Two popular franchises are coming to a game console near year. Atari has purchased the rights to publish a sequel to “The Chronicles of Riddick” and a new “GhostBusters” game. Both projects were initially developed by Vivendi Games. However, when Vivendi was bought-out by Activision Blizzard this summer, the games were put on the back […]

Maggie Q, the actress who starred as Bruce Willis’ bad girl nemesis in “Live Free or Die Hard,” has been signed-on by game maker Electronic Arts (EA) to be a major participant for its release of the video game “Need for Speed Undercover.”
Maggie will portray a FBI agent hot on the trail of a band […]

Dead Space is finally in stores across the country today and the team threw together this terrifyingly awesome launch trailer to go with it.
Also, NoKnownSurvivors is still trucking with chapter 2.3, which launched on Monday. Maxim posted some video, which you can check out HERE. Final Reminder: next Monday […]

Summer 2009 will see the major release of the new supernatural thriller, “Personal Effects: Dark Art” from J.C. Hutchins, the mastermind behind the highly successful “7th Son Trilogy.”
Produced by entertainment company Smith & Tinker and published by St. Martin’s Press, “Dark Art” combines the narrative experience of a traditional prose novel with an Alternate Reality […]

Still riding high as one of the most successful video games in gaming history is Microsoft’s “Halo.” Its newest offering, “Halo 3: Recon” will have some new elements and some missing ones as well. One of the biggest revelations is the fact that “Recon” isn’t a sequel.
At this weeks Tokyo Game Show, Microsoft […]

“Star Wars: The Force Unleashed” is a new combination LucasArts video game, novel from Del Rey Books, a graphic novel from Dark Horse Comics and merchandizing action figure/toys tie-in with Lego and Hasbro.
The game will be available on the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, PlayStation Portable, Nintendo DS, as well as, second-generation N-Gage, iPhone, mobile […]

Visual computing technology company Nvidia has unveiled the first mainstream 3D gaming technology at the inaugural NVISION 08 conference in San Jose, which focused on the convergence of technology with Hollywood, games and business, according to Reuters.
Using the same kind of 3D glasses technology found in IMAX theaters when viewing 3D movies, the gaming industry […]

With a special thanks to T-Mobile, the makers of the all-new Tony Hawk Edition Sidekick LE, Xfire is heading to Seattle, WA, the home of the extraordinary Penny Arcade Expo.
Xfire will be live at PAX for 3 Days straight, August 29th - 31st, to bring you live chats from some of gaming’s hottest stars. […]

Electronc Arts (EA) is proud to announce the premiere of NoKnownSurvivors.com; an evocative, experiential site that allows visitors to explore the narrative world of EA’s new survival horror game, “Dead Space.” Over nine weeks, the site employs interactive components, 3D animations, voice acting, original video, and Papervision 3D technology to tell two equally tragic […]

20Q is the game that can read your mind and it’s coming out in 2009 in a brand new STAR TREK EDITION! But before it comes out in stores, you can play the STAR TREK version of 20Q online and help make the final product better. The more you play 20Q, the smarter the game […]

The creative team behind “Dead Space” have released two new videos for your enjoyment. The first, as promised by our most recent guest on Slice of SciFi, Chuck Beaver, is the Dead Space Comic Book Video #4, which is the newest animated comic video to come out of Dead Space, and continues to follow […]

Sony Online Entertainment (SOE) and DC Comics will present the world’s first licensed massively multiplayer online Batman comic book game at this weekend’s San Diego Comic Con which kicks off Thursday, July 24. The unveiling event is being touted as “DC Universe Online.”
John Blakely, vice president of development SOE Austin, told Reuters that “DC […]

At this week’s E3 press conference, video-game giant Electronic Arts gave audience a glimpse their anticipated new game, “Spore.”
The game lets players begin with their own basic microbe and customize their creature to weather environmental conditions and population changes on Earth.
During the company’s E3 press conference, EA showed a brief trailer of the game and […]

A new BANNED DEAD SPACE video was released at midnight last night, and its a haunting portrayal of what’s to come in EA’s much anticipated horror/survival game, DEAD SPACE releasing October 21st. The “Lullaby Trailer” was banned by the United States’ ESRB (Entertainment Software Rating Board), and therefore was only officially released in Europe.
However, […]

“Guitar Hero” won’t be the only music videogame to launch its sequel in time for the holidays.
MTV and Harmonix will release “Rock Band 2″ in September exclusively for the Xbox 360, and for other consoles before the end of the year, according to Billboard Magazine.
The developers are releasing few details at this time, but what’s […]

