2007 August

NCsoft and ArenaNet have launched Guild Wars: Eye of the North, the first expansion to the Guild Wars franchise of subscription-free, online roleplaying games. Guild Wars players who purchase the expansion can access Eye of the North content through any of the multi-million-selling Guild Wars campaigns–Guild Wars, Guild Wars Factions, or Guild Wars Nightfall. The […]

With nearly 500,000 downloads to date, the “Gears of War” Hidden Fronts Map Pack has become the No. 1 piece of premium downloadable content on Xbox LIVE Marketplace. Beginning Monday, September 3 at 2:00 a.m. PDT, the Hidden Fronts Map Pack will join the Annex gametype and Multiplayer Map Pack 1 as another piece of […]

Microsoft Game Studios and BioWare Corp. announced that the highly anticipated action role-playing game (RPG) “Mass Effect” will ship to retailers throughout North America on November 20, 2007. The recipient of more than 50 awards, including the 2007 Game Critics Awards for “Best Console Game” and “Best RPG” at the Electronic Entertainment Expo last month […]

Turbine, Inc. has launched the official 7-day free trial of The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar (LOTRO). Beginning today, fans in North America, Australia, and New Zealand can play the best online game for free byvisiting the official Web site.
LOTRO has received critical acclaim from around the globe. Since its launch in […]

London-based games publisher, Kwari, today announced and released details of its new multiplayer online gaming service, which will potentially change the PC gaming landscape forever.
Kwari’s game of the same name is a first-person shooter (FPS) with a difference; players make money off each other in real-time. The game will ultimately be free to download online, […]

Wolverine Studios, a developer of sports simulation games, announced today that Draft Day Sports: College Basketball will be the next title available from Wolverine Studios and is scheduled for a 4th Quarter 2007 release.
Draft Day Sports: College Basketball puts you in the role of a college basketball coach. Recruit players and coach them to the […]

The wait is almost over. "Halo 3," the final chapter in the groundbreaking "Halo" trilogy and the most anticipated game release of 2007, has been released to manufacturing.
Three years in the making by renowned developer Bungie Studios, "Halo 3" is now finished and will begin its journey to store shelves around the world in less […]

Oasys Mobile, Inc, a leading provider of premium mobile media content, products, and services, along with Concrete Software, a leader in innovative mobile content, today announced the availability of UNO Classic 2007, an Oasys Mobile game on all color BlackBerry smartphones including the new BlackBerry Curve and the BlackBerry Pearl models from Research In Motion […]

We are pleased to introduce the official trailer of Escape from Paradise City, a game that immerses you into one of the world’s most dangerous cities.
Developed by the Danish studio Sirius Games, Escape from Paradise City is a modern, urban RPG, where the gameplay includes elements of action, management and real-time strategy. The game takes […]

Electronic Arts Inc., the world’s leading interactive entertainment company, today announced that Ultima Online: Kingdom Reborn, the latest expansion to Ultima Online, is now available for free download at UO.com and IGN’s popular game download site FilePlanet. Ultima Online: Kingdom Reborn introduces a stunning graphic update, all-new user interface, and updated new player experience to […]

This October, Activision, Inc. is bringing the sounds of skate culture to life like never before in Tony Hawk’s Proving Ground - the deepest, most customizable skateboarding game ever. Featuring over 50 tracks including “The Pretender,” the first single from the Foo Fighters’ forthcoming album and popular anthems from Nirvana, Bloc Party, Jurassic 5, Slick […]

Nokia, the world leader in mobile communications, announced today that they are teaming up with Vivendi Games Mobile, a division of Vivendi Games, to bring the legendary Crash Bandicoot franchise to Nokia’s new N-Gage mobile gaming platform launching this fall.
“Vivendi Games Mobile is one of the most respected publishers in mobile gaming,” said Gregg Sauter, […]

Today, 2K Games released the original score to BioShock as a free download on The Cult of Rapture Web site. The score was created by film, television, and video game composer Garry Schyman and features a combination of early twentieth century writing, aleatoric elements, musique concrete, traditional tonal, and late romantic styles that capture the […]

Activision, Inc. announced today that Infinity Ward’s Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare multiplayer beta will launch via Xbox LIVE on Monday, August 27 at 12:00 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time. Users can visit Charlie Oscar Delta at noon for their chance to receive a token and experience some of the maps and modes available in […]

The Shrek family of games is growing with the announcement that Shrek: Ogres and Dronkeys is due this fall from Activision, Inc.. Shrek & Fiona’s energetic triplets will appear along side Donkey & Dragon’s playful offspring, the dronkeys, exclusively on the Nintendo DS. This game will give handheld gamers the chance to train, play, and […]

The Hip-Hop Chess Federation (HHCF), an organization that uses music, chess, and martial arts to promote unity, strategy and non-violence, and Ubisoft, one of the world’s largest video game publishers are proud to announce the 1st Annual Chess Kings Invitational to be held at the prestigious San Francisco Design Center on Saturday, October 13th from […]

Funcom and Eidos’ highly anticipated massively multiplayer online game ‘Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures’ has been awarded the prestigious, official ‘Best Online Game of the Show’ award at the Games Convention in Leipzig, Germany. The trade show is one of the largest gaming conventions in the world and by far the largest in Europe, with […]

SouthPeak Games, from the 2007 Penny Arcade Expo (PAX), today announced that Two Worlds, the publisher’s new, open-ended role-playing game for PC and the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft is now available in stores nationwide. Two Worlds features over a hundred hours of single-player quests, stackable weapons and magic, as well […]

Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. underscored its commitment to the mobile games market today by announcing the development of original content specifically for mobile phones, based on the company’s legendary videogame brands. Featuring never-before-seen game play, storyline features and original music, Castlevania: Order of Shadows for the mobile platform will be available on September 18 on […]

The much anticipated A40 Audio System from ASTRO Gaming drops into the hands of the eagerly awaiting public in mid-November. Meticulously designed and engineered at ASTRO’s headquarters in San Francisco, the A40 Audio System combines a custom-built audiophile headset with a powerful audio mixer/amp that incorporates the latest Dolby Digital and Dolby Headphone technologies. Complete […]