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CTA Digital’s Autumn Giveaway Launches with Weekly Draws of Fun Video Game Accessories
CTA Digital's Autumn Giveaways are underway. Winners will enjoy some of their best selling gaming peripherals for Nintendo Wii, Xbox 360 and Playstation consoles. - October 07, 2010 - CTA Digital
Submachine Gun for Playstation Move From CTA Digital Gives Gamers Heavy Artillery for Realistic Play
CTA Digital introduces a new Submachine Gun for the PlayStation Move. More accurate play and realistic feel steps up the intensity for first person shooter enthusiasts. - October 07, 2010 - CTA Digital
Gangs at Work on Netlog
The game City Gangs was published on social network Netlog. This is the fourth application launched by i-Jet Media on Netlog. City Gangs is among the most highly profitable games among the ones the company is working with at the moment. - October 07, 2010 - i-Jet Media
Sky Hog v1.2 Released in Apple's App Store for the iPhone & iPod Touch
Sky Hog attempts to breaks the mold as a challenging iPhone game app, using simple complexity to avoid being simply complex. - October 06, 2010 - David Thornton
Over Cloud 9’s First Independently Produced RPG Game for PC Players Has Been Launched
Over Cloud 9 (www.OverCloud9.com) is pleased to announce the debut of its independent production, Arevan: The Bitter Truth, for PC players. It is a DRM-free role playing game, designed to cater to both the casual gamers and RPG veterans. - October 03, 2010 - Over Cloud 9
MEO Gets in Tune with The KARAOKE Channel by Stingray Digital
Stingray Digital, an innovative North American-based media and technology company, announced today the launch of The KARAOKE Channel Video on Demand service on MEO's IPTV platform in Portugal. - October 02, 2010 - Stingray Digital Group
NetGames Arena Launches Laghaim: Laghaim Returns from the Shadows
NetGames Arena, publisher of high-quality online games, today announced that it will be reviving the classic massively multiplayer online game Laghaim. Previously published under the name Savage Eden in the United States, and BiosFear in Europe, the game will be re-released later this year as a free-to-play title, with the Closed Beta set to launch as early as this October. - October 02, 2010 - NetGames Arena
Gamers65.com Launch First of Many Online Games
Gamers65 is an online portal where individuals can play in fantastic daily, weekly and monthly tournaments pitting your skills against others all around the world. - September 30, 2010 - Gamers65.com
Digiversia Launches MaxDriving, the Next Generation of Car Games
Maxdriving, the next generation of free MMO cars racing game is available. - September 27, 2010 - Digiversia
Video Game Characters Come Alive in Downtown Fuquay-Varina
Several iconic video game characters have been seen walking the streets including Mario, Link from Zelda, Lara Croft from Tomb Raider, Cloud Strife from Final Fantasy and many others. Recently the character crew was spotted at the “Taste of Fuquay-Varina” festival on Saturday the 25th as well as Fuquay’s GameStop, Fuquay Gun & Gold and many other locations. The characters are in town to help promote a new business opening its door on October 16th, 2010 called Strafe Gaming Lounge. - September 27, 2010 - Galvanek & Wahl Advertising Agency
Lost Luggage Studios "Anirah" Mac and Linux Versions Released
Newest version of "Anirah: Riddle of the Pharaohs," a MahJongg-like math-based puzzle game, now runs on Mac, Linux, and Windows 7 for both 32-bit and 64-bit systems. - September 25, 2010 - Lost Luggage Studios, LLC
Playrix Launches Fishdom 2 for Web
Developer and publisher Playrix Entertainment announced the release of the online version of its hit match-3 title Fishdom 2: players get to access quality graphics and bonuses for free. - September 24, 2010 - Playrix Entertainment
HWS Plans to Launch Pyramid Game for Nokia N Series
