Games & Entertainment

Maya Entertainment Limited awarded prestigious UK and US projects

On the heels of its successful delivery of animated series “Cosmic Quantum Ray” for Mike Young Productions, “Tronji” for BBC and “Lively” for Google, Maya Entertainment Limited (MEL) has been awarded two prestigious international TV projects.

Guinness World Record Attempt For Tetris Tournament

BRANTFORD, ONTARIO- To celebrate its third anniversary, The Personal Computer Museum in Brantford, Ontario has been given the go ahead by the London, England-based Guinness World Records corporation and the Tetris Company, LLC to attempt to establish a new record for the most participants in a Tetris Tournament on September 13, 2008. The event will also feature hands-on stereoscopic 3D (S-3D) gaming demonstrations by Meant to be Seen, the foremost authority group on consumer S-3D technology.
"Tetris" is one of the leading video game brands and franchises in the world. Loved globally by people of all ages and all cultures, "Tetris" continues to be one of the most widely recognized video games of all time.

99bytes Launched Version 1.6.1 Of DVD To iPod/PSP Converter

It's been a while since the last version of the DVD to iPod/PSP converter came out star blazing with the 5 star gold award from SoftLandMark and 99bytes always wanted to do more, to be better, to outreach their own levels. So version 1.6.1 for iPods and PSPs was just a matter of time until apparition. The company website can provide further information on just how good the last version was at http://www.99bytes.com.

99bytes Video To iPod / PSP Converter Receives The “5 Star” Award From Renowned Specialists At Soft32

On the 25th of June this year, the 99bytes team received a notification from the software evaluation team at Soft32, a popular website hosting quality software, stating that they have reviewed and tested the 99bytes Video to iPod / PSP Converter. The editors from Soft32 declared that they were highly impressed by its cleanliness and that they are awarding it with the 5 star distinction that can also be viewed on the software's official website page at http://99bytes.com/Video-to-PSP-iPod-Converter/.

1888FreeOnlineGames Celebrates 3rd Anniversary By Adding Hundreds of New Free Online Flash Games

1888freeonlinegames completes three years and thanks all its thousands of users by hosting hundreds of new exciting flash games. The success is largely due to players online who help make the website better by providing reviews and suggestions.
1888freeonlinegames is dedicated to flash gaming and is an interactive site that welcomes game developers to submit games and users to recommend changes, additions and more, revealed a team member.

Enetsys (Saffronrage) web solutions flash game development studio

ENETSSYS WEB SOLUTIONS Saffronrage IT solutions (SRS) is now Enetsys Web Solutions an ISO 9001:2000 Certified organization which operates in Multi-locations, with headquarter in London SRS has almost a decades presence as a solution provider in Online & Offline games along with other domains like E-learning, Web & Graphics development, 2D/3D Animation, SEO. SRS came into existence in the year 2000; SRS at present has the employee strength of more than 250. In our efforts to provide services that add value to investment in IT projects, we have constantly nurtured cutting-edge software development skills and business modeling expertise. We are always proud to demonstrate the quality work of our team and the same can be seen on our website www.saffronragesolutions.com.

XBOx360 Gaming Clan The Selected Few secure a new sponsorship deal!

TopGamersZone owner, Gary Sutherland commented we are very excited to be sponsoring The Selected Few Gaming Clan as they compete for top honours in various LAN Gaming events throughout the UK in the coming months. This sponsorship deal fits naturally with our ongoing commitment to raising the profile of esports and supporting the development of professional gaming, especially in the UK.

ZOTAC Extends APAC Region Warranty

DUBAI UAE ZOTAC International, a leading NVIDIA AIC partner, today announces a new extended warranty for APAC* countries. The extended warranty adds an additional 3 years of warranty on top of the standard 2 year warranty to select ZOTAC motherboards and graphics cards for a total 5 years of warranty.
ZOTAC stands by the quality of our award-winning products, our extended warranty shows were confident with our motherboard and graphics card line up to warrant it for 5 years, said Carsten Berger, marketing director, ZOTAC International.

Letterbox Animation Studios Announces CrackHead, A Revolutionary New Tool For Creating Exploding Geometry

Utilizing Illustrator and its drawing capabilities, CrackHead allows you to create artistic patterns of any shape and size.
With United's technology, you can achieve a scaleable image no matter what size the object to be 'cracked'.
Taking these Illustrator scalable patterns into United, and managing the breakage via our plugin for your 3D application, you can create great looking cracks, shatters and fractures. Any adjustment is simply an adjustment of your Illustrator artwork.
To read more about CrackHead and United, visit www.letterboxanimationstudios.com
Letterbox Animation Studios is the producer of 3D animation and gaming development software, as well as animated TV series and feature films.

Stereoscopic 3D Gaming History Made at SIGGRAPH 2008

Los Angeles, Calif. Packed to the brim with an estimated 800 audience members, true 3D gaming was demonstrated for the first time on professional Real D projection equipment using iZ3D LLC stereoscopic drivers at SIGGRAPH 2008 via a joint presentation by Neil Schneider, President & CEO of Meant to be Seen and Mark Rein, VP and Co-Founder of Epic Games.

Fatal1ty to Appear at Games Convention

Fatal1ty and Creative will be featuring the new Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Champion and Professional series sound cards with the fastest audio performance available. Players can hear sound effects with precision as the realistic surround sound emphasizes the crackling of gun fire and explosions. In addition to the sound cards the new Creative Fatal1ty USB Gamer HS100 headset with built in X-Fi technology will also be introduced. This headset will provide gamers with the ultimate experience in realistic sound and comfort. In addition, there is a noise canceling microphone.

