Archive for February, 2009

PlayStation Home Update 1.10 Details
Thursday, February 5th, 2009

Written by Richard TheSixthAxis picked up on a forum post by one of Home’s Managers on the PlayStation forums.  This patch offers quite a few bug fixes and some performance optimizations. It will no longer be necessary to turn the lights off before you leave your apartment.  Although it would probably make Al Gore happy, [...]

Red Dead Redemption Coming Fall 2009
Thursday, February 5th, 2009

Written by Richard At the turn of the 20th century, when the chaotic badlands began to give way to the expanding reach of government and the spread of the Industrial Age, a former outlaw named John Marston is sent across the American frontier to help bring the rule of law. var _CI = _CI || [...]

Rumored PS Store Content for 02/05/09
Thursday, February 5th, 2009

Written by Anthony Time once again for another Rumored PS Store Content…  However this week, there really isn’t all that much content that has been confirmed or rumored, however the few items we do have information on, are quite promising.  EA is bringing its 3-on-3 NHL Arcade game to the PSN this week for the [...]

Sackboy Shows His Love With the Free Valentine’s Pack
Wednesday, February 4th, 2009

Written by Paulmichael   Though we may have already broken more exciting news a few days ago, free content for the ever-expanding world of LittleBigPlanet is always welcome. This time around, it’s going to be a special Valentine’s Day theme pack!  

Amazon Blu-Ray Sale through February 13th
Wednesday, February 4th, 2009

Written by Richard Amazon.com is slashing prices on Blu-Ray disc inventories.  In addition to their already discounted prices, you can qualify for additional savings.  Buy three and save an additional 30%, buy six and save an additional 40%, or buy ten and save an additional 50%. Hurry–this offer is only valid through February 13th. Rules [...]

Street Fighter IV: The National Tournament!
Wednesday, February 4th, 2009

Written by Richard GRAPEVINE, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–GameStop, Corp. (NYSE:GME – News), The world™’s largest video game and entertainment software retailer, today announced that it will team with Capcom Entertainment Inc. and the EVO Championship Series to host Street Fighter IV video game tournaments at more than 2,400 of its U.S. locations beginning on Saturday, Feb. 21, [...]

Rumor: Mass Effect 2 coming to PS3
Wednesday, February 4th, 2009

Written by Richard In a recent conference call Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello has revealed BioWare’s Mass Effect 2 and a sequel to DICE’s Battlefield: Bad Company will arrive in the first three months of 2010. Even more interesting then that, Mass Effect 2 was said to be multiplatform. Which could mean just Xbox 360 [...]

amBX announces Tools & Middleware license for PlayStation 3
Wednesday, February 4th, 2009

Written by Richard Redhill, UK – amBX today announced that it has concluded a Tools & Middleware License agreement for PLAYSTATION®3 (PS3™) with Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCEI). Originally conceived and developed for the PC by a UK team within Philips Research, amBX is a technology that delivers real-world sensory experiences – using light, colour, [...]

Ubisoft’s H.A.W.X. demo coming to PSN & XBL in mid-February
Wednesday, February 4th, 2009

Written by stalkingsilence Ubisoft has just informed us (via Twitter) that we will see the demo for Tom Clancy’s new air combat franchise, H.A.W.X., in mid-February on the PSN.  Ubisoft has been pretty faithful with putting up timely demos for the Tom Clancy franchise up on PSN, so we were happy to see this iteration [...]

Midnight Club: Los Angeles Official World Championship Series Begins
Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009

Written by Richard New York, NY – February 2, 2009 – Rockstar Games, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO), announced today that eligible gamers across the globe will now have the chance to battle for supremacy in the Midnight Club: Los Angeles Official World Championship Series. Hosted on the Rockstar Games [...]

Flower Trophy List
Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009

Written by Richard PS3 Trophies has released the list of trophies for Flower, available next Thursday February 12th from the PSN Store.  Flower features 11 bronze, 2 silver and 1 gold trophy.  Details below.

Capcom Comes Home with Street Fighter IV & Resident Evil 5
Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009

Written by Richard PlayStation Home will soon be the host of some Capcom specific content for Street Fighter IV and Resident Evil 5.  Capcom will be bringing Home spaces, costumes and items for each game.  While both games will support Home game launching, Street Fighter IV will require a patch for this function.  More screens [...]

E3 2009 – Exhibitor List
Monday, February 2nd, 2009

Written by Richard E3 is supposed to come back in a big way. After a few years of downsizing and changing locations, the ESA is bringing back the T&A.  According to Kotaku, Activision and booth babes will make their triumphant return in the Los Angeles Convention Center June 2nd to the 4th.  This show is [...]

Killzone 2 demo Hits EU PSN this Thursday Feb. 5th
Monday, February 2nd, 2009

Written By Adam You read that right, according to the EU blog, the European PS store will be getting the Killzone 2 demo this Thursday Feb. 5th. The demo consists of the first two sections of Corinth River, which is the first proper level of the game and will give you the chance to try [...]

PS3 Exclusive Under Siege Update
Monday, February 2nd, 2009

Written by Richard Under Siege developer Seed Studios has updated their site and added a developer blog.  Included in the update are these 2 screenshots.