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Exent’s New GameTanium PC Games on Demand Service

Comments: 0August 27th, 2010 by Kristofer

Earlier this week, Exent launched its new GameTanium OnDemand service, combining the world’s largest PC games catalog, numerous merchandising features and a cutting-edge technology platform. The service has been launched on Verizon and will be rolling out at several other service providers before the end of 2010.

"We are thrilled to be launching GameTanium after all of the work that went into creating the market’s best platform for delivering games on demand," stated Christina Kuzma, CMO of Exent. "Exent’s years of experience with gaming platforms, content programming and distribution and consistent focus on the complete user experience have enabled us to launch the greatest gaming value in the world. Users gain access to the world’s largest library of PC games in consumption models that fit their needs – from subscription to purchase to ad-supported/free. Service providers gain an easy-to-integrate gaming service that builds revenue streams, customer loyalty and their brands. And game publishers gain access to the most profitable distribution channels for their games."

The first thing users notice when they encounter the GameTanium service is its unparalleled user interface (UI). The service’s UI captures the essence of touch-screen devices with its animated, fluid interface and unique, curved layout. It allows users to quickly spin to and find the games that appeal to their interests in Exent’s 1,800 game catalog without any pagination or the need to click "back" buttons. And with GameTanium’s progressive download technology, users can begin playing rich, graphic-intensive games even before they have finished downloading the games. With GameTanium, the time between considering what to play and actually playing is dramatically shortened.

GameTanium also delivers a rich community program that is already very popular with users. Once a user has created their profile, they can create an avatar, decorate their own 3D, animated Games Lounge with virtual items, and earn trophies and Prize Points while playing games in the service.

Even GameTanium’s less-flashy features add to the user experience by making it easier than ever to play. With a suite of subscription and purchase models – including the popular $14.99 monthly subscription enabling access to more than 1,800 games at less than a penny each – all integrated with service provider billing, gamers can access exactly what they want, how they want, whenever they want.

"The response to the addition of GameTanium to Verizon Games has been overwhelmingly positive," stated Jason Henderson, Games and Music Services Product Manager at Verizon. "We’ve received comments like, ‘I love being able to do everything from one screen,’ ‘It’s easy to navigate everything. This is an awesome development,’ and my personal favorite, ‘I love FiOS even more!’ With GameTanium, our customers are getting the same unparalleled customer experience from their PC games service as they do with Verizon’s TV, Internet and phone services."

The GameTanium service will be launched by several other service providers in the coming months. In addition, a new GameTanium syndication widget will be rolled out this fall. The new widget will give Web publishers an instant games solution for their websites without a major investment of time, money or other resources.

About Exent

Exent is the leading global market solutions provider for broadband-based monetization of PC and video games. Exent delivers technologies and products for various markets, including video game publishers, broadband service providers, consumer portals, consumer electronic manufacturers, media companies, ad agencies, brand owners, retailers and others.

Web Site: http://www.exent.com/

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First wave of Xbox LIVE titles announced for Windows Phone 7.

Comments: 0August 17th, 2010 by Kristofer

Today at gamescom 2010, the world’s largest consumer-oriented games showcase, Microsoft Corp. premiered the first wave of Xbox LIVE games launching on Windows Phone 7 this holiday. With even more games and applications to come, Windows Phone 7 is putting the power of Xbox LIVE into the palm of your hand — from Xbox LIVE Avatars to staying connected with friends, Xbox LIVE is now at your fingertips, anytime, anywhere.* 





“We believe that no matter where life takes you, the best in gaming and entertainment should follow,” said Marc Whitten, corporate vice president of Xbox LIVE at Microsoft. “Windows Phone 7 takes a different approach to handheld gaming, utilizing Xbox LIVE, Microsoft Game Studios, leading game publishers, and innovative indie developers, to create powerful, shared experiences for everyone.”



The Games You Want, Played When and Wherever You Want Them



In a sea of games, apps, gadgets and gizmos, the biggest obstacle can be finding the game that’s right for you. Only Windows Phone 7 has a Games hub featuring Xbox LIVE, creating a different kind of mobile gaming experience that puts the games you want front and center. Xbox LIVE games on Windows Phone 7 will be specially selected from the top names in mobile, PC and console game development, making the best mobile games even better, thanks to Xbox LIVE. With try-before-you-buy demos, Xbox LIVE leaderboards, turn-based multiplayer, Achievements and more, Windows Phone 7 brings the quality, consistency and community of the Xbox experience to gamers on the go.



