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Nuketown Reimagined for Call of Duty: Black Ops II

Nuketown, the most popular multiplayer map in Call of Duty�: Black Ops, is being reimagined for the hotly anticipated release of Treyarch’s Call of Duty�: Black Ops II, published by Activision Publishing, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Activision Blizzard, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI). The Nuketown 2025 multiplayer map will be available with launch units of …

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‘The Expendables 2 Videogame’ set to detonate consoles before you can even play it…

Despite no existence of a first game, ‘The Expendables 2’ will be blasting onto consoles this summer. Today Ubisoft announces the debut of The Expendables 2 Videogame.  Based on the second instalment in Lionsgate and Millennium Films’ phenomenal film franchise, the ultimate elite mercenary shooter is coming this Summer to PlayStation Network, Xbox LIVE Arcade …

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What’s that marching forth? ‘Of Orcs and Men’ screenshots incoming.

The bloody and brutalising ‘Of Orcs and Men’ have released some not so pretty pictures of the upcoming bash-’em-up as well as new info.       These new screenshots will plunge you into the dark world of Of Orcs and Men. In these troubled times, the fearsome legion of Bloodjaws, counting some of the best Orc …

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The Walking Dead ‘Starved for Help’ – Second Episode

Leading publisher of digital entertainment Telltale Games and Robert Kirkman, the Eisner Award-winning creator and writer of The Walking Dead for Skybound Entertainment and Image Comics, announced today that ‘Starved for Help’, the second episode of the game series based on the critically acclaimed comic book series, The Walking Dead, is now available for download. …

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Ukie invites games developers to attend tax breaks seminars

Ukie has today announced that it will holding tax breaks seminars in Birmingham, Bristol, London and Dundee. These seminars are part of Ukie’s wider tax breaks consultation programme and aim to make sure that all parts of the industry are informed about how tax breaks might operate and give games businesses the chance to influence …

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Camilla Luddington named as of the new voice and character of Lara Croft

Square Enix Ltd., the publisher of SQUARE ENIX� interactive entertainment products in Europe and other PAL territories, today announced that the English-born actress Camilla Luddington has been chosen to be the voice and performance actress of famous video game adventurer, Lara Croft in the new Tomb Raider� game. After an international talent search using scouts …

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DreamWorks Studios Picks up Need for Speed from EA

DreamWorks Studios has acquired the feature film rights to EA’s (NASDAQ: EA) popular video game franchise, Need for Speed™, it was announced jointly today by DreamWorks CEO and Co-Chair Stacey Snider and EA President of Studios Frank Gibeau. “With such a large following around the globe, we’re excited to make a film that does justice …

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Ubisoft Confirms Big Line-up at Eurogamer Expo 2012

Eurogamer Expo, the UK’s biggest and best gaming festival, and Ubisoft today announced this year’s big-hitters, Assassin’s Creed™ III, Far Cry™ 3, Just Dance™ 4, and Rocksmith™, will be playable at the Eurogamer Expo at London’s Earls Court from 27th-30th September 2012. Around 50,000 gamers will be able to try out the epic Assassin’s Creed …

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Thumbstar Games Launches First Two Titles

Mobile games service provider and publisher, Thumbstar Games, has followed up its landmark China Telecom deal announcement with launch news of the first two titles published under the Thumbstar brand.    Headed up by brothers Martin and Gareth Edmondson, formerly of Reflection Studios, Thumbstar games promises to build a growing portfolio of high-quality mobile gaming …

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First London Games Festival events confirmed

21st June 2012: The 2012 London Games Festival will kick-off in style, as organiser Ukie unveils the first events within the month-long celebration. Running from September 27th – October 28th, the London Games Festival is a celebration of gaming culture, offering a wide range of events for the public and industry. The last London Games …

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The Dark Knight becomes a choking hazard once again in ‘Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes’

Batman, Superman and a whole host of other super heroes are morphing into blocks this week as Gotham City comes under attack from a benevolent force other than a ill-placed foot. ‘Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes’ will be released this Friday for Xbox 360, Playstation 3, Windows PC, 3DS, DS and Playstation Vita for …

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