Valve and PopCap Games today announced a Game of the Year Edition of PopCap’s hit video game title Plants vs. Zombies is now available via Steam, a leading platform for PC and Mac games. The GOTY Edition adds support for Steam Cloud, which allows players to store and access game data from any computer, and introduces [...]
Continue reading...Friday, May 28, 2010
People need a variety of challenging exercises to stimulate the whole brain. PuzzleMaster.ca offers an extensive line of puzzles, brain teasers, jigsaw puzzles, board games and more, for people who want to jog their brains outside of the usual video game. In fact, in 2006, recommendations made by a panel of experts reviewing a poll by [...]
Continue reading...Monday, November 30, 2009
March Entertainment, a leading producer of animated movies, series and games, is proud to announce that it has teamed up to co-produce a series of interactive animated movies for toy maker Playmobil. The movies will be produced by March Entertainment, XLT and Toonz in partnership. The DVDs are distributed by Sony Pictures Television International. The first DVD, [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, August 22, 2009
GameX, the Games & Media Expo, today announced the launch of their debut artwork contest, the “GameX Steampunk Art Competition.” Presented in conjunction with the GameX, the game consumer show and industry conference supported by NBC Local Media Philadelphia, the “GameX Steampunk Art Competition” is a one-of-a-kind science fiction-fantasy art contest designed to support and [...]
Continue reading...Friday, July 17, 2009
Bolt Creative today announced the availability of the latest update for their iPhone game Pocket God, the runaway hit which allows iPhone owners to watch over and/or mistreat the inhabitants of a remote island. Episode 20, entitled ‘Flipping the Bird,’ brings a new, airborne visitor to the island – a flying dodo. The arrival of the [...]
Continue reading...Monday, October 13, 2008
Definition of a Game Designer : A game designer develops the layout, concept and gameplay of a video game. This may include playfield design, specification writing, and entry of numeric properties that balance and tune the gameplay. You might be a glib salesman, a creative writer, an avid gamer. It doesn’t matter. We are a forward [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, April 27, 2008
Computer graphics has seen remarkable advancement in the past two decades. But even in the 2D pixel art days, people have always been attracted to games revolving around charismatic characters. Today, with computer graphics being deployable across many platforms with a wide spectrum of possibilities with less technical inhibitions, many of these characters have been immortalized [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, March 27, 2008
There is a huge market for character branded merchandise in Japan. Below’s news release describes a very interesting collaboration, where the two companies forge a relationship to tap into each other’s strengths, market share and competencies. Below are some articles on character licensing and anime collection which have attracted extensive viewership. Character Licensing Articles http://blog.media-freaks.com/products-and-services-that-can-benefit-through-cartoon-character-licensing/ http://blog.media-freaks.com/character-licensing-for-your-product-forget-mickey-and-bob/ Anime Collection Articles http://blog.media-freaks.com/an-introduction-to-anime-collecting/ http://blog.media-freaks.com/anime-collecting-as-a-hobby-for-kids/ http://blog.media-freaks.com/anime-plush-for-kids/ http://blog.media-freaks.com/anime-collectibles-for-kids/ http://blog.media-freaks.com/profiting-from-anime-collectible-toys/ http://blog.media-freaks.com/options-for-anime-collectibles/
Continue reading...Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Not so long ago, Disney procured Club Penguin – a virtual world for kids between 6 to 14 – for a cool $350 million and the deal also allowed the founders an opportunity to make another $350 million from now till 2009. The website was barely 2 years old when it was procured. At the time [...]
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