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When PlayFirst first launched in 2004, they did two things to raise the bar for casual games. One, PlayFirst was the first company introduce the traditional publishing model to the burgeoning casual game space. Two, they hired Kenny Dinkin to run this publishing arm.

Painter, musician, and executive producer to a wide variety of games, including classic children’s fare (remember Carmen Sandiego, anyone?) to the Diner Dash series, Kenny is truly the Da Vinci of casual games. We talked to him recently to learn about the philosophy of PlayFirst, as well as the code that makes this Renaissance Man tick.

Neverwinter Nights 2 delayed.

July 20, 2006 at 4:53 pm · Filed under JumboPlay!, Articles

Product delay is common, especially for major games such as Obsidian Entertainment and Atari flagship Neverwinter Nights 2.

Atari announce on the 18th July 2006 that the original release date of September 2006 has been push back to October 2006. As quoted by Atari officials,

“Given the sheer size and scope of Neverwinter Nights 2 and its 50 to 60-hour single player campaign, it was decided to move the global release date of Neverwinter Nights 2 out a month to late October. This extra time is invaluable as it allows fine tuning and polishing of both the single and multiplayer experiences to ultimately deliver a game that exceeds the tremendous expectations of the Neverwinter Nights fanbase.”

Read further report about the delay here.
Neverwinter Nights 2 Official Forum
GameSpot
Computer and Video Games

Jumboplay will continue to monitor the progress until the release on our Game on Demand service.

Technorati Tags: Obsidian Entertainment, Atari, Neverwinter Nights 2, Jumboplay, Game on Demand

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Jumboplay Newsletter - July 20th

July 20, 2006 at 12:32 pm · Filed under Newsletters, Press Release

The third JumboPlay newsletter for the month of July 2006, featuring Tactical Ops: Assault On Terror developed by Kamehan Studio and published by Atari.

View Newsletter here!

Technorati Tags: Tactical Ops, Kamehan Studio, Atari

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