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Reaper Machines Begins a New Era in Custom Gaming PCs

It is the announcement of a new custom built gaming PC company in Denver Colorado with an unique twist of customization and support services - September 15, 2010 - Reaper Machines

New Dingoo A320 Portable Finds US Retail Home at DasCheap

New Dingoo Portable Going Head to Head for Handheld Sales this Holiday Season - September 13, 2010 - Das Cheap Inc.

HYBRID 2: Saga of Nostalgia Now Available on App Store

Story of GAMEVIL's HYBRID: Eternal Whisper continues. - September 11, 2010 - GAMEVIL USA, Inc.

Dream Arcades Announces the Dreamcade Vision 32 with LCD Monitor

Dream Arcades announces the launch of its Dreamcade® Vision 32 with a huge 32-inch LCD screen. Featuring more than 200 games and optional gun for shooting games like House of the Dead and Big Buck Hunter. - September 10, 2010 - Dream Arcades llc

i-Jet Media Publishes Most Expensive Russian Social Game on Odnoklassniki; Europe to Follow

i-Jet Media launches the most expensive social game ever produced in Russia, Pet a Pet, which has been published in social network Odnoklassniki. It is known as "Zveriki" in Russian. The game was developed by the heavyweight Russian gaming company, Akella. Pet A Pet's first active day brought 45 thousand installations which made it one of the more quick-growing games in the profolio of i-Jet Media. The game gets over 200 new users every minute. The game uses a new monetization model. - September 09, 2010 - i-Jet Media

Playrix Launches Fishdom 2 Premium Edition for Mac - Apple Staff Pick

While Playrix's Fishdom HD on the iPad is about to be launched on the App Store around mid-September, the developer releases Premium Edition of Fishdom 2 for Mac OS users. Fishdom 2 is the sequel to Playrix's renowned match-3 puzzle game Fishdom, the title that started the hit franchise in 2008 and was brought to many platforms including Facebook. - September 08, 2010 - Playrix Entertainment

Downtown Fuquay-Varina Levels Up with New Gaming Lounge

During the entire weekend of October 16th and 17th the Strafe Gaming Lounge grand opening promotion will include free general admission, half priced gaming sessions, contests, giveaways, a free raffle and more. On Saturday October 16th attendees can meet and take photos with some of the most iconic video game characters. - September 07, 2010 - Galvanek & Wahl Advertising Agency

Professor Andy Brick of Stevens Records Mafia II Soundtrack with Prague Filmharmonic

Professor Andy Brick, Distinguished Industry Associate Professor at Stevens Institute of Technology, was Supervising Orchestrator, Orchestral Music Director, and Orchestral Conductor for ground-breaking interactive game title Mafia II, released on August 24, 2010 for PS3, Xbox 360, and Windows PCs. - September 05, 2010 - Stevens Institute of Technology

ARB Studios Presents 3D Magic Words, Their 5th iPhone Game and 2nd Published Under the ARB Studio Name

The game dips into the genre of word puzzlers like the popular flash game Word Whomp and puts a nice 3D twist on it. There are two modes of play, thousands of levels, time bonuses, online leader boards and hints. About ARB Studios ARB Studios develops high-quality electronic entertainment... - September 04, 2010 - Arb Studios LLC

Mahjong Logic Announces Strategic Partnership with World Leading Bingo Software Provider Cozy Games

Mahjong Logic, Ltd., a leading peer to peer online mahjong software provider has just announced a strategic relationship with Cozy Games. The partnership allows Cozy Games to add Mahjong Logic’s peer to peer online mahjong software as part of its online package offered to licensees. Mahjong... - September 04, 2010 - Mahjong Logic Limited

iPhone and iPad Game Benefits the ASPCA and Lets You Play with Their Dog Photos

Independent iPhone developer Evan Beland announced today launch of the first game that lets you play with photos of the dogs from the ASPCA and help them at the same time. Match a Dog is a high quality customizable adaptation of the matching game known traditionally known as Concentration, Memory... - September 04, 2010 - Evan Beland

Acaji "Complete Immersion Dome" Featured on "Moving America Forward," a New TV Show Hosted by William Shatner

Imagine yourself playing guitar on stage, in front of a screaming crowd of adoring fans at Madison Square Garden. Or playing football in the NFL. Or golfing anywhere in the world, without having to travel. Acaji makes “if” happen. - September 04, 2010 - MAF Productions

Fishdom on iPad by Playrix to Hit the App Store in Mid-September

Games developer and publisher Playrix Entertainment will make Fishdom, its first internal iPad port, available to the public via App Store by mid-September. Company also announces plans to bring more of its downloadable hit games to iPad by the end of the year 2010. - August 29, 2010 - Playrix Entertainment

The Lord of the Rings ™: The Fellowship of the Ring Comes to Red Flush and Casino La Vida

