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04.27.12
Editorial: Should We Let The Government Decide The Creative Future In Video Games?

Throughout the history of video games, the oldest stereotype surrounding the industry has always been do violent video games affect player behavior and personality. It is a known fact that people who play games are exposed to more violence than the average consumer. From nuking entire civilization to obliterating players online, it’s has become more and more common now that games are more focus on squarely providing violent action. For this reason alone, parents have long held an underlining negative attitude towards the industry and those who stand by it, but is this criticism injustice or have developers gone to far? Should government step in?

02.22.12
Asphalt Injection Review (PlayStation Vita)

It seems no matter what kind of system is launching, Ubisoft and Gameloft are on standby with some version of its long-standing Asphalt racing series.  Not that there’s anything wrong with having an arcade racer on hand, especially one where you can ram into opponents and send them crashing to a halt, Burnout-style.  But it almost seems like the development of these games has become by the numbers, wherein going for a fresh approach would’ve been more welcome.  Alas, Asphalt Injection doesn’t do that, and so it stands as an “average” pick for the system’s launch today.

02.22.12
Dungeon Hunter: Alliance Review (PlayStation Vita)

Dungeon Hunter has had a successful run of releases across various platforms, and why not?  Gameloft effectively channels in the classic Gauntlet vibe with this game, providing hours worth of hack and slash fun, whether alone or with friends.  But the main appealing factor was the game’s price.  Up till this point, you could get your skill set on for no more than $13.  But with the PlayStation Vita version of the game, titled Dungeon Hunter: Alliance, you get the same old dungeon crawling action for a startlingly hiked price.  Worth it?  Not really.

02.01.12
A Look Back at the Videogame Reviews of January

Consoles and PC's have had a slow month interms of new AAA quality games arriving for your respected platform. While January got off to a slow start, it quickly recovered to bring us high quality tittles through digital distribution. Plenty of great downloadable arcade tittles were made available through XBLA, PSN and Steam, giving us many hidden gems on the digital marketplace. Let's look back at the games we reviewed over the past month.  

12.21.11
Peter Jackson and Steven Spielberg Discuss The Adventures of TinTin

Inspired by the upcoming film directed by Steven Spielberg and produced by Peter Jackson, The Adventure of Tintin – The Game combines mystery, exploration and humor as it follows the intrepid reporter Tintin, his faithful companion Snowy, and his inseparable friend Captain Haddock in search of a treasure lost in the wreckage of “The Unicorn”. Now mobile gamers and console gamers can join in on the fun as they experience an authentic adaptation of the environments and cutting-edge technology used in the movie itself while navigating through an immersive 3D adventure game. Jackson and Spielberg discuss the new movie in the video below.

07.09.11
Gameloft Taps Into Hollywood with Harry Potter and Immortals Mobile Games

One of the leading global publishers of digital and social games has a full line-up of portable interactive experiences coming out this year. Among the big games is a pair of Hollywood licensed games based on Immortals and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2. Gameloft also is bringing hit Ubisoft franchises back to mobile with Assassin’s Creed: Revelations and Driver. Other key titles include LEGO Batman, Gangstar Rio: City of Saints, and Wild West Guns. Gameloft executive Samir El Agili talks about the new line-up of 3D games for new 3D phones like Sprint’s HTC EVO 3D and AT&T’s LG Thrill 4G in this exclusive video interview below.

07.08.11
Global Video Game Industry Sales Expected to Top $112 Billion by 2015

Despite a recent string of down months in U.S. video game sales at retail this year, a new report from research firm Gartner paints a very rosy picture for the global video game industry. When adding in revenues from burgeoning online, mobile and digital gaming sectors, Gartner estimates that worldwide spending on the gaming ecosystem will exceed $74 billion in 2011, up 10.4 percent from the $67 billion spent last year. By 2015, spending is expected to reach $112 billion.

06.27.11
Supreme Court Rules Video Games Granted First Amendment Protection

The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) welcomed the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark ruling that underscored constitutional protections for video games, developers, and video game industry artists. At issue was a 2005 California statute restricting the sale and rental of computer and video games. The ESA, the lead party in the case Brown v. Entertainment Merchants Association/Entertainment Software Association, argued that the statute presented unconstitutional limitations on expression, and the U.S. Supreme Court agreed, holding the California law unconstitutional under the First Amendment.

