(Matthews, N.C.) PokerTek, Inc. (NASDAQ: PTEK), announced today that it is partnering with Cirsa Mexico and PokerStars.net to hold the Life Poker Championship, the first national poker tournament in Mexico. Cirsa’s CasinoLife Del Valle property in Mexico City is hosting the first annual event on ten PokerPro tables August 18-22. The tournament kicks off on August 18 with a Celebrity Charity event. (more…)

(Matthews, N.C.) PokerTek, Inc. (NASDAQ: PTEK), announced today the installation of eight PokerPro tables at the cutting-edge G Poker Club Casino in the center of Bucharest, Romania. The tables are an indication of PokerTek’s continued expansion into Europe. (more…)

(Cary, N.C.) FALLEN EARTH, LLC, developer of the self-titled massively multiplayer online game (MMO) is pleased to announce a new distribution partnership with North American publisher and distributor, Interactive Gaming Software (IGS). With plans to expand the availability of Fallen Earth throughout North America, IGS, Inc., a publisher and distributor of video and software games, will be distributing the title through Atari USA. (more…)

(Durham, N.C.) Funcom is proud to announce the launch of a massive and brand new update to ‘Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures’. The Update 7: ‘Shrines of Bori’ follows in a long line of free updates that have all introduced massive amounts of new content, new features and groundbreaking enhancements to the massively multiplayer online game that was awarded ‘Most Improved MMO of 2009’ by MMORPG.com earlier this year due in part to the many additional hours of content and gameplay that the development team has introduced to the game since launch. (more…)

(Cary, N.C.) Thriller New Media (TNM), an iEntertainment Network Inc, Company, (PINK SHEETS: IENT), the award-winning developer of the World Famous WarBirds TotalSims series of military MMOGs, today announced that it has signed a distribution agreement with Ant Games of Oxford, United Kingdom, for distribution of Thriller New Media’s new products for 2010, WarBirds Dogfights, WarBirds Red Baron, and M4 Tank Platoon. WarBirds Dogfights is expected to be released in Europe by early summer and Red Baron and M4 Tank Platoon will be released for the fall season for both PC and Mac Computers. (more…)

(Durham, N.C.) Funcom is pleased to reveal brand new screenshots, artworks and in-game video material for its upcoming modern-day massively multiplayer online role-playing game ‘The Secret World’. The new assets have been made available as the embargo date for the GDC 2010 presentations was lifted today; allowing journalists who attended the showings in San Francisco to report from what was the first ever showing of actual in-game gameplay. Gamers can expect the gaming medias’ first impressions of ‘The Secret World’ to appear on websites throughout the world this week. (more…)

(Cary, N.C.) RUaGamer, the Triangle’s premier interactive social gaming destination, is partnering with Karate International of Cary to offer a fun and unique full-day track-out camp for middle school students beginning in February 2010. Both businesses are conveniently located in the same shopping center just off Buck Jones Road in the Crossroads area of Cary. (more…)

(Durham, N.C.) Funcom is proud to accept the award for ‘Most Improved Game of 2009’ from world-leading MMO website MMORPG.com for the work done to expand and enhance its massively multiplayer online game ‘Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures’ since launch. The website chose ‘Age of Conan’ over titles such as ‘World of Warcraft’ and ‘Lord of the Rings Online,’ pointing to the additions of brand new content and features as reasons why the game received the prestigious award. (more…)

(Durham, N.C.) Funcom is delighted to announce a unique holiday offer for its massively multiplayer online game ‘Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures’. Anyone who downloads, registers, and starts playing the trial before January 1st 2010 will be able to enjoy all of level one to twenty – the entire Island of Tortage experience – without ever having to upgrade to a full account or pay a subscription fee. This unique Unlimited Free Trial campaign is only available until January 1st as a special holiday offer to anyone who wishes to experience the sexy and savage world of Conan. (more…)

(Durham, N.C.) Funcom has announced the establishment of a new subsidiary, SweetRobot, who will be publishing Funcom’s ventures into the social and casual MMO-gaming markets. The first project to be made available through SweetRobot is the upcoming MMO-game ‘Pets vs. Monsters’ which will go into public beta testing later this month. The game is a massively multiplayer online game aimed at a younger demographic, specifically children aged eight to twelve. (more…)

(Durham, N.C.) Funcom and Xfire are proud to announce a unique live gameplay demonstration of ‘Rise of the Godslayer’ – the upcoming expansion for the massively multiplayer online role-playing game ‘Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures’. Set to air on Monday December 7th at 12pm PST / 3pm EST, the live demo will be streamed directly onto the Xfire.com website and will include new and never-before-seen content and gameplay played and presented by the developers themselves. (more…)

(Wilmington, N.C.) Academic researchers at the University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW) have concluded that educational video games positively influence student achievement and significantly affect student attitudes and self-efficacy toward the study of mathematics. The results follow a 16-week comprehensive research study conducted by UNCW’s Watson School of Education using Tabula Digita’s DimensionM™ standards-based educational video game series. (more…)