Windows Phone 7 also will be supported by content from Microsoft Game Studios (MGS), providing strong first-party gaming titles and intellectual property for the phone. For Xbox fans, this means that Windows Phone 7 will offer companion titles to familiar names, such as “Halo: Waypoint,” and “Crackdown 2,” extending the experience of their favorite Xbox 360 franchises.



“Windows Phone 7 is the launch of a major gaming platform for Microsoft,” said Matt Booty, general manager of mobile gaming for MGS. “Just like we’ve done with Xbox 360, our charter is to push the envelope and deliver definitive games that maximize the platform. We will have an incredible lineup of MGS titles, and that’s just the beginning.”



The most creative minds in game development are bringing the biggest franchises to Windows Phone 7. The first wave of launch portfolio titles includes Xbox LIVE games from the likes of Gameloft, Konami Digital Entertainment, Namco Bandai, PopCap and THQ. Whether you choose to play a gem of a puzzler with “Bejeweled(TM) LIVE” (PopCap), bring down the house with “Guitar Hero 5″ (Glu Mobile), fight off a destructive alien invasion in “The Harvest” (MGS), paint your way out of a corner with “Max and the Magic Marker” (PressPlay) or defend your city in “Crackdown 2: Project Sunburst” (MGS), the first wave of games announced in the launch portfolio of Xbox LIVE games on Windows Phone 7 has something for every mobile gamer:

  --  "3D Brick Breaker Revolution" (Digital Chocolate)
  --  "Age of Zombies" (Halfbrick)
  --  "Armor Valley" (Protege Games)
  --  "Asphalt 5" (Gameloft)
  --  "Assassins Creed" (Gameloft)
  --  "Bejeweled(TM) LIVE" (PopCap)
  --  "Bloons TD" (Digital Goldfish)
  --  "Brain Challenge" (Gameloft)
  --  "Bubble Town 2" (i-Play)
  --  "Butterfly" (Press Start Studio)
  --  "CarneyVale Showtime" (MGS)
  --  "Castlevania" (Konami Digital Entertainment)
  --  "Crackdown 2: Project Sunburst" (MGS)
  --  "De Blob Revolution" (THQ)
  --  "Deal or No Deal 2010" (i-Play)
  --  "Earthworm Jim" (Gameloft)
  --  "Fast & Furious 7" (i-Play)
  --  "Fight Game Rivals" (Rough Cookie)
  --  "Finger Physics" (Mobliss Inc.)
  --  "Flight Control" (Namco Bandai)
  --  "Flowerz" (Carbonated Games)
  --  "Frogger" (Konami Digital Entertainment)
  --  "Fruit Ninja" (Halfbrick)
  --  "Game Chest-Board" (MGS)
  --  "Game Chest-Card" (MGS)
  --  "Game Chest-Logic" (MGS)
  --  "Game Chest-Solitaire" (MGS)
  --  "GeoDefense" (Critical Thought)
  --  "Ghostscape" (Psionic)
  --  "Glow Artisan" (Powerhead Games)
  --  "Glyder 2" (Glu Mobile)
  --  "Guitar Hero 5" (Glu Mobile)
  --  "Halo Waypoint" (MGS)
  --  "Hexic Rush" (Carbonated Games)
  --  "I Dig It" (InMotion)
  --  "iBlast Moki" (Godzilab)
  --  "ilomilo" (MGS)
  --  "Implode XL" (IUGO)
  --  "Iquarium" (Infinite Dreams)
  --  "Jet Car Stunts" (True Axis)
  --  "Let's Golf 2" (Gameloft)
  --  "Little Wheel" (One click dog)
  --  "Loondon" (Flip N Tale)
  --  "Max and the Magic Marker" (PressPlay)
  --  "Mini Squadron" (Supermono Limited)
  --  "More Brain Exercise" (Namco Bandai)
  --  "O.M.G." (Arkedo)
  --  "Puzzle Quest 2" (Namco Bandai)
  --  "Real Soccer 2" (Gameloft)
  --  "The Revenants" (Chaotic Moon)
  --  "Rise of Glory" (Revo Solutions)
  --  "Rocket Riot" (Codeglue)
  --  "Splinter Cell Conviction" (Gameloft)
  --  "Star Wars: Battle for Hoth" (THQ)
  --  "Star Wars: Cantina" (THQ)
  --  "The Harvest" (MGS)
  --  "The Oregon Trail" (Gameloft)
  --  "Tower Bloxx NY" (Digital Chocolate)
  --  "Twin Blades" (Press Start Studio)
  --  "UNO" (Gameloft)
  --  "Women's Murder Club: Death in Scarlet" (i-Play)
  --  "Zombie Attack!" (IUGO)
  --  "Zombies!!!!" (Babaroga)



