Melbourne, Aus - The new creme of the Mod crop has just been named, as Mod DB this evening announced results of its 8th Annual Mod of the Year (MOTY) Awards. The entire gaming community, including independent developers, game designers and the general public, had the opportunity to vote in what has become the premier event celebrating the world's most creatively remastered video games or 'modifications.'

MechWarrior: Living Legends was bestowed with the top honor of Mod of the Year for bringing Mech's to life in Crysis with stunning results.

The event also recognized outstanding creations in nine other categories. The complete list of 8th Annual Mod of the Year Awards winners are:

EDITORS CHOICE

• Best Original Art Direction (Out of Hell)
• Best Upcoming Indie Game (Overgrowth)
• Best Upcoming Mod (Naruto: Naiteki Kensei)
• Best Indie Game (A Reckless Disregard for Gravity)
• Best Multiplayer Mod (MechWarrior: Living Legends)
• Best Singleplayer Mod (The Nameless Mod)

PLAYERS CHOICE

• Best Upcoming Mod (Mortewood Plaza)
• Indie Game of the Year (Natural Selection 2)
• Mod of the Year (MechWarrior: Living Legends)

"For the first time since the awards launched in 2002, it is hard to argue or be upset with the top mods and games picked by the players in 2009. After 133,000 votes, we have an assortment of mods spanning many games and genres." said Scott Reismanis, Founder, Mod DB, the event organizer. "Developers, we thank you for making 2009 truly memorable and gamers, we thank you for voting and your continued show of support and love of mods."

Melbourne, Aus - Mod DB today announced that voting has begun for its 8th Annual Mod of the Year (MOTY) Awards. From now until Jan 20th, the entire gaming community is encouraged to vote for their favorite indie games and mods, as public vote will decide the winners, to be announced on Feb 20th.

"Modders are tomorrow's game development professionals, exploring new ideas and pushing boundaries," said Scott Reismanis, Founder, Mod DB, the event organizer. "Their creativity and determination has positively influenced the video games industry and brought sheer enjoyment to gaming fans everywhere. We're proud to be hosting the Mod of the Year Awards for the eighth straight year and to be recognizing the great works of such talented artists."

Past MOTY winners recipients include Garry's Mod and Red Orchestra, both of which have become commercial success stories, generating millions of dollars in retail and online sales. More than 2600 mods competed last year; winners are decided by site staff and community members votes. A number of high profile prize sponsors are participating in the 8th Annual Mod of the Year Awards, including Desura, CVSDude, Sumo, 3Dtotal, NuclearFallout and Noesis Interactive.

Melbourne, Aus - After 2 years of stealth development, Desura, a digital distribution service for gamers was revealed for the first time today. "Unlike other services which are just shops with little to no interaction between the community and the content available, we aim to bring the power and openess of ModDB to digital distribution" said Scott Reismanis, Founder.

The Desura client manages the users game collection, providing all functionality from buying, downloading and installing games and mods, so the user can focus on finding and playing what they want.

Today's release was for developers interested in using the platform and API available to publish their games, and offer features such as accolades to their players. Our aim is to "build mindshare and take their feedback on board as we endeavour to build the best service we can for them and, in turn, gamers" said Scott Reismanis.

If you would like an invitation to the closed beta, or have questions, contact us. Desura will go public once major bugs are squashed and key functionality is available, no date has been set.

Melbourne, Aus - Every summer, gamers go through a debilitating drought. The well of releases worth playing slows to a trickle and many are left to do nothing more than drool over the titles planned for release next holiday season. It's during this time that many gamers come to ModDB to satiate their gaming appetites. They search high and low for something that will pique their interest.

While the MOTY Awards provide a wealth of choices among mods and indie games, they usually overlook gaming gems released in the first half of the year. To combat this oversight, ModDB has launched the first annual Summer of Mods & Indies with presenting sponsor US Air Force. Featuring exclusive content from all the major releases of the last 6 months, gamers are bound to find something to quench their thirst.

Melbourne, Aus - With over 320,000 registered developers and a daily reach of 80,000 people, the Mod DB is home to many commercial and indie development teams and individuals. Despite the mass of talent, there has always been a big gap when connecting companies with new employees. The demand is there, with those skilled in putting the big engines to use (ie. Source, UE, Cryengine and SAGE) highly valued.