Phantom ® Game Service, Inc. Signs Asset Purchase Agreement with Phantom Entertainment, Inc. ®

Tampa, FL -- Phantom Game Service, Inc. has completed an agreement to purchase technology and brand assets from Phantom Entertainment, Inc. the manufacturer of the Phantom Lapboard. The agreement allows Phantom Entertainment to solicit bids from other interested parties and closes within 60 days of this announcement.

Robosoft Ports Battlestations Midway To The Mac

New Udupi Robosoft today announced its latest work in porting Battlestations Midway game to the Macintosh platform. The title reinforces Robosofts commitment to being a market leader in porting the best-selling AAA titles from PC/ Consoles to the Mac platform. Using a combination of OpenGL and great developer tools from Apple, the Robosoft engineering team has brought yet another popular game title to the Mac.

International Players Tour Announces MelanSol As Preferred Sunscreen

Saginaw, TX - International Players Tour (IPT) announces the selection of MelanSol All Natural Antioxidant Sunscreen as the Preferred Sunscreen of the IPT, joining a growing number of companies and consumers who recognize that antioxidants are the key to protecting skin from long-term UV skin damage. MelanSol achieves the highest level of skin protection by combining strong topical anti-oxidants with reflective UV filters. It filters a 96 percent of UV rays so you can stay out longer. The strong topical anti-oxidants help prevent free radical UV damage by allowing your skin maintain its delicate balance between oxidants and anti-oxidants.

Realore Studios, The Developer Of Jane's Hotel, Has Given Us A Great Gift And Released A New Fun Game Jane's Realty

Realore Studios, the developer of Jane's Hotel, has given us a great gift and released a new game with our favorite character, Jane. Welcome to Jane's Realty, a place where you can try your hand at giving your customers real comfort. Janes Realty offers hours upon hours of time-management fun. Build your dream city with Jane's Realty!
You are able to build your own city with the help of Jane, a successful young woman. Youll need to not only build houses, but begin construction on the citys infrastructure electric power stations, water towers, etc. Hire the best workers and use the most modern technical equipment to create the city of your dreams and make all the citizens happy! Follow your dream with Jane in new Realore Studios game Janes Realty!

Puzzle and Game Physics Fans Unite - The Magic Toy Chest Is Officially Released

The Magic Toy Chest is the latest and greatest game released by Graduate Games(www.graduategames.com). A physics-based puzzler featuring addictive and open gameplay, The Magic Toy Chest brings the whole family together to solve mind bending puzzles with simple point and click gameplay. The game is inspired by classic 2D games such as "The Incredible Machine" but has been updated with modern graphics, sound, and dynamic physics sprinkled in for good measure. It's available to download now for Windows.

Bionic Commando To Include NVIDIA PhysX Technology

DUBAI, UAE CAPCOM Co. Ltd., GRIN Entertainment, and NVIDIA Corporation (Nasdaq: NVDA), the world leader in visual computing technologies, today jointly announced that CAPCOMs upcoming Bionic Commando video game will use GPU-accelerated NVIDIA PhysX technology to enhance the games debris, smoke, dust, and weapon effects. Bionic Commando, which will be released by GRIN in early 2009, is one of many titles to take advantage of NVIDIA PhysX technology, interactive entertainments most pervasive physics engine.
CAPCOM is extremely excited to work with GRIN to bring the world-class franchise of Bionic Commando into the 21st century, said Ben Judd, producer of Bionic Commando at CAPCOM.

MEL Launches MAAC Creative Shop Sanjiv Waerkar Joins As Chief Creative Officer MAAC

Mumbai: MAAC Creative Shop will be spearheaded by Sanjiv Waerkar, the newly appointed Chief Creative Officer at MAAC.
MAAC Creative Shop-a first ever initiative in the animation industry, offers a platform to young creative talent to create original concepts and market them to producers for licensing/co-development. Under MAAC Creative Shop, students of MAAC can create content ideas for all platforms including TV, home video, films, mobile, gaming and other new media streams. A committee headed by Sanjiv Waerkar will shortlist concepts based on a host of parameters and develop them for the market.

IZ3D To Speak, Play And Exhibit At SIGGRAPH 2008

San Diego, Calif. iZ3D, LLC, designer, developer, and marketer of advanced 3D visualization systems, is pleased to announce that it will be showcasing its 3D displays in Booth 158 at SIGGRAPH 2008. Oleg Tishutin one of iZ3Ds top engineers will speak at the event on Saturday August 9th between 1:30 and 3:00. He will be speaking to other display engineers about a new technique iZ3D has developed to improve 3D image quality. This new technology can be used in other display applications too, so the speech is titled Normally-black TN panel dark state compensation with retarders.

Arena Animation To Offer Post Graduate Program In Animation

Mumbai - Arena Animation, the Global leader in Animation and Multimedia training, in collaboration with Asian Institute of Communication & Research (AICAR) has announced the launch of a Post Graduate Program in Animation.
The 18-month residential Postgraduate Program in Animation is designed in collaboration with the University of the West of England (UWE), UK and validated by animation professionals. It covers commercial aspects of animation, visual culture and communication, and research methodology, and includes a 3-month Studio Internship at an Animation House or Production House of repute.