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09.19.12
Food Network Chef Robert Irvine Goes Virtual In Zynga ChefVille Facebook Game

Social game maker has partnered with host and chef Robert Irvine to promote the Food Network hit show, Restaurant: Impossible. A virtual incarnation of Irvine is now in Chefville. The chef will help ChefVille players enhance their in-game establishments by mastering dishes from around the world, while improving their restaurants. Beyond the ChefVille integration, for the first time ever Zynga will be featured in a commercial slated to air on Food Network during Restaurant: Impossible show times.

04.29.12
The Muppets Invade the Disney Fantasy Cruise Ship’s Midship Detective Agency Game

Disney Cruise Line is pushing interactive entertainment even further with its latest game experience for the Midship Detective Agency. The new Disney Fantasy cruise ship, which offers seven-day cruises throughout the Caribbean, has an exclusive Muppet adventure game called The Case of the Stolen Show. During the cruise, guests can take an interactive adventure quest around the ship, uncovering clues through two dozen Enchanted Art pieces as well as physical evidence. Walt Disney Imagineer Karen Leung discusses the brand new game experience in the exclusive video interviews below and on the next page.

12.01.11
Big Games of 2012: South Park Goes RPG

The hit Comedy Central series South Park hasn't always found the greatest of success in video games.  Acclaim's barrage of licensed games (Chef's Luv Shack, along with a kart racing game and a shooter) turned out to be real stinkers, to the point that the show's creators ragged on them.  There has been a turnaround as of late, however.  Microsoft produced an XBLA strategy game, Let's Go Tower Defense Play, that fared pretty well, and a platforming game, Tenorman's Revenge, is due for release next year.  But THQ and Obsidian are taking the series one step further with a full-blown RPG.

01.07.11
CES 2011: NBC Universal Showcases Games from THQ, Trion Worlds and Bigpoint
LAS VEGAS -- NBC Universal, the official broadcast partner of the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2011), has a large video game presence at its booth in Las Vegas. NBC Universal is showcasing the many ways consumers can shape and change their experiences with entertainment, news and information in the digital age by making content easily accessible on a multitude of platforms and devices, with a special focus on providing exciting content experiences for consumers. THQ and Trion Worlds are both showing new games at the booth, including Rift.
12.21.09
New Orleans Chef Dishes on New Disney Game

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana – Disney Interactive Studio’s new The Princess and the Frog games for Wii and Nintendo DS feature authentic New Orleans cuisine like jambalaya, chicken creole, gumbo and bread pudding. Anyone who’s been to the Big Easy has likely tasted one or more of these delicious meals, which have also been incorporated into the big screen Walt Disney Studios animated film, The Princess and the Frog. In the movie, Tiana, Disney’s newest princess, dreams of one day becoming a chef and opening her own restaurant in the French Quarter. In the games, which serve as a sequel to the movie, she’s actually running her own restaurant, Tiana’s. Today, New Orleans is home to over 1,000 restaurants, which feature Cajun and creole cuisine that have been classics for close to 300 years.