Today marks a big step forward as Mod DB aims to bridge the gap between commercial game companies and indie / mod teams, by offering a number of new features:

• Everyone can post job ads to our jobs board
• Every ad runs for 30 days from the date they are authorized
• Commerical ads cost $200 and include the companies logo and exposure on the Mod DB homepage to help developers (and you) find the perfect match
• Indie / mod ads are free

The new system will provide everyone with a place to promote jobs and to find the people they are looking for from companies right through to newly established teams. The job board is high tech with live searching and other features - and is now available for all to use. Read on for more information about how Mod DB can help you, hire the best.

Melbourne, Aus - The new creme of the Mod crop has just been named, as Mod DB this evening announced results of its 7th Annual Mod of the Year (MOTY) Awards. The entire gaming community, including independent developers, game designers and the general public, had the opportunity to vote in what has become the premier event celebrating the world's most creatively remastered video games or 'modifications.'

Project Reality was bestowed with the top honor of Mod of the Year for modifying Battlefield 2 to create a game which is commonly considered the most realistic combat environment available for gamers.

The event also recognized outstanding creations in nine other categories. The complete list of 7th Annual Mod of the Year Awards winners are:

EDITORS CHOICE

• Most Innovative Multiplayer (Celestial Impact)
• Best Original Art Direction (Delta Sector)
• Best Upcoming Mod (Curse)
• Best Upcoming Indie Game (Zeno Clash)
• Best Indie Game (Mount & Blade)
• Best Singleplayer Mod (The Ball)
• Best Multiplayer Mod (Project Reality)

PLAYERS CHOICE

• Best Upcoming Mod (Dead before Dawn)
• Indie Game of the Year (Mount & Blade)
• Mod of the Year (Project Reality)

"The momentum that has built up behind Modding and the Mod of the Year Awards is amazing. The quality of nominations for our annual event continues to rise and the total number of community votes that were cast for this year's winners increased by 35,000 votes as compared with last year," said Scott Reismanis, Founder, Mod DB, the event organizer. "We're proud to be hosting an event that recognizes the great works of such gifted talents and spotlights an art form that is positively influencing the video games industry."

The 7th Annual Mod of the Year Awards was sponsored by the U.S. Air Force. A number of high profile prize sponsors also supported the event, including Garagegames, 3Dtotal, GOG.com, NuclearFallout, Hourences and Noesis Interactive.

Melbourne, Aus - Mod DB today unveiled the Top 100 Mods of 2008 for its 7th Annual Mod of the Year (MOTY) Awards. The top 100 was finalized after 58,000 votes from the gaming community narrowed the 4,000 eligible contenders to the year's best. The gaming community, including independent developers, game designers and the general public, are encouraged to continue their participation and explore the titles showcased as Mod DB continues its search to unearth the year's best. Votes are being accepted through February 4th and winners will be announced on February 28th.

"The popularity of developing and playing mods has grown significantly this year as developers strive to explore new ideas, and gamers seek out original content," said Scott Reismanis, Founder, Mod DB, the event organizer. "The support and availability of mods continues to improve as digital distribution applications push tomorrow's innovations onto the gaming community. We're proud to be hosting the Mod of the Year Awards for the seventh straight year and to be recognizing the great works of such talented artists."

Those interested in playing and voting for their favorite mods can do so by browsing the top 100 and clicking the "VOTE NOW" button prominently shown beside all mods listed. On February 4th voting will close and the editors' choice winners will be announced while the players' choice votes are tallied and winners showcase prepared. The year's best mods and independent games will be announced at the end of February.

Melbourne, Aus - Mod DB today announced that voting has begun for its 7th Annual Mod of the Year (MOTY) Awards. The entire gaming community, including independent developers, game designers and the general public, are encouraged to participate in what has become the premier event celebrating the world's most creatively remastered video games or 'modifications.' Votes are being accepted through February 2nd and winners will be announced on February 28th.

"Modders are tomorrow's game development professionals, exploring new ideas and pushing boundaries," said Scott Reismanis, Founder, Mod DB, the event organizer. "Their creativity and determination has positively influenced the video games industry and brought sheer enjoyment to gaming fans everywhere. We're proud to be hosting the Mod of the Year Awards for the seventh straight year and to be recognizing the great works of such talented artists."

