Kevin Bachus Joins Infinium Labs
friday, january 30, 2004
Infinium Labs Corporation has appointed noted videogame industry executive Kevin Bachus as president and chief operating officer. His immediate focus will be the launch of the company's Phantom Gaming Service, a new broadband-based gaming system that will provide consumers with videogames, games on-demand, game rentals, and many other interactive entertainment services.In addition, Bachus will assume responsibility for the day-to-day operation of Infinium Labs, overseeing all marketing, research and development and sales activities.

Warner Bros New Games Division
thursday, january 29, 2004
With Warner Bros latest announcement of launching a new games division, Jason Hall, former CEO of Monolith Productions, has been appointed the position of Senior Vice President, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. The co-founder of Monolith will head up the new games division and help Warner Bros bring the success of their video games (ex: The Matrix) in-house. Jason Hall reportedly said, "We want Warner Bros to be the leader and to take a controlling and influential position within the game industry." And, in addition to bringing their development and publishing in-house, Warner Bros may very well seek to acquire some of the established game developers out there today. Warner Bros new Game Division is currently working on a massively multiplayer game for The Matrix, The Matrix Online. it looks like the next game we see will be exactly what they'll want it to be.

SNK Makes Xbox Games
wednesday, january 28, 2004
SNK NeoGeo Corp announced today that they will produce titles for Microsoft's Xbox. Metal Slug 3 and SNK VS. CAPCOM: SVC CHAOS will be among the titles the company will release on the system. As part of a plan to join Microsoft's progressive online movement, Ben Herman, SNK NeoGeo USA Consumer Corporation president stated, "Xbox users are serious about their gaming experience and our titles fit the Xbox users perfectly. We're fortunate in that we have several titles with devoted fan bases."SNK VS. CAPCOM: SVC CHAOS will be Xbox Live compatible and both titles are due out sometime in 2004. Comics one will also release the graphic novel (comic) of SVC Chaos this year. Look for this in your local comic book stores.

Call of Duty Review
tuesday, january 27, 2004
Riding on the coattails of the World War 2 and reality-based FPS games to lead the market is one game that deserves all the accolades. Call of Duty is reviewed this week by Weas and you won't be disappointed. Click here to read this review or go to the reviews link on the left.

Phantom Gets $15 Million
monday, january 26, 2004
Infinium Labs, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: IFLB), an innovative entertainment and interactive game company, announced today that it has received a $15 million financing commitment. The financing, subject to certain conditions, will be provided by SBI-Brightline VI, LLC, an affiliate of SBI-USA, LLC and Infinium Investment Partners, LLC, an affiliate of Trilogy Capital Partners, Inc. Pursuant to the terms of the financing, SBI-Brightline VI and Infinium Investment Partners each have agreed to purchase 1 million shares of Common Stock of Infinium Labs at an average share price of $7.50, representing a total financing commitment of $15 million. Among other conditions, the financing is contingent on the effectiveness of a Registration Statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission covering the resale of the shares.

ZD and EB Games Gaming Tournaments
wednesday, january 21, 2004
Did you miss the last Madden Challenge in your area? Well, don't worry cause theVgames are coming to your town and offers more than just madden. Other titles from Xbox, PS2, Gamecube and of course, Counterstrike 2v2 tournaments will be held live in a big city near you. EGM and EBX have joined up to offer over $150K in prizes and you can pay your registration and sign up. For more information, go to www.thevgames.com.

Marvel Builds Gaming Division from Businesswire.com
thursday, january 15, 2004
Marvel Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE: MVL), a leading global character-based entertainment licensing company, announced today that Ames Kirshen has been appointed as Manager Of Game Development, a new position at Marvel. Mr. Kirshen, who has over six years of experience in the production and management of video game projects, will lead a small group to oversee the development of all licensed video games based on Marvel characters, including the creative content, along with other members of Marvel's Publishing division. Mr. Kirshen will report to Gui Karyo, Marvel's President of Publishing, who will supervise the overall game development process. Mr. Kirshen will also work closely with Tim Rothwell, Marvel's President of Worldwide Consumer Products, to foster new licensing relationships with video game publishers. Revenues from video game licensing will continue to be reported within the licensing division.

