Her Interactive, the designer, developer and publisher of the best-selling Nancy Drew® PC adventure game series, and SEGA® of America today announced that Nancy Drew: The White Wolf of Icicle Creek is currently available for the Wii™ home video game system.  This release marks the first time that the award winning series has ventured outside the PC platform and onto a major home console system, the incredibly successful Wii.  By incorporating new gameplay mechanics that make the most of the Wii controls, Nancy Drew: The White Wolf of Icicle Creek delivers a familiar yet fresh gameplay experience that can be enjoyed by the whole family in the comfort of their living room.

“We’ve been successfully developing and marketing to the core casual game player – females – for years, and it is exciting to extend our brand further into the mainstream with its first console launch,” said Megan Gaiser, President and CEO of Her Interactive Inc.  “We are thrilled to partner with Sega to bring the Nancy Drew franchise to the widely adopted Wii system.” continue reading...

It’s finally here! Experience True Love and High Adventure with the new downloadable animated game based on the classic film The Princess Bride from Worldwide Biggies. The game will be available for download on June 11th for $19.99 on the game’s official site, www.princessbridegame.com. But don’t wait! Head to the site now to see Buttercup, Wesley and Inigo, and to see images from the game and get lots of cool stuff, like printables, a widget, and more.  You can also check out behind-the-scenes footage and notes from the game’s creators by visiting the game’s official blog, www.princessbridegame.com/blog.

The Princess Bride Game combines spectacular animation with the best of casual, narrative and adventure games. Help Princess Buttercup and Westley manage life on the farm, outsmart Vizzini in Battle Of The Wits, use teamwork to survive The Fire Swamp, find hidden objects with Miracle Max, and collect inventory to storm the castle. continue reading...

from SMH.com.au:

Wander into any videogame store and you could be forgiven for thinking that women do not play games at all but the statistics paint a different picture. continue reading...