In Real Life

If Only Cartoon Network Took Its Games More Seriously

Perhaps I was the only male over the age of thirteen to hope that Cartoon Network: Punch Time Explosion XL for the Xbox 360 was something more than a sloppy clone of Nintendo’s Super Smash Bros. series of character-driven fighting games.


October 28, 2009
News

Crave Does Games Like They Do On The Discovery Channel

Two of Discovery Channel’s most popular shows are getting the video-game treatment courtesy of Crave Entertainment, who will be developing and producing titles based on Man vs. Wild and The Deadliest Catch.


April 28, 2009
News

The ESA Nabs Crave, KOEI, And Playlogic

The Entertainment Software Association continues to play “gotta catch ‘em all” with small publishers, adding Crave, KOEI, and Playlogic to its ever-growing roster.


April 21, 2009
News

ESA Welcomes Trion and XSEED

Just when you thought everyone was jumping ship, the Entertainment Software Association welcomes two new companies to its ranks.


February 5, 2009
News

PS3, Xbox 360 Getting Some Much Needed Pinball This Summer

Crave’s excellent Pinball Hall of Fame: The Williams Collection will be getting a pair of high-definition ports this summer, apparently. The Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions of the game just showed up at GameFly.


January 30, 2009
News

Just To Clear, No, That DS Game Did Not Feature An Islamic Chucky Doll

Hick news channel WTNH’s bleeding edge report on Crave’s Baby Pals for the DS had a few holes in it. One of the biggest was the fact the channel didn’t bother contacting the game’s publisher. Oops.


June 26, 2008
News

Crave’s ESA Departure Due To Impending Acquisition

Crave Entertainment president Michael Maas has commented on the publisher’s recent exit from the Entertainment Software Association, adding that the publisher still plans to present at the E3 Media and Business Summit.

Maas told Kotaku that Crave left the ESA because the company is being sold. Music distribution firm Handleman Company currently owns Crave, after purchasing it for $AU 75.08 million in 2005.

“Crave’s departure from ESA at this juncture is not a statement against the value provided by our longstanding membership, but rather was motivated by our need to focus on the impending sale of our company”, said Maas. We will be re-evaluating our decision, hopefully in the near future. Crave still supports the goals and aims of ESA”.

Maas’ comments echo the statements of support for the organisation’s goals stated by other publishers who have left the ESA, a list that now includes Activision, Vivendi, LucasArts and id. Yesterday, the ESA commented on Crave’s departure, and today the organisation updated its official member list to reflect this most recent exit.


June 25, 2008
News

ESA Responds To Crave Departure

The latest publisher to duck out in a string of recent departures from the Entertainment Software Association was reported last night to be Crave Entertainment, publisher of titles including Brunswick Pro Bowling and Tokyo Xtreme Racer Drift 2. Today, the ESA has confirmed Crave’s exit with an official statement.