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Volvo, SimBin Release Volvo - The Game 2009-05-26 Volvo Car Corp. and Swedish game studio, SimBin Development Team, have released Volvo - The Game. The game features all of Volvo's racing legends over the years and also introduces the Volvo S60 Concept.

EA Showcases Innovation & Creativity of its Portfolio at Leipzig 2008-08-20 Electronic Arts Inc. said it is demonstrating the innovation and creativity of its portfolio for seasoned gamers and newcomers alike at the Leipzig Games Convention from August 20-24, 2008.

Blizzard Entertainment Announces Diablo III 2008-06-28 Blizzard Entertainment has announced Diablo III, the newest entry in its critically-acclaimed action RPG franchise. The announcement was made during the 2008 Blizzard Entertainment Worldwide Invitational in Paris.

Funcom, CD Projekt Partner for Polish Version of Age of Conan 2008-04-26 Funcom and CD Projekt announced that they have signed a Service Partnership Agreement for a Polish version of Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures. The release date in Poland is still to be set.

Nokia Launches N-Gage Mobile Games Service Globally 2008-04-07 Nokia has launched the N-Gage mobile games service globally with more games, compatible devices and an expanded online offering. Nokia device owners can now find, try and buy games directly from their mobile device.

Ingres Announces Certification, Reseller Agreement with Alfresco 2008-03-27 Ingres Corp., a provider of open source database management software, announced that its products have been certified by Alfresco, an open source alternative for enterprise content management.

Gameloft to Develop Over 15 Titles for iPhone in 2008 2008-03-10 Gameloft, a developer and publisher of games for mobile phones, has confirmed its intention to develop over 15 mobile games built upon Apple's iPhone Software Development Kit.

EA Unveils Battlefield Heroes New Play 4 Free Cartoon-Style Shooter 2008-01-21 EA, at the Digital, Life, Design Conference in Munich, unveiled Battlefield Heroes, a new Play 4 Free cartoon-style shooter that will bring classic Battlefield gameplay to an all new mass audience.

EA Ships Need for Speed ProStreet to Retailers in Europe 2007-11-23 EA announced that Need for Speed ProStreet has shipped to retailers in Europe. The game was released last week in North America. Need for Speed ProStreet is developed by EA Black Box in Vancouver.

Age of Conan Wins 'Best Online Game' Award at Games Convention 2007 2007-08-26 Funcom and Eidos announced that the massively multiplayer online game 'Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures' has received the 'Best Online Game of the Show' award at the Games Convention in Leipzig, Germany.

Funcom Announces 'The Secret World' MMORPG for Xbox 360, PC 2007-05-13 Funcom has announced 'The Secret World', a new MMORPG for the PC and Xbox 360. Taking place on earth, in our time, the game is inspired by history and mythology, modern conspiracy theories and ancient mysteries.

Electronic Sports World Cup 2007 Grand Final in Paris from July 5- 8 2006-11-27 Electronic Sports World Cup announced that the Fifth Edition of the Electronic Sports World Cup Grand Final will take place from Thursday, July 5, 2007 to Sunday, July 8, 2007 at the Expo Park of Paris, France.

Nokia Discloses Results of New Study on Mobile Phone Gamers 2006-11-27 According to new research from Nokia, mobile phone gamers are looking to the next generation of mobile gaming to meet their needs to easily discover, share and play fun and high quality mobile games.

SPL Content to Bring THQ Wireless Mobile Phone Games to Russia, CIS 2006-11-02 THQ Wireless has entered into a representative agreement with SmartPhoneLabs Content (SPL Content) to bring its mobile phone games to Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) market.

PNY's 7600 GT PCI-E 256 MB to Ship with Splinter Cell Double Agent 2006-10-05 PNY Technologies Europe has announced its new games bundle that includes a customized, limited edition of 7600 GT PCI-E 256 MB graphics card and a full version of Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Double Agent.