KBToys Files Chapter 11 from Miami Herald
wednesday, january 14, 2004
KB Toys Inc. became the second major casualty of this past holiday's toy price wars, filing Wednesday for bankruptcy protection and announcing it will close up to 500 stores and cut its work force. In early December, FAO Inc., owner of the famed FAO Schwarz toy stores, filed for Chapter 11 for the second time.Toys "R" Us Inc., the nation's second-largest toy chain behind Wal-Mart, also suffered this past holiday season. Earlier this month, it said its overall sales rose less than 1 percent for the critical holiday sales period, and that sales at U.S. stores open more than a year fell almost 5 percent. The company said profits would be less than expected for the year.

The Game Initiative
tuesday, january 13, 2004
A seminar to help students and professionals break into the game industry which is cleverly entitled, "How To Break Into The Game Industry: Mini-Conference, Resume Workshop" will be held by http://www.thegameinitiative.com on Saturday, January 31, 2004 in San Francisco. For details go to http://www.thegameinitiative.com.

Brian Wiklem's Birthday on 1/9
wednesday, january 7, 2004
Friday is Brian Wiklem's annual celebration of his birth. Brian is last known for producing The Matrix with Atari/Infogrames/Shiny. Happy Birthday, Brian!

Phantom to be Unveiled at CES
tuesday, january 6, 2004
Sarasota, Fla. -- Infinium Labs announced today that its Phantom Gaming Service(TM) will be unveiled to the public January 8-11 at the Consumer Electronics Show
in Las Vegas, Nevada. CES attendees can catch a glimpse of the Phantom at a special gaming session, SS2 Next-Generation Gaming Console, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 8, at the LVCC North Hall N254. Robert Shambro, Executive Vice President of Strategy and Co-founder of Infinium Labs, will be a panel participant. The Phantom is a high-powered pc that has no CD-ROM or media drive. Users will download games from the internet via Broadband in a Pay-per-Play service. More information at www.phantom.net.

Viacom OK to buy more Midway shares
december 30, 2003
Bloomber News: Viacom Inc. Chief Executive Sumner Redstone's plan to purchase more shares in Midway Games Inc., the maker of Mortal Kombat and other video games, was cleared by the Federal Trade Commission. The FTC decision to end a review of the transaction may give Redstone, Midway's biggest shareholder, enough stock to take the Chicago-based company private. Redstone, who owns a 30 percent stake in Midway, sought permission to buy enough additional shares to bring his holdings to between $50 million and $100 million, according to a Redstone filing Dec. 3 with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Midway has been unprofitable since the third quarter of 1999.

Andy Koo's Birthday
december 29, 2003
Tomorrow, December 30 is Andy Koo's Birthday. Now working for Electronic Arts in Canada, Andy Koo finds life to be better in the great white north. Gamelord.org wishes Andy Koo a happy birthday.

Matt Titelbaum Joins Monolith
december 24, 2003
After years of great service with Sony Interactive Studios, 989 Studios, and Sony Online Entertainment as one of the great programmers to grace the city of San Diego. Matt Titelbaum will journey to Seattle to work with Monolith and their many Matrix titles. His many great works include EverQuest: Shadows Of Luclin and other Everquest products plus Twisted Metal products as well. Gamelord.org wishes him the best.

7Bits Birthday - Christmas Day
tuesday, december 23, 2003
On what is considered the worst day to have your birthday, you will find Eric Fong singing Christmas wishes while wishing that his own birthday did not land on this date. The industry veteran and owner of 7bits.net (which hasn't been updated in months) will turn 30 on 12/25. Gamelord.org wishes him a very merry birthday.

The Last Samurai - Movie - By Thai Tran
monday, december 22, 2003
Of the many great reviewers we have here at gamelord.org, there is none more anticipated than Thai Tran. He only reviews choice films and games, but when he does, he does so with great integrity and timing. Just in time for Christmas is The Last Samurai, Thai's latest review of The Last Samurai can be found by clicking here or clicking on our Features section.

Joseph Huang Reviews The Operative
friday, december 19, 2003
It's one of those quirky games that many people like but no one really respects. Well.. mostly because it's multiplayer can stand another re-design. Click on the Review section to your left to read this and other great Joseph Huang reviews or click here to read this great review.

IGN and Gamespy to Merge from overclockersclub.com
friday, december 4, 2003
IGN Entertainment - home to IGN.com, the Web?s largest gaming and entertainment destination for young males - and GameSpy Industries, a leading online entertainment and technology company serving game enthusiasts and game developers, today announced that they have signed a definitive merger agreement creating the Web?s largest network of destination sites for gamers. The combination will create the Internet's largest gaming audience and its highest traffic PC and console game content network with 673 million page views per month. According to comScore NetScore data, the two networks attract more than 22 million unduplicated unique visitors per month worldwide, and they rank number one in unduplicated U.S. audience reach with both comScore Media Metrix and Nielsen//NetRatings in the gaming information category.

