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D3P, Cartoon Network Unleash ‘Ben 10: Omniverse’

May 15, 2012 by Mercedes Milligan 1 Comment divider image
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D3Publisher and Cartoon Network Enterprises are giving fans a chance to experience Ben 10’s past and present as never before with the upcoming game Ben 10: Omniverse. Based on the franchise’s new highly anticipated animated series of the same name, Omniverse will hit shelves this fall, when the new toon [...]

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D3Publisher to Release Radical ‘Adventure Time’ Game

May 8, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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Is the gaming world ready for a totally algebraic, radical time? D3Publisher (D3P) and Cartoon Network Enterprises (CNE) announced the upcoming release of the Adventure Time: Hey Ice King! Why’d you steal our garbage?! This first licensed Adventure Time video game will release on the Nintendo 3DS™ hand-held system and Nintendo [...]

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Pokémon Players Get Darkrai, Card Game Expansion

April 25, 2012 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image
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Dedicated Poké-masters playing the Black and White versions of the popular critter-collecting game will get the Pokémon of their dreams—and give their opponents nightmares—when The Pokémon Company International kicks off a special character distribution event next month featuring the mythical Darkrai. The Dark-type monster is equipped with a special attack [...]

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Straandlooper Unveils Slate of New Games, Shorts

April 20, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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Irish indie animation studio Straandlooper has announced an exciting new slate of original games, building on the success of their Hector: Badge of Carnage games which were first introduced two years ago. Taking advantage of the Northern Ireland Screen development loan and private funding, the studio is working on three [...]

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Free ‘Family Guy’ MMO in Open Beta

April 17, 2012 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image
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Billed as the world’s first MMLOL (Massively Multiplayer Laugh-Out-Loud) game, Family Guy Online from Twentieth Century Fox and Roadhouse Interactive has moved into open beta! The game will bring to 3D life the characters and locations from Seth MacFarlane’s hit animated comedy series, Family Guy, which airs on Fox. Visit [...]

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Rovio Acquires Futuremark Animation Studio

March 27, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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Angry Birds creator Rovio Entertainment has acquired Futuremark Games Studio, the gaming arm of software developer Futuremark. “They are an incredibly talented and experienced team, and we are thrilled to have them on board,” said Mikael Hed, Rovio Entertainment’s CEO. “Rovio’s success is founded on the excellence of our team, [...]

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Activision Plans ‘Transformers Prime’ Game

March 15, 2012 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image
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Transformers Prime, the hit Hasbro Studios animated TV series, is morphing into a video game. Activision has signed on to the project, which the company says will let fans play as their favorite Autobot characters as they attempt to save the planet from Megatron and his new secret weapon. Along the [...]

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Rovio Launches New Angry Birds Game from Space

March 8, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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Rovio Entertainment debuted the brand new Angry Birds game, Angry Birds Space, with a launch announcement from the International Space Station at the angrybirds.com/space website. Angry Birds Space will launch simultaneously on iOS and Android, Mac and PC, animation, merchandise, and book publishing on March 22. The game hits the [...]

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Autodesk Announces New Game Development Middleware

March 7, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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Autodesk announced new and enhanced game development middleware from its recently launched Autodesk Gameware product line at the Game Developers Conference this week. The company has extended its mobile game development and artificial intelligence offerings, while providing usability and performance enhancements for existing products. Autodesk Gameware comprises production-proven solutions that [...]

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Mario & Peach Voted Cutest Game Couple

March 6, 2012 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image
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With the Game Developers Conference taking place in San Francisco this week, leading online opinion-based community SodaHead.com has revealed their poll results for the “cutest video game couple of all time.” Nintento’s Mario and Princess Peach came out on top with 30% of the vote. Mamma mia! Second place went [...]

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