Warsaw, Poland – November 18, 2008 – Today GOG.com, the best place for digitally distributed, DRM-free PC classics, announced an agreement with Epic Games, Inc. that will bring several titles in the renowned studio’s Unreal series to GOG.com. Under the agreement, Unreal Gold (including the Return to Napali expansion pack), Unreal Tournament: Game of the Year Edition, Unreal II: The Awakening Special Edition and Unreal Tournament 2004: Editor’s Choice Edition will soon be added to the GOG.com games catalogue, completely DRM-free, compatible with modern operating systems, packed with bonus materials and sold at unreal prices.
“Epic Games redefined the first-person shooter with the Unreal series, and we’re very happy to welcome them to the growing list of companies that share our vision of digital distribution,” said Adam Oldakowski, Managing Director of GOG.com. “We know that a lot of gamers have been waiting for new deals, and we’re sure that the Unreal games will satisfy their lust for alien blood and intense multiplayer action… DRM-free, of course.” continue reading...
LONDON, March 28 /PRNewswire/ — Backgammon Masters, the online game operator has applied for a Guinness Gamer World Record in the farthest backgammon dice toss. The purpose of the event is to announce and promote Backgammon Masters Backgammon Freeroll tournaments held every Tuesday and Friday at http://www.backgammonmasters.com. The plan is to toss 2 backgammon dice out of a helicopter 200-300 ft. up in the sky onto a 1 acre-sized gigantic backgammon board-shaped field in a HUGE backgammon tournament, and huge here refers to the size of the playing field and dice, checkers and the event itself.
In the tournament, 2 well-known world backgammon champions will play a full match on the huge acre-sized field. By communicating with walkie talkies, the champions will use a helicopter to toss the dice and a staff to move the checkers. The checkers to be used are 3 feet in diameter. The winner will get to keep the dice which are valued at 1,000 Euro. The backgammon dice are custom made out of a special inflatable material to withstand the impact of the fall. continue reading...
CHICAGO, IL — (MARKET WIRE) — March 26, 2007 — Back by popular demand, the Virgin College Mega Tour (VCMT) is gearing up for its 4th consecutive college-campus concert series that brings the latest music to 18 different cities across the country. Virgin Megastores, a Virgin Entertainment Group subsidiary, and Integrate Marketing are proud to announce the return of the VCMT, presented by Stride® Gum and also sponsored by Major League Baseball Properties to college campuses this spring. Warner Bros. Records/Blacksmith Music recording artist, Talib Kweli will headline the 2007 Virgin College Mega Tour, beginning in April. Also joining the lineup is V2 Records rock band Sugarcult and former Something Corporate guitarist, William Tell (Universal Music).This year’s tour will kick off April 7th in Las Vegas. The 18-city tour will consist of the concerts as well as a “VCMT Daytime Village” on campuses which include, video game competitions from Stride®, the MLB Road Show interactive baseball experience — featuring autograph sessions with tour artists, The CMJ New Artist Stage, dodge ball tournaments, prizes and demonstrations of the latest in technology and games designed for the college audience.
Virgin Megastores are proud of the success the tour has brought in past years and is looking forward to bringing a different type of genre to the college scene this year. continue reading...
COLOGNE, GERMANY — (MARKET WIRE) — March 14, 2007 — The World Cyber Games (WCG) announced that the city of Cologne has been designated as WCG 2008 Grand Final host city for the world’s largest computer and video game festival. The announcement was made at Cologne’s Old Town Hall during an official signing ceremony attended by representatives of the City of Cologne and members of the World Cyber Games Committee (WCGC), including Mr. Fritz Schramma, Mayor of Cologne, and Mr. Hyoung-Seok Kim, CEO of International Cyber Marketing, global organizer of the World Cyber Games. At the ceremony, both men pledged close cooperation between Cologne and the World Cyber Games Committee as they outlined their expectations for World Cyber Games 2008.
“Firstly I want to express my gratitude to the WCGC for their choice of Cologne as the 2008 host city of the World Cyber Games,” Mr. Schramma said. “The World Cyber Games is the world’s largest e-Sports event, and our city administration has worked hard to be chosen as the host city of WCG. We are excited by the opportunity to host participants from all around the world, and to show the hospitality of our city.” continue reading...
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (MARKET WIRE) — January 11, 2007 — The Game Summit Advisory Board and Reboot Communications Ltd. are proud to announce that Alexander Seropian has been confirmed as one of the headline speakers at this year’s inaugural event. Seropian was the initial founder and the President and CEO of Bungie Software Products Corporation, which was acquired by Microsoft in 2000. Bungie is the developer of Marathon, Myth, and Halo. Seropian later went on to create Wideload Games, developer of the Halo-engine-based game Stubbs the Zombie.Planning for the 1st Vancouver International Game Summit is moving forward at full speed, with a world class keynote speaker confirmed, new dates for the event in May 2007 and an exciting partnership with New Media BC.
