Archive for May, 2009

Tony Hawk’s Game Ride Revealed
Friday, May 15th, 2009

Another year, another Tony Hawk game. It’s become almost like clockwork. The thing is though, Tony Hawk games are fun and have always been fun,  so even though they’re yearly releases, you can count on them being fun and have something new in every new addition to the franchise . Below is a world exclusive release [...]

Heavy Rain Uses All of the Cell’s SPUs
Friday, May 15th, 2009

In a recent interview NowGamer spoke candidly with Qauntic Dream’s David Cage about their upcoming PS3 exclusive, Heavy Rain.  When he was asked about Heavy Rain being possible on the Xbox 360, he had some interesting replies… var _CI = _CI || {}; (function() { _CI.counter = (_CI.counter) ? _CI.counter + 1 : 1; document.write(”); [...]

SingStar: Behind the Tech Curtain
Friday, May 15th, 2009

Though rightfully labeled as a karaoke game, few people actually know how sophisticated [shal]Singstar[/shal] really is, particularly the PS3 iteration. And even fewer know that SingStar relies on confidential audio filter technology, courtesy of one of Dublin’s brightest minds. var _CI = _CI || {}; (function() { _CI.counter = (_CI.counter) ? _CI.counter + 1 : 1; [...]

Mysterious Marketing Infects Kojima Productions Website
Friday, May 15th, 2009

The latest ads from Kojima Productions indicates all should be revealed on Monday May 18th. Similar imagery can now be found on a subsection of the Kojima Productions website. What does all this wide open space mean?  Is Kojima bringing out a lumber jack game or perhaps it’s ultimate Frisbee golf.  Much speculation has pointed [...]

How to Dress for Sack Person Success
Friday, May 15th, 2009

Be a Sack Person! – Game Paused introduces first in Cosplay range of clothing! Today GamePaused releases the latest in must have video game fashion – the ‘Sack Boy Cosplay T-Shirt’ – the first in the new cosplay range from gamepaused.net.

Sidhe to Shatter PlayStation Network in 2009
Friday, May 15th, 2009

SIDHE ANNOUNCES NEW ORIGINAL TITLE, SHATTER, COMING TO PLAYSTATION®NETWORK in 2009 Focus on a Retro-Inspired, Modern-Crafted Package Makes Shatter a Game for Today’s Gamers Sidhe, New Zealand’s largest game production studio, today announced its new original title, Shatter™, which will debut on PlayStation®Network later this year. Shatter is a retro-inspired brick-breaking game that merges familiar [...]

Rock Band Rocks Out with Alice Cooper
Friday, May 15th, 2009

THE FATHER OF SHOCK ROCK ALICE COOPER MAKES HIS ROCK BAND® DEBUT; TAKING BACK SUNDAY ADDS THREE PACK TO THE ROCK BAND MUSIC STORE Harmonix and MTV Games today announced that iconic metal genius Alice Cooper will make his Rock Band® debut next week adding a six pack of songs to the Rock Band® Music [...]

BioShock 2 Hunting the Big Sister Gameplay Demo (HD)
Friday, May 15th, 2009

Enjoy this footage which is over nine minutes about some of BioShock 2′s gameplay elements. Creative director Jordan Thomas provides some narration about this followup to the critically acclaimed BioShock.

Take-Two Sues the Pants off of Duke Nukem’s Creators
Friday, May 15th, 2009

Following all the rumor and conjecture surrounding 3D Realms doors closing, Take-Two is none too pleased.  In 2000, Take-Two had paid Infogrames for exclusive rights to publish Duke Nukem Forever.  Take-Two further alleges they had an agreement with 3D Realms in 2007.

PlayStation Store Global Update 05/14/09
Friday, May 15th, 2009

Once again it’s time for another PlayStation Store Global Update. This time for the week of 05/14/09.

Uncharted 2 Gameplay Footage Sets the Bar Even Higher
Thursday, May 14th, 2009

New footage for Uncharted 2: Among Thieves has been released, and it is incredible.

Street Fighter IV Damage Scaling Demystified
Thursday, May 14th, 2009

Those of you who managed to pick up Street Fighter IV know just how incredibly well balanced and well made this game is. It has an impressive amount of polish, and the whole experience (except for maybe the [shal]final boss[/shal]) is fun and addictive. But there has still been some mystery over how the [shal]damage[/shal] [...]

Dissidia Recieves Enticing New Bundle
Thursday, May 14th, 2009

Dissidia Final Fantasy is getting a PSP bundle in time for its release on August 25th. However, this bundle will only  be available at GameStop. Yes, that’s how powerful they are. The bundle comes with the following merchandise:

Analysts Prodding Falls Short of Confirming PS3 Price Cut
Thursday, May 14th, 2009

Price cut! Price cut! Everyone from industry analysts, third-party developers and publishers to retail outlets have been predicting a price cut to the Playstation 3 for months. Sony’s official stance thus far has been to deny the rumors, but that may have just changed (ever so slightly). During a conference call with overseas investors, Sony [...]

Catch the Uncharted 2 Premiere Tonight on GTTV
Thursday, May 14th, 2009

Tonight, on Spike TV’s GTTV (GameTrailers Television), the first footage of Uncharted 2: Among Thieves will be premiered for the first time ever.