Additional titles in the launch portfolio will be released between now and the Windows Phone 7 launch this holiday season; once the phone launches, new Xbox LIVE titles also will be added to the games portfolio every week.



Xbox LIVE: Bringing More to Your Mobile Gaming



Xbox LIVE on Windows Phone 7 unlocks a world of games and fun and directly connects you to a global community of more than 25 million active Xbox LIVE members. Windows Phone 7 is the only phone that seamlessly integrates Xbox LIVE and provides unique mobile gaming experiences:

  --  Avatars. Connect to your Xbox LIVE profile and Avatar, or create a new
      one if you don't already have an Avatar or Xbox LIVE profile; take
      your 3-D Avatar and props with you on the phone with full closet
      access.
  --  Friends. Bring your Xbox LIVE friends with you everywhere; compare
      Achievements, challenge rivals to your favorite game, and even see
      who's online and what they're doing on their consoles, PCs or phones.
  --  Game access. Easily view and launch your full game library from a
      single location; find, try and buy new games either in the Marketplace
      or Games hub.
  --  Achievements. Earn, view and track Achievements, view Xbox LIVE
      leaderboards and build your Gamerscore across Xbox 360 and Windows
      Phone 7 -- every time you play an Xbox LIVE title.
  --  Messaging. Communicate with all of your Xbox LIVE friends, any time
      you want, through Xbox LIVE messages.
  --  Multiplayer. Invite, connect and play against friends on other Windows
      Phone 7 phones or the PC with turn-based (asynchronous) multiplayer
      gaming.
  --  Spotlight. Access Xbox LIVE Spotlight feeds, including the latest game
      titles, breaking news from Xbox LIVE, game tips and tricks, and more.

  About Xbox LIVE





Xbox LIVE is the online entertainment service for your Xbox 360, connecting you to an ever-expanding world of games, movies, TV, music, sports and social entertainment. Xbox LIVE lets you play the best games, enjoy the largest on-demand library on any console, listen to millions of songs and share the fun with friends around the world. This holiday season, Xbox LIVE will come to Windows Phone 7 and put the power of connected entertainment in the palm of your hand. Xbox LIVE is also the exclusive home of controller-free online entertainment through Kinect, making your Xbox 360 more intuitive and interactive than ever before. With an active community of 25 million people across 26 countries, expanding to 35 this fall, Xbox LIVE, together with Xbox 360 and Windows Phone 7, provides you with instant access to the entertainment you want, shared with the people you care about, wherever you are. More information about Xbox LIVE can be found online at http://www.xbox.com/live.



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Web Site: http://www.microsoft.com/

    
                    
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Blockbuster Adds Games to BLOCKBUSTER By Mail Service

            
			

            
            	
Comments: 0August 10th, 2010 by Kristofer

                

                    
Today Blockbuster announced the addition of games to the BLOCKBUSTER® By Mail offering. Customers now have access to more than 3,000 titles for Xbox, Xbox 360, PS3, PS2 and Wii through BLOCKBUSTER’s By Mail subscription service, and popular and classic games can be delivered to their home. Blockbuster is the only entertainment company to offer rentals of games, movies, and TV shows for home delivery through a single subscription service.


Customers can now rent thousands of games for no additional charge through their BLOCKBUSTER By Mail subscription in addition to the thousands of movies and TV shows already available. New customers can start renting games for a little as $8.99 per month with no limit on the number of games rented in a month.