Accelerometer based games require simple gestures while playing and developers can use the simple motion of the device to control the game. - September 23, 2010 - Hunka Web Solutions
Playrix Launches Fishdom: Spooky Splash for Mac
Developer and publisher Playrix Entertainment has released Fishdom: Spooky Splash for Mac OS. One of the three hit themed Fishdom installments, Spooky Splash is devoted to Halloween and invites players to create a spooky aquarium of their own design. - September 23, 2010 - Playrix Entertainment
CTA Digital’s Special Forces Headset for PS3 Uses Throat Microphone for Precision
PS3™ gamers can communicate with precision in their co-op missions with this Special Forces Headset from CTA Digital. - September 18, 2010 - CTA Digital
CTA Digital’s New PS3 Gaming Headset Allows Hours of Comfortable Game Play
CTA Digital announces the New Playstation 3 Gaming Headset. Greater audio control, sharper stereo sound, separate chat volume, and comfortable padding provide PS3 owners with a useful solution for their game sessions. - September 18, 2010 - CTA Digital
Charge Three Controllers at Once, with CTA Digital's Triple Induction Charge Stations for Xbox 360, and Sony PlayStation 3
CTA Digital uses innovative technology in their new induction charging stations for Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3 controllers. Three controllers can be charged simultaneously, without messy cables. - September 16, 2010 - CTA Digital
Soccer Superstars Now Available on Android Market
Extends Android Support to Superstars Franchise. - September 16, 2010 - GAMEVIL USA, Inc.
Reaper Machines Begins a New Era in Custom Gaming PCs
It is the announcement of a new custom built gaming PC company in Denver Colorado with an unique twist of customization and support services - September 15, 2010 - Reaper Machines
New Dingoo A320 Portable Finds US Retail Home at DasCheap
New Dingoo Portable Going Head to Head for Handheld Sales this Holiday Season - September 13, 2010 - Das Cheap Inc.
HYBRID 2: Saga of Nostalgia Now Available on App Store
Story of GAMEVIL's HYBRID: Eternal Whisper continues. - September 11, 2010 - GAMEVIL USA, Inc.
Dream Arcades Announces the Dreamcade Vision 32 with LCD Monitor
Dream Arcades announces the launch of its Dreamcade® Vision 32 with a huge 32-inch LCD screen. Featuring more than 200 games and optional gun for shooting games like House of the Dead and Big Buck Hunter. - September 10, 2010 - Dream Arcades llc
i-Jet Media Publishes Most Expensive Russian Social Game on Odnoklassniki; Europe to Follow
i-Jet Media launches the most expensive social game ever produced in Russia, Pet a Pet, which has been published in social network Odnoklassniki. It is known as "Zveriki" in Russian. The game was developed by the heavyweight Russian gaming company, Akella. Pet A Pet's first active day brought 45 thousand installations which made it one of the more quick-growing games in the profolio of i-Jet Media. The game gets over 200 new users every minute. The game uses a new monetization model. - September 09, 2010 - i-Jet Media
Playrix Launches Fishdom 2 Premium Edition for Mac - Apple Staff Pick
While Playrix's Fishdom HD on the iPad is about to be launched on the App Store around mid-September, the developer releases Premium Edition of Fishdom 2 for Mac OS users. Fishdom 2 is the sequel to Playrix's renowned match-3 puzzle game Fishdom, the title that started the hit franchise in 2008 and was brought to many platforms including Facebook. - September 08, 2010 - Playrix Entertainment
Downtown Fuquay-Varina Levels Up with New Gaming Lounge
During the entire weekend of October 16th and 17th the Strafe Gaming Lounge grand opening promotion will include free general admission, half priced gaming sessions, contests, giveaways, a free raffle and more. On Saturday October 16th attendees can meet and take photos with some of the most iconic video game characters. - September 07, 2010 - Galvanek & Wahl Advertising Agency
