Archive for April, 2009

Borderlands on Track for “Later this Year”
Monday, April 6th, 2009

Remember the last time you heard about Borderlands? It’s been a while, hasn’t it.  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′

Monster Hunting Season Approaches
Monday, April 6th, 2009

Capcom will be bringing information about Its upcoming title, Monster Hunter Freedom Unite. This was the best selling title in Japan last year. It is making its way to the states and Capcom is making sure that we know exactly what the title has to offer. Today was the first of several posts that Capcom [...]

Living the LifeStyle: Weekly Community Update 04/06/09
Monday, April 6th, 2009

Welcome to a new weekly community update for the PlayStation LifeStyle forums.  Every week I will select various threads that contributed to the community activity on the forums.  Chosen posts are informative and spur discussion so the rest of the community is able to participate or gain insight on the topic. var _CI = _CI [...]

Sympathy for the Underdog: PlayStation 3
Monday, April 6th, 2009

When searching for the term underdog on wikipedia, the first section after the initial explanation of the term is called “Sympathy for the underdog”.  The first sentence in that section reads: In a broader sense, “underdog” is used in reference to a social or ethnic group which experiences discrimination, persecution and/or economic disability, and which [...]

Six Days of Fallujah Documents Its Way Onto PS3
Monday, April 6th, 2009

Atomic Games has revealed its newest game in San Francisco today, titled Six Days of Fallujah. It’s a 3rd person shooter that is going to very closely follow real events that happened in Fallujah, Iraq in 2004. Atomic has brought on more than 3 dozen soldiers that were involved in the battles in Fallujah to help them [...]

Harmonix Accidentally Confirms LEGO Rock Band
Monday, April 6th, 2009

Harmonix’s Dan Teasdale has accidentally confirmed LEGO Rock Band. The news came from a blog post from his website that Harmonix had planned to announce LEGO Rock Band at GDC (Game Developers Conference). The post showed a slideshow, which showed icons with LEGO in between Rock Band Unplugged and The Beatles: Rock Band.

Silent Hill: Shattered Memories Announced for PS2, PSP
Monday, April 6th, 2009

Last week, Nintendo Power unveiled the new Silent Hill. Called Silent Hill: Shattered Memories, the game was thought to be a Wii exclusive. Today, the game was announced for two Sony systems: PS2 and PSP. All three versions were confirmed to be coming this August.

Sony/989 Studios “Mad Max-Style” Concept Art
Monday, April 6th, 2009

The PSLS staff recently discovered artwork presented by John Duggan, former artist at Sony/989 Studios. Within the Vehicle Designs section of his site was a collection of 15 concept art vehicles for “a Mad Max-style project.” The picture initials are “DR”, but some of the designs look straight out of the Twisted Metal series.

Resident Evil 5 Versus is Coming
Monday, April 6th, 2009

The DLC for Resident Evil 5 will be released this week on PSN! The content included in Versus is a Co-op mode, Slayers, and a competitive mode called Survivors.  

Inside Sackboy…Literally!
Monday, April 6th, 2009

Obsessive, Manhattan-based illustrator Jason Freeny was recently featured in WIRED Magazine UK, showcasing his incredible/shocking anatomy work on Sackboy. Freeny is more widely known for his prop-making and toy design skills, but he does anatomy modeling on the side as well. Check out the feature page below.

Warhawk 2 Concept Art
Monday, April 6th, 2009

Check out the first concept art images for Warhawk 2. Note: These could very well be concept art for Warhawk 2 on the PSOne, that never made it into development and not Warhawk 2 for the PlayStation 3.

Blanka Becomes Part of the Flock
Monday, April 6th, 2009

Capcom owns the rights to many different franchises, but it’s hard to believe any of them are as widely popular as Street Fighter. In the upcoming downloadable title Flock, Capcom will be including Blanka in the fun. This continues the trend of building exposure for the Street Fighter franchise.

PS3 Review – WWE Legends of WrestleMania
Monday, April 6th, 2009

We lay the smackdown on WWE: Legends of WrestleMania in our latest review…

Less Than Two Weeks Until FFXIII Demo Is Available
Monday, April 6th, 2009

In less than two weeks time, gamers will be treated to a Final Fantasy XIII Demo when they purchase the FFVII: Advent Children Complete Blu-Ray.

Red Faction’s Physics Playground in Action
Monday, April 6th, 2009

Brand new gameplay clips of Red Faction Guerrilla have popped up on Game Trailers. The first video showcases the large amount of physics-based destruction, while the second video focuses on using the Walker. Check them out below, and let us know what you guys think!