Ultimate video game mashup site launched
Blockade Entertainment and GorillaSpot recently announced the launch of Mashade.com, a video game mashup site that will allow fans the opportunity to create and share their own personalized video mashups using footage from the official trailers of today’s hottest video games. Using GorillaSpot’s intuitive and robust video editing technology, Mashade.com will provide a new experience ….
First arcade-style racing game for the iPhone
Handmark announced the release of GTS World Racing for iPhone and iPod touch users. It is immediately available through the Apple App Store. GTS World Racing offers a unique mobile gaming experience utilizing the iPhone built-in accelerometer feature. Players can accelerate, brake and steer the car by moving and turning the device itself. The game ….
Veteran swimmer to be new face of veteran game character Lara Croft
Eidos Interactive revealed yesterday, that seasoned gymnast Alison Carroll will be the new face of famed videogame character Lara Croft. The company also released the attached photos of Carroll in her new role. Carroll will portray the internationally recognized heroine for the next year, with her first appearances to be made promoting the latest installment ….
Madden Mania events at GameStop
GameStop announced that it will host Madden Mania events this Monday, August 11, 2008, at over 3,000 of its U.S. stores for the launch of Madden NFL ’09. The festivities mark the beginning of the NFL video game season and celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the game with Madden NFL ’09 tournaments, tailgate events and ….
Run the ‘family business’ in Godfather II game
EA and Paramount Digital have revealed the first details of The Godfather II videogame, sequel to the 2007 hit. Inspired by the film and Mario Puzo’s Corleone family saga, The Godfather II game goes beyond the film’s story by setting players in the world of organized crime in 1960’s Florida, Cuba and New York. After ….
Frank Caliendo and Jay Mohr join Midway’s Blitz 2 roster
Midway Games announced yesterday that Frank Caliendo, host of Frank TV and known for his impressions of legendary football broadcaster John Madden, President George W. Bush and Al Pacino, and actor and comedian Jay Mohr, have been recruited to join Lawrence Taylor in the upcoming release of Blitz: The League II. The voice talent and ….
Star Trek Online launching in Vegas
At this year’s Official Star Trek Convention in Las Vegas, the official launch of the recently announced video game Star Trek Online, takes place. The event will be held in the Gene Roddenberry Theater at 1:30 P.M., Pacific Time, on Sunday, August 10th, at The Las Vegas Hilton. There will also be a special guest ….
Alienware Area-51 m15x first 15-inch notebook to feature NVIDIA Quadro GPU
Alienware has announced that the Area-51 m15x notebook, already a favorite of gamers and entertainment enthusiasts, now offers the NVIDIA Quadro FX 3600M GPU, redefining graphics performance on a 15.4-inch notebook to best address the needs of on-the-go digital content professionals. As the only 15.4-inch notebook equipped with the NVIDIA Quadro FX 3600M, the Alienware ….
Documentary on professional gaming offers free screenings and launches online store
Independent producers Cohesion Productions recently announced that FRAG, a documentary on professional video gaming will be released August 1st through online distribution. Professional video gaming, cyberathletes and eSports are new concepts for many of us and never before in history has anyone conquered the controversy and corruption seen in this industry. FRAG sheds light on ….
Resident Evil: Degeneration trailer and official website
Seven years after the destruction of Raccoon City, the war against the zombies rages on in Resident Evil: Degeneration, a co-production of Capcom and Sony Pictures Entertainment, based on the popular video game and film franchise. Making its theatrical debut this fall in Japan and coming to DVD, Blu-ray High-Def and PSP in North America ….
EA and DC team for Mirror’s Edge comic
DICE, an Electronic Arts Studio, recently announced that it is teaming up with WildStorm, an imprint of DC Comics, to create an exclusive, limited-edition Mirror’s Edge comic book. “This partnership with DC Comics sets the stage as readers explore Faith’s world in Mirror’s Edge,” said Owen O’Brien of DICE. “The unique graphic style offered by ….
Watchmen downloadable console game coming in 2009 with feature
Warner Bros. Interactive will publish Watchmen in 2009, an episodic downloadable game based on the upcoming film, for the Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and Windows PC. The game captures the action and intrigue of the Watchmen film directed by Zack Snyder. The screenplay for Watchmen is by David Hayter and Alex Tse, based on the ….
FireSky teams with MGM to bring Comic-Con fans the Ultimate Stargate Experience
FireSky, the new game designer that is publishing the online game Stargate Worlds, is teaming up with MGM to bring fans at Comic-Con the ultimate Stargate experience. Stargate Worlds is the massively multiplayer online role playing game (MMORPG) based on MGM’s award-winning Stargate franchise and will be officially launched in 2009. At this year’s Comic-Con, ….
Code Monkeys: Season One coming to DVD
Get ready to enter the insane world of GameAvision’s top employees: slacker Dave and his high-strung best friend Jerry. Whether it’s rescuing fellow GameAvision employees from Ninjas in Japan or creating a video game out of Spielberg’s latest movie, E.T., or navigating a wild adventurous weekend in Vegas at the annual video game convention, the ….
The Weinstein’s bringing Frank Darabont, Thomas Jane, a new Halo Board Game and the Suicide Girls to Comic-Con
The Weinstein Company is bringing cast members from many of their upcoming DVD releases to Comic-Con, plus highlighting an assortment of hotly-anticipated and fan-favorite movies. At their booth, fans will find details on Dimension Extreme DVDs including horror titles Feast 2, Wizard of Gore, Zombie Diaries, Pulse 2, Rogue, Dario Argento’s Mother of Tears and ….