Archive for April, 2009

Penny-Arcade Blows Smoke at PS3 Firmware Announcement
Friday, April 3rd, 2009

It seems like getting grilled by the guys at Penny-Arcade is more of an honor than an embarassment these days (many victims of their comic strips order a framed copy to cherish).  This time they take on Eric Lempel’s PS3 firmware 2.70 announcement and give us a peek at what’s to come in the PS3′s future. [...]

Behold! Six Concept Art Scans Leaked from Factor 5
Friday, April 3rd, 2009

Factor 5, developers behind the hyped and (unfortunately) commercial/critical flop Lair, supposedly closed up shop sometime late last year. Somehow, concept art of a PS3 game that was in the pre-production phase after the release of Lair has made its way onto the internet. var _CI = _CI || {}; (function() { _CI.counter = (_CI.counter) [...]

Killzone 2: The Story of Corp. Billinghurst
Thursday, April 2nd, 2009

Few know this, but Corporal Billinghurst is a major character in the Killzone universe, acting as the glue between significant events and characters in Killzone 1 and Killzone 2. 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 [...]

Developer’s Perspective: LEGO Universe
Thursday, April 2nd, 2009

Ryan Seabury, the creative director of upcoming MMO “LEGO Universe”, was able to sit down with MTV Multiplayer and discuss the development process of this recently delayed title. The developers over at NetDevil have actually had a pretty rough time making LEGO Universe, mainly because they lack a significant advantage that Travellers Tales have, which is [...]

YouTube Uploading Coming To LittleBigPlanet?
Thursday, April 2nd, 2009

Sony has officially launched the LittleBigPlanet YouTube page for both the US and the UK.  The YouTube page will be regularly updated with a favorites section, featured users, tutorials from Media Molecule, cultural collaborations, challenges, event promotions and game footage.

PlayStation Store Global Update 04/02/09
Thursday, April 2nd, 2009

Time for another PlayStation Store Global Update, this time for the week of 3/29/09-4/5/09. Here are the following releases around the world separated by their regions. North American, European, Japanese and Hong Kong.

Activision Has High Expectations for Modern Warfare 2
Thursday, April 2nd, 2009

Activision wants Modern Warfare 2 to be the biggest selling game of all time.

Wolverine: Behind The Scenes
Thursday, April 2nd, 2009

Activision has just released an exciting new behind-the-scenes video for X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Check it out, and let us know what you think!

Killzone Chronicles: An In-Depth Look
Thursday, April 2nd, 2009

Guerrilla Games has updated their official site with in-depth information on the making of Killzone 2. The segment was split into two separate pages, and both links are available below.

Killzone 2 Behind the Bullet Hits PSN Today
Thursday, April 2nd, 2009

By now everyone has seen the Killzone 2 TV spot, but once the PS Store updates, you will be able to get “Behind the Bullet” “Behind The Bullet” transforms the 30-second TV commercial into a 3 minute long interactive demo, allowing users to take control of camera as the bullet zips through the ongoing war [...]

PSP Review – BEATS
Thursday, April 2nd, 2009

BEATS will probably go down as having the most uneventful launch of any game in existence. This PSP title, developed by SCEE London Studios, was released without warning back in 2007. But despite this, the game has incredible success, and for good reason. It offers a ton of value for a very small price, and [...]

Tomb Raider Double-Pack Comes to PSP
Thursday, April 2nd, 2009

Eidos Interactive has announced that an exclusive Tomb Raider Double-Pack is making its way to PlayStation Portable on April 10th, 2009.

LBP Reaches Two Incredible Milestones
Thursday, April 2nd, 2009

Sony recently announced that its popular platforming/creation game, LittleBigPlanet, has reached two impressive milestones.

The Most Anticipated 2009 PSN Exclusive is…
Thursday, April 2nd, 2009

We have been treated with the zen state of Flower and the pyromaniac flare of BurnZombieBurn! Now that we have had a taste of buring zombies to a crisp, what is the next exclusive PSN game you are most looking forward to? Vote after the break…

A Peek Inside Gamestop’s Underworld
Thursday, April 2nd, 2009

The Dallas Morning News was able to get access into a Gamestop Refurbishment Facility, and the photos they took were nothing short of astounding.