Indie horror video game 'The Path' title wins at hóPLAY Bilbao

The first edition of the hóPLAY International Video Game Festival has ended with the announcement of its competition winners during an amusing ceremony at the Alhóndiga center in Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain. Indie horror title The Path by Belgian development studio Tale of Tales has received two of the six awards: one for Best Design and one for Best Sound. Each award is good for 6,000 Euros. Tale of Tales is celebrating with a 50% discount on the game.
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"We're very proud of these awards," exclaim designers Auriea Harvey and Michael Samyn. "Our work is often praised for its experimental nature and its artistic depth, and somewhat marginalized because of this. But at hóPLAY, The Path won for its design and its sound without any reservations. This makes us proud and very hopeful for a future in which artistic achievement is rewarded as a natural aspect of videogame creation."

Unity Technologies Wins Prestigious Wall Street Journal Technology Innovation Award

Unity Technologies, provider of the Unity development platform for highly interactive 3D content on the web, iPhone, iPad, PC, Mac, Android, Wii, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, today announced that Unity won The Wall Street Journal 2010 Technology Innovation Award in the software category. This year — the awards\' 10th — The Wall Street Journal received 597 applications from companies, organizations and individuals in 30 countries. The list of winners can be found at http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703904304575497473735761294.html.

“We couldn’t be more excited to be recognized thus by one of the world’s most respected and widely read publications. This is the latest in a series of accolades for Unity,” said David Helgason, CEO of Unity Technologies. “We remain doggedly focused on simplifying game development tools to make them available to everyone from the individual enthusiast to the most demanding of game development studios.”

Iceberg Interactive makes Review code for 'Wings of Luftwaffe' video game available

The review code for “Wings of Luftwaffe” is now available from Iceberg Interactive. Please contact our PR department on the contact details below if you would like to review this official add-on for Wings of Prey, the most realistic and authentic WWII combat flight simulator for PC.

Additionally, though already released on a small scale, we would like to highlight again the teaser trailer and pack shot for anyone who has missed them the first time.

Battle lines drawn in the fight for Strategy Video Game Of The Year at the Golden Joystick Awards!

A wide range of best selling games feature in the nominations list for the Strategy Game of the Year, in the world’s biggest video games awards event, the Golden Joystick Awards.

A universe of different worlds collide in this diverse line-up of contenders. From the bizarre space age strategy of Command & Conquer, to the Napoleonic intrigue of Napoleon: Total War to plant life and zombies in Plant vs. Zombies.

"Call of Duty: Black Ops" Video Game Signature Series and Limited Edition strategy guides to be released on 9th November 2010!

BradyGames today broke from deep cover and revealed that it has been working alongside developer Treyarch on the official strategy guides to the most anticipated video game launch of 2010: Call of Duty: Black Ops.

Whether it’s a complete walkthrough to the gritty Cold War-era Campaign mode, tips and tricks to rank up in Multiplayer, how to excel in Co-Op, or fight back the relentless Nazi Zombie horde, BradyGames’ guides are set to be an essential companion for Call of Duty fans, and will be released day and date alongside the blockbusting Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC game on Tuesday, 9th November 2010.

PDC World Darts Pro Tour video game with PS 3 and Wii motion plus Support out soon

PDC World Championship Darts: Pro Tour On Target For PlayStation Move and Wii Motion+
The definitive darts experience lines up at The Oche on 26th November for Wii, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. O-Games announce that the latest iteration of its phenomenally successful PDC World Championship Darts franchise has evolved to support the latest developments in motion control gaming and will feature full PlayStation Move motion controller and Wii Motion+ support, in addition to standard PS3 and Xbox 360 control pads – allowing more players more ways of joining the game.

'Lost Horizon' video game now available for download!

Deep Silver, the games label of Koch Media, a worldwide producer and distributor of digital entertainment products, announced today that Lost Horizon, their epic point and click adventure title, is now available for purchase through digital download.

It’s 1936 and agents of the Third Reich roam the world seeking powerful artifacts to aid in their quest for world domination. Fenton Paddock, former soldier turned rogue smuggler is pulled into a web of intrigue and adventure when he is tasked with finding a lost expedition, deep in the Himalayas. On his journey, he discovers that the Nazis are seeking the greatest secrets of humankind – located in the fabled city of Shambala! Now, Fenton must not only find the lost expedition, but stop the Nazis and save the world!

ShopTo brings gaming goodness to MCM Expo

Online videogame and movie retailer ShopTo.net is the latest company to confirm its attendance at the upcoming London MCM Expo, which closes out the month-long London Games Festival at Excel on 29-31 October.

Visitors to the ShopTo.net stand will get the chance to check out the latest demos – including PlayStation Move, Gran Turismo 5, Guitar Hero 6 and Two Worlds 2 – on ten games pods, as well as a host of special offer promotions on the newest games.

"Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures" video game logs one million players a week after launch!

Sony Online Entertainment LLC (SOE) and LucasArts, a division of Lucasfilm Entertainment Company Ltd., today announced that Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures has registered one million users one week after launch on September 15. Clone Wars Adventures is a free-to-play, family-friendly online virtual world based on the popular Cartoon Network animated series, “Star Wars: The Clone Wars.”

“We are thrilled to have hit the one million player mark in Clone Wars Adventures so quickly and look forward to seeing the player community continue to grow,” said John Smedley, president of Sony Online Entertainment. “Combining the technology, design infrastructure and lessons learned from Free Realms with the amazing Clone Wars brand, we knew we could make a great game, and we’re happy to see that fans of all ages are enjoying the content as much as we enjoyed creating it.”

Official The Making of TRON: Evolution the video game HD PC PS3 Wii X360 DS Release date 7th December 2010

Tron: Evolution is an upcoming action-adventure tie-in video game currently in development by Propaganda Games, to be published by Disney Interactive. It was officially announced at the Spike Video Game Awards and will be released for the Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Xbox 360, Wii and Nintendo DS platforms.