2006 May

How about a break from quiet, low-key games? It’s time a heaping scoop of boisterous silliness was blaring from your computer’s speakers. Don’t you think?
Today’s game is Castle Cat, so named because the star of the game is a cat with an actual castle turret on his head. The object of the game is to [...]

Zoo Vet introduces you to life at the zoo and gives you the ability to care for a diverse group of animals while interacting with entertaining characters.
Travel around the zoo performing examinations on cuddly otters and dangerous lions. Gather vital facts about each animal and investigate the animals’ ailments using a variety of medical [...]

Matrix Games and 2by3 Games have announced the release of a new update for their World War II grand strategy war game, Gary Grigsby’s World at War (download patch here). The new version 1.201 is now available from the Matrix Games Web site. It is a minor update that fixes a few minor issues with [...]

Here’s an interview with Joe Lieberman (not the senator) and his many personality defects!

Computec Media is launching buffed.de, the Internet destination for all online gamers on the 24th of August, 2006 at the Games Convention in Leipzig.
A wide range of services and the largest German World of Warcraft databank will position the service as a universal contact point for the community.
Online gamers invest on average 200 Euro a [...]

What do the blues and quilting have in common? Nothing, really. But today’s featured game reminds us of both.
The game is called Four Square Blues. But this game won’t leave you lamenting what your momma done told you. This game is grease-fired fun for color matching puzzle lovers. You play by selecting groups of similar [...]

Australian Game Developers has released The Omega Syndrome, a computer role-playing game for Windows 2000/XP that follows in the footsteps of classic games such as Fallout, Ultima 7, and Baldur’s Gate.
The Omega Syndrome’s story is a breath of fresh air for the RPG genre, as it is set in 1950s America and the player works [...]

SteelSeries, a leading manufacturer of innovative professional gaming gear, announced today a new partnership with BullGuard, specialists in user-friendly PC & Mobile security solutions. The two brands, specialists in their respective areas of business, are together creating the world’s first dedicated security solution for online gamers.
The new product, named SteelSecurity, is specifically designed for online [...]

CDV Software Entertainment USA is pleased to announce the release of City Life to North American retail today. City Life, a city building simulation developed by Monte Cristo, gives players the opportunity to build and manage a modern day metropolis in a fully 3D world. In the game, players will make decisions that will affect [...]

Following an extremely successful showing at the 2006 Electronic Entertainment Expo, Nintendo will continue riding its surge of momentum through the rest of 2006. While the new Wii console will arrive in the fourth quarter of 2006, Nintendo has plenty of other things to keep people busy until then.

Can you tell us about the multiplayer modes?
The game will be playable as a team-based multiplayer mode, playable with up to 32 players. We have dedicated a whole team just to develop that part. We are lucky to have an engine that powers games like Half Life 2 death match Counter Strike and even crazy [...]

Can you tell us about the multiplayer modes?
The game will be playable as a team-based multiplayer mode, playable with up to 32 players. We have dedicated a whole team just to develop that part. We are lucky to have an engine that powers games like Half Life 2 death match Counter Strike and even crazy [...]

Can you tell us about the multiplayer modes?
The game will be playable as a team-based multiplayer mode, playable with up to 32 players. We have dedicated a whole team just to develop that part. We are lucky to have an engine that powers games like Half Life 2 death match Counter Strike and even crazy [...]

Matrix Games, in association with PureSim is pleased to announce that a free demo of PureSim Baseball 2007 is now available. In addition, the v1.1 update for the full version of PureSim Baseball 2007 is now also available at the Matrix Games site.
The demo covers a limited number of seasons out of the 105 possible [...]

Immersion Corporation (Nasdaq:IMMR - News), a leading developer and licensor of touch feedback technology, has granted eDimensional a patent license for advanced vibro-tactile, spinning-mass gaming technologies for use in PC and Sony PlayStation and PlayStation 2 gaming peripherals. eDimensional will include Immersion’s TouchSense tactile feedback technology along with next-generation, virtual-reality motion-sensing in the upcoming G-Pad [...]

Midway Games Ltd. (NYSE: MWY) today announced a publishing agreement for Myst on PSP, the latest epic adventure from Cyan Worlds. Over a decade since PC adventurers first sampled the delights of Myst’s emotive and visual feasts, the new handheld development will engage the player like never before and literally take them to another world.
There [...]

Have you ever wondered what happens to errant golf balls that flailing duffers send into the rough? Moles collect them. What they do with them is still a mystery.
Mole In One is the name of today’s featured game. In this game you play as a swinging golf ball retrieving mole. Naturally a golf ball retrieving [...]

We think you should know that we’re a nightmare behind the wheel. Sometimes we forget to signal. And we also steer with our knees while eating tacos and reading the newspaper. The good news is that if you stay at your computer and play today’s featured game you have nothing to fear.
Tack on the Penzoil [...]

PopCap Games, the leading developer and publisher of casual games, today announced the Web/PC launch of Hammer Heads, a wild new action game suitable for all ages. Hammer Heads challenges players to smash feisty little gnomes back into the ground as quickly as possible while picking up bonuses and power-ups for your hammer. With three [...]

The critically acclaimed Resident Evil 4 received another when it was awarded a highly prestigious Yellow Pencil at the The D&AD Global Awards 2006 that took place earlier this week. The awards recognise the very best in design, advertising and creative communication around the world, and are judged by the world’s leading creative practitioners. This [...]