Three Rings, an independent developer of casual massively multi-player games, has opened WHIRLED, its player-created virtual world, for business. A full suite of rich APIs, example code and a growing audience of players await monetization by skilled developers. Players can explore a rich catalog of games, customize social areas and begin uploading games and other content to www.whirled.com today.
The contest has closed, but the voting is upon us. Go to Shapeways.com to vote on your favorite 3D design.
Shapeways will print out the winner's design, give it to them and give that person $250 in 3D printing. The top 3 designs will be featured on Shapeways and AWN.
Decide now which character has the most character. Go here to view the demo.
Twentieth Century Fox has teamed with Moxie Interactive to create a new application that allows the world to decide who and what will be saved when the earth "stands still". It's part of a global participation campaign for Fox's upcoming movie, THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL, which opens in the U.K. and the U.S. on December 12.
STAR WARS THE CLONE WARS: LIGHTSABER DUELS for Wii and STAR WARS THE CLONE WARS: JEDI ALLIANCE for Nintendo DS from LucasArts are now out.
Starring in a popular Web cartoon wasn't enough. Strong Bad, who has been answering fan emails on Homestarrunner.com since 2001, is now dominating PC and WiiWare gaming in STRONG BAD'S COOL GAME FOR ATTRACTIVE PEOPLE, an episodic series created by SAM & MAX developers Telltale, Inc. and Homestarrunner.com creators Mike and Matt Chapman.
Jeremy Luyties, the lead design director of the new Quantum of Solace videogame, takes Peter "The Rizk" Rizkalla through the James Bond paces along with the virtual Daniel Craig.
Ubisoft's Tom Clancy's ENDWAR, the newest brand in the Tom Clancy series of video games, is now available in stores across North America. Tom Clancy's ENDWAR goes beyond other war games by allowing players to use their own voice to control units, offering command of the action at the speed of thought. Available for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, Tom Clancy's ENDWAR is the first brand-new Tom Clancy franchise since Tom Clancy's SPLINTER CELL was introduced in 2001.
D3Publisher will release the videogames for the upcoming animated film ASTRO BOY from Imagi Studios. The games are scheduled to be released for console and handheld systems in Q4 2009 to coincide the worldwide release of the movie in October 2009.
Set in the future, Imagi Studio's ASTRO BOY is a classic superhero origin story about a young robot with incredible powers and his adventure-filled journey in search of his identity and destiny, taking him into a netherworld of robot gladiators before he returns to save Metro City.
With the holidays tsunami approaching, Peter "The Rizk" Rizkalla unwraps Fable II, Dead Space, Wario Land: Shake It! and TNA iMPACT!
Activision Publishing is reuniting gamers with some of their favorite DreamWorks Animation characters with the release of the MADAGASCAR: ESCAPE 2 AFRICA and KUNG FU PANDA: LEGENDARY WARRIORS video games, now available on store shelves.
PEANUTS has become the first fully animated series in the Warner Premiere Motion Comics digital content category.
Universal Pictures beat out three other studios on Sunday for EA's unreleased and unannounced videogame DANTE'S INFERNO (working title), per VARIETY. Set to hit the marketplace next year, the videogame is the second EA title in a week to go to Universal.
ARMY OF TWO was purchased by the studio for Scott Stuber to produce (via EA) and Scott Z. Burns (THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM) to write.
In an unusually early bidding war, four studios are battling for a new videogame from Electronic Arts -- that hasn't yet been announced publicly, per VARIETY.
About a journey through the depths of hell, sources say the game is likely to be titled DANTE'S INFERNO, and while EA has cleared the title for use, it has not officially titled it. EA and its representation declined to comment Thursday evening.
Participants in today's acclaimed National Student/Parent Mock Election (NSPME) -- the culmination of a months-long program in which students, parents and educators discuss and debate the candidates and the issues -- can celebrate their newfound civic engagement in a lighthearted way: by casting a ballot for Snoopy, Charlie Brown, Linus, Lucy or Sally for President at www.peanutsrocksthevote.com.