Activision Inc, owner of “Guitar Hero,” will soon be merging with another big gaming franchise once its company’s shareholders approve the plan, which is expected to happen Tuesday, July 8. Activision is set to join up with Vivendi Games (”World of Warcraft”) which will make the joint venture the largest and fastest-growing gaming corp […]

New York, NY, Tuesday July 8, 2008 - With E3 ‘08(The Electronic Entertainment Expo) just one week away, Xcast founder and host Frank Romano has announced what him and his staff have in store for E3 ‘08. Though Romano himself will not be attending the conference he plans on bringing the best E3 experience possible […]

Games-Masters and OGPlanet, the European and North American publishers of Cabal Online have joined forces with Xfire to bring you an amazing event! From now until July 21st, Xfire is hosting a Play 2 Win and Clans Competition for BOTH versions, doubling the friends, doubling the fun, and doubling the prizes!
In addition, from July 7th […]

As you know from one of our earlier reports, Random House Children’s Books launched Vroengard Academy, an innovative team-based immersive online Alternate Reality Experience (ARE) game, where players interact with bestselling author Christopher Paolini’s Inheritance cycle storyline and learn to become Dragon Riders. The game is already garnering great online buzz and the […]

Electronic Arts (EA) has bought up the Asian distribution rights to its PC version of the role playing game “Devil May Cry 4″ from Capcom (”Resident Evil,” “Street Fighter”).
“Capcom Asia believes that Electronic Arts’ strength in marketing and retail distribution will make the game an even bigger hit in Asia where PC gaming is widely […]

The Electronic Arts (EA) “Dead Space” team has watched a ton of Horror and Science Fiction films while developing and creating the scariest, most realistic survival/horror game to ever hit the streets, and now they want to pass their collection on to you! By registering HERE for the Dead Space Newsletter, you will be […]

Surprise! This box contains the Bling Gnome! He helps solve this adventurer’s drudgery by eating items and, um, well, digesting them and then “producing gold” on the spot.
How do you compete in a crowded market? Stand out. For Dunegon Runners (the mother of all RPGs), the secret to success in a gaming niche […]

Director Steven Spielberg and DreamWorks have acquired the rights to bring “The 39 Clues,” a multi-platform adventure series (which launches on September 9), to the big screen.
Which major studio ends up becoming the major backer will depend on where DreamWorks and Spielberg end up once his contract and move to take back the film company […]

June 26th, marks the beginning of the Play 2 Win Contest & Clan Competition for the exciting MMO, Shaiya. The game forces you to choose sides between the Alliance of Light or the Union of Fury and keeps you engaged with large scale battles, raids, and some of the best graphics we’ve seen in the […]

Anthony Puzo has sued Paramount Pictures for breach of contract alleging that the studio has yet to turn revenue from a video game based on his famous father’s (Mario Puzo) “Godfather” saga over to the Puzo family.
The suit was filed by Puzo’s lawyers in the Los Angeles Superior Court on Tuesday (June 18) claiming a […]

Random House Children’s Books has launched an innovative team-based immersive online game called Vroengard Academy, where players can learn to become Dragon Riders. Through a series of fun and challenging trials (mental, magic, and physical), players will be tested with puzzles and clues based on the Inheritance cycle novels by bestselling author Christopher Paolini.
It […]

With global warming taking its toll, you’ve no doubt noticed the changes in climate affecting our lives. Well, Xfire has been studying the forecasts recently and came up with their own amazing discovery: Blizzard is going to rock your world for the entire month of June.
June 11th: Join WoW Arena pro team, Millenium, for […]

Submitted by: Jeffrey Willerth (FarPoint Media Managing Director - West Coast Office)
The SCI FI Channel and SciFi.com are launching consumer game site Fidgit today. Fidgit’s fun and factual games will feature the language and attitude of gamers, but will be designed to appeal to both genre and non-genre game players.
The Web site will include game […]

Electronic Arts extended the time line for a hostile offer to acquire Take-Two Interactive Software on Monday reports Reuters.  The $2 billion take over bid was originally scheduled to expire on May 16 but will now expire on June 16.
Take-Two Software in the publisher of the mega-hit “Grand Theft Auto 4.”
EA made an unsolicited offer […]

Wii may be king in Japan (see related story), but in the United States, Microsoft’s Xbox 360 is on the top of the gaming console heap.
The company that Bill Gates built announced yesterday that its Xbox 360 game console mopped the floor with Nintendo’s Wii and Sony’s PlayStation 3, selling more than 10 million units […]

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