2006 January

Oh, what an exciting time to be in The Saga of Ryzom!
Outposts are here and they are a sight to behold! The giant drills boring away into the land as they churn out experience crystals, special materials, and consumables. A much sought after property for any guild to own.
So here’s how they work:

Let’s jump into the Mach 5 and beat the competition in Speed Racer - The Great Plan. Just like the real Mach 5, the car you race in this game has all the bells and whistles: Auto Jacks, Grip Tires, Cutter Blades, Homing Robots.
If you’re a fan of the Demon on Wheels, then you’ll [...]

Prairie Games, Inc is proud to announce that its groundbreaking role-playing game, Minions of Mirth, is now available for download from their site. The game is available for Windows and OSX.

Nevrax, the developer and publisher of the massively-multiplayer science fantasy game The Saga of Ryzom and the upcoming expansion Ryzom Ring, announced today that it has received the coveted Reader’s Choice Award for Best Story from MMORPG.com.

Driver: Parallel Lines is the next instalment of Atari’s legendary action driving game franchise. It’s the only game that offers an open, fast-paced driving action-movie experience and features an unfolding storyline of double crossing and revenge.

The enemy is approaching. The keep MUST be defended. Put down whatever you’re doing and play Castle Attack 2. The object of Castle Attack 2 is to defend your castle while its keep is being constructed. You complete a level when the workers have completed that level’s keep.

Winner of the 2005 Player’s Choice Award from GameTunnel and one of the top games of 2005 from Adrenaline Vault, Caravel Games, is proud to announce their award-winning series has finally made its way to Mac users everywhere! Deadly Rooms of Death or DROD, was also recently featured on Penny Arcade. It now runs on [...]

2K Sports, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. , today announced that World Poker Tour (WPT) for the PSP (PlayStation Portable) system is slated for release this spring. World Poker Tour for PSP features real-life professional poker stars and venues featured in the popular World Poker Tour television series with enhanced A.I. players, [...]

Microsoft Corp. announced today an alliance with 4Kids Entertainment, Inc. – the children’s entertainment company whose expertise in brand positioning has led to such powerhouse properties as Yu-Gi-Oh!, Pokémon and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – to develop a unique children’s entertainment property.

GameTap, the broadband entertainment network from Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., today announced that it has entered into a marketing agreement with Logitech, a leading provider of gaming controllers.

CDV Software Entertainment USA is pleased to announce the launch of a brand new community Web site in support of the company’s recently released WWII RTS - Blitzkrieg 2. The Web site, created collaboratively with GamersInfo.net, is packed with extensive campaign overviews, battle tactics, an online unit encyclopedia and the ability to submit and download community [...]

Montreal, Canada. January 16, 2006 – Game publisher Meridian4 is thrilled to announce the signing of a publishing agreement with Cinemax to bring their mystery adventure game; Daemonica to North America.

Alawar Entertainment, a leading publisher of downloadable games for the PC, and Owl Studios, the creators of the award-winning Strike Ball, have released the all-new Strike Ball 2.

Mythic Entertainment, developer and publisher of the critically-acclaimed massively-multiplayer online role-playing game “Dark Age of Camelot,” today announced the towns and dates for the 2006 “Dark Age of Camelot” Roundtable Road Trip. Members of the game’s development and community teams will host local gatherings, giving attendees the chance to meet fellow players, ask their most [...]

Command the epic battles of Middle-earth from your living room couch in The Lord of the Rings, The Battle for Middle-earth II for the Xbox 360. The highly anticipated PC game will make its exclusive console debut when it ships in Summer 2006! To add to the intensity of the experience, The Lord of the [...]

Now rather than flame this person for their perspective, I instead think it is interesting to see things from her point of view. While I do not completely agree with her by any means, she brings up some fascinating points.

What? Video games are good for us now? When in the world did this happen? Apparently it has always been this way and the article below explains why…

NCsoft North America today announced the release of Episode IV: “History and Memory,” the latest content expansion for North American subscribers to the original Lineage massively multiplayer online (MMO) PC game. This expansion provides subscribers with 230 megabytes of new geographical locations to explore, an enhanced new player experience, plus additional mage and elven magic [...]

Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: ERTS), the world’s leading independent videogame publisher, and Def Jam Enterprises, LLC, a media and marketing affiliate of Rush Communications, announced today that Def Jam Fight For NY: The Takeover will ship to retail outlets nationwide this spring on the PSP (PlayStation Portable) system. Def Jam Fight for NY: The Takeover, the [...]

GameTap, a first-of-its-kind broadband entertainment network from Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (TBS, Inc.), today announced that it has expanded its considerable vault of games as a result of licensing agreements with Interplay Entertainment Corporation, SNK PLAYMORE USA Corporation and Riverdeep Inc.