2006 December

The Science Museum in London, UK has announced details of the Game On evening events for January and February 2007. Coinciding with special late openings of the acclaimed exhibition, the events see expert speakers from the videogames industry taking to the stage to provide unprecedented insights into world of interactive entertainment.
Game On has been impressing [...]

MMO Portal is proud to announce that MMO Calendar 2007 is now on sale!
This unique 12-month calendar features the original artwork of some of today’s hottest and most anticipated upcoming MMOs, each dedicated to its own month. As if that is not exciting enough, the artwork has been signed by the developers of your favorite [...]

Years of research have led a small group of dedicated child psychologists and therapists to develop the first game that is specially designed to help children of separated and divorced parents to cope with the new reality in their lives. Introducing the launch of Earthquake in Zipland, one of the most innovative and important interactive [...]

Publishing Director Dave Taylor of Gamerzines is the special guest on the latest Widget Show podcast. Listeners can find out more about the team behind the free magazines for gamers that launched in November 2006 and have been creating an internet buzz since then.
The 50 minute programme gives time over to the history behind the [...]

Give your Nintendo Wii a graphical overhaul with the Talismoon Component Cable!
Now you can be sure to maximize everything the Nintendo Wii has to offer with the Talismoon Wii component cable. Become in awe of tremendously enhanced visuals and super crisp textures! Immerse yourself in the digital gaming world and get closer to the game [...]

Kids and adults will stay glued to video games this holiday season because the fun of playing actually is rooted in fulfilling their basic psychological needs.
Psychologists at the University of Rochester, in collaboration with Immersyve, Inc., a virtual environment think tank, asked 1,000 gamers what motivates them to keep playing. The results published in the [...]

Matrix Games and Hussar Games are pleased to announce that they have completed an update for their turn-based turn based American Revolutionary War strategy game, For Liberty! The update brings a number of tactical and strategic AI improvements, on top of some battle tweaks to improve on the game’s realism even further. The update also [...]

In a move to benefit customers, Microsoft Corp. announced today that it will change the Xbox 360 warranty from 90 days to one year from the date of purchase in the United States and Canada. Microsoft extended the warranty in these territories to be consistent with the standard one-year Xbox 360 warranty that is available [...]

The official worldwide Web site for BioShock, 2K’s highly anticipated and award-winning innovative first person shooter, is now active and can be found here.
Among its many offerings, the official Web site is the destination for exclusive screenshots, high-definition videos and trailers, news, information from the developers, and discussion about BioShock. The BioShock global Web site [...]

SEGA of America, Inc. and SEGA Europe Ltd. today announced that the highly anticipated arcade fighting game, Virtua Fighter 5, will make its way onto the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system. Virtua Fighter 5 is scheduled for release on Xbox 360 in North America and in Europe late summer 2007. The game will [...]

Just when you thought Xbox Live couldn’t get any better, on December 26, 2006 Xbox Canada is launching Multi-Player Mayhem Month. Every day for a month, 10 Xbox Live Gold members will win great prizes just for playing the games they love online! With a free month of Xbox Live Gold online service included with [...]

Pacific City is overridden; crime controls the streets. Three powerful gangs have taken the once-great metropolis hostage, and the police have proven powerless in their efforts to regain control. Only the Agency - with genetically enhanced agents of justice - can provide citizens with some sense of hope.
Brace yourself. Justice is coming to Pacific City. [...]

The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) and the Entertainment Software Association of Canada (ESAC) joined today in commending the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) for their December 14, 2006 raid of Toy Revenge, a retail outlet in the Admiralty Centre Mall in Richmond, British Columbia that was selling pirated entertainment software and modified PlayStation 2 consoles.
During [...]

The Collective, a division of Foundation 9 Entertainment, announced today that it has launched the official Web site for its upcoming original game, Harker. The site contains an all-new gameplay trailer as well as new screenshots and concept art from the game.
Announced in October, Harker is being developed for next generation consoles and is slated [...]

Pack up and get ready to move out! Activision, Inc. announced plans today to release two waves of Call of Duty 3 multiplayer maps after the holidays: the Bonus Map (free) and the Valor Map Pack (800 Microsoft points). The Bonus Map, named “Champs,” will take players to Port Royal de Champs, France [...]

Matrix Games and Destroyer Studios are proud to announce that their space combat simulation and real time strategy blend, Starshatter: The Gathering Storm, has been updated. The update brings a variety of fixes and some additional realism and balance tweaking. Most notably, excessive fighter fuel usage is now more reasonable and thrusters use fuel more [...]

From Dec 22, 2006 through Dec 26, 2006, Outerlight’s debut title, The Ship, will be made available for a Free Weekend trial via Steam. This free trial allows gamers to experience the innovative multiplayer gaming that Gamespot.com calls, “…off the wall and innovative.” Outerlight is also offering a $5 discount for those who purchase the full [...]

Otronicon VideoGame & Simulation Event Returns January 12-21, 2007 at the Orlando Science Center.
The Orlando Science Center (OSC) and presenting sponsor Full Sail Real World Education are working with multiple partners to host the Otronicon event on January 12-21, 2007. Last January’s inaugural offering attracted more than 16,000 to experience how the cultural phenomenon of [...]

Stainless Software, the creators of the renowned vehicle-combat franchise Carmageddon, return to their roots with Novadrome, an original 3-D smash ‘em-up game. This unique combat-driving game will be available for download on Xbox Live. Arcade for Xbox 360 beginning Wednesday, Dec. 20, at 9 a.m. GMT (1 a.m. PST).
In Novadrome, gamers blast, smash and [...]

SplitFish GameWare has announced GameStop is the first to receive the EdgeFX Controller for the Sony Playstation 2. The EdgeFX controller is expected in their retail stores next week.
The EdgeFX is part of the “FX GameWare Series,” our console product line designed for competition game play.
Computer gamers know the best way to control the action [...]