Professor Andy Brick of Stevens Records Mafia II Soundtrack with Prague Filmharmonic
Professor Andy Brick, Distinguished Industry Associate Professor at Stevens Institute of Technology, was Supervising Orchestrator, Orchestral Music Director, and Orchestral Conductor for ground-breaking interactive game title Mafia II, released on August 24, 2010 for PS3, Xbox 360, and Windows PCs. - September 05, 2010 - Stevens Institute of Technology
ARB Studios Presents 3D Magic Words, Their 5th iPhone Game and 2nd Published Under the ARB Studio Name
The game dips into the genre of word puzzlers like the popular flash game Word Whomp and puts a nice 3D twist on it. There are two modes of play, thousands of levels, time bonuses, online leader boards and hints. About ARB Studios ARB Studios develops high-quality electronic entertainment... - September 04, 2010 - Arb Studios LLC
Acaji "Complete Immersion Dome" Featured on "Moving America Forward," a New TV Show Hosted by William Shatner
Imagine yourself playing guitar on stage, in front of a screaming crowd of adoring fans at Madison Square Garden. Or playing football in the NFL. Or golfing anywhere in the world, without having to travel. Acaji makes “if” happen. - September 04, 2010 - MAF Productions
iPhone and iPad Game Benefits the ASPCA and Lets You Play with Their Dog Photos
Independent iPhone developer Evan Beland announced today launch of the first game that lets you play with photos of the dogs from the ASPCA and help them at the same time. Match a Dog is a high quality customizable adaptation of the matching game known traditionally known as Concentration, Memory... - September 04, 2010 - Evan Beland
Mahjong Logic Announces Strategic Partnership with World Leading Bingo Software Provider Cozy Games
Mahjong Logic, Ltd., a leading peer to peer online mahjong software provider has just announced a strategic relationship with Cozy Games. The partnership allows Cozy Games to add Mahjong Logic’s peer to peer online mahjong software as part of its online package offered to licensees. Mahjong... - September 04, 2010 - Mahjong Logic Limited
Fishdom on iPad by Playrix to Hit the App Store in Mid-September
Games developer and publisher Playrix Entertainment will make Fishdom, its first internal iPad port, available to the public via App Store by mid-September. Company also announces plans to bring more of its downloadable hit games to iPad by the end of the year 2010. - August 29, 2010 - Playrix Entertainment
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Everyone is familiar with the blockbuster fantasy Trilogy: The Lord of the Rings; a breakthrough in big-screen entertainment. But now, The Lord of the Rings comes back to the small screen in the form of a vivid and engaging online slot game, developed by Microgaming. Red Flush online casino players, as well as those of Casino La Vida will soon have access to this brand new online slot game adventure, coming to computer screens in early September 2010. - August 24, 2010 - Red Flush Online Casino
Gtune Studio Launches It’s New, Innovative Fun Word Arcade iPhone Game – Epeler
After 8 months of development and QA testing; Gtunestudio lunches their new title Epeler - fun word spelling game for all ages and works for all Apple mobile devices (iPad, iPhone, iPhone 3, iPhone 3g, iPhone 3gs, iPhone4 with iPhone OS 3 or above). - August 24, 2010 - Gtune Studio
Play N Trade Franchisees Continue to See Strong Sales
Play N Trade Franchise, Inc., the fastest growing video game franchise worldwide, today announced that for the month of July, 2010 their same store sales were up 17% compared to July, 2009. Play N Trade beat the industry average which was -0.5% in July driven by the strong performance from stores... - August 18, 2010 - Play N Trade Franchise, Inc.
