Planet Calypso AB, the developer and publisher of the sci-fi MMO Planet Calypso, have announced that they will again be hosting the Merry Mayhem event. When the contest was run previously, it was considered by many to be the most exciting and popular event to take place in the MMO. During the Merry Mayhem hunting contest, players are ranked by the number of kill points they can accumulate over a ...
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Microsoft staff will be joining lecturers from the University of Derby to judge at the company sponsored Games@Derby Event. Taking place on December 19th, Games@Derby gives students a chance to showcase the games they have created to industry professionals, with various awards presented to the students who create the best games. The 100 or so students involved in the event are all currently undert...
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Oddworld Inhabitants, developers of the hit series Oddworld, have announced the release of two games on the PS3 and Vita in time for the holiday season.. Both titles are HD remakes of old Oddworld games that have been developed with the help of the independant company Just Add Water. The CEO of Just Add Watter is “excited to give new and old fans on Playstation” a chance to play the ga...
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CJ Games Global, the publishers of the MMORPG Uncharted Waters Online, have today announced an expansion titled “Tierra American Chapter”. This update is aimed at adding new content to the game, including a new game-play mechanic based on colonies. Developed by TECMO KOEI GAMES and distributed by Netmarble, Uncharted Waters Online is based on real world history and is set in the Age of...
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Developer MindArk have today announced an application called Virtual Tycoon to be used with their hit game Entropia Universe. Currently available only on Android Phones, Virtual Tycoon will allow players to manage various aspects of the Massively Multiplayer Online Real Cash Economy (Or MMORCE) game that is Entropia. Virtual Tycoon will give players full control over many of the systems in Entrop...
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In celebration of the one year anniversary of The Sims FreePlay, EA have launched a massive holiday themed update for the mobile title. To tease some of the upcoming features for the game, EA have released a trailer on Youtube. The newest update will have a host of new features, with Sims now able to engage in a wide range of activities, including fishing in the park and designing new fashion styl...
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KOG Games, publisher of hit MMORPGs like Elsword, have today announced that the company Clever Communications will be its new agency of record. This move comes after the acquisition of the publisher Kill3rCombo by the Korean developer KOG, who are responsible for MMORPGs like Elsword, Grand Chase and Fighter’s Club. Following this acquisition, Kill3rCombo have changed their brand name to K...
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The Lordz Games, developers of the award winning Panzer Corps, are delighted to announce a new update to their game; Panzer Corps Grand Campaign ’44 West. The DLC chronicles the return of the Allies to Europe and the opening of the second front against Germany from a unique German perspective. Hailed as a spiritual successor to the Panzer General series, the original Panzer Corps is a critic...
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CCP Games is pleased to announce that their Sci-FI MMO EVE Online is one of fourteen games accepted to the Museum of Modern Art. The permanent exhibition will initially include titles such as Pac-Man, Tetris, The Sims and Dwarf Fortress and will open to the public sometime in March next year. Through the exhibition, the museum hopes to study, preserve and showcase games. The museum took a variety ...
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Ubisoft have displayed their support of the Wii U console at the UK launch of the system, declaring that six of their games will be available for purchase with the console. Making up close to a quarter of the launch titles for the Wii U, Ubisoft’s game list includes Assassin’s Creed III, Sports Connection, Just Dance 4, Rabbids Land, Your Shape: Fitness Evolved 2013 and ZombiU. Other U...
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