Last year's winner, Insurgency, is now featured on Steam and is being played by thousands of gamers – a remarkable achievement even for more established developers. Other MOTY recipients include Garry's Mod and Red Orchestra, both of which have become commercial success stories, generating millions of dollars in retail and online sales. More than 1800 mods competed last year; winners are decided by site staff and community members votes. A number of high profile prize sponsors are participating in the 7th Annual Mod of the Year Awards, including Garagegames, 3Dtotal, GOG.com, NuclearFallout and Noesis Interactive.

Melbourne, Aus & New York, New York - Considered the definitive event that showcases the best video game mods and indie games in the world, the MOTY recognizes the mod teams and independent developers behind them. The MOTY is a tribute to the creativity, dedication and hard work independent developers put into creating unique gaming experiences.

Over the course of three months, 5,000 mods and indie game entries were eligible and considered for the coveted MOTY Awards. The award winners were determined by Mod DB site staff, industry experts and the gaming community at large.

AMD's recognition and involvement in the event is a major development in the "consumer generated content" movement in the game industry. Working closely with Mod DB, GMS and Design Reactor, AMD has integrated a showcase for the MOTY winners and the Top 100 mods and independent games within their game website (http://game.amd.com). The exposure this platform provides will launch mods, independent games and the developers behind them to unprecedented heights.

Mod DB hosts the event and provides the ideal staging ground given its long standing history as an unrivaled platform for mod developers, game designers and artists to unite in effort to create game modifications, addons and independent games. Due to the enthusiasm and dedication behind these projects, 2007 has been a banner year to play something different!

The winning mods and indie games have been announced and are available for viewing!

Melbourne, Aus & New York, New York - AMD, the customer-centric innovation company and processing powerhouse, and NVousPC, a maker of custom laptops, have joined The Art Institute of Pittsburgh – Online Division, Logitech and the US Navy in sponsoring the annual Mod of the Year Awards (MOTY).

Considered the definitive event that showcases the best game mods and indie games in the world, the MOTY recognizes the mod teams and independent developers behind them. The MOTY is a tribute to the creativity, dedication and hard work independent developers put into creating unique gaming experiences. Each of the 5,000 entries in Mod DB's extensive database is eligible for one of the coveted MOTY Awards. The award winners are determined by Mod DB site staff, industry experts and the gaming community at large.

Mod DB hosts the event and provides the ideal staging ground given its long standing history as an unrivaled platform for mod developers, game designers and artists to unite in effort to create game modifications, addons and independent games. Mod DB affords us all an opportunity to Play Something Different!

AMD's recognition and involvement in the event is a major development in the "consumer generated content" movement in the game industry. Working closely with Mod DB, GMS and Design Reactor, AMD has integrated a showcase for the Top 100 mods and independent games within their game website (http://game.amd.com). The exposure this platform provides will launch mods, independent games and the developers behind them to unprecedented heights.

NVousPC is a laptop brand created and designed for the consumer by the consumer. NVousPC is the only laptop brand in the market that offers fully customized configuration (software, memory, etc) as well as personalization (custom paintjobs, engravings, etc) services for laptops. NVousPC will provide prizing to the Mod of the Year Award winners.

The eligible mods and indie games have been narrowed down to the "Top 100" and are available for viewing and downloading at both Mod DB and AMD GAME! The Mod of the Year and secondary award winners will be announce on January 29, 2008. To experience all aspects of the event, please visit the awards page.

Melbourne, Aus & New York, New York - Independent developers and amateur game designers will finally get their chance to shine at the annual Mod of the Year Awards this Dec. 1 through Jan. 30, 2008.

The MOTY 2007 Awards are a showcase of the best independently remastered video games, or "modifications," made within the past year. Each of the 4,000 entries in Mod DB's extensive database are voted upon by site staff and community members to determine which mods are worthy of the title "Mod of the Year."

Mod DB is seeking submissions of modified games and independent creations made within the past year to be considered for the competition. All entries must be submitted by Dec. 1 to be eligible. Prizes will be provided by The Art Institute, the US Navy, Alienware with more sponsors to follow.

For more information, please visit Mod of the Year 2007.

