Archive for May, 2009

Western Sales Determining Future of Dissidia
Thursday, May 7th, 2009

Not that PSLS has any public opinions on piracy, but this may be one situation where you should probably pay for something. [shal]Dissidia Final Fantasy[/shal] has had some impressive sales performance in Japan, and is set to release in Europe and North America fairly soon. However, the director of Dissidia, Takeshi Arakawa, is still unsure about [...]

3D Realms is No More – is Duke Nukem Safe?
Thursday, May 7th, 2009

“It’s time to kick ass and chew bubble gum…And I’m all outta gum.” Well, not gum, actually, more like money, as 3D Realms, developer of the classic Duke Nukem 3D and practically-vaporware Duke Nukem Forever recently announced they were shutting down due to a lack of funds. What does this mean for the seriously-in-development Duke [...]

Sony & Sega Will Take Japan By Force with Another Yakuza Installment
Thursday, May 7th, 2009

Yakuza 3 sold over 300K copies its first week in Japan, and sparked a PS3 sales frenzy that put it ahead of it’s stiff competition from the Wii.  With Yakuza 3 being such a overwhelming success in Japan, it’s not hard to believe that Sega is already hard at work on the next installment in [...]

Capcom’s E3 PlayStation Game Roster
Thursday, May 7th, 2009

Capcom has released the roster of games they will be highlighting at this years E3.  Not many surprises here except for the “Mystery Games” one of which will be playable and the other announced at the press conference.  Below is the list of games headed to PlayStation (some of them sooner then others).

NIS America to Reveal Unannounced PS3 RPG Tomorrow
Thursday, May 7th, 2009

Nippon Ichi Software America is scheduled to hold a press event tomorrow in San Francisco, CA.  The event being held from 6PM to 9PM is set to be the stage of a unveiling of a new PS3 RPG.  The event which is being called “Holy Drunken Shenanigans, Badman!”, will feature special guests from Japan. No [...]

LittleBigDaftPunk
Thursday, May 7th, 2009

Here is an interesting little montage of LittleBigPlanet meets Daft Punk.

First 12 Minutes of inFamous
Thursday, May 7th, 2009

As was noted on N4G, I found this video from French website PlayScope.tv that showed off the first 12 minutes or so of inFamous (in French). Yesterday it wasn’t in a format that I could embed for you guys, but now it is, so enjoy it! Don’t worry about spoliers; there’s nothing story-related that you [...]

Qore Subscribers Score Uncharted 2 Beta Access
Thursday, May 7th, 2009

Kevin Furuichi from the [shal]PS Blog[/shal] has announced that [shal]Qore[/shal] Episode 12 will be releasing tomorrow with tons of goodies. The list includes [shal]Arkham Asylum[/shal], [shal]Dirt 2[/shal], [shal]Ghostbusters[/shal] and [shal]Euphoria[/shal] and, a major surprise to us all, [shal]Uncharted 2[/shal] [shal]Beta[/shal] codes for Qore subscribers.

Prototype Preorder Bonuses Announced
Wednesday, May 6th, 2009

Activision has officially announced the preorder details for their highly anticipated anti-hero game, Prototype.

Ghostbusters Worldwide Launch Details
Wednesday, May 6th, 2009

Atari Announces Worldwide Launch Plans for ‘Ghostbusters(TM): The Video Game’ – Published by Atari Inc. in North America and Coming to Xbox 360(R), Wii(TM), PLAYSTATION(R)3 system, PlayStation(R)2 system, PC and Nintendo DS(TM) on June 16th, 2009 – - Coming Exclusively to PLAYSTATION(R)3 system and PlayStation(R)2 system in Europe and PAL Regions on June 19th 2009 [...]

inFamous Demo is Available Now
Wednesday, May 6th, 2009

For those of us with the early demo code, evidently the demo for inFamous is available now.  Some PlayStation Forum users are reporting their codes are validating and are downloading the demo as we go to press with this.  Below is a photo of one of the users downloading the demo.

Red Dead Redemption Debuts With First Trailer
Wednesday, May 6th, 2009

The first trailer for Red Dead Redemption has been posted, and it looks great. It’s definitely shaping up to be the Grand Theft Auto 4 of westerns. Check the trailer out below:

EA Fesses Up to Billion Dollar Fiscal Loss
Wednesday, May 6th, 2009

[shal]Electronic Arts[/shal] published its financial results for fiscal year 2009, which ended March 31st. And though the economic downturn has hit everyone in the industry, nobody has been hit harder than EA. 

Will Home Complainers Please Shut Up!
Wednesday, May 6th, 2009

Today, US Home Community Manager Locust_Star announced the biggest update in the services history, including a new log cabin personal space, StageSet, the addition of Japan’s Siren gamespace, free Patapon 2 clothing for your avatar, and even exclusive Patapon 2 and Fat Princess developer interviews in the Theater. It’s a GREAT update to a service that many [...]

Rockstar Teases with Red Dead Redemption Screens
Wednesday, May 6th, 2009

In anticipation of tomorrow’s trailer for [shal]Red Dead Redemption[/shal], [shal]Rockstar[/shal] has decided to release the following screenshots from the game.