Guitar Hero Contests Thanksgiving Weekend
PRESS RELEASE posted on 19 NOV 2008 by Jim Zabek
Activision has announced that over the Thanksgiving weekend, there will be a number of contests for Guitar Hero fans to compete using the latest version of Guitar Hero, World Tour.
Mad Catz Moves Q2 Conference Call to Nov. 17
PRESS RELEASE posted on 14 NOV 2008 by Jim Zabek
Mad Catz has changed its fical Second Quarter conference call to November 17th. The Delay is due to the need to finalize operating results.
NCSoft Appoints New North American VP
PRESS RELEASE posted on 13 NOV 2008 by Jim Zabek
NCSoft appoints head of NCSoft Europe to run North American operations.
Europa Universalis Rome - Vae Victus Developer Diaries
PRESS RELEASE posted on 7 NOV 2008 by Jim Zabek
Paradox has released three new developer diaries to its upcoming expansion Europa Universalis: Rome - Vae Victus expansion.
NCSoft Announces City of Heroes for the Mac
PRESS RELEASE posted on 30 OCT 2008 by Jim Zabek
You know the poor guy - he's the one with the attitude that he's got a Mac and knows his computers better than you. He also can't figure out why you're always playing these cool games and he can't. Well, now he can join you in City of Heroes. The good news is that your five Level 50 toons can power level him...as soon as it's out of Beta testing :)
F.E.A.R 2 Retail & Digital Download Sale Date Will Be The Same
PRESS RELEASE posted on 27 OCT 2008 by Jim Zabek
Warner Brothers Digital Distribution has arranged for the retail store release date to coincide with the digital download sale date. Or vice versa. But don't look for it until February.
ArenaNet Partners To Improve Graphics Performance
PRESS RELEASE posted on 27 OCT 2008 by Jim Zabek
This story is pretty deep on the techie side of things, but basically ArenaNet, makers of Guild Wars, is partnering with a company, Umbra, in order to use software that will make building game worlds less work on the server side.
EA & Universal To Make Movie Of Army Of Two Game
PRESS RELEASE posted on 25 OCT 2008 by Jim Zabek
Electronic Arts is partnering with Universal Studios to create a movie based on the Army of Two videogame.
THQ Acquires Gangsta Rap Glorifying Game
PRESS RELEASE posted on 23 OCT 2008 by Jim Zabek
Gamers yearning to shoot it out with some mythical crime boss in the role of The-Dollar-Is-Half-Full, aka 50 Cent, can do so in THQ's newly acquired sequel, 50 Cent: Blood in the Sand.
New Oasis Album Added To Guitar Hero Downloadable Content
PRESS RELEASE posted on 18 OCT 2008 by Jim Zabek
More downloadable content on the way to Guitar Hero, this time from the band, Oasis.
Warhammer Online Releases Two New Tank Classes
PRESS RELEASE posted on 18 OCT 2008 by Jim Zabek
Groups looking for Tanks in Warhammer Online can celebrate the addition of two new tank classes.
Humana Teams With iTech Fitness To Create Game-Based Exercise
PRESS RELEASE posted on 18 OCT 2008 by Jim Zabek
“XRKade iZone” a mobile exergaming system designed to get more people more physically active.
EA Q2 Results To Be Announced October 30th
PRESS RELEASE posted on 18 OCT 2008 by Jim Zabek
EA will release its second quarter financial results on Thursday, October 30th. Details are in this press release.
DC Heroclix Announces Total Sell-In For Arkham Asylum
PRESS RELEASE posted on 15 OCT 2008 by Jim Zabek
The latest release of DC Heroclix, Arkham Asylum has been completely bought up by retailers in anticipation of its release next week.
Sword of the Stars: A Murder of Crows In UK Stores Tomorrow
PRESS RELEASE posted on 9 OCT 2008 by Jim Zabek
The highly anticipated expansion to Sword of the Stars, A Murder of Crows, is expected to hit UK store shelves tomorrow.
EA Announces Composer For Dead Space
PRESS RELEASE posted on 6 OCT 2008 by Jim Zabek
Composers for video games are gradually gaining prominence, as can be noted in the increase of press releases about who is scoring a particular game. Further evidence is the availability of the soundtrack for purchase. So without further ado, John Graves is composing for Dead Space.
BlizzCon Starts
PRESS RELEASE posted on 6 OCT 2008 by Jim Zabek
The ultimate convergence of gaming and fandom starts this week.
Dell Announces Iron man Pre-loaded on PCs
PRESS RELEASE posted on 1 OCT 2008 by Chris Abele
Folks who just don't have enough bloatware can activate pre-installed movies on their Dells for a fee.
Shrapnel Games' War Plan Pacific Accepting Pre-Orders
PRESS RELEASE posted on 30 SEP 2008 by Jim Zabek
Shrapnel Games is now ready to accept pre-orders for War Plan Pacific.
Warhammer: Age of Reckoning Eclipses 500K Users
PRESS RELEASE posted on 26 SEP 2008 by Jim Zabek
Over half a million users have signed up since the game went live last week.
