Archive for 'Video Games' Category
EA’S MEDAL OF HONOR AIRBORNE SET TO SHIP THIS SUMMER
24 April 2007Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: ERTS) today announced that Medal of Honor Airborne™, the newest installment from EA’s critically-acclaimed Medal of Honor™ franchise which was credited with pioneering the First-Person Shooter (FPS) WWII genre when it debuted in 1999, will ship to store shelves August 28, 2007.
EA And ENDEMOL Announce Creative Partnership For Virtual ME
16 April 2007Electronic Arts, the world’s leading interactive entertainment software company, and the Endemol group, a global leader in television and other audiovisual entertainment, today announced a creative partnership for the development of Virtual Me, a new digital entertainment concept that bridges the divide between traditional TV and videogames.
The all-new online offering is being prepared to debut […]
Telefilm Canada announces Round 2 winners for The Great Canadian Video Game Competition
21 March 2007Telefilm Canada announces the four Canadian game development firms to receive up to $250,000 each as Round 2 winners of its Great Canadian Video Game Competition.
The names of the Round 2 winners were revealed by Wayne Clarkson, Telefilm Canada’s Executive Director, at a gala event hosted by the Interactive Content Exchange (ICE 2007) in Toronto.
“The […]
PricewaterhouseCoopers program to power-up winners of The Great Canadian Video Game Competition
7 February 2007Winners of Telefilm Canada’s Great Canadian Video Game Competition will have the exclusive benefit of PricewaterHouseCoopers (PwC) professional advice in a custom-made program.These Canadian independent game developers will gain key insight on how to attract investment to support commercialization of their game concept, protect their intellectual assets, and other essential issues. As part of the […]
The Great Canadian Video Game Competition scores big with nationwide response
3 January 2007Nearly 70 companies from across the country have registered for Telefilm Canada’s Great Canadian Video Game Competition, the Corporation announced today. As of the December 15 registration deadline, 69 Canadian independent video game developers have submitted applications to vie for up to $2 million in financing and invaluable industry mentorship.
“The response to The Great Canadian […]
Electronic Arts and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Announce the Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Videogame
21 November 2006Electronic Arts and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment today announced that the Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix™ videogame is in development. The game is scheduled for a July 2007 release to coincide with the Warner Bros. Pictures film based on J.K. Rowling’s fifth book of the same title.
Autodesk’s 3D Software Drives Next-Generation Gaming Graphics
10 November 2006A number of this season’s most anticipated games have been created with Autodesk 3ds Max and Autodesk Maya 3D animation, modeling and rendering software products from Autodesk, Inc. Insomniac Games’ Resistance: Fall of Man and Monolith Productions’ F.E.A.R. were created with Autodesk software and are expected to become blockbuster games for Microsoft’s Xbox 360 and Sony’s […]
Telefilm Canada launches The Great Canadian Video Game Competition
8 November 2006In partnership with industry, Telefilm Canada today launched an innovative competition to create the next great Canadian video game. Canada’s top, emerging video-game developers will vie for up to $2 million in financing and invaluable industry mentorship in Telefilm’s Great Canadian Video Game Competition, announced Wayne Clarkson, the Corporation’s Executive Director, at the Montreal International […]
Electronic Arts Launches MADDEN NFL 07 On Mobile Phones
16 May 2006Electronic Arts Inc. has announced that sports fans across North America will now be able to play their favorite game of pigskin with the touch of a button. Madden NFL 07 will debut on mobile phones on August 22, 2006 in sync with the game launch on console.
“The Madden franchise consistently delivers the most authentic […]
E3 2006 Hosts More Than 60,000 Industry Professionals
16 May 2006The Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) drew 60,000 industry professionals to the Los Angeles Convention Center, and E3Insider.com, the trade event’s official consumer news site, attracted double the number of consumers from 2005, the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) said today. This year’s combination of on-site and virtual E3 experiences amplified the show’s reach well beyond the […]
