Year: 2008

Intel And Epic Games Launch “$1 Million Intel Make Something Unreal Contest” (OTHER)

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Legendary mod-making contest with more than $1 million in cash and prizes to spark game development Epic Games, Inc., the award-winning developer of multimillion-selling games and the world’s leading game engine, Unreal Engine 3, today announced plans to follow up the original ?$1 Million Make Something Unreal Contest? with an all new competition to include …

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HARD TO BE A GOD: THE ADVENTURE GAME INSPIRED BY THE STRUGATSKY BROTHER’S TALE (PC)

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The transfer of films, TV shows and comic adventures to videogames is very common, with film directors and actors often getting involved. However, there are also many examples of novels being the inspiration for video games. Hard To Be A God, the new action and adventure game from Ascaron to be released in April, was …

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NCsoft Europe set to launch feature-packed Lineage II Limited Collector’s Edition (PC)

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Special Limited Edition collector’s box to contain exclusive in-game items, artwork book, posters and Kamael statue    NCsoft� Europe, the world’s leading publisher of online computer games is pleased to announce the launch of the Lineage� II Limited Collector’s Edition. This limited edition version is the ultimate collection for hardened fans and provides new players …

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Link between online gaming and violence killed off (OTHER)

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People who play violent games online actually feel more relaxed and less angry after they have played. This is the finding of Miss Jane Barnett and her colleagues at Middlesex University. Their results will be presented at the British Psychological Society’s Annual Conference in Dublin today, Wednesday 2 April 2008. The psychologists recruited 292 male …

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SIERRA ENTERTAINMENT ANNOUNCES ROBERT LUDLUM’S THE BOURNE CONSPIRACY WORLDWIDE DEBUT IN JUNE 2008

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Sierra Entertainment today announced that the Robert Ludlum’s The Bourne Conspiracy? video game will street in Europe on the 27th June, 2008 on Microsoft’s Xbox 360? video game and entertainment system and the PlayStation�3 computer entertainment system. The game brings Jason Bourne’s signature combat style to life by sharply blending a seamless mix of hand-to-hand …

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Red Stone Selected As A WCG Official Tournament Game (PC)

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K2 Network (www.k2network.net), a worldwide publisher of online games, in cooperation with Samsung Electronics, announces today that Red Stone was selected as the only MMOG (massively multiplayer online game) for the World Cyber Games 2008(WCG).       Red Stone is unique 2D fantasy MMORPG with an amazing and compelling story.Players may choose from eight character classes, …

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SONY ONLINE ENTERTAINMENT TO AWARD UP TO $10,000 SCHOLARSHIP TO HELP GIRLS GET THEIR GAME ON (OTHER)

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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 …

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POSTAL’s Legendary “Cat Silencer” Enters US Army’s Arsenal (Now what was the date again?)

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The growing link between the military establishment and videogame developers just got a little tighter as one of the most controversial implements in the POSTAL game series arsenal?the ?Cat Silencer??is now part of real world, cutting edge weapons technology. The ?Cat Silencer? device that Uwe Boll spent a fortune to develop as a special effect …

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ROCKSTAR SEARCH ? MUSIC LEGENDS HUNT FOR A SUPERSTAR

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Supported by Glastonbury’s founder, Michael Eavis, Peter Gabriel’s unique Real World studios, and the music industry’s hottest new band Scouting for Girls, RockStar 08 aims to find the next biggest UK rock band. This year, for the first year, RockStar 08 will offer an opportunity for the best new talent in the UK to pit …

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NAMCO BANDAI Games Brings Classic “MR. DRILLER Online” To Xbox LIVE Arcade This Wednesday (360)

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Joining the fabulous line-up of puzzle games available on Xbox 360?, ?MR. DRILLER Online? comes to Xbox LIVE� Arcade this Wednesday 2nd April at 9.00. Players take on the role of a driller moving through levels of colourful blocks, avoiding the threat of being crushed by falling blocks, all while keeping their air supply from …

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