Archive for April, 2009

Inspiring New Artwork from Heavy Rain
Monday, April 6th, 2009

Brand new artwork from the PS3 exclusive Heavy Rain has just been released. What’s surprising is that there’s two distinct artstyles being used. Some of the new screens aim for photorealism, while others look straight out of a graphic novel. var _CI = _CI || {}; (function() { _CI.counter = (_CI.counter) ? _CI.counter + 1 [...]

Ultimate UT3 Mod – Sonic the Hedgehog
Sunday, April 5th, 2009

You are about to witness what is arguably the greatest Unreal Tournament 3 mod ever. It takes UT3′s character content and mixes it with the famous Green Hill Zone from the original Sonic. The background music’s missing, but the sound effects and graphics are absolutely spot-on. var _CI = _CI || {}; (function() { _CI.counter [...]

Sony Still the Greenest Console Company
Sunday, April 5th, 2009

According to Greenpeace’s Guide to Greener Electronics, Sony ranked number one amongst the console manufacturers, scoring a 5.5 out of 10. They were able to move up two spaces to Rank #5, with Greenpeace citing Sony as having good chemicals management. var _CI = _CI || {}; (function() { _CI.counter = (_CI.counter) ? _CI.counter + [...]

PlayStation Horizon 04/06/09
Sunday, April 5th, 2009

This week looks a lot better than last, as we have games within a variety of different genres.  There should be something to please everyone and, if not, you all still have a huge backlog of games to play, right? Also, this week includes Hanna Montana for all of you hardcore players out there!  

Godfather II Game Space Coming to Home
Sunday, April 5th, 2009

In keeping with Sony’s promise for 3 new game spaces a month, Home will (hopefully soon) be seeing a Godfather 2 space, as seen in these pics I pulled off the EU PlayStation Home forums.

Mortal Kombat Team Wants to Deliver Fatality to Midway
Sunday, April 5th, 2009

According to Kotaku the Mortal Kombat team, composed of 50 developers, are in discussion with other publishers.

Valkyria Chronicles: It’s Time to Buy This PS3 Exclusive Masterpiece
Sunday, April 5th, 2009

This week only Valkyria Chronicles is $29.99. We tell you where to get it for that price, and why you shouldn’t miss this deal…

Deals of the Week: 04/05/09 – 4/11/09
Sunday, April 5th, 2009

Another week another group of game deals. This week is looking a little better then the last few. There are two different PS3 bundle deals and if you do not mind shopping online Amazon has a ton of games on sale.

Red Faction: Guerrilla Demo Impressions
Saturday, April 4th, 2009

One of the barely mentioned updates to PSN this past Thursday was the Red Faction: Guerrilla demo, which was made available to yearly subscribers of Qore.  Seeing as how I happen to be one of those lucky subscribers, I figured I’d go on and try it out. And I’m glad I did.

Bioshock 2 to be Called Bioshock 2
Saturday, April 4th, 2009

There was a bit of an issue determining what 2K Games intended to name the upcoming sequel to Bioshock. Originally it was debuted as Bioshock 2: Sea of Dreams. Later the subtitle was removed and then added again. Are you confused yet?

PS3 is Lead Platform for Modern Warfare 2 [Update]
Saturday, April 4th, 2009

UPDATE: “We have learned by fourzerotwo, which is the committee manager of MW2, via Xbox Live that this quote is fake and there’s no such person as Todd Stevens. More information is posted up here. “… we don’t have a lead sku, both platforms have dedicated guys to allow equal dev time (the way it [...]

inFamous Developers Thought Peter Molyneux was Lying
Saturday, April 4th, 2009

Brian Fleming, President of Sucker Punch, couldn’t believe it when he read it. “Players want to be good guys.” Peter Molyneaux had made the bold claim in regards to his game series, Fable.

GT Academy Coming to Public Television
Saturday, April 4th, 2009

In the summer of 2008, Sony Computer Entertainment and Nissan introduced the GT Academy event, giving a Playstation fan the opportunity to leave behind the virtual world of Gran Turismo 5 Prologue and participate in an actual endurance race.  

Bravarian Minister Likens Violent Games to Child Porn
Saturday, April 4th, 2009

Due to their obvious similarity, Bavarian interior minister Joachim Herrmann has likened playing violent games to watching child pornography and taking illegal drugs. We’re dead serious. Here is the translated press release issued by the man himself.

Burnout Paradise Cops & Robbers DLC Adds 8 Trophies
Saturday, April 4th, 2009

The next premium DLC for Burnout Paradise, called Cops & Robbers, looks to be adding eight new trophies. This increases Burnout Paradises’ trophy list to 88 trophies. May Contain Spoilers