Yahoo! Games, the leading online games site (http://games.yahoo.com), is showing its renewed focus on video games at this year's Electronic Entertainment Exposition (E3). Upgrades to Yahoo! Games' offering for hardcore gamers includes a fresh new look and feel; bolstered content like cheats, tips and previews; and new multiplayer and player matching services. "We are confident that gamers at this year's E3 expo will be excited about our plans for new video games services," said Geoff Graber, general manager, Yahoo! Games. "Not only do we have a vivid new look, but we're also giving people a way to connect with each … Continue reading Yahoo! Games Unveils Extreme Site Makeover →

Celebrate PAC-MAN's 25th Anniversary with PAC-MANIA! PACMAN has entered the 3rd Dimension in PAC-Mania, Namco's 3D sequel to PAC-MAN! Guide PAC-MAN through the vast, scrolling 3D mazes of Block Town, Jungle Steps, and more while chompin’ dots and evading ghosts. Use PAC-MAN's new 3D abilities to jump over the ghosts. But watch out for the hopping new mini-ghosts! Eat special Bonus Targets to unlock special skills. This twist on PACMAN will make you a PAC-Maniac! Key game features It's a 3D version of PAC-MAN, preserving some of the best-loved elements of the classic game, like dot chomping, the Power Pellets, … Continue reading Namco Announces Pac-Mania →

Digital River, Inc., a global leader in e-commerce outsourcing, and its wholly owned subsidiary, GameZone Online, Inc., a leading provider of editorial content for PC and video games, today announced plans to launch a new global e-commerce solution for the gaming community. The companies' new Games on the River solution combines Digital River's deep e-commerce expertise and GameZone's extensive game content. Based on an outsourced model, the companies intend to build, host and merchandise interactive and media-rich online stores for online retailers, affiliates, content publishers and portals interested in offering hardcore and casual gamers a shopping experience designed exclusively for … Continue reading Digital River, GameZone Announce E-Commerce Solution →

Panasonic, the leading brand by which Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. is known, announced that it has secured the rights to feature SEGA's blockbuster game, Sonic The Hedgehog, on its new series of mobile phones. As previewed on SEGA's booth at the E3 premier game show in the US, this is the very first time the game has been installed on a mobile phone and will be available in handsets launched by Panasonic from Q3 this year. Sonic The Hedgehog will be pre-installed on six new Panasonic phones including the company's flagship phone of the year, the VS3, which is … Continue reading Sega Puts Sonic Into Panasonic Mobile Phones →

Matrix Games (www.matrixgames.com) and Koios Works (www.koiosworks.com) are pleased to announce version 1.1 of Tin Soldiers: Julius Caesar. This update optimizes the performance of the graphics engine and allows users more flexibility in setting their level of performance and graphical quality. In addition, adjustments have been made to increase AI difficulty for experienced players. The graphics optimizations decrease overhead and provide a new feature allowing you to adjust graphic detail. Players with lower end machines will be able to set their detail level on medium or low for improved performance. The AI adjustment scales the difficulty levels better, with easy … Continue reading Caesar Gets an Upgrade! →

Swashbucklers: Blue & Grey is a Naval Action/RPG game set in time of the American Civil War – the time of the last pirate renaissance in the Caribbean. USA, late 19th century. The North and the South are engaged in Civil War. The main hero Abraham Grey becomes a blockade runner of the South and acts as the privateer of the South against the fleet of North. Abraham Grey will take part in spectacular naval battles and intense melee fights. The basis of democracy itself is freedom. So you may choose not to follow the orders of the South but … Continue reading Akella To Release Swashbusklers: Blue & Grey →

The U.S. Army today announced that America’s Army: Special Forces (Q-Course) is available for download at www.americasarmy.com. Get ready for intense action in this new version (version 2.4) which features a whole new Army game experience with the first-ever combination of random spawns with random and dynamic objectives, together with carryable objectives and random extraction points. Q-Course also contains four new Special Forces missions and two new weapons – the Door Breacher and the Bunker Defeat Munitions (BDM) Events: E3 2005

Today Ubisoft, one of the world's largest video game publishers, and acclaimed developer Gearbox Software, announced the development of Brothers In Arms Earned In Blood for current-generation video game consoles and for the PC. Scheduled for holiday 2005, Brothers in Arms Earned in Blood is the next chapter in the compelling Brothers in Arms story. With its unprecedented combination of authenticity, compelling story and squad-based action, Brothers In Arms Road to Hill 30 has established itself as a benchmark for military action games. Brothers In Arms Earned In Blood builds upon the elements that have made Brothers in Arms Rtmoad … Continue reading Ubisoft, Gearbox Announce Brothers In Arms Expansion →

Zango, the provider of exclusive free premium content online, today announced the release of five new downloadable Zango Games in partnership with game developer studio, Magic Lantern, Inc. The games, include 3ED Chess, Checkers Ultimate, 3D Air Hockey, 3D Football, and 4d Shuffleboard will be available for full version play to anyone using the Zango Search Assistant. The partnership with Magic Lantern complements Zango's growing section of free titles and its recent launch of the Game Playmakaz contest for independent game developers. The titles will launch for free by download by June 30, expanding Zango's collection of downloadable and online … Continue reading Zango, Magic Lantern Launch 3D Games →