Archive for April, 2009

Bethesda Decides to Get Wet
Saturday, April 25th, 2009

The last we heard of Wet being published was when Activision was planning to release it. But since Activision and Blizzard decided to merge, the game has been leftin limbo without an official publisher. var _CI = _CI || {}; (function() { _CI.counter = (_CI.counter) ? _CI.counter + 1 : 1; document.write(”); var script = [...]

Advent Children Complete Pushes PS3 to the Top
Saturday, April 25th, 2009

As you may have been aware for some time now, Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete was released last week (April 16th) along with the demo for Final Fantasy XIII. var _CI = _CI || {}; (function() { _CI.counter = (_CI.counter) ? _CI.counter + 1 : 1; document.write(”); var script = document.createElement(‘script’); script.type = ‘text/javascript’; [...]

Madden Decides to Share the Curse
Saturday, April 25th, 2009

The Madden Curse occurs every year to the (un)fortunate football player that graces the cover. Some players have been injured and lost an entire year of their careers due to it. Brett Favre seemed to get by pretty well last year. He was hurt, but didn’t miss a game. Of course, missing the playoffs and [...]

The Dirty Little Secret About Konami IDs
Saturday, April 25th, 2009

There was a universal outcry against the need to create a Konami ID to play the MGO beta. PlayStation 3 came with the promise of a universal login ID, and this certainly wasn’t a universal login. Some were so angered by Konami’s decision that they refused to play MGO altogether. No one was foolish enough [...]

Wolverine Slashes Through Home
Friday, April 24th, 2009

Home has steadily gained momentum since the start of the Open Beta. It seems that every other week, another addition is made to the virtual world. Movie studios have taken notice of Home’s theater and the next big studio release has an exclusive clip just for Home users. Go to the Home Theater tonight at [...]

Uncharted 2 Multiplayer Beta NOT Exclusive to Best Buy
Friday, April 24th, 2009

We just received word that the Uncharted 2 multiplayer beta, that comes with a purchase of inFamous is NOT exclusive to Best Buy as previously thought…

inFamous Gets Shocking Boost From Uncharted Multiplayer Beta
Friday, April 24th, 2009

Remember that “Major Uncharted 2 Announcement” we hinted at earlier this week? Well, it’s come to light what exactly Sony will be announcing on Monday, April 27th.

Pro H.264 Encoder coming to PS3 at Consumer Pricing
Friday, April 24th, 2009

Fixstars Demos CE-10, The First H.264 Encoder for Sony PLAYSTATION 3 At Broadcast International’s NAB Booth Professional Level Encoding at Consumer Pricing Fixstars Corporation of Japan, a leading developer of Multi-Core solutions announced today that it will provide a preview of its CodecSys CE-10, the industry’s first H.264 encoder specifically designed for the Sony PLAYSTATION® [...]

ESRB Concerned with Baynetta’s Wiggle when She Jiggles
Friday, April 24th, 2009

Things just got a lot more interesting for Sega’s upcoming PS3/360 title, Bayonetta. The DMC-like action game features a leather clad lady with a lethal hairdo, and apparently some very suggestive content.

Japan Bows Down to PS3′s Dominance
Friday, April 24th, 2009

Price drop or no price drop, the PlayStation 3 has been slaughtering other consoles on its home turf. In fact, it’s doing so well that it has actually managed to outsell the Nintendo Wii for 2009.

MGS Master Turns to Teaching
Friday, April 24th, 2009

Hideo Kojima, the creator of the Metal Gear Solid series, has been a vocal Apple supporter for many years. So much, in fact, that he added extensive amounts of product placement for Apple products such as the Macbook Pro and iPod Classic. Even his newest MGS title is an iPhone/iPod touch exclusive. So how much [...]

NCAA 10 to Feature Platform Specific Cover Athletes
Friday, April 24th, 2009

EA Sports has revealed that for each version of NCAA Football 10, there will be a different cover athlete.

PS3 Review – Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard
Friday, April 24th, 2009

Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard takes bits and pieces from other games and combines them with a clever and hilarious story.  From Wild West cowboys to space marines, you will encounter a wide range of enemies.  So, with all the other FPS and TPS titles out there, should you bother with this game?  [...]

PlayStation Store Global Update 04/23/09
Thursday, April 23rd, 2009

The following is the Global Update for 4/23/09.

Unexpected Delay Puts Prototype Back in Action
Thursday, April 23rd, 2009

What was supposed to be one of the biggest free-roaming action titles of 2008 became unexpectedly delayed at the last minute. Radical’s anti-hero game, Prototype, had garnered negative reactions from gamers and the press alike when near-finalized gameplay was shown. Because of this, as well as the merger between Activision and Blizzard, the game was [...]