The two co-founders of Harcos, Inc., the company behind Mana Energy Potions and Health Energy Potions, are featured in the April 21, 2009 issue of Los Angeles Business Journal. You can check them out on page 3.
Former Take-Two Exec Assumes Helm of Innovative Interactive Entertainment Company on Verge of First Online Game Launch
BOULDER, Colo. – April 27, 2009– Realtime Worlds, Inc., a leading independent video game developer and publisher, has chosen respected interactive entertainment executive Gary Dale as its new chief executive officer. A video game business expert with more than 25 years of executive experience, Dale will oversee the day-to-day operations and drive strategic direction of Realtime Worlds and its products, commencing with the highly-anticipated urban-themed online game All Points Bulletin.
“Having worked with Gary earlier in his career at BMG Interactive, I am deeply impressed with his management style and profound understanding of the entertainment business,” said David Jones, co-founder and creative director, Realtime Worlds. “As RTW transitions from being a traditional developer to an online publisher I could not be happier that Gary will lead us through this exciting phase of our growth. His years of experience at companies such as Capcom and Take-Two will prove invaluable in ensuring we meet our goals of becoming a world leading next-generation online publisher. My focus going forward will be on ensuring we continue to deliver quality innovative experiences as with our debut title, Crackdown.”
“Realtime Worlds is one of the most innovative game companies in the world,” said Gary Dale, CEO, Realtime Worlds, Inc. “The Company is on the verge of launching products that will change current conceptions of what MMO games are about. I can’t imagine a more exciting opportunity than to join this talented and creative team as we prepare to deliver such ground-breaking and high quality online entertainment to gamers around the globe.”
IRVINE, CALIF. – April 23, 2009 –It’s really happening. The first online twitch-action massively multi-player online first-person shooter (MMOFPS), Huxley: The Dystopia, is highlighting the approach of its highly-anticipated launch with the release of a teaser Web site for the game. NHN USA, a subsidiary of NHN (KOSDAQ:035420), the largest Korean Internet company, has just opened up a portion of ijji.com to showcase Huxley: The Dystopia providing tidbits from the game and eventually serve as a home to the triple-A title. Included on the site is a trailer-style video, a clock counting down to a second phase of the site. When the time in the countdown expires, the background of the site will animate, marking the unveiling of more content and information on the game.
“We are just as excited as our community that Huxley: The Dystopia is nearing its long-awaited launch in North America,” said Philip Yun, CEO, NHN USA, Inc. “We’ve put great effort into providing a game that uniquely merges the best from the FPS and MMO game genres, and we are eager to share the experience on ijji.com for millions of fans to enjoy.”
Huxley: The Dystopia is a powerful combination of massively multi-player online (MMO) game character development elements and the twitch-based fast-action gameplay of an Unreal Engine 3-based first person shooter (FPS). Players are thrust into a dynamic world of crisp graphics and realistic environments, where they align themselves with one of two races, Sapiens or Alternatives, in the battle to harness dwindling resources in a war-torn land. Game play is endlessly peppered with attacks from and against the Hybrid, a mysterious third group born of the two races.
The Huxley eager can check out the teaser Web site at http://huxley.ijji.com.
Tethys Solutions, a leader in Macro and Automation Software, is featured in the April issue of Builder News magazine. The company’s intelligent and intuitive Automation Anywhere software is included in a story about how company’s can improve efficiency. Here is the article online.
IRVINE, Calif. – April 21, 2009 – It’s alive! Online gaming and anime fans can now access and participate in the first phase of Atlus Online’s portal, a daily destination for community-focused gaming and interactive entertainment. The portal will be dedicated to user-driven, high-quality content, with an emphasis on online games and anime, and is intended to be a hub for members to share their passions, meet new friends, and experience numerous forms of unique digital media. Staying true to Atlus Online’s commitment, users are encouraged to contribute to the portal’s growth and development.
“Atlus Online is excited to roll out the first phase of the portal and to invite fans from all over the world to take part in its continued evolution,” says Tyler Kim, Head of the Online Division, Atlus U.S.A., Inc . “We designed this unique portal so that our community members could be the driving force behind what direction it takes. From user-generated artwork and opinion forums to mini-games and contests, all continually evolving, the Atlus Online portal is a truly dynamic, engaging, and organic site.”
Check the new portal out here.
IRVINE, Calif. – April 16, 2009 – Atlus Online, the interactive entertainment division of Atlus U.S.A., Inc., has teamed up with Pixel Mine Games, an independent developer and publisher known for its enterprise web portal software, to further enhance the user experience on the Atlus Online portal. The partnership will allow Atlus, known for listening to and incorporating user feedback, to continually evolve the portal and its content according to players’ insights and recommendations.
Atlus puts its community first and is persistently looking for input in order to offer its members additional opportunities to share and explore their passions. From active forums to its first full-sized game offering, Neo Steam: The Shattered Continent, Atlus Online provides gamers and anime fans with a daily destination to visit. Pixel Mine Games’ portal technology will enable Atlus Online members to access a variety of fun, compelling, and unique digital content, as well as fully interact with the site using integrated community tools.
“Our partnership marks a new wave of portal development and a step we are confident gaming, anime, and Atlus fans alike will enjoy,” said Tyler Kim, director of online games at Atlus Online. “Giving members a hand in contributing to the portal shows a heightened level of communication never before seen in online interactive entertainment.”
IRVINE, Calif. – April 15, 2009 – NHN USA’s popular anime-influenced massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG), Lunia announces an exciting new upgrade to the game, now available on the renowned ijji.com portal. The upgraded version features an intriguing new character, Arien, who is a member of an entirely new class to the game: the Elven Archer.
“Lunia’s colorful anime elements compliment the intensity of its arcade-style game play, and this new character further compliments that relationship, merging beauty and power,” said Philip Yun, CEO, NHN USA. “As a strong figure in this fascinating adventure, Arien will be a character that both existing Lunia gamers and those experiencing the game for the first time are going to love.”
Generally peaceful until provoked, Arien embodies numerous qualities that attest to her strength and appeal. With a desire to protect her native forest at all costs, she possesses several attack options, both long and short range. This svelte archer has also befriended fairies of wind, fire and lightening to help her harness the elements to further protect her beloved home.
Check out page 9 of the May issue of PlayStation: The Official Magazine.
PlayStation: The Official Magazine, May 2009 issue
Short Version: Tritton’s AX Pro headset makes gaming exponentially more immersive. At $160, you get eight-speaker Dolby Digital surround, which makes the AX Pro a good choice for gamers who want to step up to a serious headset without breaking the bank.
http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/04/06/review-tritton-ax-pro-gaming-headset/
John Younger, CEO of Accolo, Inc., a leading recruitment outsource firm and WComms client, is featured in the April 2009 issue of Inc. Check him out in the feature “Things I Can’t Live Without.”
