According to recently released information The Witcher website starts today. The website includes a lot of information. There, you will get to know the world of the game, its history, inhabitants, characters from the game and technology used to bring the Witcher’s world into being, and many more. Moreover, on the website you will find a lot of never-published-before materials (e.g. screenshots, renders, wallpapers). "The Witcher" combines spectacular and visually stunning action with deep and intriguing storyline. The game is set in a world created by best-selling Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski. The main difference of the world created by Andrzej … Continue reading The Witcher Hits The Web →

Midway Games Inc. (NYSE: MWY), a leading interactive entertainment industry publisher and developer, today announced that MLB SlugFest: Loaded is expected to be the first ever video game to implement Microsoft's recently announced updates to Xbox Live 3.0 via customizable, online tournaments. MLB SlugFest: Loaded is scheduled for release on June 21, 2004, for the Xbox video game system from Microsoft. Using the ability to create, customize and run online tournaments while in-game, as opposed to using the previously established XSN Web site, MLB SlugFest: Loaded gamers are to be the first to be given the ability to create in-game … Continue reading MLB Slugfest First With Xbox Live 3.0 →

Shockwave Productions, the critically acclaimed developer of FirePower, announces today that it has officially changed the name of it's upcoming PC title Air Power to Wings of Power: WW II Heavy Bombers and Jets for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004. Shockwave chose Wings of Power because it is a better representation of the titles content and sim-play. "The first thing you will notice when you pick up a Wings of Power game, there's something substantial to it; it's not just a hollow box. That's because there is a thick manual inside, and it is full of valuable and hard-to-find information pertaining … Continue reading Air Power Game Changes Name →