Jagex Games Studio, the UKs largest independent games studio, was today presented with the coveted Queen’s Award for Enterprise: Innovation during a visit from Mr Hugh Duberly CBE, Her Majesty’s Lord Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire. Jagex won the prestigious award in April this year for the continuous development of RuneScape.com, the hugely popular and successful online multi-player game and the company’s technology that underpins the game. Published 10 years ago, RuneScape has been developed using Jagex’s groundbreaking proprietary technology. This technology enables users to access the game on almost any internet enabled device without the need for any downloads or clients, … Continue reading Jagex Earns Queen’s Award For Innovation→
Corsair, a worldwide designer and supplier of high-performance components to the PC gaming hardware market, today announced their new line of Vengeance PC gaming peripherals, including two gaming keyboards and two laser gaming mice. "Corsair has built a reputation for developing innovative products that focus on the unique needs of our customers," said Andy Paul, Corsair’s President and CEO. "Our new Vengeance keyboards and mice follow in that tradition. PC gamers will love their gorgeous design and attention to the smallest details, like the intelligently designed button layout on our mice or the specially shaped WASD keycaps on our keyboard." … Continue reading Corsair Announes New Gaming Keyboards, Laser Mice→
Game On Audio, the premier audio post production studio dedicated to the global video gaming industry, is continuing its growth trajectory, adding two veteran audio stars to its impressive roster. Fred Malone will be joining the Montreal facility as Senior Engineer, while Brian Magrum will become a fixture at Game On Audio LA in the role of Sound Mixer. "As Game On Audio expands its workflow capability to keep pace with increased business, our dedication to bringing in top flight talent to staff those studios remains a top priority," said Game On Audio Founder and CEO, Sam Girardin. "Fred and … Continue reading Game on Audio Staffs Up→
Awem studio, the developer of such titles as Cradle Of Rome 1-2, Golden Trails: The New Western Rush, Golden Trails: The Lost Legacy Letters from Nowhere1-2, The Island: Castaway, and other casual games, announces the launch of Cradle Of Rome HD for the iPad. "We are very happy to announce our best-selling long-liver is available for the iPad now," said Oleg Rogovenko, Awem studio’s CEO. "Cradle of Rome for PC was released in 2007 and became the Best Puzzle Game of the year. It was a real hit among people and now we are very excited to see how it … Continue reading Cradle Of Rome Hits iPad→
Valve, creators of best-selling game franchises (such as Counter-Strike, Half-Life, Left 4 Dead, Portal, and Team Fortress) today announced the official launch of Steam Trading. Released in beta a few weeks ago, Steam Trading allows gamers to exchange in-game items and game gifts. The Steam Trading beta began with Team Fortress 2 items and game gifts. Today Spiral Knights, the cooperative adventure from Three Rings and Sega, and Portal 2 join the Steam economy as Steam Trading becomes available to everyone. "The addition of Steam Trading is the latest example of how Steam continues to evolve with new features and … Continue reading Valve’s Steam Service Offers In-Game Trading→
Acclaimed game developer Halfbrick today released its biggest mobile title since its award-winning, smash-hit Fruit Ninja. Jetpack Joyride will skyrocket players into the latest adventure featuring the lovable and mischievous hero Barry Steakfries, who captured hearts in previous Halfbrick mobile games, Age of Zombies and Monster Dash. The game is now available for download on mobile iOS platforms (iPhone and iPad) for $0.99 from the App Store, and has been selected by Apple as the official iPhone Game of the Week. Down on his luck, Barry discovers the ultimate opportunity to turn his boring life into one of adventure, heroics … Continue reading Halfbrick’s Jetpack Joyride Hits App Store→
This week on the Weekly Time Waster, Billy takes his best crack at breaking the back of the Colonials by firing up his Base Stars and going all Cylon on them. Battlestar Galactica Online is By Your Command.
In response to growing consumer interest in mobile browser based gaming, MocoSpace is today announcing the addition of another $1 million to fund HTML5 development of mobile games. Facebook’s Project Spartan, predicted to arrive this fall, will be an HTML5-based platform for games and apps to reach consumers outside of Apple and Google’s app stores. MocoSpace is making it easy for Facebook developers to create games – not only for the Facebook platform, but also for the MocoSpace platform, which now has 22 million users. This funding adds an additional $1 million to the company’s fund, now totaling $2 million. … Continue reading MocoSpace Offering $1 Million To Find HTML-5 Game Devs→
Leading video game publisher and developer NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc., today announced that Antiques Roadshow: Discovering America’s Hidden Treasures is now available on the Apple iPad. Based on the popular PBS television series, the hidden object game includes 30 visually stunning locations with hundreds of antique items. The player guides Julia, a history teacher hired at an antiques shop, through an adventure of lost items and photos as she pieces together the story behind the shop and its owner, Mr. Hinton. As Julia finds the objects, a backstory unfolds revealing their historical significance. Throughout the adventure, players can perform … Continue reading Antiques Roadshow Gets Apple Game→
Nordic Games GmbH, part of the Nordic Games Holding AB group announces the acquisition of the JoWooD and The Adventure Company brands, products and selected subsidiaries. JoWooD and The Adventure Company will become publishing labels within Nordic Games GmbH, with the plan to re-launch the huge back catalogue of games and invest in developing the wholly owned IP’s and franchises, including SpellForce, Painkiller, ArcaniA, The Guild, Panzer Elite, Legend of Kay, The Nations, Safecracker, and Neighbours From Hell, amongst others. Nordic Games GmbH has recently opened its new office in Vienna, Austria. The team members have been carefully selected for … Continue reading Nordic Games Acquires JoWooD And The Adventure Company→
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