"The addition of games for our BLOCKBUSTER By Mail customers – from families looking for entertainment experiences they can enjoy together, to serious gamers – is yet another convenient way to access entertainment content from Blockbuster," said Kevin Lewis, Senior Vice-President, Digital Entertainment. "This enhanced offering supports Blockbuster’s multichannel strategy and shows our commitment to being the leading provider of home entertainment content," said Lewis.


Customers will appreciate the simplicity of online video game rentals, the ability to manage game and movie content together through one subscription, and the great value of doing both with Blockbuster. Customers can keep games for as long as they want with no late fees as long as they remain a subscriber, and have multiple games out at a time, based on their BLOCKBUSTER By Mail plan. Game content will be managed through the same queue that is used to order movie content for home delivery through Blockbuster Online.


More information about BLOCKBUSTER By Mail, including gaming content, is available online at blockbuster.com/gamesbymail.


About Blockbuster Inc.


Blockbuster Inc. is a leading global provider of rental and retail movie and game entertainment. The company provides customers with convenient access to media entertainment anywhere, any way they want it – whether in-store, by mail, through vending kiosks or digitally to their homes and mobile devices. With a highly recognized brand and a library of more than 95,000 movie titles and 3,000 games, Blockbuster leverages its multichannel presence to serve nearly 47 million global customers annually. The company may be accessed worldwide at www.Blockbuster.com. 


Source: Blockbuster Inc. 


 


Web Site: http://www.blockbuster.com/

    
                    
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Space Empires: Battle Fot Supremacy Out Now On Facebook

            
			

            
            	
Comments: 0July 27th, 2010 by Kristofer

                

                    
Nvinium Games Inc., a social entertainment and gaming network, announced today the launch of Space Empires: Battle for Supremacy, a social RPG for Facebook. Set in a galaxy torn asunder, it’s up to you to take control over multiple star systems and reign supreme over every man, woman and child who dares defy you.  Space Empires: Battle for Supremacy is the latest installment in the Space Empires Legacy, which has garnered a huge following since its launch in 1993.


“Launching a Facebook game of this magnitude has certainly been a challenge, but I am extremely proud of what we have built,” said Matt Abrams, CEO of Nvinium Games. “Space Empires: Battle for Supremacy is an experience that can be enjoyed by everyone, from hardcore Space Empires fans and Sci-fi enthusiasts to the casual Facebook user.  Bridging the gaps between these types of players has been our biggest goal, and we simply cannot wait to see all types of players embark on this journey together.”


Space Empires: Battle for Supremacy marks the beginning of a new chapter in the series that gives players the ultimate experience in a real-time 3D universe. The original Space Empires released in 1993, has become one of the top 4X strategy games and has spawned four sequels. The award-winning series’ most recent iteration, Space Empires V, features a completely updated UI and takes the player into a real-time rendered 3D universe. Space battles play out with incredible detail and realistic effects in a huge living and breathing galaxy. The series has received countless accolades for its creativity, originality, and mod-friendly environment.




Space Empires: Battle for Supremacy Game Features: 


•    Detailed tactical combat pitting players to pilot the Command Ship and three Class 1 War Ships to take down their enemies (translation: Facebook friends)   
•    An expansive galaxy to explore, with 100 solar systems each playing host to 15 planets    
•    Access technology through research facilities and earn points over time with improvements and upgrades    
•    Climb the leaderboards and master the four pillars of gameplay: military strength, empire dominance, racial superiority and crop mastery    
•    Use structures and resources to conquer the galaxy one planet at a time    
•    Test your mettle against friends and foes in real time, head to head battles for experience and bragging rights    
The Space Empires series dates back to the beginning of time, when the battle for galactic domination and survival waged on between races throughout space. In a constant competition, different races used their powers to conquer and colonize a multitude of planets and keep them safe from rivals. For more information about Space Empires: Battle for Supremacy, please follow us on Facebook, Twitter or visit us at www.playspaceempires.com.


For more information about Nvinium Games, please visit www.nvinium.com. 

