Viva-Media Beefs Up GiN Prize Pool

Viva Media is beefing up the GiN Prize pool, and that’s great news for all Gameindustry.com fans. As you all know, we choose a winner every single week from among the pool of subscribers to our weekly newsletter. And subscribers can pick from anything in the prize pool. And now to celebrate the recent redesign of their Web pages, Viva Media is offering a bonus prize to that lucky winner each week. In addition to the normal prize, anything on the prize page, the weekly winner will also receive a code to download a full game from Viva-Media. We’ll be … Continue reading Viva-Media Beefs Up GiN Prize Pool

Hitman Sniper Challenge Now Available For Free

Play as Agent 47 and eliminate enemies with your Agency sniper rifle to accumulate points. Be meticulous and smart; use environmental kills to score higher points. Become the ultimate assassin and challenge friends to beat your high scores on Facebook. Previously, this game was only available as a pre-order incentive for Hitman: Absolution. Publishers: Square Enix Platforms: Mac, PC

Nancy Drew Arrives On PC and MAC

Her Interactive is thrilled to announce the launch of the 28th edition of the award winning series with Nancy Drew: Ghost of Thornton Hall for PC and Mac. Ghost of Thornton Hall will be available in all major retail stores starting on May 14th. The price point for the game is again at $19.99. Nancy Drew: Ghost of Thornton Hall – Jessalyn Thornton’s fateful sleepover at the abandoned Thornton estate was supposed to be a pre-wedding celebration, but the fun ended when she disappeared. While her family searches for clues, others refuse to speak about the estate’s dark past. Did … Continue reading Nancy Drew Arrives On PC and MAC

Suicide Girls Slice And Dice In Bighead BASH!

Spicy Horse Games, developers of unique games like Akaneiro: Demon Hunters, Crazy Fairies, and American McGee’s Grimm announced today that the Suicide Girls have arrived in BigHead BASH! Based on the faces and signature looks of Bob, Gogo, Milloux, Venom, Radeo, and with the full cooperation of Suicide Girls, the BigHead BASH figures will be joining characters ranging from the Cheshire Cat to Hellboy to Mitt Romney and Ron Paul in head-expanding battle across a variety of wacky arenas. The new characters are available for purchase in the BigHead BASH! shop today. BigHead BASH! is a real-time shooting game with … Continue reading Suicide Girls Slice And Dice In Bighead BASH!

Re-Mission 2 Making Impact In Patients

Re-Mission 2, a collection of free online games launched today by HopeLab, harnesses the power and appeal of casual games to help young people with cancer fight their disease. Combining research on the neuroscience of interactive video game play with the fun and accessibility of casual games, Re-Mission 2 is the follow-up to HopeLab’s breakthrough Re-Mission video game, released in 2006. The new games apply insights from a brain-imaging study published in 2012 by HopeLab and Stanford University researchers showing that Re-Mission, a video game about killing cancer in the body, strongly activates brain circuits involved in positive motivation.1 This … Continue reading Re-Mission 2 Making Impact In Patients

Leviathan: Warships Now Available

Paradox Interactive, a publisher of games and an all-around ship-shape bunch, today announced that Leviathan: Warships, a strategic turn-based cross-platform game developed by Pieces Interactive, has left drydock and is officially launched. Available today on PC and Mac platforms, Leviathan: Warships is a single-player and multi-player game that challenges amateur admirals everywhere to guide a customized fleet of ships to victory in strategic battles. Leviathan: Warships is on sail for $9.99 on PC and Mac, with a single purchase allowing players to play on both platforms. The iPad and Android tablet versions will be available on May 2 2013 and … Continue reading Leviathan: Warships Now Available

Tropical Heat Ramps To Computer

Coming this summer, grab a jet ski and tear the waves apart in Tropical Heat’s newest expansion! Tropical Heat, developed and published by Somatic Vision, is a Jet Ski racing game that takes place in the beautiful tropics and is currently available to play on both single and multiplayer for both PC and Mac. Tropical Heat is a crazy fun time and the most beautiful Jet Ski racing game that has ever been made! Dive under water, or launch yourself off ramps, to do impossible Jet Ski trick combinations. Earn high scores, unique achievements and unlock new play modes by … Continue reading Tropical Heat Ramps To Computer

Viva Media Revamps Webpages

Publisher Viva Media, which has become a premium destination for Adventure, Family, Strategy and Kids games, has recently undergone a huge re-design of their Webpages. The new homepage at www.viva-media.com now highlights the various gaming genres the publisher offers, and also emphasizes the latest digital downloads. A quick look at their new homepage reveals some pretty scary adventure games being featured, like the devilish Sacra Terra and the hauntingly beautiful Shadows: The Price for our Sins. Many of the top games that have been nominated for Gameindustry.com Game of the Year awards are also now available for digital download, for … Continue reading Viva Media Revamps Webpages