Events

Gamertag Radio, the hottest gaming podcast on the Internet, is proud to announce that it will be on site at E3 2008 from July 14th through July 17th, bringing you non-stop coverage on everything gaming. This year’s E3 promises to be the biggest one yet.
In collaboration with online broadcasting platform Mogulus, GTR will be the [...]

Have your say and name this year’s best games
Future, the special-interest media group, has announced that shortlist voting for the 26th Annual Golden Joystick Awards is now open, and are calling for the UK games industry to support the event — helping to make it the biggest and best yet.
Following a month of longlist voting, [...]

nbsp;VideoGamer.com is delighted to announce the debut episode of its Internet show, which features video game reviews and previews uniquely blended in with predominantly British comedy sketches and irreverent humor. The first episode features a review of Grand Theft Auto, Iron Man, Mario Kart and Euro 2008, alongside previews of Haze and Metal Gear Online.
The [...]

Championship Gaming Series (CGS), the only worldwide professional video gaming league, announced its second annual World of Warcraft Arena Championship, an invitational Arena tournament that will feature the top 1,000 Arena teams from North America and Europe in independent open-ladder competition from June 9 to June 22, 2008. The two highest-ranked teams from each region [...]

The 12th Annual Webby Awards, the leading international honors for the Web and mobile Web, has nominated Cellufun for the Best Mobile Gaming Site of 2008. Cellufun is the leading multiplayer mobile gaming community, which also recently won the award for Best Mobile Game at the Global Mobile Awards at the Mobile World Congress in [...]

Backgammon Masters has invited the Guinness Gamer World Records to witness what should be world’s farthest Backgammon dice roll. The record-breaking event will take place during a Backgammon tournament sponsored by the online gaming operator which features two of the world’s greatest Backgammon players facing off on a giant, 1-acre Backgammon board. The tournament is [...]

Applications are now being accepted for the 2008 G.I.R.L. Game Design Competition scholarship of up to $10,000 designed to educate and recruit more women into the field of video game production and design. Sponsored by Sony Online Entertainment LLC. (SOE) a global leader in online gaming, applications and complete rules for entry are available online.
The [...]

The organizers of the fifth annual Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) today gave the final call for Early Bird pre-registration, scheduled to close on March 31, 2008. Early Bird pre-registrants will receive a three-day attendee badge for the price of $40 — a 20% discount on the day-of rate — and are eligible to compete in [...]

Arcade-In-A-Box announces the launch of its “Smash It UP!” contest where one lucky gamer will win their choice of a custom Arcade-In-A-Box Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, or PlayStation 2 Arcade-style joystick and nine other people will win great prizes from retro gaming companies including: GameRoom Magazine, Console Classix, and MameRoom Designs. To enter, gamers need [...]

Cal Ripken’s Real Baseball, the world’s only massively multiplayer online sports game (MMOSG) for baseball, announced today it will host a large tournament scheduled to begin on March 30th, Opening Day for Major League Baseball. For more information, people can log on to PlayRealBaseball.com and go to the “EVENTS” tab.
Real Baseball will host numerous tournaments [...]

Strap on your armor, Space Marines, and gear up! GGL Global Gaming is proud to announce the launch of a 1v1 tournament for PC players.
WHO: GGL - The Leading Media Company for the Expansion and Culture of Videogames
WHAT: GGL’s Warhammer 40K: Dawn Of War: Soulstorm 1v1 $40,000 Tournament
Ladder Format - Join any time for your [...]

The Path has been nominated for the Independent Games Festival. As such, a playable demo of this work-in-progress will be on display at the IGF pavilion at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco. Creators Auriea Harvey & Michael Samyn will be on the scene and more than happy to answer any questions you might [...]

Xbox 360 enthusiasts everywhere can get VIP access to this year’s Game Developers Conference (GDC) from the comfort of their living room starting February 20.
Microsoft is bringing GDC home to the more than 10 million Xbox Live members across the globe by allowing them to download breaking Xbox 360 news directly from the event to [...]

At the annual GSM Association (GSMA) 2008 Awards Gala Dinner, Glu Mobile’s original title My Hangman was awarded the Global Mobile Award for Best Mobile Game.
My Hangman is a casual game based on the classic word puzzles and was created and developed in Glu’s London studio. The title features 1,000 different word puzzles, multiplayer modes, [...]

Blizzard Entertainment tournament and gaming event to take place in Europe over 28-29 June.
Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. today announced plans to hold its fourth Worldwide Invitational in Paris, France on the 28th and 29th of June. The 2008 Blizzard Entertainment Worldwide Invitational will bring the company and gamers together in a convention atmosphere, celebrating the communities [...]

Fired up and ready to go! Today video game publisher, Gamecock Media Group, announced the launch of CockTheVote.us, a site aimed at video gamers to promote voter registration using its special brand of animalistic political humor.
“Gamecock wants YOU to vote in the human American presidential election,” said Mike Wilson, Gamecock Media Group’s Grand Champeen and [...]

As a way to recognize the teams of talented developers who have together created over 112 games for Xbox Live Arcade, Microsoft will announce awards for the top XBLA games of 2007 later this year, with several award categories decided by the community. Fans of Xbox Live Arcade are invited to cast their votes for [...]

Gridiron fans get ready to rock out and win prizes on Xbox Live with Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock! Activision announced today that Xbox Live will host the Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock — Rock Your Party Weekend, a special event happening the weekend of the big game, February 1-3, 2008 for U.S. [...]

Dare to be Digital 2008 has secured sponsorship from one of the world’s biggest media giants, Turner Broadcasting System Inc.
Dare is the UK’s premier competition for young computer games designers, attracting students and recent graduates from all over the world in 2007.
Turner Broadcasting System Inc, owners of major news network CNN and part of the [...]

Just 25 days remain to body slam the competition in international Xbox Live tournament.
Leading worldwide video game developer and publisher, THQ Inc., today called on fans to join the hundreds already registered to compete in the WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2008 International Tournament, before registration closes on February 8, 2008.
Since registration began in December 2007, [...]