Travian Games Buys Bright Future

The year 2012 has barely started and Munich-based browser games provider Travian Games has already consolidated its position as one of the leading online games companies in Europe. The consistent growth of the Travian Games family continues unabated with the acquisition of a majority in Cologne-based development studio Bright Future. The acquisition of the 38-strong team represents the biggest single addition of an external development company in the history of Travian Games. Bright Future will continue to work independently on its own existing productions, while their participation will facilitate cooperation on Miramagia and an as-yet unannounced browser game. Travian Games … Continue reading Travian Games Buys Bright Future

Boy Loves Girl Heads To App Store

Grubby Hands are head-over-heels in love with their updated ‘Boy Loves Girl’, available on the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch and in the App Store now! Love-struck Boy must travel to the end of the world and beyond to find the perfect present for the hard-to-please girl. To win her love, Boy will need the touch to traverse treacherous clouds, travel tricky terrain, catch adorable animals and carefully carry the moon on a string! Travel seven wonderfully wicked worlds, complete over 50 lovely levels, crack more than 100 cheeky challenges, earn lots of beautiful bonuses and collect millions of smiles! … Continue reading Boy Loves Girl Heads To App Store

SOULCALIBUR Launches On Mac

NAMCO BANDAI Inc. has released SOULCALIBUR for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad 2. Originally released in arcades in 1998 and debuted on home consoles the following year, the seminal and critically acclaimed weapon-based fighting game has made its way to the App Store. The game is compatible with iPhone 4S, iPhone 4, iPod touch (4th generation) or later, and iPad 2, OS 4.3 or later. SOULCALIBUR for iOS features the full cast of 19 characters from the original game, including favorites like Kilik, Xianghua and Ivy. In "ARCADE BATTLE," players will engage in a series of intense brawls, defeating every … Continue reading SOULCALIBUR Launches On Mac

CDProjekt RED Halts Lawsuits Against Alleged Pirates

CD Projekt RED had been working with a law firm to identify and prosecute individuals who pirated The Witcher 2. However, the gamer community was outraged at this, and pointed out that it was possible that non-pirates were being targeted. CD Projekt decided the community had a point, and stopped the suits. An open letter to the gaming community explaining their decision follows: An Open Letter to the Gaming Community from CD Projekt RED In early December, an article was published about a law firm acting on behalf of CD Projekt RED, contacting individuals who had downloaded The Witcher 2 … Continue reading CDProjekt RED Halts Lawsuits Against Alleged Pirates

Source Code For xaitment AI Released

xaitment, the creators of advanced artificial intelligence (AI) software for video game and simulation developers, today announced that it has made its source code available to all current and future US and European customers who license full versions of its AI software modules, xaitMap and xaitControl. The downloadable source code is available at no extra charge for all platforms supported by xaitment: Windows, Linux, Xbox360, and PLAYSTATION 3. xaitMap and xaitControl provide developers with well-maintained, well-supported libraries and graphical tools for NavMesh generation, pathfinding, movement, character behavioral modeling and game logic. The availability of xaitment source code gives developers the … Continue reading Source Code For xaitment AI Released