Taking advantage of the calendar space left open by changes to the E3 Expo, the Advisory Board has also announced that the dates for the Vancouver Game Summit would move to May 3-4, 2007. Said Conference Board Chairman Howard Donaldson of Propaganda Games, a Buena Vista Games Studio in Vancouver, “May is a prime time for a Games Summit, and we are excited to be the first to take advantage of the opening created by E3’s decision to move to a later date.” continue reading...
MIAMI BEACH, FL — (MARKET WIRE) — December 13, 2006 — $250,000 USD worth of Virtual Guns, equipment and Skills go head to head in the MMOWC Final, a Heavyweight Virtual World title Bout in Miami.Two of the most highly Skilled and Well armed Avatars from the online culture commonly known as MMORPG or MMOU (Massive Multiplayer online Universes) will compete in Miami on Friday for the first MMOWC (Massive Multiplayer Online World Championship) title. The Battle Royale will be held inside Club NEVERDIE, the record breaking virtual Space resort built on an Asteroid inside Entropia Universe, the first Virtual Universe with a real Cash Economy.
The two MMOWC finalists known as Skalman (Sweden) and Neomaven (USA) will be in Miami at 4pm EST on Friday December the 15th at the Scorpico Multiplayer at Sunset Plaza to be filmed as they compete. The estimated combined value of these two uber avatars tradable skills and their Arsenal of Weapons, Armor and healing devices is north of $250,000 USD. continue reading...
2K and Firefly Studios are excited to announce the first developer vs. fans matchup in Stronghold Legends, taking place on Friday, November 24 at 6pm GMT / 10am PST. Select fans will get an opportunity to take on Firefly’s David Robertson and Niall Benzie. Visit http://www.strongholdlegendswar.com for more details, including how to get a shot at beating the developers at their own game! continue reading...
MIAMI BEACH, FL — (MARKET WIRE) — November 14, 2006 — MMOWC.com, LLc announced today the launch of the MMOWC, an eight round annual World Championship Sporting event open to gamers from all Virtual Worlds and MMORPGs.The inaugural World Championship Event is presented by AdDynamix, one of the pioneering companies and innovators in interactive advertising. AdDynamix are handling the event promotion and online branding of the MMOWC. Their network accounts for 4 billion impressions per month, reaching 73 million unique users per month including 44% of Americans online.
The MMO World Championship event is designed to discover and celebrate the greatest online gamers and to establish certain facets of online gaming as a new global sport. In Europe and America, it is estimated that there are already 10 million people playing Massive Multiplayer Online games. In Asia there are estimated to be hundreds of millions of online gamers, proving that online gaming is in fact already more popular than soccer, basketball, football or any other real world sport for personal recreation. continue reading...
LOS ANGELES, CA — (MARKET WIRE) — October 30, 2006 — Known to the world as one of the most dangerous women in sports, The Black Widow Jeanette Lee is back for another 8-ball pool tournament exclusively on King.com. Players can make this Halloween a memorable one as they challenge Lee in her signature game, “Black Widow Billiards,” and try to escape her deadly web for a $200 prize.
“Black Widow Billiards” launched in early October to the delight of fans everywhere. The Black Widow’s return to King.com is the first in a series of live competitions where players can go head-to-head with the pool icon and test their strategy and precision skills. continue reading...
TORONTO — (MARKET WIRE) — October 11, 2006 — Gaming software developer Taj Systems, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: TJSS) will be kicking off the road to the World Series of TeenPatti (WSOT) with its first free qualifying tournament taking place in the greater Toronto area. The event will be held on Friday, October 27, 2006 at the Grand Taj Banquet Hall in Mississauga, Ontario. The top finisher of this event will be awarded a valuable seat to play in the first World Series of TeenPatti (Three-card) Main Event in May of 2007.The World Series of TeenPatti, created and managed by Taj Systems, is expected to be the single largest Three-card Poker tournament ever with an opening purse of at least one million dollars. The format is similar to the enormously popular World Series of Poker as each player will begin with an equal number of chips, and blinds or minimum antes will increase after each level. The ultimate object of the tournament is to outlast all other players and accumulate all the chips in the tournament. Cash prizes will be awarded to the top 10% of all players participating in the tournament. Buy-In for the Main Event has been set at $1,250.
The first regional qualifying tournament in Canada is free for participants and expected to host over 300 players, as most have already reserved their seats. Interested players are encouraged to register early as seating is limited. More information about the tourney may be found at www.teenpatti.com. continue reading...