EA to Reveal Innovative Features in FIFA Soccer 07 at Microsoft X06 2006-09-27 EA will reveal the innovative features that were developed from the dynamic new EA SPORTS engine that will appear in FIFA 07 on the Xbox 360 system at Microsoft's X06 event in Barcelona this week.

EA Announces Title Line-up for Microsoft's X06 Event 2006-09-27 Electronic Arts (EA) has announced its holiday line up of EA and EA SPORTS branded games for the Xbox 360. EA's most popular franchises will be on show at Microsoft's X06 event in Barcelona.

World Series of Video Games to Hold UK Gaming Championship in Oct 2006-09-25 The World Series of Video Games presented by Intel announced that the upcoming Major event will be entitled the "UK Gaming Championship", which will be held at the London Trocadero in Piccadilly Circus, Oct. 6-8.

Microsoft at 2007 Leipzig Games Convention 2006-08-25 Microsoft is providing attendees to the 2007 Games Convention in Leipzig, Germany, with access to more than 130 playable game stations spanning more than 40 titles for Windows, Xbox 360 and Xbox Live.

THQ Announces Title Line-Up for Leipzig Games Convention 2006-08-21 THQ Inc. has announced its title line-up for the Leipzig Games Convention (LGC) (August 23rd-27th) that features products for core and mass-market gamers spanning all platforms.

FUN Technologies' Fanball UK Announces Fantasy Football Challenge 2006-08-21 FUN Technologies announced that its unit, Fanball UK, has launched its first Fantasy Football Challenge for the Premiership. The game comes on the heels of the Fantasy Challenge World Cup Edition.

Fathammer Announces Toy Golf for Windows XP 2006-08-12 Fathammer has released Toy Golf for Windows XP as part of its expansion into fully native gaming. Toy Golf will be distributed across Europe in an exclusive deal with Zoo Digital Publishing in Q4 2006.

LYCOS Europe Selects SkillJam for Private-Label Skill-Gaming Platform 2006-07-17 FUN Technologies Inc. announced that its unit SkillJam EU Ltd. has signed a two-year, exclusive agreement to create a private-label skill-gaming platform for LYCOS Europe.

Atari Signs Deal to Distribute 'Age of Pirates: Caribbean Tales' 2006-07-08 Atari and Playlogic Entertainment Inc. have entered into an agreement under which Atari will distribute "Age of Pirates: Caribbean Tales", the new PC role-playing title, throughout Europe, the U.S. and Asia.

Telcogames Buys Fathammer 2006-06-06 Telcogames, a publisher, developer and distributor of mobile games, has acquired Fathammer, a developer of mobile games. The acquisition enhances Telcogames' position in the mobile smartphone games market.

Fanball to Provide Fantasy Sports Games, Content for Skysports.com 2006-04-24 FUN Technologies announced that its unit, Fanball UK, has signed an agreement with British Sky Broadcasting, to provide fantasy sports games and content for the Sky sports portal at www.skysports.com.

GAME Teams with MAD4Games to Offer Age Rated Mobile Phone Games 2006-04-21 GAME has teamed up with MAD4Games to expand its expertise into the mobile games arena, and will now offer a wide range of Java games with an age certification for mobile phones direct to customers via GAME.Net.

Siemens' Media Delivery Solution Adjusts the Picture to the Screen Size 2006-03-16 Siemens has developed the Media Delivery Solution (MDS) for mobile television viewing that automatically adjusts the picture to the size of displays found in small receiving devices and mobile phones.

Nokia Unveils Micro-Site for Payload 2006-02-28 Nokia announced that Payload, the futuristic story-led combat racing game designed for the N-Gage platform, has received a dedicated micro-site, featuring in-game footage and information.

VIA Sets Up eSports Training House for girlz 0f destruction 2006-02-20 VIA has launched the girlz 0f destruction gaming house in Sweden, a year-round eSports training house. The house has been dubbed the Home of Chrome after the Hi-Def Chrome hardware from VIA and S3 Graphics.