    
                    
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2K Games’ Sid Meier’s Civilization V Shipping with Steamworks

            
			

            
            	
Comments: 0May 6th, 2010 by Kristofer

                

                    
-2K Games and Valve today announced an agreement to power all PC versions of the highly anticipated Sid Meier’s Civilization V with many of Steamworks’ features and offer a special Digital Deluxe Edition via Steam. In addition, customers who pre-order the regular or Digital Deluxe editions of Sid Meier’s Civilization V on Steam will be rewarded with a free map pack when the game launches in fall 2010. 


“Behind the Scenes at Firaxis with Civilization V”




Sid Meier’s Civilization V players will enjoy the benefits of the Steamworks’ features included in all PC versions such as auto-updating, Steam Achievements, downloadable content, multiplayer matchmaking and more. 


Sid Meier’s Civilization V Digital Deluxe Edition will expand players’ conquests with the new Babylonian civilization and their ruler, Nebuchadnezzar II (c. 630 – c. 561 B.C.). As King of Babylon, gamers will be able to expand their empire with advanced Babylonian Bowmen to rightfully earn the title of Nebuchadnezzar the Great. Sid Meier’s Civilization V Digital Deluxe Edition will also include an in-depth “Behind the Scenes at Firaxis with Civilization V” video feature, as well as the game’s epic soundtrack. 


Gamers who pre-order any version of Sid Meier’s Civilization V from Steam will receive the downloadable bonus content, Cradle of Civilization Map Pack: Mesopotamia, for free when the game is available. The map pack will let players experience the traditional Western and Middle Eastern “Cradle of Civilization.” The pack will include the Fertile Crescent with the Nile River valley to the west and extending east down the Tigris and Euphrates river valleys to the Persian Gulf. Leaders will be able to explore new terrain, cultures and conquests. 


For those who can’t wait for the immersive experience of Sid Meier’s Civilization V, 2K Games is proud to offer a Steam-wide sale on all previous Civilization titles for a limited time beginning today. 


Sid Meier’s Civilization V is not yet rated by the ESRB. For more information on Sid Meier’s Civilization V, please visit www.civilization5.com. 


2K Games is a division of 2K, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO). 


About Firaxis Games


Firaxis Games™ is one of the world’s premier game development studios, and home of legendary designer Sid Meier. Firaxis has developed some of the most successful and award-winning computer and video games on the market today including: 2005 PC Game of the Year – Sid Meier’s Civilization IV®, the expansions Civilization IV: Warlords®, Civilization IV: Beyond The Sword™, and Civilization IV: Colonization™, the blockbuster Sid Meier’s Civilization® III series, Sid Meier’s Pirates!® (PC, Xbox® and PSP®), Sid Meier’s SimGolf™ and Sid Meier’s Railroads!™. Firaxis legacy titles include the Sid Meier’s Civil War Series! ™ (Gettysburg!, Antietam!, and South Mountain), and the Sid Meier’s Alpha Centauri® series. In 2005, Firaxis Games was acquired by Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc., joining its 2K publishing label. The company released Sid Meier’s Civilization® Revolution™ for console and handheld platforms to great critical acclaim and is currently developing Sid Meier’s Civilization V® for the PC and Sid Meier’s Civilization® Network™ for Facebook. 


About Take-Two Interactive Software


Headquartered in New York City, Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. is a global developer, marketer and publisher of interactive entertainment software games for the PC, PlayStation®3 and PlayStation®2 computer entertainment systems, PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system, Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, Wii™, Nintendo DS™, iPhone™, iPod® touch and iPad. The Company publishes and develops products through its wholly owned labels Rockstar Games and 2K, which publishes its titles under 2K Games, 2K Sports and 2K Play. The Company’s common stock is publicly traded on NASDAQ under the symbol TTWO. For more corporate and product information please visit our website at www.take2games.com. 

    
                    
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PC Games Buying Guide

            
			

            
            	
Comments: 0July 10th, 2008 by Kristofer

                

                    
One of my favorite things to do is play games, I personally love gaming on my computer, sadly though I do not have as much time as I would like to play said games, but that’s life when you work for a living right?


Gaming is big business, not only for consoles but home computers as well, console gaming has become very popular but it will never truly replace gaming on the PC. Gaming started out on the computer after all with the basic text input games,and will always remain popular there.


There are numerous types of games that can be broken down into many, many specific categories, I’m not going to get to specific with the types of games, but I do want to touch on a few of the more popular types out there today….


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