Archive for March, 2009

GDC 09 – Hideo Kojima Making the Impossible Possible
Friday, March 27th, 2009

Hideo Kojima had some face to face time with GameTrailers. He shares some interesting information about his game design philosophy, the business, the PlayStation 3 and Metal Gear Solid.  Definitely worth checking out if you are into the series or Kojima himself. var _CI = _CI || {}; (function() { _CI.counter = (_CI.counter) ? _CI.counter [...]

Killzone 2 Update 1.21 Includes Bot Deployment
Friday, March 27th, 2009

Killzone 2′s latest update is due sometime Monday.  The developers have revealed the patch details on the PlayStation forums. var _CI = _CI || {}; (function() { _CI.counter = (_CI.counter) ? _CI.counter + 1 : 1; document.write(”); var script = document.createElement(‘script’); script.type = ‘text/javascript’; script.src = ‘http://widget.crowdignite.com/widgets/1064?_ci_wid=_CI_widget_’+_CI.counter; script.async = true; document.getElementsByTagName(‘body’)[0].appendChild(script); })(); Tweet reddit_newwindow=’1′

Duke Nukem Comes to PSP Before the Next Century
Friday, March 27th, 2009

It looks like Duke Nukem will launch on PSP long before Duke Nukem Forever comes out.  Apogee is now in the process of bringing a brand new Duke Nukem Trilogy to the PSP. Duke Nukem Trilogy Critical Mass, Duke Nukem Trilogy Chain Reaction, and Duke Nukem Trilogy Proving Grounds.  All three games should provide about [...]

Eden Encore Brings Zero-G Grimps
Friday, March 27th, 2009

Dylan Cuthbert of Q-Games has revealed some more details about the upcoming PixelJunk Eden Encore. While we already knew about the now named three-seed smart-bomb, there are some new, gravity-defying power-ups to be had in this expansion: …in another garden we have implemented a zero-G item that once you collect, lets you float and control [...]

LittleBigPlanet Gets a Sackful of Yarg Cheese
Friday, March 27th, 2009

As was mentioned a few days ago, the next update for Media Molecule’s LittleBigPlanet is codenamed Cornish Yarg, after the cheese that many of us have likely never heard about. The patch is ready for release, so it should be in players’ hands relatively soon! Some details about the upcoming patch follow below: A set [...]

PlayStation Store Global Update 03/26/09
Thursday, March 26th, 2009

Quite a nice update we are seeing on the PS Store globally today. Here are the following releases around the world separated by their regions. North American, European, Japanese and Hong Kong.

Dissidia: Final Fantasy in Time for the Holidays
Thursday, March 26th, 2009

Square Enix has confirmed that Dissidia: Final Fantasy will be hitting European shelves this fall. The PSP title will have you brawling many of the Final Fantasy characters that have graced systems and portables for more then 20 years. Square Enix president and CEO, John Yamamoto, had to say this about the game:

Original Call of Duty Coming to PSN
Thursday, March 26th, 2009

The ESRB has let the cat out of the bag by updating the PC exclusive Call of Duty entry to include PS3 and Xbox 360.  If this isn’t enough proof to get you excited, the European review board PEGI has also updated to include PSN and XBL.  Infinity Ward developed Call of Duty exclusively for [...]

PSN Review – Wheel of Fortune
Thursday, March 26th, 2009

Wheel of Fortune has been a fan favorite for people of all ages for many years, and within the show’s lifetime, we have seen countless videogame iterations. PSN recently got its own version of the game show, and despite some decent customization features, there certain aspects of the Wheel of Fortune experience that are flat-out [...]

This Week’s Singstar Doesn’t Disappoint
Thursday, March 26th, 2009

The Singstar fans were treated to quite an impressive update today in both the UK and the US. The songs in this week’s update are as follows: Good Charlotte- I Just Wanna Live Westlife- Uptown Girl Aaron – U Turn (Lili) Andreas Johnson – Sing For Me Billy Joel – Tell Her About It Blur [...]

Kingdom Hearts News Coming Next Week
Thursday, March 26th, 2009

Kingdom Hearts fans, rejoice! A new announcement for Kingdom Hearts will be coming next week. In a response to a question from Famitsu, Tetsuya Nomura stated a special Kingdom Hearts announcement will be coming next week. Here’s what Nomura was quoted as saying: “Next week, we plan on making a special announcement regarding the Kingdom [...]

Square Enix Speechless On The Last Remnant For PS3
Thursday, March 26th, 2009

Last Remnant is Square Enix’s RPG built with the Unreal Engine. Months before its release, the producers said that there would be a delay for the PS3 version due to issues. Today, staff from Wired asked about the current status of the PS3 version of the title. Takai’s response was:

Solid Raiden? Kojima Teases Next MGS Mission
Thursday, March 26th, 2009

Mission: The Next MGS As everyone should be aware, Hideo Kojima gave the keynote speech at GDC ’09 today.  He talked about the entire scope of the Metal Gear Solid franchise and the experiences that came with the territory.   He talked about his passion for games and how the tides have changed for Japanese  developers.  [...]

Wolfenstein 3D Brings 1992 Goodness to PSN
Thursday, March 26th, 2009

According to the latest ESRB ratings list the PSN will be seeing Wolfenstein 3D sometime in the future. While the title may be a little outdated, Wolf3D is the ultimate in nostalgic gaming.  It signified a new dawn and brought the gaming world into 3D. This is more then likely a ploy to build up [...]

Sony’s Patrick Seybold Questions Microsoft’s Numbers
Thursday, March 26th, 2009

Last week, Gamasutra published parts of a conversation between their editorial staff, and Microsoft’s Aaron Greenberg.  Greenberg talked about Microsoft’s latest NPD figures, as well as outright bashing Sony’s business model, by saying it was “hemorrhaging at retail”. To this Patrick Seybold, Director of Corporate Communications & Social Media for SCEA, responded via his twitter [...]