06.25.11
AT&T Brings 3D Gaming and Video Capture to Consumers with LG Thrill 4G

At the 2011 3D Entertainment Summit, part of CE Week in New York, Vice President of Marketing for LG Mobile Phones, Tim O’Brien, delivered remarks on technology’s important role in the evolution of entertainment. Illustrating how 3D enabled mobile devices will be the next step in the natural evolution of entertainment, O’Brien declared that user-generated content will fuel the overall 3D experience. O’Brien added that with the launch of LG THRILL 4G; all consumers will have access to this next-generation technology, breaking former accessibility, technology and content barriers.   

06.09.11
E3 2011: Electronic Arts Conjures Final Harry Potter Video Game with Deathly Hallows Part 2

LOS ANGELES – While the show floor was dedicated to big Electronic Arts titles like Star Wars: The Old Republic, Madden NFL 12, Need for Speed The Run and Battlefield 3, Harry Potter was at the annual video game convention. EA Play had the final installment in the Harry Potter game and film franchise on display at the Marriott. Below is an exclusive first look at the interactive magic of Harry Potter.

06.03.11
Gamerlive.tv and NVIDIA Partner to Bring E3 2011 to Gamers in Stereoscopic 3D

LOS ANGELES– For the first time ever, GamerLive.TV will broadcast 3D video coverage of the E3 Expo, the premier game trade show in the U.S., to gamers and tech enthusiasts around the world.  The high-quality, stereoscopic 3D video will be viewable via the YouTube video player for users with NVIDIA® 3D Vision™ PCs.

06.01.11
Sprint Offers The Green Hornet 3D Movie Free with HTC Evo 3D Launch this Summer

 

Nintendo 3DS is getting some competition this summer from Sprint’s HTC EVO 3D. Announced at International CTIA Wireless 2011 and recipient of the coveted Best in Show honor from Laptop Magazine, HTC EVO 3D is America’s first 4G phone with a 4.3-inch qHD 3D display for a glasses-free 3D viewing experience. A video demo of the phone can be seen below.

05.28.11
Louisiana Targets Video Game Developers with Big Tax Credits
NEW ORLEANS – Post-Katrina, Louisiana courted Hollywood with major tax rebates and film and television production has skyrocketed. Now the state is looking at video games as a new way to bolster its economy. The state’s Digital Media Incentive program provides a tax credit of 25% of qualified production expenditures for state-certified digital interactive productions in Louisiana and 35% tax credit for payroll expenditures for Louisiana residents. Electronic Arts has already opened up shop in Baton Rouge and now Gameloft is opening a studio in New Orleans.
05.13.11
Gameloft Prepares to Launch New Studio in New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana government is wooing video game companies from around the globe, hoping its major cities become technology hubs. Electronic Arts was the first on board last year, setting up shop in Baton Rouge on the campus of Louisiana State University (LSU). Now, Gameloft is hiring for a new studio that could open as early as this year. Gameloft makes games like Star Battalion for Xperia PLAY, which can be seen in the exclusive video demo below.
05.08.11
Adage Technologies Explores Which Phones Are Best for Video Game Development
According to Patrick Emmons of Adage Technologies, the need for businesses to “go mobile” is certainly not a secret anymore. As the world of smart phones and tablet PCs grows, so does the need to reach those potential clients or customers. For many years, businesses concentrated on optimizing their website for mobile browsers. But as many are already aware, mobile applications are the next step toward maximizing an online presence. The problem, however, is that the people companies want to reach are all using different devices. Unlike mobile-optimized websites, which are accessible on most mobile browsers, applications must be developed individually for each platform.
04.02.11
Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY Gamers Get Free Copy of Gameloft’s Asphalt 6
Verizon Wireless is preparing to launch the world’s first PlayStation certified Android phone with Sony Ericsson’s Xperia PLAY in the U.S. With the phone already available internationally, Sony Ericsson has revealed the launch titles for the smartphone. Everyone who picks up the new phone with get a free download of Gameloft’s Asphalt 6 racing game installed on the device. Check out the new phone in this exclusive video preview.
04.01.11
Sony Ericsson Launches Xperia PLAY Phone Internationally with 60 Games
Sony Ericsson’s Xperia PLAY, the world’s first PlayStation certified smartphone, is now on sale in shops in the UK, Germany, Netherlands, Austria, Switzerland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Russia, Hong Kong and Taiwan  with further availability in an additional six markets over the next 2 weeks. The Xperia PLAY launches with more than 60 games from the industry’s biggest content providers including Sony Computer Entertainment, Gameloft, Electronic Arts and Glu Mobile. The range of games available to download at launch is a combination of original PlayStation titles and mobile games that take the full advantage of the graphical capabilities and controls of Xperia PLAY. There will also be a plethora of casual games optimized for the unique game pad.
02.28.11
GDC 2011: Gameloft Using Gears of War 3 Technology to Develop New Mobile Games
SAN FRANCISCO, California -- Gameloft, a leading developer and publisher of digital and online games, has signed a long-term, multi-platform licensing agreement with Epic Games that enables Gameloft to incorporate Unreal Engine 3 in four new games, two to be released in 2011 and two in 2012. The new games will be developed for the next generation of Android and Apple smartphones and tablets, as well as set-top boxes and PlayStation Network. Unreal currently powers Epic’s hit game, Bulletstorm, and the upcoming Gears of War 3. Gameloft most recently demonstrated Asphalt 6 on Sony Ericsson’s Xperia Play at Mobile World Congress 2011.
02.13.11
Mobile World Congress 2011: Verizon Wireless Gets First Dibs on Sony Ericsson’s Xperia Play this March
BARCELONA, Spain – Gamers waiting for the PlayStation Phone will be able to jump into games like The Sims 3, Guitar Hero and a multiplayer-exclusive FIFA 10 this March when Verizon Wireless launches the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play. Sony Ericsson unveiled the new device and a full line-up of games to celebrate the start of Mobile World Congress 2011. There will be 50 games available at launch, including 10 from Gameloft. Sony did not disclose the pricing on hardware or games at the press conference.
05.09.10
Gameloft Offers Free iPhone/iPad Games to Celebrate 10th Anniversary