Everyone is familiar with the blockbuster fantasy Trilogy: The Lord of the Rings; a breakthrough in big-screen entertainment. But now, The Lord of the Rings comes back to the small screen in the form of a vivid and engaging online slot game, developed by Microgaming. Red Flush online casino players, as well as those of Casino La Vida will soon have access to this brand new online slot game adventure, coming to computer screens in early September 2010. - August 24, 2010 - Red Flush Online Casino

Gtune Studio Launches It’s New, Innovative Fun Word Arcade iPhone Game – Epeler

After 8 months of development and QA testing; Gtunestudio lunches their new title Epeler - fun word spelling game for all ages and works for all Apple mobile devices (iPad, iPhone, iPhone 3, iPhone 3g, iPhone 3gs, iPhone4 with iPhone OS 3 or above). - August 24, 2010 - Gtune Studio

Play N Trade Franchisees Continue to See Strong Sales

Play N Trade Franchise, Inc., the fastest growing video game franchise worldwide, today announced that for the month of July, 2010 their same store sales were up 17% compared to July, 2009. Play N Trade beat the industry average which was -0.5% in July driven by the strong performance from stores... - August 18, 2010 - Play N Trade Franchise, Inc.

Capstone Acquires Educational Software Company Portage Interactive

Capstone, the leading publisher of children’s books and digital products and services, has acquired Portage Interactive, LLC, an e-learning technology solutions company based out of Minneapolis. Founded in 1999, Portage Interactive has an extensive background in technology, product... - August 07, 2010 - Capstone

My Kingdom for the Princess by Nevosoft Received Top Honor at Great Games Awards 2010

My Kingdom for the Princess by Nevosoft, a top Russian casual game developer, was awarded as TOP SIM / TYCOON game at the second annual Great Game Awards™ (GG’s) held by GameHouse, a division of RealNetworks®, Inc. The judging panel included representatives from leading independent... - August 07, 2010 - Nevosoft

Corsairband Launches World of Dragons, the Biggest Multiplatform Mobile / Web MMORPG

The most expected MMORPG World of Dragons Gold version has been launched by CorsairBand, multiplatform social online videogames developer and publisher. Users play the role of a hero inside the devastated world of Iglion, where the Black Dragon's return announces the end of the world. World of... - August 04, 2010 - CorsairBand

GameTrekking.com: Indie Game Developer Sets Out to Use Computer Games as a Form of Travel Writing - a First for the Medium

Founder of popular online gaming portal seeks to make computer games inspired by world travel, in an attempt to encourage global understanding. - August 03, 2010 - Game Trekking

CTA Digital Offers Realistic Gaming Experience with First-Ever Assault Rifle Controller for PS3

With the first of its kind Assault Rifle Controller for the PlayStation 3 available for purchase, CTA Digital outfits serious gamers with the right accessory for realism and excitement during first-person shooter games. Fully compatible with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and other FPS games, the Assault Rifle Controller will take gaming to a new level. - August 02, 2010 - CTA Digital

Northpole Studio and Bulkypix Bring Bermuda Triangle: Saving the Coral to the iPhone

Eco friendly puzzle game offers hours of great game play coming to iPhone on 07.28.2010. - July 22, 2010 - Bulkypix

Immersive Games Brings Fort Commander to PSN

Immersive Games, the London-based video game developer and publisher, today announced a new series of games for Sony’s PSN store at the DEVELOP show in Brighton. Developed at the company’s Hog’s Back studios in Banbury, Oxfordshire, these titles will be released for digital... - July 21, 2010 - Immersive Games Ltd

Play N Trade to Host International Madden NFL 11 Tournament, Offers $7000 in Prizes

Play N Trade stores will be hosting the local rounds of the International Madden NFL Tournament beginning August 21st. - July 20, 2010 - Play N Trade Franchise, Inc.

Video Games Day Sale at Playrix: Mac and PC

Playrix Entertainment offers Mac and PC gamers a limited-time 50% off discount on all hit games to celebrate Video Games Day - July 10, 2010 - Playrix Entertainment

Red Flush Presents the Grand Opening of Slot Survivor IV

Red Flush online casino is proud to announce the coming of the fourth edition of the popular Slot Survivor tournament. This event has always been a highlight on the Red Flush calendar, and it brings with it exciting opportunities to win some impressive prizes. This prospect, coupled with the competitive and fun spirit of the tournament produces an environment for enjoyment and time well spent among online casino players. - July 07, 2010 - Red Flush Online Casino

New Online Poker Sites for South Africa

Pocket Rockets has launched three new sites for online poker players from South Africa - all focused on increasing game skills. - July 06, 2010 - Pocket Rockets

OIM Corp. Launches New Automatic Video Themes for Wordpress

Website management firm launches new, automatic video blogging solution for Wordpress in 3 entertainment niches (Movies, Video Games and Music Videos). - June 30, 2010 - OIM, Corp.

