2007

Valve, a leading entertainment and technology studio, today announced a special Xbox LIVE online entertainment network event to celebrate The Orange Box, now available for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft.
On Friday, October 19 from 3-7 PM PDT (6-10 PM EDT), Xbox LIVE Gold subscribers will have the chance to take [...]

Today Ubisoft, one of the largest video game publishers, announced the score for the highly anticipated Assassin’s Creed video game is being composed by British Academy Award winner Jesper Kyd. Players will become truly immersed into the mindset of Altair, the game’s main character, and the rich environments of the game through Jesper’s thematic score. [...]

Starting today, gamers nationwide can create their own skating legacy with Activision, Inc.’s Tony Hawk’s Proving Ground. Now available at retail stores nationwide, the latest installment in the #1 best-selling action sports franchise delivers deeper customization than ever before, empowering players with the freedom to define their character and story based on the choices [...]

Online game developers Gamejam have announced the release of a multiplayer online boxing game called Supreme Boxing. The release date is confirmed as 29th October, 2007, with beta testing positions available now.
Supreme Boxing allows users to create and build a boxer that will compete with other boxers across different weights and regions in a bid [...]

NinjaBee, a division of Wahoo Studios and a leading independent developer of Xbox LIVE Arcade titles, announced yesterday its newest expansion pack, Ninja Sticks of Fury, for the Band of Bugs title. With this new expansion pack comes a new shadowy character, new achievements and a bigger challenge than anything that came before it.
The new [...]

Taito Corporation announced today that updated classic arcade games Chase H.Q. 3D and Elevator Action 3D are now available on select models of Sprint Nextel mobile phones including Sanyo MM- 7500, MM-8300, MM-9000, SCP-6600 Katana and SCP-8400.
Chase H.Q. originally debuted in arcades in 1988, and later brought its high-speed car-chase action to classic systems including [...]

The Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare single player demo for the PC is now available! Go here for the mirror link list. The demo features one single player mission called “The Bog,” which lets the player try out a variety of weapons, tank destruction, tank protection, night vision, and all of the intense action [...]

SEGA Europe Ltd. today announced that Virtua Fighter 5, the highly-anticipated arcade fighting game for Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, has gone gold. Virtua Fighter 5 for the Xbox 360 will feature an online versus mode at launch and is scheduled to ship across Europe October 26th, 2007.
The Xbox 360 version [...]

Online trick or treaters beware! Killer spooks and paranormal beasties are on the prowl in the stunning cartoon world of NEXON’s hugely successful and free to play MMORPG, MapleStory Europe.
As part of a month long event celebrating the world-renowned festival of Halloween, MapleStory Europe players can look forward to a wealth of special, horror-themed additions [...]

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First RPG of literary, social satire.

Re-imagined combat systems are the heart a new kind of RPG: Taunt, Fib, Flirt, Expose Secrets, and Gambit. Mix in branching dialog, powerful prizes, and stat leveling for complete RPG nutrition.

Build a party of adventurers from high school girls inspired by classic cinema divas: Mae West, Marlena Dietrich, [...]

I-play, the mobile entertainment company, today announced the global launch of Freestyle Moto-X III Hardcore, the third in the series of the most successful FMX franchise on mobile which has sold almost two million units to date. FMX III Hardcore, designed and developed by mobile games specialist XENDEX, belongs to the Motocross gaming franchise that [...]

Developer Kylotonn has just finished a preview version of Speedball 2, which features a new gigantic arena for the tough future sports matches. This second stadium is now fully playable along with the arena shown at the Games Convention. Since Kylotonn has animated the audience in this version, cheering fans create a vital backdrop for [...]

Electronic Arts and BP have collaborated to include climate change education within SimCity Societies, the next iteration in the genre-defining city-building franchise that has sold more than 18 million games to date. The collaboration brings together world-class game building skills and industry expertise on energy, electricity production and greenhouse gas emissions to highlight the impact [...]

Juiced is back! Now you can tear up the streets in full 3D glory. Juiced 2 moves away from the underground street-racing atmosphere of the previous installments. This game is all about officially endorsed street races hosted in exotic world-wide locations.
Win races, earn money, and improve your ride, as you progress into the professional world [...]

Majesco Entertainment Company, an innovative provider of video games and digital entertainment products for the mass market, today announced Left Brain Right Brain for the Nintendo DS. Left Brain Right Brain is the first game that lets players hone their mental skills while improving the dexterity of both hands.
"Left Brain Right Brain offers a fresh [...]

Durell Games has released Harrier Attack II for Windows, a unique arcade, action, and strategy game that puts you in control of a Harrier vertical takeoff jet. Your mission is to command the skies and rid your three colony islands of aggressive enemy invaders.
Unlike simple action games that become less challenging as you learn their [...]

TOMY Corporation and D3Publisher of America, Inc. (D3PA) today announced that Naruto: Path of the Ninja for the Nintendo DS will ship to retail outlets on October 23, 2007. Based on episodes from VIZ Media’s hit anime series Shonen Jump Naruto on Cartoon Network Naruto: Path of the Ninja brings together all of the best [...]

Activision, Inc. announced today it will release the next generation of the long-awaited Soldier of Fortune game series this November with Soldier of Fortune Payback. The saga continues with the organization known as “The Shop,” where players take on the role of a hired mercenary blasting through brutal do-or-die battle scenes in the world’s most [...]

THQ Inc. today announced the Conan official game demo is now available for free download via Xbox Live Marketplace for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system for Microsoft, while PlayStationNetwork will offer the demo beginning October 11. The game demo allows players to take on the role of Conan and test their skills [...]

Vivendi Games Mobile, a division of Vivendi Games, today announced it will launch its upcoming Urban Attack game, an original and inventive first-person-shooter (FPS), in Europe and North America this holiday season. The game uses state-of-the-art technologies to push the limitations of most FPS that have been brought to mobile previously, incorporating vector graphics to [...]