Archive for March, 2009

Complaints Force Sony to pull Killzone Ads
Thursday, March 12th, 2009

In Toronto, roughly 300 bus shelter ads for SCE’s newest game release, Killzone 2, are being removed due to complaints by a local teacher, David Mirza, and a counselor, Pam McConnell. var _CI = _CI || {}; (function() { _CI.counter = (_CI.counter) ? _CI.counter + 1 : 1; document.write(”); var script = document.createElement(‘script’); script.type = [...]

Latest Batman Trailer Sets a Sneaky Mood
Thursday, March 12th, 2009

The ever-more-anticipated Batman: Arkham Asylum is scheduled to be in our hands on June 9th. In the meantime, take a look at the latest trailer to hit the internet below! This particular video really stresses the stealth action that will likely play a key role in this game. [Source, thanks Voyou San!] var _CI = [...]

New inFamous Trailer Debuts; Slow-Mo Fans Nod Approvingly
Thursday, March 12th, 2009

Sucker Punch Productions’ inFamous, a PlayStation 3-exclusive title that is coming ever closer to its June 2009 release date, is shaping up to be quite the looker. Take a peek at this just-released trailer, containing footage which was all shot in-game. This seems to be a trend for PlayStation 3 games lately, and the effect [...]

PS3 Review – Resident Evil 5
Thursday, March 12th, 2009

We reviewed Resident Evil 5, and haven’t slept a wink since. Read the full review…

This Isn’t Wolverine Admantium Rage
Thursday, March 12th, 2009

Video games based on movies get a horrible rep. X-Men Origins: Wolverine is coming out in May and hopes to avoid a sad fate. This is not the fist Wolverine title to be given to gamers. Wolverine: Admantium Rage may ring a few bells around here. In addition to a nice trailer, gamers can head [...]

LittleBigPlanet DLC: Killzone 2 Mini-pack Coming Next Week
Thursday, March 12th, 2009

Muster Buster, community leader for the official EU PlayStation forums has just announced the upcoming line-up for LittleBigPlanet DLC.  The most notable of the coming weeks content is next week’s Killzone 2 mini-pack. We have already seen the Helghast Costume, and the Sev Costume, but mini-pack usually implies there is a bit more content than [...]

The Beatles: Rock Band to Include Unreleased Songs.
Thursday, March 12th, 2009

The newest installment in the Rock Band series, due out on September 9th, will include previously unreleased songs written by The Beatles. This information comes from Dhani Harrison, son of Beatles guitarist George Harrison, who has been deeply involved with the project, and is very enthusiastic.

Rag Doll Kung Fu: Fists of Plastic Dropkicks its Way onto the PSN April 9th
Thursday, March 12th, 2009

Today its been announced that Rag Doll Kung Fu: Fists of Plastic will be arriving on the PSN on April 9th. The game features a cast of zany characters, over the top moves, SIXAXIS controls, and tons of fun!  If you are looking for more footage of Rag Doll Kung Fu then fret not, as [...]

Army of Two: the 40th Day Revealed
Thursday, March 12th, 2009

EA MONTREAL ANNOUNCES ARMY OF TWO: THE 40TH DAY The Ultimate Two-Man Private Military Team is Back in Action Delivering New and Groundbreaking Cooperative Gameplay EA Montreal, a studio of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS), today announced ARMY OF TWO™: THE 40th DAY. The ultimate two-man private military team of Salem and Rios return in [...]

Astro Tripper Side Scrolls to the US
Thursday, March 12th, 2009

Independent developer PomPom Games is proud to present Astro Tripper, its latest slice of shoot-em-up mayhem, to the U.S. public. In typical, fashionably late PomPom style, we can announce the release date as… today!, Thursday March 12th, on Playstation3 via the Playstation Store. Having already destroyed the moral of most European gamers, we can now [...]

Resident Evil 5 gets Competitive
Thursday, March 12th, 2009

“Versus” Brings New Online Gameplay Excitement To Resident Evil 5 Via Digital Download Additional Mode Adds A New, Deadly Twist To RE5 Multiplayer Gameplay Tired of working together with other players in Resident Evil™ 5? Ready to show your co-op partner exactly what you think of their gaming abilities? Capcom is pleased to announce that [...]

Call of Duty: WAW Map Pack Dated
Thursday, March 12th, 2009

All you die hard Call of Duty fans will have even more to play with come March 19th. You will be treated to 4 new maps, including an all new map for some Zombie-killing action. All the details are listed below: “Station” offers a bombed out underground train station littered with destroyed subway cars, hidden [...]

Official SCEE Trophy Portal now LIVE!
Thursday, March 12th, 2009

Great news in today for those of you PSN trophy fans out there… SCEE has launched their trophy portal that is certainly an upgrade to the current SCEA portal.  I was left wanting a little more from the SCEA portal (such as bandwidth to support sufficient load times) and I certainly wasn’t going to provide [...]

PS3 Review – Motorstorm: Pacific Rift
Thursday, March 12th, 2009

Set in a breathtaking tropical landscape, the latest racing title from Evolution Studios sets out to rectify several glaring problems from the original Motorstorm, as well as refine the racing style that has defined this series so well.Though some may view this title as an expansion rather than a full-fledged sequel, the inclusion of water, [...]

Red Baron Arcade flies to PlayStation Store today [Update]
Thursday, March 12th, 2009

What?  You’ve never heard of this game?  Actually, chances are you have heard of it; you just forgot.  We expected Red Baron Arcade to be released back in September 2008.  We had listed it in our rumored content posts for months, and then it just slipped away into obscurity. Now it looks like Red Baron [...]