TvHead Agreement with Midway from Business Wire
wednesday, december 3, 2003
The TvHead Games channel, a full service destination for games enthusiasts that can be deployed as an operator-branded service or as a standalone channel, will offer more than 40 single and multi-player games at launch in Q1, 2004, as well as a wide range of community features, including Tournaments, High-Score Boards, and Chat Sessions. In addition to the games channel, TvHead will offer games aggregation services designed to assist cable operators creating their own games services to maximize subscriber use and revenue. TvHead has secured agreements with some of the games sector's most popular brands, including Midway(R) Games, PopCap Games(TM), and Gamer.tv(TM). The company has the rights to develop a diverse library of brand name titles including award winning online games Diamond Mine(TM) and Bookworm(TM), compelling multiplayer game Dinky Bomb(TM), and classic arcade hits Rampage(R), Gauntlet(R) and SmashTV(R) for interactive television delivery. The company currently is working with ICTV(TM) on the development of content for ICTV's HeadendWare(R) centralized digital interactive platform.

Liz Crawford's Birthday Today
tuesday, december 2, 2003
Liz "Elizabeth" Crawford is now spending her time in the deep south, enjoying Chik-Fila and other great food chains. Gamelord.org wishes her a happy birthday.

Ashif' Hakik's Birthday is november 27
tuesday, november 25, 2003
I know it's a couple days early, but Gamelord.org wants to wish Ashif "the Chief" a Happy Birthday. Don't forget to buy him a present now that you have early warning.

Halo Gamespy Tournament
monday, november 24, 2003
This Fall, GameSpy Arcade, AMD and Alienware are proud to bring you an action-packed tournament in Halo -- the season's most-acclaimed action game. Players will compete throughout November and December for a shot at scoring themselves the ultimate gaming rig -- an Alienware Aurora PC, powered by the AMD Athlon TM 64 FX Processor -- and packs of games like Star Wars Galaxies, Jedi Academy and Commandos 3.Here's your chance to win: There are a limited number of slots available -- so sign up NOW! Then head into the Halo lobby in GameSpy Arcade to play. The action begins on December 4 at 4 p.m. Pacific. Get ready! Click here to sign up.

RockStar's Manhunt in One Week
thursday, november 13, 2003
Don't forget to pick up the newest game from Rockstar in one week called Manhunt. The tale of James Earl Cash’s fate as the prey of Carcer City's sadistic underground. Check out the game at www.rockstargames.com or just pick up it next week. And No, this isn't a dating game for women.

Blast to the Past
thursday, october 30, 2003
Here's a link to an old story about the industry featuring Hunter Luisi. This picture taken of Hunter when he was still in 919 building and they were still called Sony Interactive Studios America. Click here to see the story and picture.

Joseph Huang Reviews Railroad Tycoon II
monday, october 13, 2003
The greatest railroad sim every made is being reviewed by our primary reviewer, Joseph Huang. A great game deserves a great review and this is it. Click on the Review section to your left to read this and other great Joseph Huang reviews or click here to read this great review.

Joseph Huang Reviews Longest Journey
thursday, september 25, 2003
It's good to see that the mighty Joseph Huang has not stopped with the informative and detailed reviews. This round he takes on one of the most cricitally acclaimed adventure games of all time. The Longest Journey doesn't actually feel like the longest journey when you're playing it. Or does it?

Madden in Hall of Fame Through Backdoor
tuesday, august 5, 2003
Although John Madden may have never made it to the Sport's greatest shrine, Madden NFL Football video game has. The Pro Football Hall of Fame said on Tuesday it will honor the "Madden NFL Football" video game at its facility in Canton, Ohio, with an exhibit that chronicles its history while letting fans play along. "It's an exhibit with Madden Football, with PlayStations (game consoles) in it, with a brief history of the development of the game itself," Hall spokesman Joe Horrigan told Reuters.

Quake Con Next Week
monday, august 4, 2003
VIA Technologies, Inc, a leading innovator and developer of silicon chip technologies and PC platform solutions, today announced Key Sponsorship of QuakeCon 2003, the USA's largest fan-based LAN gaming event, being held in Dallas, Texas, during August 14-17, 2003. Go to Quakecon.org for more info.

