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First Venture Capital for Chapatiz.com

Chapatiz SA, creator of virtual worlds for pre-teens, acquires its first venture capital of 350.000€ and speeds up its development in France and worldwide. - March 14, 2008 - Chapatiz

Mobifusion Teams Up with Mobile Game Developer UFT & HeroCraft in Release of "Arcade From Hell"

Arcade From Hell, featuring eight exciting arcade-style games, now available for the mobile phone thanks to partnership between Mobifusion and UFT/HeroCraft. - March 14, 2008 - Mobifusion, Inc.

SAGA Releases Free Version

SAGA, a new Massive-Multiplayer Online Real-Time Strategy (MMORTS) game from Silverlode Interactive today announced the launch of their free-to-play version. - March 13, 2008 - Silverlode Interactive

Silverlode Interactive Announces March 4 Release for SAGA

After a short open Beta, SAGA servers will be reset on March 4th 2008, allowing players to start building their virtual empires. - February 15, 2008 - Silverlode Interactive

First Collectable MMORTS Announces Retail Distribution Partners

Silverlode Interactive announced today a retail product for its online collectable game SAGA and the names of distributors to hobby stores in the US and Canada. - February 08, 2008 - Silverlode Interactive

ReplayGamez.com Offers Unprecedented Value and Security for Video Game Traders

ReplayGamez.com, a new video game trading site, certifies the working condition of each game before making a trade. No confusing points or tokens are involved. - February 04, 2008 - ReplayGamez.com

World Largest User Generated Games Site, YoYoGames.com, Launches $1750 Indie Development Competition

Hot on the heels of their inaugural developers’ competition, YoYo Games has announced its next major Dev contest. The winning titles stand to win $1,750 between them and, naturally, community kudos. The developers have been given until the 27th of April, 2008, to submit their... - February 03, 2008 - YoYo Games Ltd

3-D Visualizations on Your Mobile Phone

Expand Images, Co., a start-up company based in Florida, today announced the immediate availability of a mobile technology that provides 3-D image visualization of real subjects on typical cell phones, overcoming the small-screen limitations of most mobile devices. As mobile technology advances,... - February 02, 2008 - Expand Images, Co.

Birthday Club Makes No Endorsement in Primary Races

As if Ground Hog Day wasn't bad enough, now the compressed primary schedule threatens to completely overshadow Leap Year Day. - February 02, 2008 - Honor Society of Leap Year Day Babies

Bloomsix Announces MMO Strategy Game for Java-Enabled Phones

Bloomsix has announced the first mobile massive multiplayer online strategy game "Armada: Kingdoms" for Java-enabled phones. Public release is scheduled for Q2 2008. - February 01, 2008 - Bloomsix

Energee Inc Launches Online Multiplayer Game Can You Run a Green Energy Company?

Venture Capitalists have just given you 10 million dollars to start a green energy company. You start by searching for and buying wind farms and solar fields. How will you stack up against other Energee Inc. companies? Play and determine your outcome. - January 26, 2008 - Energee Incorporated

Novel Games Supports Both ActionScript 3.0 and ActionScript 2.0 Source Code Licensing

Novel Games has added support for both ActionScript 3.0 and ActionScript 2.0 in the source codes of their Flash games. Which means that when you license the source codes of their games, you can use the games in your environment no matter whether you are using ActionScript 3.0 or ActionScript 2.0. - January 19, 2008 - Novel Games Limited

Biting Bit Presents MicroMonster: the First Mobile Multiplayer Game for Bluetooth® and Mobile Internet

Multiplayer gaming anytime and anywhere is easy, fun and possible with java-enabled mobile phones. What’s missing are great games to exhaust the opportunities. MicroMonster comes to change that. The multiplayer combat role-playing game brings new impulses to the mobile market with many fascinating characters, an attractive long-time game play and massive connectivity. - January 18, 2008 - Biting Bit GmbH

Saga Named Most Anticipated Upcoming Collectable Game

Saga, the first collectable online real time strategy war-game is ranked #1 by player poll. - January 12, 2008 - Silverlode Interactive

SLCN.tv to Broadcast a Panel on Financial Policy Changes in Second Life

SLCN.TV will provide a live broadcast of a panel discussion on the recent changes to the financial services policy in Second Life on January 10, 2007 from 11am to 12 pm SLT. The panel discussion is a special Metanomics presentation to be hosted by Cornell University Professor, Robert... - January 10, 2008 - SLCN.tv

Brightfield Virtual Hosts a Revolutionary Fashion Event in Second Life

Brightfield Virtual, a Second Life developer company, will host a Revolutionary Fashion Event January 12, 2007 at 1-4 pm PST. Top Second Life fashion designers will exhibit the latest in virtual fashions in a new and revolutionary way. - January 03, 2008 - Brightfield Virtual

House Walk Entertainment Announces the Release Dates of the New Brilliant Game for PC – Teaslers

