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North America's Nokia N96 Priced at $895

At about the same time with the official unveiling of its two new smartphones (N85 and N79), Nokia has also announced the upcoming availability of the N96 Nseries flagship across North America. The North American N96 (aka N96 NAM) will be on sale in "the fourth quarter of 2008", meaning anywhere between October and...

26 August 2008
10:27 GMT

Empire and Atari Sign Distribution Agreement

Companies are starting to team up in order to maximize their revenue and offer their product to as many potential customers as possible - something that is, after all, completely natural. Atari and Empire are the latest companies to sign a multi-year distribution agreement, adding a host of titles to Atari's lin...

15 August 2008
15:16 GMT

AT&T Declared 2008 North America Company of the Year

AT&T, the largest mobile operator in the US (in terms of the number of subscribers), has proudly announced that Frost & Sullivan, the famous international growth consulting company, has awarded it with the "2008 North America Company of the Year" title. The award comes as a recognition for AT&T's technolog...

16 July 2008
13:26 GMT

Dreamlords: The Reawakening Acquired by Aeria Games

You probably know from our previous coverage on Dreamlords: The Reawakening that the game is launched and ready to play in Europe, after a long beta test period. You can imagine how good the it was, since the North Americans wanted to play it, too, but they couldn't. Things will soon change, though, as the MMORT...

3 July 2008
12:06 GMT

Glu Announced 14 New Mobile Games for North America

Glu Mobile, the Californian mobile content publisher, recently announced no less than 14 new games that will be released in North America by the end of 2008. The upcoming titles include brand new games, created in collaboration with companies like DreamWorks, Warner Bros., FremantleMedia and Hasbro, as well as sequel...

18 June 2008
08:56 GMT

PlayStation 3 Leaves the Xbox 360 Behind when It Comes to April Sales

The NPD numbers for May are in and it's time for all console manufacturers to spin them their way. But, before we get to the part where said spin makes us dizzy, let's take a look at the cold hard numbers, as reported by the market research and analysis firm. Hardware sales continue to be strong despite a r...

13 June 2008
02:37 GMT

Bangai-O Spirits Invade the DS

One of the nicest things about the Nintendo DS handheld is the fact that it is something like an XBLA for smaller game developers - meaning that, at least in theory, everything is possible and can be released on the platform at pretty low costs. And that is a great advantage, probably one of the most important if we ...

22 May 2008
04:18 GMT

WiiWare Is Live in North America

Right on time, Nintendo's promised WiiWare service has been launched in North America, with a bunch of games available for download and promising an exciting, fun future for all the Nintendo Wii fans in the world. Already released in Japan (with a different lineup of games, though), the WiiWare service has prove...

13 May 2008
12:06 GMT

Protothea Lands on the Nintendo Wii

As the countdown towards the launch of the WiiWare service in North America goes slowly down to 0, Nintendo is announcing more and more games that will be available at launch to the American Wii owners. After the likes of Square Enix, Namco Bandai or Hudson announced games that would be available on WiiWare on day on...

8 May 2008
18:16 GMT

Target: Terror Released in North America

All the North American Wii fans have another reason to be happy since Konami's Target: Terror has been released and it is now available for purchase in game shops across the country. The game will bring the classic arcade shooter action, taking full advantage of the next-gen technology, utilizing the Wii Zapper....

23 April 2008
12:06 GMT

Star Soldier R Coming to the Wii Ware

If you like vertical scrolling shooters, you're sure to have heard something about Star Soldier R. The game is all about taking on huge numbers of enemies in levels as you slowly get upgrades and aim to have the best score possible. It's fast and fun, which is all that a shoot them up should aim for.Hudson ...

18 April 2008
03:22 GMT

Side-Scrolling MMORPG to Be Brought to North America

It is a known fact that successful RPG games in Asia will eventually hit the European or North American stands and this is exactly what will happen to La Tale, a charming side-scrolling MMORPG. Scheduled to debut sometime during the third quarter of 2008, La Tale will be brought to us by publisher OGPlanet.The game, ...

14 April 2008
13:06 GMT

Cleopatra: Riddle of the Tomb Ships to North America

The adventure games publisher, The Adventure Company, the same people that brought us some absolutely great games in the past year (their most recent success being the revolutionary title, The Experiment) have announced that they started shipping Cleopatra: Riddle of the Tomb in North America, exclusively for PC syst...

4 April 2008
13:06 GMT

Theatre of War Brought to the North American Market by cdv

Theatre of War, the real time strategy (RTS) slated for a May 2008 release on PC systems, will be published in North American territories by cdv, following the company's deal with developer Battlefront. The game will bring back the ever-present (in video games) World War II, with historical campaigns from the Ba...

31 March 2008
04:11 GMT

Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 3 Coming to North America

Namco Bandai is going very ninja crazy this week. They have recently announced that three Naruto games are being made available for purchase in North America for the PlayStation 2 platform at special retail prices. The main attraction is Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 3 which is only now available for sale outside of Japan, ...

27 March 2008
04:51 GMT

The Wii Gets Games Download Service

The old model of buying a game in a case is slowly dying out. One more nail in the coffin is the WiiWare initiative from Nintendo. It aims to be a digital distribution channel for games that is easily accessible, largely customizable and offers all developers the possibility to get games out to players.Think of it in...

20 February 2008
10:46 GMT

Sudden Strike 3 Arms for Victory Launching in North America

Sudden Strike 3 Arms for Victory has finally been dated for North America too. Fireglow Games has made it official yesterday, with the release of a report, disclosing a 10th March 2008 release date for their strategy/warfare-simulation game in North America, for which PAL folks can already download a map pack. A dem...

15 January 2008
03:27 GMT

Hellgate: London Is Out - Europe and North America

It's official, RPG fans, Electronic Arts and Namco Bandai Games America have announced the availability of Hellgate: London at North American and European retailers. The game has been developed by Flagship Studios and is rated M for Mature, just like Rockstar's Manhunt 2 - so you know what you're getti...

1 November 2007
07:31 GMT

Xbox 360 SKATE Is Out in North America!

This isn't exactly the freshest of news, nor the most exciting, but everyone should know what else they can add to their library of games, right? As such, Xbox 360 owners should know that Electronic Arts has launched their much awaited "urban sports" title, SKATE, in North America. Those of you owning a PlayStat...

14 September 2007
04:10 GMT

PC - VestGame Entertainment Dates MMORPG 'Magic Ages'

MMORPG fans worldwide have a lot of reasons to be happy this year. More and more MMO developers are reaching out to the PC but also next-gen platforms. There's no question whether gamers of the genre want another game or not, and so, it wouldn't hurt to know that VestGame Entertainment has announced that &#...

2 August 2007
06:54 GMT

Lair - Factor 5 Says It's Finished!

Factor 5's Lair is almost finished. Sony's official PlayStation.Blog revealed last night that the PS3 exclusive is currently being manufactured for a North American release on August 14. However, Associate Producer Ryan Hamlyn hints... no, actually clearly says… that Factor 5's job isn't quite ove...

27 July 2007
08:10 GMT




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