Gibfest August 9th Fremont
sunday, august 3, 2003
Don't miss the 3rd Gibfest. GibGames Gib Fest v3.0 is here
Noon August 9th - Noon August 10th
45973 Warm Springs Blvd #4
Fremont, CA 94539
510-979-9301
www.gibgames.com

15 per head. $100 Counter-Strike tournament, Sodas, Leadtek video card(s), Corsair memory products, Antec products, BAWLS raffle, 49 other victims to frag.

Syberia Reviewed
sunday, august 2, 2003
Another great adventure game by the company named after adventures. Adventure Company's Syberia is reviewed by our resident Adventure company expert, Joseph Huang. Click here to read this thorough review.

Austin Game Conference
thursday, july 31, 2003
You're probably thinking the same thing that I'm thinking. Another fucking game conference? And yes, you'd be correct. The Austin Game Conference September 11 - 12, 2003 at the Austin Convention Center is a two-day event designed to inform and educate game industry professionals on online multiplayer games, mobile and next generation game technologies. The hottest new conference for game development: The conference focused on online game development. Special track on mobile game development and business
LivePitch - matchmaking initiative puts unsigned PC and Console developers in front of leading publishers. 6 high quality tracks (48 sessions) from industry leaders including Atari, Ubi Soft, Electronic Arts, Sony Online, Mythic Entertainment, GameSpy, Turbine, Castle Hill Studios, Metrowerks, Mutable Realms, Online Alchemy, Wolfpack Studios, MicroForte and others. Visit their website at www.gameconference.com

Tomb Raider Loses its Core
wednesday, july 30, 2003
The development house that created the world famous Tomb Raider franchise has been stripped of its biggest property and of its ties with publisher Eidos Interactive. With the announcement of the resignation of Core MD Jeremy Heath-Smith, Eidos has gone and taken away Core’s Tomb Raider franchise and given it to the current Legacy of Kain team at Crystal Dynamics, who plans on having a Tomb Raider title released by the end of the next financial year. Rumblings from as early as last year rumored that Eidos planned on stripping Core of the Tomb Raider franchise if Angel of Darkness would fail to meet expectations, which it oddly has not. In actuality, thanks to Core’s Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness, Eidos will now meet its original operating profit forecasts for the year to 30th June 2003. However, you cannot deny the talent of Crystal Dynamics. Their next installment in the Legacy of Kain franchise may possibly be their best yet, and with amazing games found in that series, you better believe that’s a pretty big statement. So, this decision may have been move for the franchise and Eidos itself.

Halo PC Multiplayer Unveiling at CPL
tuesday, july 29, 2003
Today, Gearbox Software announced that at the CPL Summer 2003 Championship, registered attendees will get a chance to experience Halo for the PC multiplayer on ten Intel Pentium® 4 Processor computers enhanced with NVIDIA GeForce FX 5900 GPUs.

Phantom Unveiling August 17 From erelease.com
thursday, july 24, 2003
Infinium Labs announced today that due to the postponement of the Ultimate Gamers Expo, the unveiling of its Phantom(TM) game console will take place online at midnight on Sunday,
August 17th at http://www.phantom.net and http://www.infiniumlabs.com. "Due to the sudden postponement of the Ultimate Gamers Expo, Infinium Labs will unveil the Phantom(TM) game console on line at midnight on Sunday, August 17th, at http://www.phantom.net," said Timothy M. Roberts, CEO and founder of Infinium Labs. "We also will explore the opportunity to exhibit the Phantom(TM) game console at COMDEX, the global technology marketplace trade show that takes place November 17th - 20th, 2003, in Las Vegas, NV." To maintain market momentum and to announce details of the Phantom.net subscription game services, Infinium Labs will unveil the Phantom(TM) game console at midnight on Sunday, August 17th at http://www.phantom.net. Phantom(TM) is a next-generation game console that supports games on- demand, game rentals, game demos, seamless upgrades and patch management. At launch, it will be the fastest console on the market and will include a broad selection of pre-loaded games. Phantom(TM) is an always on broadband device, which will allow gamers a wealth of options, from wireless connectivity to massive ultiplayer capability to allowing gamers to demo games before purchasing or subscribing.

