Archive for April, 2009

David Reeves to Retire From SCEE
Wednesday, April 15th, 2009

DAVID REEVES TO RETIRE FROM SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT EUROPE Tokyo, April 15, 2009 – Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCEI) announced today that David Reeves, President, CEO and Co-Coo, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE), and Deputy President, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc., will retire from Sony Computer Entertainment Group as of April 30, 2009. David Reeves joined [...]

Activision Launches Transformers 2 Game Site
Tuesday, April 14th, 2009

Every big movie gets a video game. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is a huge movie and Activision is attempting to make a game the intensity and epic scale of Michael Bay’s film. var _CI = _CI || {}; (function() { _CI.counter = (_CI.counter) ? _CI.counter + 1 : 1; document.write(”); var script = document.createElement(‘script’); [...]

id Software Gives Hints on E3 Presence
Tuesday, April 14th, 2009

Todd Hollenshead, of id software, has told Gamespot in an interview that they will be showing something new at E3 this year. 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); })(); [...]

New Trine Trailer Impresses
Tuesday, April 14th, 2009

The latest trailer for the upcoming PSN game Trine has been released, and it looks fairly interesting.

Hilton Hotel Tries Its Hand at Gaming
Tuesday, April 14th, 2009

The PSP has some major titles, from Patapon to Crisis Core: FFVII. But there’s one new title that’s definitely in a league of its own. Hilton Garden Inn Ultimate Team Play is an educational game that trains employees on satisfaction and loyalty tracking, a.k.a. SALT. This is not the first time a console has been [...]

Killzone 2 Not Co-Op Friendly
Tuesday, April 14th, 2009

Killzone 2 had rumors of co-op DLC before it was officially released. Now that the game has been out for nearly 2 months, Guerrilla Games has decided to lay that rumor, hope, or legend, depending on how you see it, to rest.

Saw Scares its Way Onto PS3
Tuesday, April 14th, 2009

It’s been in the rumor bin for quite a while now that Saw was becoming a video game. Well speculate no longer, as Konami has confirmed what almost everyone had figured anyway.

Release Date Surprise in FF XIII Demo
Tuesday, April 14th, 2009

If you are one of the ones who have pre-ordered Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete, congratulations! You will be getting an exclusive PS3 demo for Final Fantasy XIII. The demo clocks in at around an hour and a half of gameplay, and hopefully you can see a bit behind the must-played RPG. Unfortunately, no [...]

Killzone 2′s “Steel & Titanium” Coming Your Way
Tuesday, April 14th, 2009

A post on the PlayStation Blog has confirmed a date for the new map pack for Killzone 2.

Japan’s First PSN Ad
Tuesday, April 14th, 2009

Anyone who’s ever had the joy of logging into the Japanese PlayStation Store knows of the huge archive packed with more games than you can fit in a shopping bag. SCEJ capitalized on that fact and have released their first ever Japanese PlayStation Store advertisement.

Fight Night’s Physics Prowess in Action
Tuesday, April 14th, 2009

A new video for Fight Night Round 4 is now available for your viewing pleasure. In it, producer Brian Hayes talks about how radically different the game’s physics are compared to Round 3.

Warhawk In Space After All?
Tuesday, April 14th, 2009

SCEA has just filed for the trademark ‘Starhawk’.  It looks as though that rumor from Kotaku may not be a rumor after all.  The rumor stated that the newly formed LightBox Interactive Studio was working on a game “described as Warhawk in space”.  Starhawk would be a pretty fitting name, don’t you think? [Source/Via]

Exclusive Developer Blog Coming Thursday on PlayStation LifeStyle
Tuesday, April 14th, 2009

This Thursday, PlayStation LifeStyle will be featuring our first exclusive developer blog!  Magic Ball producer, Olga Sokolova, will be here to talk about the upcoming Magic Ball Booster Pack.  So for those of you who love Magic Ball, or love great games in general, make sure to check back here on Thursday (and many times [...]

Fighting Words from SCEA’s Marketing Boss
Tuesday, April 14th, 2009

SCEA hardware marketing boss John Koller talked about Microsoft’s need to pay for third-party exclusives, such as the downloadable episodes for GTA IV.

Sony Platforms Put a Smile on SEGA’s Face
Tuesday, April 14th, 2009

In an interview with Famitsu, Kawagoe Takayuki, Executive Officer of SEGA Japan, explained how difficult a year 2008 was for SEGA, and that the global recession definitely had an effect on the company as a whole.