This Tuesday, November 4, Americans will cast their votes in what has become one of the most important and impassioned elections in recent history.
For a bit of fun, EA's Maxis studio has created the presidential and vice presidential candidates in the critically-acclaimed video game, SPORE. Created with the game's Spaceship Editor, players can download the characters, drag them into SPORE to edit -- even subscribe to the Sporecast and meet them flying around in Space.
Can't wait for the new movie to step into the shoes of James Bond? Activision Publishing's QUANTUM OF SOLACE video game, based on the upcoming QUANTUM OF SOLACE and pre-CASINO ROYALE James Bond films, is dashing into European retail outlets today, and will be available in North American stores on November 4, 2008.
Developed under license from EON Productions and MGM, the QUANTUM OF SOLACE video game equips players with the weapons, espionage and hand-to-hand combat skills and overall charm needed to survive the covert lifestyle of legendary 007 secret agent James Bond.
Glu Mobile' s MADAGASCAR: ESCAPE 2 AFRICA, a mobile game based on the DreamWorks Animation film, which opens in U.S. theaters on November 7, 2008, is now out. This is the first title Glu has developed and published with DreamWorks Animation.
"The Glu team has worked hard to bring MADAGASCAR: ESCAPE 2 AFRICA to life in a mobile game that retains elements of the movie, but has a unique storyline and game mission unto itself," said Jill Braff, SVP of global publishing, Glu.
The Beatles' music and legacy is set to rock across the universe in the form of a video game through a partnership between Apple Corps Ltd., Harmonix and MTV Games, a part of Viacom's MTV Networks.
The Portable Film Festival is reaching out for viewers to indulge in an online visual feast of short film, music video, documentary and animation content. Every day a new film is featured on the site for masses to view free of charge. These films can additionally be uploaded onto any digital device -- iPod, 3G phone or PSP -- for your portable viewing pleasure. Traffic jams, malfunctioning elevators and Trans Siberian railways never looked so good.
DECODE Interactive has released WHACK O LANTERN, the company's first game for the Apple iPhone platform. Just in time for the Halloween season, the brand new game couples "easy to pick up, hard to put down" accessible game play with rich and vibrant graphics, a spooky soundtrack, and unique characters in multiple locations.
Activision Publishing's CARNIVAL CRAZE, a brand new addition to its enormously popular videogame franchise based on DreamWorks Animation's SHREK. The game is available now for Wii, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2 and PC.
The subscribership for Blizzard Ent.'s WORLD OF WARCRAFT, the award-winning massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG), now exceeds 11 million players worldwide. This milestone was reached as the beta test for WRATH OF THE LICH KING, WORLD OF WARCRAFT's second expansion, nears completion. WRATH OF THE LICH KING will launch in several regions around the world starting on November 13.
This year's EA British Academy Children's Awards will take place on Sunday, November 30, 2008 to celebrate excellence in all art forms of the moving image for children -- in film, television, video games and online.
In animation, CHARLIE AND LOLA, ELIOT KID, SHAUN THE SHEEP and SKUNK FU! are nominated for best animation, and CHARLIE AND LOLA, LITTLE PRINCESS, PEPPA PIG and ROARY THE RACING CAR are nominated for best preschool animation.
DR. SEUSS' HORTON HEARS A WHO!, RATATOUILLE, STARDUST and WALL-E are nominated for best feature film.
Warner Bros. Interactive Ent. game, F.E.A.R. 2: PROJECT ORIGIN will be available for digital download via partners in North America in conjunction with the day and date retail release. The game will be available through IGN Ent.'s digital retail store, Direct2Drive, and via Steam, a leading platform for the delivery and management of PC games with over 15 million accounts worldwide.
Animation studio Toei Animation is partnering with online media distribution giant, Crunchyroll, to provide streaming, subscription and download-to-own options for DIGIMON ADVENTURE 02, FIST OF THE NORTH STAR, PRETTY CURE, and SLAM DUNK, available now. More information can be found at www.crunchyroll.com.
