Friday, September 3, 2010 - 08:33
BURBANK – Bob Iger, president and CEO of The Walt Disney Company, drove over to the Disney/Pixar World of Cars Online launch event at the Bob’s Big Boy in Burbank. Iger took some time to test drive the newest online videogame from Disney Online Studios. He then took a pit stop to discuss the new game, as well as the larger role videogames now play within Disney, in this exclusive video interview.
Friday, September 3, 2010 - 07:54
Napa Valley – Nolan Bushnell, the founder of Atari who brought Pong to the world, was a keynote speaker at the Ayzenberg A-List Summit recently, where he discussed the past, present and future of videogames. Afterward, he sat down for an exclusive interview inside a castle that was built by a very successful local vineyard. Bushnell talks about his return to Atari and what he believes the future of the videogame rests on in this exclusive video interview.
Thursday, September 2, 2010 - 08:01
A booming market of tweens is changing the landscape of online games. This audience of boys and girls aged 8 to 11 has game publishers launching new games like Disney Online's "World of Cars Online" and Sony Online Entertainment's "Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures."
Thursday, September 2, 2010 - 07:08
With the New Orleans Saints and Minnesota Vikings set to kick-off the 2011 NFL Season, EA Sports has used Madden NFL 11 to get an early look. After getting a taste of the NFL Playoffs during the 2009 season, the Baltimore Ravens and Green Bay Packers are expected to build on last year’s performance by securing their conference’s best record in 2010 according to the official Madden NFL 11 regular season simulation. With less than a week before the season kicks off, EA SPORTS predicted divisional winners, league leaders and individual award winners for the 2010 NFL season.
Thursday, September 2, 2010 - 07:41
Award winning producer-rapper, world famous DJ and founder of one of rap’s most influential groups, The Wu-Tang Clan, RZA will ascend to the virtual stage on October 19 in Activision Publishing’s highly anticipated video game DJ Hero 2. Joining a distinguished rank of playable characters appearing in the game, including Deadmau5, David Guetta, DJ Qbert, and Tiësto, RZA also mixed and produced two exclusive tracks featuring LL Cool J “I Can’t Live Without My Radio” Mixed With Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five “The Message” and Damian Marley “Welcome To Jamrock” Mixed With Walter Murphy “A Fifth of Beethoven.”
Wednesday, September 1, 2010 - 20:15
Blizzard Entertainment’s StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty has sold over 3 million copies worldwide in the first month of its release, building on the game’s momentum as the bestselling PC game of 2010 and the fastest-selling real-time strategy game of all time.
Wednesday, September 1, 2010 - 20:23
Epic Games has released its Epic Citadel App, which is now available from the Apple App Store. The app showcases the technical capabilities of Epic’s award-winning Unreal Engine 3 on iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. In Epic Citadel, players navigate a fictional castle realm using simple controls and the innovative Multi-Touch user interface. Epic Citadel also features stunning visuals and special effects, with an environment inspired by Project Sword, Epic’s newest game.
Wednesday, September 1, 2010 - 13:16
The International 3D Society announced that IMAX, RealD and Texas Instruments DLP Cinema will each be honored with a Century Award for their historical achievement at the Stereoscopic 3D Technology Awards scheduled for October 19, 2010 at 7pm at the Mann’s Chinese Theatre. Check out these exclusive video interviews with luminaries in the 3D gaming space and Hollywood discussing the 3D future from the 3D Gaming Summit.
Tuesday, August 31, 2010 - 07:59
HAMBURG -- After almost two years in development and a $2.5 million budget, Bigpoint is bringing a 3D open world game to the free-to-play, browser-based business model. Poisonville officially went live during GamesCom 2010 in Cologne. The Hamburg-based developer and publisher's latest 3D action MMOG (Massively Multiplayer Online Game) sets new standards in the browser-game industry. The game’s producer disccuses the new game in this exclusive video interview from the publisher’s global headquarters in Hamburg.
Tuesday, August 31, 2010 - 07:12
HAMBURG -- While Zynga’s Facebook game, Farmville, remains a big draw in North America, in Europe, Bigpoint’s free-to-play browser-based game Farmerama is all the rage. The game has over 10 million active players and has recently took home best online game at the German Game Awards (LARA). Farmerama producer Jan-Michel Saaksmeir talks about the casual games sensation in this exclusive interview.
Tuesday, August 31, 2010 - 06:00
In June, Sprint launched the first 4G smartphone, the EVO 4G, onto the market with great anticipation and fanfare. So how does Sprint top the EVO 4G? With the new Epic 4G from Samsung, of course. The Epic 4G offers a great combination of features including the 4.0-inch AMOLED display, that is sure to wow with its super bright screen, vivid colors and high contrast ratio, and the full QWERTY keyboard. It also comes with a 1GHz Hummingbird processor, 5-megapixel camera with 720p video recording plus a front facing VGA 640x480 camera for video chatting, and, of course, 4G WiMax connectivity, which is Sprint’s biggest advantage over its mobile competitors currently.
Tuesday, August 31, 2010 - 06:05
While a Wonder Woman movie remains in development limbo, fans are about to see a lot more of DC Comics’ scantily-clad superhero in Sony Online Entertainment’s new PlayStation 3 and PC game, DC Universe Online. Players will be able to play alongside Wonder Woman in the new game, which also features superheroes like Batman and Superman. Acclaimed DC Comics artist Jim Lee talks about Wonder Woman and the rest of the cast of the new MMO in this exclusive video interview.
Tuesday, August 31, 2010 - 05:56
Nintendo has released one of the big games of 2010. Samus Aran, protagonist of Nintendo’s Metroid series, is already known as one of the most iconic heroines in video game history. Now, with the launch of Metroid: Other M for the Wii system today, players are about to discover more about this enigmatic bounty hunter than ever before. Combining crisp action, immersive graphics and multifaceted controls, this latest entry in the legendary Metroid franchise marks a return to classic form that will captivate fans and newcomers alike.
Monday, August 30, 2010 - 12:14
BlackBerry owners who feel left out of the smartphone party recently dominated by iPhone and Android can now rejoice, your phone is here. The Blackberry Torch, also known as the Bold 9800, represents Research In Motion’s (RIM) latest attempt to attract more consumer users and is the first RIM phone to feature their latest Blackberry OS 6, with a revamped user interface and a ton of new features.
Monday, August 30, 2010 - 09:37
Jeffrey Katzenberg, CEO of DreamWorks Animation SKG, has been one of the biggest proponents of 3D, ensuring that all of his DreamWorks Animation SKG movies are released in 3D. His latest feature, MegaMind starring Brad Pitt, Tina Fey and Will Farrell, hits theaters this Thanksgiving. Katzenberg talks about the 3D craze and what games can learn from Hollywood -- including the new THQ MegaMind games -- in this exclusive video interview.
