Archive for December, 2008

PS3 Review – Aquanauts Holiday [Import]
Tuesday, December 30th, 2008

The ocean covers roughly 3/4 of the planet.  When I think of the ocean, I think of beauty, unimaginable size and depth. Aquanaut’s Holiday does an amazing job at bringing the beauty and unimaginable size and depth to your PlayStation 3 and HDTV. var _CI = _CI || {}; (function() { _CI.counter = (_CI.counter) ? [...]

This Week’s Blu-Cast
Monday, December 29th, 2008

Written by Chris Rah Osiris Hello everyone. Did everyone have a wonderful holiday? I am still recovering from last week’s holiday festivities and with New Year’s Eve a few days away, I expect to be in the same boat next week. With all of the chit chat aside, let us get to the good stuff. [...]

Capcom Pledges PlayStation Support
Sunday, December 28th, 2008

Written by Chris Rah Osiris Capcom is easily one of, if not the, strongest 3rd party supporter of PSN. This support has garnished the publisher a store within the PSN Store and the love of PlayStation fans across the globe. Capcom has been wise about the love and goodwill that has been garnered. 09 will [...]

Trophy Guide – Blast Factor
Saturday, December 27th, 2008

A few weeks ago one of the earliest PSN games received a trophy patch.  Blast Factor is a very fast-paced shooter, similar in ways to Super StarDust HD, but extremely different in certain areas. The title was a must buy before, but with the Trophies it becomes a can’t miss.  Some trophies are easy  while [...]

Forums Back in Operation
Friday, December 26th, 2008

Written by BigPete7978 The forums are alive and well! It’s kinda hard to explain exactly what went wrong with them, but I’m pretty sure Linux tried to tell everyone what was up. I hope you guys had a merry Christmas, and I’ll see you guys at Gaminglifestyle.net!

What did YOU get for Christmas?
Thursday, December 25th, 2008

Written by LinuxGuru Well? What did you get? As a side note, feel free to mention what you gave!

Have a Heart? Give a Heart: Take Nothing For Granted
Wednesday, December 24th, 2008

Written by Sev1512 We all seem to forget that the holidays are about GIVING and being with the ones you love… Well, I am here to tell you a true holiday story.  A story that embodies exactly what the holidays are really about. This holiday season, Sergio Lenza will give a gift to his friend’s [...]

Happy Holidays from PlayStation LifeStyle!
Wednesday, December 24th, 2008

Written by LinuxGuru The staff and contributors of PlayStation LifeStyle would like to extend our warmest holiday greetings and wishes to anyone and everyone that visits our site. Whatever religion you practice, wherever you’re from, regardless of background or culture, we hope you enjoy this season of family togetherness and gift-giving. Give one another lots [...]

Forums Down (well…hidden) Temporarily
Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008

Written by LinuxGuru As you can see, you’re getting a “restricted access” message when navigating to the GamingLifeStyle forums. Everything is ok, it’s just a plugin which was installed to prevent spam not only blocked the spammers, it blocked EVERYONE. Therefore, BigPete must remove the plugin so we are all able to resume normal activities. [...]

PS3 Manufacturing Costs are Going Down
Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008

Written by Chris Rah Osiris Sony’s goal is to make the PS3 profitable. The first step to profitablity is to break even. With the latest information that has been given out by iSuppli, the PS3 is a lot closer to breaking even than many have thought. The PS3 was losing hundreds of dollars for every [...]

A PS3less Christmas
Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008

Written by Chris Rah Osiris   Bad children are always told that they will receive a lump of coal for Christmas if they do not behave themselves. Santa does not take kindly to naughty children. I will not have my shiny black gift this year. This Christmas, I decided to surprise my father and visit [...]

PlayStation LifeStyle 2008 Games of the Year
Monday, December 22nd, 2008

Written by LinuxGuru After some seriously laborious clicking and vote-counting, the numbers are in (thanks to everyone who voted and commented!)! What follows is a rundown of our Games of the Year for PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Network, and the runners-up for each.

The Economist: Are Video Games Recession-Proof?
Monday, December 22nd, 2008

Written by stalkingsilence Since we here at PSLS try to focus on the whole gaming “lifestyle” – we think some of you may be worried whether or not video games are still a good gift during these confusing economic times.  Many want to know if the video games industry will survive the turbulent changes we have seen in many other [...]

Demon Souls may not be so far away for English gamers
Sunday, December 21st, 2008

Written by Phoenix8387 A recent hands on with Demon Souls by Siliconera at the Asian Game Show revealed that a full English version of Demon Souls is at least in the works.  The Asian version of the game looks like it will have full English support.  To make things even more enticing to import is [...]

Rumored PS Store Content for 12/23/08 [Update]
Sunday, December 21st, 2008

Written by Sev1512 Before we get into our weekly rumored content, we want to wish you all Happy Holidays from PlayStation LifeStyle.  This week Sony is giving us the gift of an early PS Store update, and a pretty good update at that! The highlight of the week is Lumines Supernova, if you have ever [...]