In this new smashing shoot-out game you are playing for Teasler Jr., defending your back yard from evil neighbor kids Butch and Lisa. Who will be the King of the Hill? Will you defend your territory and become a hero? Now its time to teach them a lesson. Teaslers’ Jr. brother, Mike will help with making Butch and Lisa show themselves from the bushes so that a terrifying weapon – The Pea Pipe could be used. - December 07, 2007 - House Walk Entertainment

Saga Beta 2 Launch Set for December 11th

Saga, a new Massively-Multiplayer Online Real-Time Strategy (MMORTS) game from Silverlode Interactive, announces December 11th for its final Beta phase. - December 06, 2007 - Silverlode Interactive

myZenPlanet Extends Popular Sites Like YouTube, MTV, VH1, Metacafe, Flickr, Blogger and iFilm on Mobile Phones

myZenPlanet is very pleased to announce the release of myzen, a mobile application that extends popular video- and photo-sharing sites and social networking sites onto mobile phones. With myzen, mobile users can watch and comment on viral videos and photos, as well as upload their phone-captured... - December 04, 2007 - myzenplanet

MS Team to Create Microsoft Silverlight Practice

MS Team, a software engineering services provider specializing in the Microsoft .NET Framework desktop, web and mobile applications, announced its participation in Microsoft Silverlight Partner Initiative. MS Team has formed a practice focused on Microsoft Silverlight to provide its clients with Rich Internet Applications built using Silverlight and the .NET Framework platform. - November 30, 2007 - MS Team

EPT Tournament in Prague: Qualify on TrueMoneyGames to Grab Your Share of 2 Million Euros

TrueMoneyGames offers the great opportunity to play in the 2 Million Euro European Poker Tour (EPT) Event in Prague – for free. The qualification final for the Prague Main Event will take place on TrueMoneygames.com, December 3rd at 20:00. TrueMoneyGames will run freerolls where you can qualify without risking a single cent. - November 28, 2007 - TMG Ltd.

Timothy & Titus: Saints, Martyrs, Heroes is Available Now

Timothy & Titus: Saints, Martyrs, Heroes from White Knight Games is available now with GraceWorks Interactive helping to reach the Christian Retailers in the Americas. This fun-filled and action-packed adventure places you in Biblical lands and times. Available for Windows PCs. - November 27, 2007 - GraceWorks Interactive

Strategy Freaks Members Discuss Cheats and Exploitable Bugs in Hellgate: London

Two weeks after the initial launch of Hellgate: London, Strategyfreaks.com reveals that its forum members discussed and confirmed more than fifteen exploitable in-game issues already. Detailed descriptions are now available at http://www.strategyfreaks.com/games/hellgate_london/ Topics such as... - November 19, 2007 - Strategy Freaks

New Game Development Studio Beanbag Studios Established by Industry Veterans with Eye on $2billion Marketplace

Beanbag Studios is established to delivery high-end casual games designed and developed by top tier development teams. Beanbag Studios is poised to become a major player in the $2billion casual game industry that is outselling the hard-core gaming market. Casual games players are roughly 70% ladies ages 30 to 65. Beanbag will raise the bar in production values and hours of gameplay. - November 10, 2007 - Beanbag Studios, Inc.

Saga Gets Ready for Beta 2

Saga, a new Massive-Multiplayer Online Real-Time Strategy (MMORTS) game from Silverlode Interactive closes servers in preparation for final beta phase. - November 09, 2007 - Silverlode Interactive

TooManyGames – The East Coast Gaming Event Celebrates Its 5th Anniversary; Unites Gamers of All Generations from Atari to Xbox

Over the past 4 years thousands of gamers, casual and hardcore, classic and modern have gathered at TooManyGames to celebrate their favorite pastime, video games. There are very few hobbies that have the appeal to bring people young and old together to directly interact with one another, video games are the timeless medium that every can enjoy. - November 08, 2007 - TooManyGames

BBC Picks gnuTrade as Among "The Best Sites on the Web"

BBC TV’s flagship technology show, Click, has picked gnuTrade out as one of ‘the best sites on the World Wide Web.’ The weekly programme, broadcast at various times on BBC News 24 and BBC World channels, recently featured gnuTrade (www.gnutrade.com) in its Webscape segment, which talks about websites that are worth a visit. - November 08, 2007 - Gnutrade

Psychsoftpc.com Announces On-Line Treasure Hunt

To provide a little fun and some challenge to its visitors, Psychsoftpc.com has hidden downloadable rewards and surprises throughout their web site. In order to find them, you have to search for clues and find the hidden links on the various pages. - October 27, 2007 - Psychsoftpc

Gametaggr.com Announces Launch of Gamer-Powered Social News Site

Gametaggr.com is a social news site for everything related to gaming. Powered by gamers, for gamers, anyone can join for free to share, promote and gain knowledge of the latest gaming news. From online gaming to the hottest new video games on X-Box 360, PS3 and more, Gametaggr.com is the latest innovation in the social gaming community. - October 26, 2007 - GameTaggr.com

Nintendo Wii Flash Games from Novel Games

Novel Games has released 76 Flash games for the Nintendo Wii. The games are all small, casual games that come from a variety of categories like puzzle games, action games and sports games etc. And as always, all the games released by Novel Games are healthy and family safe. To play the games all... - October 19, 2007 - Novel Games Limited

