Today, Ubisoft announced that Castle Empire is ending its beta phase and is changing its name to The Settlers Online: Castle Empire. The Settlers Online: Castle Empire is the browser based free-to-play strategy game set in the Settlers Universe and is available to play now. To commemorate the end of the official beta phase and to celebrate the coming of Spring, an all-new in-game event wil... more.

National teams fight for the title of the Ultimate Speed Champion Today InnoGames'classic online game Tribal Wars started a Knockout Phase for its International Speed Championship 2012. Sixteen National Teams of 20 players face off in speed matches, fighting to reach the quarter finals. The German team is set to face Denmark; USA will fight the Czech Republic for a space in the final eight.... more.

A special treat for the ears will be coming next week: Online games publisher Infernum has secured an international all-star lineup of actors who have, amongst others, fittingly voiced the cartoon hero "SpongeBob Squarepants". The German, French, Spanish, Turkish and Polish voice acting veterans have also starred in localized versions of TV shows such as The Simpsons, Pokémon, South Park... more.

Today InnoGames announced that its strategic browser game Forge of Empires will go into open beta on April 17. The German open beta will begin on April 19, other language versions, including French and Polish will soon follow. A few thousand players already helped InnoGames put the final touches on Forge of Empires by delivering crucial feedback during a closed beta phase. Players eager to... more.

Today, Ubisoft announced that Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Commander, a fast-paced tactical combat game, is currently in development for Facebook and is scheduled to be available this spring. Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Commander is being developed by Loot Drop, co-founded by famed, award-winning game designers and developers John Romero and Brenda Garno Brathwaite. Brathwaite, who also serves as ... more.

Leading publisher Mail.RU Games unveiled recently new features for their fast paced PVP war title, Riot Zone, free to play from anywhere without any downloads.  The recent patch expands the actions players can take, even while logged off.  With a new game guide also available to give tips for green recruits and grizzled veterans alike, players can march over to http://www.riotzone.net/ and sig... more.

InnoGames just launched its newest browser game, Forge of Empires, into a closed beta. Perspective players can now apply for one of a few thousand keys to access the game before the official launch by registering on www.forgeofempires.com. While the closed beta will be in English, InnoGames also plans several other languages to be available for the upcoming open beta. Forge of Empires is ... more.

ChangYou.com (US), a wholly-owned subsidiary of ChangYou.com and a leading publisher of online interactive entertainment in North America, proudly announced today that Sword Girls has entered open beta. Available immediately, players can sign up to play for free at http://www.SwordGirlsOnline.com To mark the open beta launch, ChangYou will host a Sword Girls "Slash for Cash" Ladder Tournam... more.

Mail.Ru Games, publisher of the successful browser games Legend: Legacy of the Dragons, Allods Online and Juggernaut, presents some fresh features for their free2play browser game RiotZone. In the daily mission "Picnic at the lakeside" commanders fight the dictator's elite sniper unit "Black Panthers". In addition, the clan interface has received some updates. From now on players have the opp... more.

A fallen enemy rises! The evil Darth Maul, long thought dead since his defeat by Obi-Wan Kenobi at the Battle of Naboo, has returned to wreak havoc during the Clone Wars! As Maul returns to menace the galaxy in the season four finale of "Star Wars: The Clone Wars," he also appears in Sony Online Entertainment's (SOE) Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures. In addition to seeing the vicious Sith... more.