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Jane Jenson, famous adventure title creator (she created Gabriel Knight for instance and also worked on a King's Quest title while at Sierra), is re-entering the field with Gray Matter. Recently, Robert Holmes, famed adventure game music veteran, has signed on to compose the soundtrack for Gray Matter. Robert Holmes will not be doing the full soundtrack though he has done several of the tracks... more.

Calling Annihilation Undead a mindless shooter is probably flattering to its developer. It's certainly literally true, since this $1.99 twin-stick gorefest is about killing lots of zombies with lots of weapons, and pretty much nothing else. There's an audience for this stuff, just like there's one for the endless Living Dead movie sequels. But Annihilation Undead stirs about as much horror and ... more.

Some interesting games this week, we get Final Fantasy II for Super NES on the Virtual Console, Max & the Magic Marker (more in depth coverage here), a collectible card game for DSiWare, a horror title, a language learning game and a new Flips book. WiiWare Max & the Magic Marker Publisher: Press Play Players: 1 ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) - Comic Mischief Price: 1,000 Wii Points�... more.

Press Play, an independent Danish developer, has just released Max & the Magic Marker on WiiWare. Max is a return to 2D gaming goodness that we all love (Right? If so, support these guys and others like them!). Taking on levels that feature obstacles and artwork inspired by children's drawings, gamers will definitely have never had an experience like this. Unique gameplay here includes u... more.

Pocket Gamer has just announced their first awards show, The Pocket Gamer Awards 2010, which comes with 3 categories for voting- iPhone, Mobile and Handheld. Each category has more specific categories like "Most Innovative Game" and "Best Action/Arcade" and of course "Game of the Year". Games were selected by the entire Pocket Gamer team with games that were released between January 1st and De... more.

CALABASAS, Calif. – March 4, 2010 – The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) has announced a new academic scholarship in honor of Mark Beaumont, former COO of Capcom® North America and Europe who passed away suddenly on February 23, 2010. The endowment was established by the AIAS Foundation to support students in pursuit of careers in the interactive entertainment business. The A... more.

The guys over at J2 Games are running a contest on their Facebook page where you can win very real and very cool prizes.  Each month there will be a new picture chosen for the contest, this could be a screenshot, a box shot or just about anything else gaming related.  All you have to do to bring home some cool gaming swag is comment on the facebook page with the correct answer to two questions a... more.

Discovery is a seek and find adventure game in this game you are a contestant on a game show there are 20 characters you can choose from.  Once you have chosen your character the game begins. You start off meeting the game show host and his assistant then he introduces you to your competitors (you will get two new ones each level).  Then you find out where you are going!  There are six ... more.

Ever want to be a part of something HUGE? Something that sets a world record? Here is your chance, just a couple of things are needed to take part in this. One, you need to be in London, or close enough to get there. Second, you need a DS or a DS Lite and a game. Third, be at the London MCM Expo on May 29th. That is it. The London MCM Expo is looking to set a new Guinness World Record und... more.

Heavy Rain is a unique experience that places you in control of four main characters that must solve the case of the Origami Killer. Unlike previous games before it, Heavy Rain’s game play focuses on quicktime events instead of standard free-roaming controls for combat, communication, and investigating locations. The quicktime event was originally pioneered by Don Bluth in 1983 with his arcad... more.