Disney to Debut Animated...
The new animated Star Wars Rebels series will premiere in the fall of 2104 as a...
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Martha Stewart Turns to Majesco as Games Partner
Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia and Majesco Entertainment have teamed up to bring Stewart and her lifestyle content to video games. The two companies have agreed to a strategic partnership that gives Majesco exclusive distribution rights. “We are thrilled to be partnering with the Martha Stewart brand to bring sensibility to [...]
Nintendo Snags Airbender Game Exclusive
A new interactive game based on the forthcoming live-action version of the animated Nickelodeon series The Last Airbender is coming exclusively to Nintendo platforms. The game, developed by THQ, is set to be released for the Wii, DS and DSi devices in June, prior to the film’s release on July [...]
Globex Opens Los Angeles Studio
A group of leading game makers has teamed up to launch Globex Studios LA, which will be the North American development and project management office for global online games leader Globex Studios. Globex will start out entering the online gaming markets in the United States and China, creating cost-effective, visually [...]
Nintendo Plans Pokemon Reboot
For fourteen years, Pokemon has been one of the most reliable brands in the world, succeeding in video games, card games, anime TV and feature films, print and merchandising. But in the modern entertainment world, everything eventually gets the re-boot ‘ and Pokemon is no exception. According to a report [...]
WGA Nominates Five Games for Writing Honor
The Writers Guild of America has nominated five titles for its outstanding writing in a videogame award. The nominees, chosen from a record field of submissions that more than doubled last year’s entries, are: ‘ Assassin’s Creed II, Story by Corey May, Script Writers Corey May, Joshua Rubin, Jeffrey Yohalem; [...]
Number of Gaming Jobs Holds Steady
The number of people working in the North American video game industry remained essentially flat compared with 2008, according to Game Developer Research’s third annual census. The number rose by barely a hair, from 44,400 to 44,804, aided by a large number of new studios opening and countering contractions at [...]
Florin Leaves EA Publishing Post
Gerhard Florin is leaving his post as executive VP of Western world publishing at video game giant Electronic Arts effective in March. Florin is a 15-year veteran of the company and played a key role in the firm’s growth and dominance in the European markets. He also later extended his [...]
Emergent Adds Evolver to Gamebryo Lightspeed
Emergent Game Technologies has added support for Evolver’s web-based 3D character and modeling technology to its Gambryo Lightspeed video game development system. Evolver’s web-based application offers professionals and consumers an intuitive tool to design and customize unique 3D models in a matter of minutes. Drawing from an expansive collection of [...]
Won Il Sue Returns to Nexon as VP
Former Nexon Corp. CEO Won Il Sue is returning to the company as VP of business development for Nexon America. Sue will be charged with handling strategic partnerships and expanding game development channels for the company, which makes interactive entertainment software and is a leader in massive multiplayer online games. [...]
Dragon’s Lair Comes to iPod Touch, iPhone
Dragon’s Lair, the classic animated video game created by Don Bluth, has arrived in the Apple App Store for iPhone and iPod Touch. The game features video transferred directly from the high-definition master of the animated sequences created for the game, delivering with this version sharp images and vibrant colors. [...]
Academy Makes Animation...
The Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has...
Shout! Unleashes...
The Eisner Award-winning comic-book series by Joe Quesada, Paul Jenkins, Bill...