Rainbow 6: Covert Ops Review
thursday, july 24, 2003
Rainbow 6 is arguably the game that started the whole reality based phonemon and sparked the Counter-Strike vision. Just in time to beat the xbox version of Rainbow 6 to the shelves, Keith Hall has a review of Rainbow 6: Covert Ops. Click here to read this compelling review.

Victoly - Samurai Shodown ZERO
tuesday, july 22, 2003
The newly named SNK Playmore has revealed that, after seven years, a new Samurai Shodown game is in development, a prequel by the name of Samurai Shodown Zero. Details are scarce but what is known is that once again, for some extremely odd reason, SNK will be developing the game using the fifteen year old NEO GEO arcade board for the latest Samurai Shwdown fighter. More info on the game is expected to be revealed the September issue of Arcadia magazine, which hits shelves the 30th of this month. Billy Pitt will also be looking for a prototype of this game or any game NEOGEO or SNK has ever published.

Post Mortem Review
tuesday, july 22, 2003
Joseph Huang delves deep into the mystery of Post Mortem. A game that takes the player to the world of France and is another title from the publisher called DreamCatcher. Even if everyone doesn't like the game, everyone will enjoy this detailed review. Click here to read the review.

SEC Probe Warning
monday, july 21, 2003
Are your books in order? The commission was looking at revenue recognition among game publishers from the late 1990s until about 2002. Three publishers, Acclaim, Activision, and THQ have already confirmed that they were probed.

Xbox Stories at Microsoft
friday, july 18, 2003
A former Microsoft Corp. employee, from the Microsoft's Xbox division, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to falsely ordering software meant for internal use and selling it for personal profit, the third such incident since last December. Kori Robin Brown, 31, a former administrative assistant at the company's Xbox video console and games division, ordered more than $6 million worth of Microsoft's SQL Server database software and sold it for personal gain between 1998 and 2000. Brown sold the software to a third party for between $50,000 and $100,000. Brown, who was terminated by Microsoft after an internal investigation prior to December 2003, is scheduled to be sentenced on Oct. 3. She faces a maximum sentence of five years in prison and a maximum fine of $250,000. In Microsoft's quarterly earnings report, to be released later this week, the company has targeted 9 million shipments of its Xbox video game console by the end of June. Analysts, on average, expect in that report that the Redmond-based company announces a solution to slim down its cash reserves of more than $46 billion.

Ultimate Arena Adds UT and UT2003
july 16, 2003
Another online gaming tournament webpage exists and it's called Ultimatearena.com. Thresh aka Dennis Fong of gamers.com and Firingsquad.com fame is Chief Gaming Officer. "At Ultimate Arena, online gamers can create their own tournaments for cash prizes. Players fund their accounts with a credit card or PayPal, select a supported game, choose desired game settings, and pay a tournament entry fee as low as 50 cents. The player or team that wins the match collects the prize money. Players can compete as individuals or in teams of a chosen size. Cash prizes for each tournament are determined by the number of players in the tournament and the tournament's entry fee. Ultimate Arena has implemented a wide variety of player-friendly features and functions that provide a great experience for new and veteran players alike, such as a simple to use interface and an innovative system to ensure fair play. "

Back in Black
wednesday, july 16, 2003
Brian Wiklem of Atari games is Back in Black. After years of slumming it with his Acura NSX, Brian has finally got another Ferrari. In the unveiling of his new gas guzzler, Brian Wiklem was heard saying, "Jet-X is back in black, full 300HP of Ferrari power. Covertible, classy, seductive, and timeless. And not some bitch ass C-Class 'I wish I was an executive and want to appear to kiss ass ' Mercedes"

Ultimate Gamers Expo
tuesday, july 15, 2003
Ultimate Gamers Expo is a festival of video and computer games for the avid gaming consumer. Attendees will have the opportunity to play the newest, coolest games, compete in tournaments with great prizes, and sample gaming accessories, as well as affiliated industry products.Tournaments will be held in different categories and platforms including sports, X-games, PCs and cell phones. All major games publishers are expected to be represented in over 250,000 square feet of exhibition space.Pre-qualified gamers from around the country will compete online with on-site tournament participants.$20 admission for adults 17+, $10 for kids 16 and under to encourage family participation. Tickets will be available online starting April 30, 2003, at www.ugexpo.com.

Friday, August 15, 2003 10am-7pm
Saturday, August 16, 2003 10am-7pm
Sunday, August 17, 2003 10am-6pm