Gameloft, one of the largest iPhone/iPad game publishers and developers, announced on its blog and Twitter page that it will be giving away ten of its iPhone/iPad games free, one every day for ten days starting Monday, May 10th thru May 21st excluding weekends. Gameloft's "iPhone Happy Hour" promotion is to celebrate Gameloft's 10th anniversary.

04.08.10
Apple's iPad takes video gaming seriously

RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters Life!) - Apple's iPad tablet computer hasn't been out a week yet but there are already over 830 video games that have been developed to suit the large format, high definition, multi-touch screen.

01.28.10
Mobile Games Earned Nearly $540 Million in 2009 in U.S.

Thanks in large part to the Apple iPhone, the mobile videogame industry is booming in the U.S. That’s good news for the mobile game publishers who are now working with Apple iPad to bring even more innovation to future games starting in late March. According to a new study from SNL Kagan, “Economics of Mobile Games,” mobile game publishers grossed nearly $540 million in top-line revenue in the U.S. in 2009, up at a 12% from $382 million in 2006.

01.27.10
EA Mobile and Gameloft First to Show Apple iPad Games

Steve Jobs took time during the San Francisco unveiling of the Apple iPad to allow EA Mobile and Gameloft an opportunity to showcase the gaming elements of the new tablet device. Ultimately, videogames will play as an important role for the adoption of the iPad as its ability to offer e-books, movies and TV shows.

01.25.10
James Cameron's Avatar Unstoppable, Now Second Highest Grossing Movie Ever

After this weekend’s box office take of $36 million, James Cameron’s Avatar now trails his own Titanic by less than $7 million making it the second-highest grossing movie of all time at $1.8 billion. Avatar climbed to $552.8 million domestically and surpassed The Dark Knight's domestic box office total of $533.3 million. Dropping at only 16-percent in its sixth weekend of release, James Cameron's 3D sci-fi epic seems to be unstoppable and could reach the $2 billion mark in the next few weeks. It also blew away newcomers this weekend such as Legion, Tooth Fairy and Extraordinary Measures by a large margin.

01.18.10
As James Cameron's Avatar Continues to Soar, Ubisoft Game Sales Follow

Although James Cameron’s Avatar videogame hasn’t been nearly as successful as the film, Ubisoft has sold over 1.3 million copies of the game worldwide across all platforms. According to The NPD Group, Ubisoft sold over 348,000 copies of the game in the U.S. through the end of last year (the game shipped in December two weeks before the movie bowed). Michael Pachter, videogame analyst for Webush Securities, estimates that Ubisoft has sold an additional 1 million copies of the game outside of the U.S.