ProGamer is Taking the Gaming Industry by ‘Style’

ProGamer is Making their Official Debut at the 2007 Entertainment for All™ Expo - October 18, 2007 - ProGamer.net

MMOBay.net Becomes the Top Auction Site for MMORPG Players

MMOBay.net, the leading MMORPG auction site, has now become the #1 auction site for MMORPG gamers. - October 18, 2007 - MMOBay

Game Industry Blog Takes Off

After just two months the video game industry blog Bruceongames http://www.bruceongames.com/ is having great success. Already 11,000 visitors from around the world have viewed the daily articles. These include well known game journalists and senior industry executives; many of who now receive the... - October 15, 2007 - Bruceongames

Peach Direct Now Offering Halo 3 and Other Best-Selling Games for the Xbox 360

PeachDirect's offering of these and many other items joins other lines of product which includes top name electronics, home theater systems, luggage, jewelry, fragrances and dozens of other products from brands like Apple, Bose, Compaq, HP, Panasonic, Philips, Fendi, Versace, Christian Dior and Gucci. - October 13, 2007 - Peachdirect

AndinaTech and Movistar Launch the Second Round for Mobile Game Award in Latin America

Movistar, a Chilean mobile carrier and AndinaTech, pioneer and Latin American leader of gaming and mobile marketing announced the second round of the “Crea tu juego 2007” (Create your Game 2007), a local game award that is revolutionizing the way of gaming development and is rapidly... - October 11, 2007 - AndinaTech S.A.

1483 Online Accepts 3rd Party Advertisements

After 15 months in beta testing the free multi player online turn based strategy game, 1483 Online, has surpassed 4200 users and created a stable enough gaming platform and site that its owners, the Guild of Blades Publishing Group, have decided to open the game up to accept 3rd party advertisements. - September 02, 2007 - Guild of Blades Publishing Group

Word Monaco Solitaire and WordPop! Nominated for Best Mobile Software of 2007 by Smartphone & Pocket PC Magazine

The Smartphone & Pocket PC Magazine staff and its board of experts have nominated the Windows Mobile versions of “Word Monaco Solitaire” and “WordPop!” for a 2007 Best Software Award in the category of “Word Puzzles.” - August 29, 2007 - Smart Box Design

Enigma Games Inc. Has Announced the Release of Arm Wrestling League, Available Exclusively for Mac, PC and Mobile Devices

Predestined to be an instant classic and a gamer’s favorite, Arm Wrestling League produces light hearted fun as well as intense strategy use. With the ability to create your very own arm wrestler you can customize your player to match up against an assortment of opponents. - August 27, 2007 - Enigma Games

Turtle Beach® Announces Next-Gen Ear Force® X3 Wireless Xbox® Headphones

First Wireless Headphone for Xbox 360 with Independent Volume Control of Amplified Chat and Game Audio - August 22, 2007 - Turtle Beach

Screaming Bee Unveils a Galactic Voice Morphing Pack

A new audio add-on provides out-of-this-world voices for MorphVOX Voice Changer. Galactic Voices is especially geared toward Sci-Fi enthusiasts and movie buffs. - August 14, 2007 - Screaming Bee Inc

Popular All-Stars Adopts Vista Hi-Res Graphics Online

DreamQuest Software is excited to announce the release of their updated 7.07 All-Star Expansion Pack designed for their line of Championship Pro games. The newest All-Star Expansion Pack includes a graphical update, better support for online play, and is available for the newest Windows Vista... - August 04, 2007 - DreamQuest Software

Forza Pitstop Launched

Forza Pitstop is a forza motorsport 2 site that allows you to upload and show off your ride to other vistors. - July 21, 2007 - Forza Pitstop

Licensable Flash Games from Novel Games Exceeds 100

The number of licensable Flash games offered by Novel Games has exceeded 100. Games from different categories such as action games, puzzle games, sports games, educational games etc are available. - July 17, 2007 - Novel Games Limited

Win a Wii Treasure Hunt Contest Set to Hit Second Stage at Generation Gamerz

Only 2 days remain in the first stage of the treasure hunt contest to win a Nintendo Wii game console at Generation: Gamerz (http://www.generationgamerz.com). - July 02, 2007 - Generation: Gamerz, LLC.

VideoGameCentral to Offer Digital Downloads

VideoGameCentral offering Direct to Drive Services Q4 of 07. - June 29, 2007 - VideoGameCentral.com

Acclaim Offers Games via On-Demand CDs and DVDs Powered by SwiftCD.com

Acclaim Games and SwiftCD.com have partnered to offer on-demand physical delivery of Acclaim’s multiplayer online games on CDs and DVDs. In addition to being able to download the game for free, both Bots (www.botsgame.com) and 9Dragons (www.9dragonsgame.com) games can now be obtained on a free CD or DVD shipped worldwide to the Acclaim Games customer (shipping & handling fees apply). - June 29, 2007 - SwiftCD.com