Melbourne, Aus - After 8 months of development Mod DB v4 is released, a change which represents the culmination of 6 years working with and understanding how to best serve the needs of the growing game development industry. Mod DB v4 was built from the ground up to empower game developers to do what they do best (develop games), by giving the community control over the content with a series of new features (blogs, groups, friends, bookmarking) which have quickly become key information communicators on the internet today. Members will be encouraged to blog and share their development knowledge, private and public groups can be created enabling development teams to share assets, news and files among the groups members. Like Wikipedia all content is open, members can add engines, games, mods and addons to the site. Multimedia content can be added and embeded (if a picture is worth a thousand words, members can now share a million by posting a video). Interlinking and relationships can be established between content enabling a level of game development detail never before seen.

Melbourne, Aus - After 6 years working with the mod and indie game development industry, a new chapter began in Mod DB's history today with the launch of Gamecore. Gamecore (aka Mod DB v4) is currently open only to existing members as we rollout and trial numerous changes that reflect the direction the web and the game development scene is moving in. For gamers, the core front-end changes include live video embedding, a web2.0 ajax interface, social network features friends, groups, events and blogs. For game developers, the core front-end changes include tools, wikipedia like tutorials, console support and the ability to interlink content and drill down right to the engine used to power the game.

The beta will run for two months, during which time feedback and issues reported by members will be addressed before the new site goes-live in October. The climate appears to be perfect for the Mod DB to usher in a new age of game development & entertainment.

Melbourne, Aus & New York, New York - Myspace, YouTube, Facebook, blogs, podcasts & mash ups are shining examples of the consumer as content creator. This formula has afforded these communities & platforms with unprecedented growth. In short, all have embraced consumers & placed them at the top of the entertainment food chain. They empower people to create & showcase their creative expressions to the world & have created online shortcuts to recognition & fame.

The game industry has been experiencing the very same trend through the modification of video game content by amateur developers. The resulting products are known to gamers as mods. & the Mod DB is about to "turn up the volume" through the 5th Annual Mod of the Year Awards which runs from Nov 15th 2006 to Jan 31st 2007. "Visitors will enjoy a greatly enhanced program this year with even more free downloads, interactive features, video showcases, prizes, visionary sponsors and a winning formula that remains constant... the outcome is decided by the gamers through online voting." stated Kevin Carney, CEO, Game Marketing Solutions.

In an interview, Mod DB founder Scott Reismanis defined the site's efforts by stating that "The Mod DB provides a forum for amateur developers to express themselves, connect with others that share their passion and create game mods that offer new characters, challenges, landscapes and totally new experiences for the public to download for free. The aim of the game mod teams is to enhance and extend the enjoyment of successful game titles with Mod DB distributing the resulting mods."

This year major international organizations & companies including: US Navy, Alienware™, KIPA (Korean IT Industry Promotion Agency), The Art Institute Online™ & Gearbox Software™ are recognizing the incredible potential of this movement & sponsoring the 5th Annual "Mod of the Year Awards". The climate appears to be perfect for the Mod DB to usher in a new age of game development & entertainment.

Melbourne, VIC - DesuraNET today announced the acquisition of the DB Network, a ring of websites that push the envelope on video game customization & user created content.

"This acquisition aligns with our vision of creating a network that empowers its users to take control of their own entertainment experiences," DesuraNET founder Scott Reismanis said.

The DB Network features ModDB.com, a web site dedicated to seeking out original game concepts & uniting them with independant developers, and the newly formed AddonDB.com, which allows users to customize the video games they play.

"The Mod DB together with Addon DB represent a premiere online community," Reismanis said "that unites developers, players, and their ideas, creating a unique forum for the people shaping the games we play."

Reismanis emerged onto the internet scene in early 2002, after he created and ran a small game modification site called ModRealm. After this site folded, Reismanis designed the Desura internet platform to run his new website, Mod DB, which has grown from a niche site to a community of over 130,000 registered members with 2 million unique visitors a month.

Melbourne, VIC - Mod DB founder & creator of the Desura web engine Scott Reismanis announced the formation of DesuraNET today, a company dedicated to the creation of unique media online.

"Consumer generated content will continue to revolutionize the definition of entertainment" Reismanis said, "and DesuraNET will be at the forefront of this trend, empowering its community to create the content it desires."

Consumer desire for creative self expression through entertainment has become incredibly popular. The recent emergence of sites which thrive on community generated content, such as Flickr, Youtube, Myspace, Digg & Wikipedia are only a few examples of consumers controlling their personal entertainment experience.

"We aim to be the leading source of community driven entertainment online," Reismanis said.