Capstone Acquires Educational Software Company Portage Interactive
Capstone, the leading publisher of children’s books and digital products and services, has acquired Portage Interactive, LLC, an e-learning technology solutions company based out of Minneapolis. Founded in 1999, Portage Interactive has an extensive background in technology, product... - August 07, 2010 - Capstone
My Kingdom for the Princess by Nevosoft Received Top Honor at Great Games Awards 2010
My Kingdom for the Princess by Nevosoft, a top Russian casual game developer, was awarded as TOP SIM / TYCOON game at the second annual Great Game Awards™ (GG’s) held by GameHouse, a division of RealNetworks®, Inc. The judging panel included representatives from leading independent... - August 07, 2010 - Nevosoft
Corsairband Launches World of Dragons, the Biggest Multiplatform Mobile / Web MMORPG
The most expected MMORPG World of Dragons Gold version has been launched by CorsairBand, multiplatform social online videogames developer and publisher. Users play the role of a hero inside the devastated world of Iglion, where the Black Dragon's return announces the end of the world. World of... - August 04, 2010 - CorsairBand
GameTrekking.com: Indie Game Developer Sets Out to Use Computer Games as a Form of Travel Writing - a First for the Medium
Founder of popular online gaming portal seeks to make computer games inspired by world travel, in an attempt to encourage global understanding. - August 03, 2010 - Game Trekking
CTA Digital Offers Realistic Gaming Experience with First-Ever Assault Rifle Controller for PS3
With the first of its kind Assault Rifle Controller for the PlayStation 3 available for purchase, CTA Digital outfits serious gamers with the right accessory for realism and excitement during first-person shooter games. Fully compatible with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and other FPS games, the Assault Rifle Controller will take gaming to a new level. - August 02, 2010 - CTA Digital
Northpole Studio and Bulkypix Bring Bermuda Triangle: Saving the Coral to the iPhone
Eco friendly puzzle game offers hours of great game play coming to iPhone on 07.28.2010. - July 22, 2010 - Bulkypix
Immersive Games Brings Fort Commander to PSN
Immersive Games, the London-based video game developer and publisher, today announced a new series of games for Sony’s PSN store at the DEVELOP show in Brighton. Developed at the company’s Hog’s Back studios in Banbury, Oxfordshire, these titles will be released for digital... - July 21, 2010 - Immersive Games Ltd
Play N Trade to Host International Madden NFL 11 Tournament, Offers $7000 in Prizes
Play N Trade stores will be hosting the local rounds of the International Madden NFL Tournament beginning August 21st. - July 20, 2010 - Play N Trade Franchise, Inc.
Video Games Day Sale at Playrix: Mac and PC
Playrix Entertainment offers Mac and PC gamers a limited-time 50% off discount on all hit games to celebrate Video Games Day - July 10, 2010 - Playrix Entertainment
Red Flush Presents the Grand Opening of Slot Survivor IV
Red Flush online casino is proud to announce the coming of the fourth edition of the popular Slot Survivor tournament. This event has always been a highlight on the Red Flush calendar, and it brings with it exciting opportunities to win some impressive prizes. This prospect, coupled with the competitive and fun spirit of the tournament produces an environment for enjoyment and time well spent among online casino players. - July 07, 2010 - Red Flush Online Casino
New Online Poker Sites for South Africa
Pocket Rockets has launched three new sites for online poker players from South Africa - all focused on increasing game skills. - July 06, 2010 - Pocket Rockets
OIM Corp. Launches New Automatic Video Themes for Wordpress
Website management firm launches new, automatic video blogging solution for Wordpress in 3 entertainment niches (Movies, Video Games and Music Videos). - June 30, 2010 - OIM, Corp.
Playrix Releases Free Online Adaptation of Royal Envoy
Playrix launches a free web-based adaptation of its hit strategy game Royal Envoy™ available exclusively via developer's web site - June 26, 2010 - Playrix Entertainment
Make Social Games with PlayGen
PlayGen, the leading social games development studio in London are pushing the boundaries of social games beyond the ordinary. PlayGen are creating the next generation platform for making social games. Social games companies like PlayGen are set to capture the $100B web market through innovation, talent and the consumers' desire to be better engaged. - June 24, 2010 - PlayGen
Play N Trade Announces “Christmas in July” Giveaway Event, Sponsorship Deal and Storewide Sale
Play N Trade teams up with the Adrenaline Vault game site and three popular video game podcasts to promote a storewide sale, sponsorship and a giveaway of $6000 in prizes. - June 24, 2010 - Play N Trade Franchise, Inc.
PS3 Set to Dramatically Increase Console Sales with the Release of Playstation Move, Predicts Leading Australian Games Retailer, Game Cow
The impending release of the Playstation Move in Australia looks set to be met with a marked increase in sales for Sony and will finally create a worthy rival to Nintendo Wii, according to games retailer, Game Cow. - June 23, 2010 - Game Cow