Playrix Releases Free Online Adaptation of Royal Envoy

Playrix launches a free web-based adaptation of its hit strategy game Royal Envoy™ available exclusively via developer's web site - June 26, 2010 - Playrix Entertainment

Make Social Games with PlayGen

PlayGen, the leading social games development studio in London are pushing the boundaries of social games beyond the ordinary. PlayGen are creating the next generation platform for making social games. Social games companies like PlayGen are set to capture the $100B web market through innovation, talent and the consumers' desire to be better engaged. - June 24, 2010 - PlayGen

Play N Trade Announces “Christmas in July” Giveaway Event, Sponsorship Deal and Storewide Sale

Play N Trade teams up with the Adrenaline Vault game site and three popular video game podcasts to promote a storewide sale, sponsorship and a giveaway of $6000 in prizes. - June 24, 2010 - Play N Trade Franchise, Inc.

PS3 Set to Dramatically Increase Console Sales with the Release of Playstation Move, Predicts Leading Australian Games Retailer, Game Cow

The impending release of the Playstation Move in Australia looks set to be met with a marked increase in sales for Sony and will finally create a worthy rival to Nintendo Wii, according to games retailer, Game Cow. - June 23, 2010 - Game Cow

Gardenscapes by Playrix – Great Game Awards 2010 Nominee

Playrix’s hit Hidden Object title Gardenscapes™ has been nominated as Most Addictive Game by the Second Annual GameHouse Great Game Awards 2010. - June 23, 2010 - Playrix Entertainment

WinTheTrophy's New API Service Lets Developers "Hack" Sports Betting

New API service offers software developers a simple, free and legal way to create automated sports betting programs, test different strategies and compete for recognition as world's top sports betting "hacker." - June 22, 2010 - WinTheTrophy LLC

Playrix Celebrates Father's Day with Unique Savings Offers

Playrix offered a series of unique game bundles called Playrix Super Savers featuring major discounts on various titles. - June 20, 2010 - Playrix Entertainment

New iPhone Game "Hadoken Fighter" Breaks International Barriers by Supporting 12 Languages

Independent developer seeks new iPhone markets with mass localization. - June 19, 2010 - Meteor Creations, Inc.

Gamescom 2010 – MO Group International is Exhibiting at the Largest Gaming Event and Trade Fair in Cologne

MO Group International, a Brussels-based company specializing in Game Testing and Game Localization, is exhibiting its gaming services at the largest event for the gaming industry; gamescom 2010. - June 18, 2010 - MO Group International

The Onverse Virtual World Launches a New Premium Attachment Game - Splatball - for Free

The Onverse virtual world has launched a new premium game attachment, for free. Splatball is a paintball-based FPS that might be unmatched in the social media space. - June 17, 2010 - Onverse, LLC

Games Convention Online 2010 – MO Group International is Exhibiting at the Biggest Online Games Event in Leipzig

MO Group International, a Brussels-based company specializing in Online Game Localization, MMO Localization and Casual Games Localization, is exhibiting its gaming services at the biggest online games event; Games Convention Online 2010. - June 17, 2010 - MO Group International

North By Sound - Europe Connects in Videogame Music

Despite being more than 2000 miles apart, in two different countries and cultures, Nikolas Sideris, Athens, Greece and Thomas Regin, Bergen, Norway, two of the video game industry's seasoned music composers, have launched an audio production company together called North By Sound Audio Productions. Between them they have composed the music for more than 50 game-titles. - June 16, 2010 - North By Sound

Play N Trade to Host a Discovery Day for Potential Franchisees at New San Diego Store

Members of Play N Trade's Corporate Support Center will host a Discovery Day at the Hyatt Regency in Mission Bay on Saturday, June 19th to educate potential franchisees on the opportunities and benefits of owning a retail video game store. - June 15, 2010 - Play N Trade Franchise, Inc.

Playrix Launches Royal Envoy™ for Mac OS

Playrix brings its award-winning strategy game to the Apple Macintosh line of personal computers - June 13, 2010 - Playrix Entertainment

Honey Milk Labs Releases ‘Confetti Championship’: Prepare to be Challenged

Honey Milk Labs is a one-man team, but that doesn’t stop it from releasing what could be the next best game on the iPhone. - June 12, 2010 - HoneyMilkLabs.com

Play N Trade Anticipates Big News for the Gaming Industry at the 2010 E3 Expo

Play N Trade Franchise Inc, is excited to attend attend this year's Electronic Entertainment Expo held at the Los Angeles Convention Center from June 15-17. - June 12, 2010 - Play N Trade Franchise, Inc.

Pokulator LLC and Applicorp lLaunch 2010 World Series of Poker iPhone App

Pokulator LLC and Applicorp have joined forces again to develop and launch the 2010 WSOP iPhone App for both players and fans of the 2010 World Series of Poker. The 2010 WSOP App features the WSOP schedule, structures, and results customized for mobile platforms. In this App, the 2010 WSOP... - June 11, 2010 - pokulator llc