| Bexel and eSport Services Announce Partnership Agreement for Video ...
Bexel, the video operations arm of Vitec Broadcast Services, today announced a strategic partnership with eSport Services LLC, a professional services company specializing in video game event technologies and management. Bexel and eSport Services will provide a seamless offering to clients interested in producing and/or broadcasting video game competitions and events. Burbank, CA (PRWeb) February 7, 2007 -- Bexel, the video operations arm of Vitec Broadcast Services, today announced a strategic partnership with eSport Services LLC, a professional services company specializing in video game event technologies and management. Bexel and eSport Services will provide a seamless offering to clients interested in producing and/or broadcasting video game competitions and events.
The new partnership will allow clients to access complete bundled solutions.
Sony Playstation 3: sneak preview at Nissan’s stand at Geneva
Nissan's stand will be the first stop for video game racing fanatics visiting this year's Geneva Motor Show. That's where they will find Sony's new PlayStation 3, equipped with Gran Turismo HD Concept, which will be there exclusively available to try.
Sales of the new, eagerly-awaited games console begin on 23 March across Europe and Nissan's stand at the Geneva Motor Show will be one of the few places the public can try it out before the console hits the shops. Nissan expects long queues as there are only three consoles on the stand and security will be increased to ensure that public order is maintained.
While the gamers are visiting the Nissan stand, they will also be among the first to see a new model that Nissan will unveil for the first time in the world on 6 March 11:15 am.
Coaches prepare players for WPIAL title game
WPIAL championship basketball games have a certain glare to them, a shine unlike any regular-season or playoff game the finalists have seen. It is the job of coaches to make sure their teams are not blinded by the brilliance of making it to Palumbo Center. Its the big dance, Leechburg coach Damian Davies said. Our kids are confident. They know they have done their best to prepare. We have to embrace the moment. .
Game Vet Goes Casual
After helping build the world's hottest sports video game franchise and then founding a successful mobile gaming company, veteran designer Scott Orr is back again. This time, he's thinking casual. Mr. Orr on Thursday unveiled his latest startup, dubbed D2C Games, which aims to create small downloadable sports games and multimedia comics for game consoles and portable hardware. The company believes the emergence of Internet-enabled game systems like Microsoft's Xbox 360, Sony's PlayStation 3, and Nintendo's Wii will inevitably create a market with plenty of customers willing to pay $20 or less for new content. Mr. Orr and his partner, experienced developer Bart Besseling, have yet to release specifics regarding their upcoming sports games, but D2C is tapping internal studio Bigdog Games to handle the development.
PSP News: Test Drive Unlimited Coming Soon to Sony PSP
Test Drive Unlimited for PlayStationPortable is slightly delayed, but here are a couple of new screens and the game fact sheet. The newly released screens signal the release is in sight. Platform: PlayStationPortable (PSP)Release Date: February 2007Developer: Melbourne HousePublisher: AtariCategory: RacingPEGI Rating: 3+ GAME DESCRIPTION: Test Drive Unlimited is the first ever fully online racing experience for PSP, placing an incredible line up of licensed cars from 30+ of the worlds most exclusive manufacturers into the hands of gamers. With unique online play, Test Drive Unlimited is the first PSP racing game to allow gamers to play via the internet, with no compromise to the gameplay experience. Players connect to a server via WiFi, then challenge any racer anywhere in the world and battle it out to the finish line.Gamers can carry their luxurious Test Drive Unlimited lifestyle with them and play online wherever and whenever they want on the most expansive network of open roads ever realised in a video game spanning the entire tropical island paradise of Oahu, Hawaii, fully streaming with no loading times.Developer Melbourne House has packed an incredible 1000 miles of diverse, GPS mapped Hawaiian terrain, a challenging single player game and a host of unique online options onto PSP, enabling gamers to race live against opponents around the world via WiFi.
Race car, NASCAR game coming to Alachua Alltel store
ALACHUA -- NASCAR race fans will have a unique opportunity to get up close and personal Friday with an authentic race car and test their skills with interactive pit crew challenges at the Alltel Wireless store in Alachua.A replica of the No. 12 Alltel Dodge, driven by Ryan Newman, will make a pit stop from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, March 2 at the Alachua Alltel store, located at the corner of Main Street and U.S. 441.Fans can grab an air gun and demo the interactive tire changer on an actual quarter panel of the No. 12 Alltel Dodge Charger. There, fans can clock their speed in changing a tire and compare it to the 13-second pit stops routinely recorded by the Alltel Race team.Gas can kiosks will also be available for those who wish to test their skills on video game units featuring Ryan Newmans signature racing game.Our show car experience provides a unique opportunity to bring the Alltel Racing program to the fans in their own communities, said Samira Zebian, director of sponsorship marketing for Alltel Wireless.
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