Archive for April, 2009

Trophy Guide – Resident Evil 5
Saturday, April 4th, 2009

We give you the tips you need to attain the coveted Platinum Trophy in Resident Evil 5…

PS3 Review – Grand Theft Auto IV
Saturday, April 4th, 2009

Grand Theft Auto has finally made its long-awaited debut on the PS3. Despite the series’ success, Rockstar’s critically acclaimed franchise has seen its share of both strong praise and criticism. Does the latest game deserve to be held to these standards? Or is it simply a shell of its former self? var _CI = _CI [...]

Far Cry 2 Patch Inbound
Saturday, April 4th, 2009

Far Cry 2 is about to get a massive update from Ubisoft Montreal, the patch was just announced on the game’s official forum. 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); [...]

First MAG Screenshots
Saturday, April 4th, 2009

The screenshots of MAG have been unveiled, confirming that the new Zipper Interactive title will be in first-person. 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′

MAG Not an “Iteration of SOCOM”
Saturday, April 4th, 2009

Zipper Interactive’s new first person shooter, MAG, will not be an interation of the SOCOM series. This news came from Cindy Bowens, a community manager at SCEA.

April (Not) Fools: Red Faction’s Ostrich Hammer is Real
Friday, April 3rd, 2009

Remember that Ostrich hammer that was revealed on April 1st, for the game Red Faction: Guerilla? Did you think that was an April Fool’s joke? Well, think again.

Guerrilla Games: PS3 Easier to Develop for than PS2
Friday, April 3rd, 2009

According to Killzone 2 devs, the PS3 is easier to develop for than the 10 year old PS2. Herman Hulst, managing director of Guerrilla Games had this to say about developing for PS3.

Time Flies! First Teaser for Data-Fly Unveiled
Friday, April 3rd, 2009

The first teaser trailer of Data-Fly has been revealed by ORiGO Games.

Atlus Remaking Growlanser for the PSP
Friday, April 3rd, 2009

Growlanser is a popular RPG franchise from Japan that saw limited success in the U.S. Since the PSP seems to be the only Sony console that has a steady diet of RPGs these days, it is fitting that Atlus would be releasing a remake for the PSP.

PS2 Trumps 360 in Japan
Friday, April 3rd, 2009

In a surprising turn of events, the PS2 has actually mananged to outsell the Xbox 360 in Japan, despite only 5,246 PS2 units being sold last week. With the new price drop that went into effect, PS2 sales should see a healthy boost from here on out.

Forget Concept Art: Screenshots from “Virus” Leaked from Factor 5
Friday, April 3rd, 2009

Sure, concept art is nice and all, but for all we know the previously-mentioned and untitled game never even saw any of its assets converted into in-game objects. Screenshots, on the other hand, indicate that a game was at least developed enough to be running on a game engine of some sort.

Behind the Bullet: Video Commentaries
Friday, April 3rd, 2009

If you haven’t downloaded the interactive demo “Behind the Bullet”, Get To It. This amazing piece of tech puts you in control of this famous Killzone 2 commercial, and serves as a great way to show off your console to your friends. Gametrailers was kind enough to post the Director’s and Art Director’s audio commentaries, [...]

Gamers: 1, Recession: 0
Friday, April 3rd, 2009

As consumers cut back on eating out, traveling, and various expenses, they happen to be investing more in home entertainment. The videogame industry came under great pressure last year as the economy started to slide, and analysts generally became skeptical of the videogame market’s ability to resist a strong recession. Michael Pachter needs to pat [...]

UK gets Red Faction: Guerrilla Demo Early
Friday, April 3rd, 2009

THQ has just announced that UK gamers can get in on an early demo for Red Faction: Guerrilla.

Media Molecule Announces Two New LBP Community Managers
Friday, April 3rd, 2009

This kind of news is always great to hear.  Two of our friends from LittleBigPlanetoid have announced today that they have been appointed as community managers for LittleBigPlanet!  That’s right, they now are full-time employees at Media Molecule and working hard to manage all of us – the LBP community.