Archive for March, 2009

Tera Patrick Coming to Saint’s Row 2
Tuesday, March 31st, 2009

New content is heading to Saints Row 2 in the form of three DLC packs. The first pack, Ultor Exposed, is expected to hit April 16 and will cost you $10. Those expecting a huge DLC pack may be a little upset to hear that the first pack will only contain three new missions, a [...]

Red Faction: Guerrilla gets Release Date
Tuesday, March 31st, 2009

A THQ rep has confirmed with Shacknews that their next game does in fact have a solid release date. We will be getting our hands on this sequel on June 9th, with a demo hitting on April 23rd. If you preorder the game with GameStop, you can get your hands on the demo three weeks [...]

Madden ’10 Has a Date!
Tuesday, March 31st, 2009

A little birdy has told us that EA’s mega-franchise, Madden, is set to receive its yearly physical update for the 2010 season. Fanatics of the series should mark their calendars for the August 14th release date. As soon as there is in-game video footage of the game in motion, we’ll let you know if it [...]

Hot Topic to Release LittleBigTees
Tuesday, March 31st, 2009

Hot Topic is bringing LBP-themed T-shirts to its popular clothing stores for all the Sackboy fans out there! As you can tell, the new design is pretty wicked. The store listing, as well as number of shirts per store, is included below.

New Netflix Pricing gives PS3 Owners the Blues
Tuesday, March 31st, 2009

In a surprising move, Netflix has announced a price adjustment for their Blu-ray rentals, and it’s not the kind that’ll put a smile on your face.

Man Kills Wife Over Grand Theft Auto IV
Tuesday, March 31st, 2009

The Telegraph reports that a 62 year old man in Long Sutton, Lincolnshire attacked his wife after she became hooked on GTA IV for the PS3. He used two knives, and dealt over 20 different stab wounds to her chest. Even worse, the murder was heard by their son, who immediately called 999 (emergency call service similar [...]

Toby Keith Brings a Little Country to Rock Band
Tuesday, March 31st, 2009

AWARD WINNING SUPERSTAR TOBY KEITH COMING TO THE ROCK BAND® MUSIC STORE Harmonix and MTV Games today announced that music superstar Toby Keith will make his Rock Band debut with the addition of six tracks to the Rock Band® Music Store of downloadable content. The singer, songwriter, producer and entertainer has sold more than 25 [...]

PlayStation April Fool’s Announcement
Tuesday, March 31st, 2009

John Koller has just announced via PS Blog that the now 9-year-old PlayStation 2 will have a new price point as of April 1st, aka April Fool’s Day.  You will be able to pick up a PS2 for under $100 (the exact MSRP is $99.99).  The PlayStation 2 has a pretty strong year ahead of [...]

Sony Forecasts Cloud Computing
Monday, March 30th, 2009

Cloud computing is still very much an emerging technology, and the direction that many companies are favoring for future products. Recently, Sony trademarked “PS Cloud.” The full details of what Sony plans on doing with this technology have not been announced. What we do know is that cloud computing allows for distributed processing of data. [...]

Read Sony’s Lips – No PS3 Price Drop!
Monday, March 30th, 2009

Update: Sony has confirmed a PS2 price drop Remember that article PlayStation LifeStyle posted yesterday? Some believed that the announcement could be a PS3 price drop.  According to SCEA public relations manager Al De Leon, that rumor is false.

PSN Review – Burn Zombie Burn!
Monday, March 30th, 2009

We review Burn Zombie Burn! Check out the full review…

Killzone 2 Patch Deploys Tomorrow
Monday, March 30th, 2009

The 1.21 patch for Killzone 2 will be live tomorrow March 31st at 8AM GMT or 3AM EST.

MGS4 Gets the Mega64 Treatment, Cameos Included!
Monday, March 30th, 2009

Metal Gear Solid 4 gets the Mega64 treatment and Hideo Kojima himself joins in the stealth action fun.  I believe at the very end there is a quick Cliffy B, creator of the not-so-stealthy Gears of War.

PSN Review – Worms
Monday, March 30th, 2009

Developer Team17’s hit Worms series had its humble beginnings on the Amiga way back in 1995. It has since been updated and ported to…well, everything really. The series has finally made its way over to the PlayStation 3. So, how well does the game fair in this port? Read on to find out!

Dead Rising 2 Will Have Zombie Hordes
Sunday, March 29th, 2009

At a recent presentation, Blue Castle Games showcased some of their technology behind the advanced visuals in Dead Rising 2.  The entire design philosphy was driven by the goal to have the most on-screen characters ever presented in a video game.