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ScreenBurn at SXSW has announced winners for its second annual Game Design Competition. Encompassing two categories, Casual and AAA gaming, the competition allows talented game design hopefuls a chance to pitch their concept to a jury of established professionals

2K Games announced today that the Sinclair Solutions Tester Pack*, the first downloadable content for the award-winning BioShock®2, is now available for download from both the Xbox LIVE® Marketplace for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and Games for Windows–LIVE for 400 Microsoft Points, and from the PlayStation®Network for $4.99.

AMD (NYSE: AMD) announced the AMD Foundation, in support of AMD Changing the Game, has awarded a grant to the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers.

Audi is the first carmaker to make a home for itself within the PlayStation Home platform. Known as Audi Space, it’s a virtual world that architects and designers have given a futuristic look.

Panasonic, the Official Worldwide Olympic Partner in the Audio and Visual Equipment category for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games, and a world leader in High Definition technology, announced today that it has teamed with US Olympian, Mirai Nagasu, one of the youngest Olympians, to compete in the women’s figure skating competition at the Vancouver Games.

Zombies continue their onslaught as Activision Publishing, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) and developer Treyarch have launched an adaptation of the popular "Verruckt" (Zombie Asylum) map for Call of Duty: World at War: ZOMBIES for iPhone and iPod touch.

As part of its role as the Official Logistics and Express Delivery Supporter of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, UPS is providing all freight and logistics services for Team GB’s kit and equipment, including ocean freight, air freight and ground transportation at the Olympic Village in Vancouver.

Xbox 360 is the only entertainment console where gamers can experience the year's most anticipated exclusives and blockbuster games.

2K Games announced today that BioShock®2, the highly anticipated sequel to the 2007 Game of the Year, is now available worldwide for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and Games for Windows-LIVE.

Rockstar Games, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO), is pleased to announce the much anticipated release of Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City for the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and Games for Windows® - LIVE on March 30, 2010

The hot-selling 2010 Ford Taurus takes a giant leap into cyberspace today, starring in a new online interactive game that takes product placement in casual gaming to the next level by fully integrating the vehicle and its technology and features into the gaming experience.

The new study, in the journal Cerebral Cortex, found that nearly a quarter of the variability in achievement seen among men and women trained on a new video game could be predicted by measuring the volume of parts of the striatum, a collection of brain structures tucked deep inside the cerebral cortex.

From the first ski jump to the last triple Axel, America will have more ways to enjoy NBC Universal’s world-class coverage of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver with all three AT&T* screens — the TV, the PC and the mobile phone.

3D gaming has landed on the Palm^(R) webOS(TM) platform. Palm, Inc. (NASDAQ:PALM) today introduced several graphics-intensive game titles for webOS, from leading game developers EA Mobile(TM), a division of Electronic Arts Inc.; Gameloft; Glu Mobile; and Laminar Research.

Mad Moxxi’s Underdome Riot also offers several new game features, including the ability to earn two more skill points making player’s characters an even deadlier lethal weapon, and an all-new bank feature that provides extra storage capacity for weapons of devastation.

We are thrilled to build a global game franchise from Batman: Arkham Asylum, which is receiving an incredible response from gamers and Batman fans around the world"said Martin Tremblay, President, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment.

Atos Origin, the Worldwide Information Technology (IT) Partner for the Olympic Games and the holder of the largest sports-related IT contract in the world, has been recognized for its Games-related sustainability technology innovations and commitment to creating greener Games.

2K Games, the publisher of the critically acclaimed BioShock® and Borderlands™, announced today that Spec Ops®: The Line™ is currently in development at YAGER for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and Windows PC.

November proved to be a record-setting month for Nintendo video game sales. Nintendo's Wii™ console sold more than 1.25 million units in November, making Wii the fastest-selling home console to surpass an installed base of 23 million.

Sequel to the smash hit Puzzler Collection Features More Than 1,000 Games Like Crossword, Sudoku, and Wordsearch to All-New Games Such As Jigsaw and Equate