Archive for May, 2009

PlayStation Home Gets Hit with Massive Update
Wednesday, May 6th, 2009

What you are about to witness is the biggest update ever seen for PlayStation Home. Due to the huge success of this online community app, Sony is releasing a ton of new features and content for all of the Home users out there. var _CI = _CI || {}; (function() { _CI.counter = (_CI.counter) ? [...]

Vote Now to Fight for Your Favorite King of the Fighters XII Box Art
Wednesday, May 6th, 2009

Ignition Entertainment, is having trouble deciding what character should feature on the cover of the King of Fighters XIIbox art.  So they have left the fate of the box art in the hands of the fans.  Fans have the option of choosing from the series hero Kyo Kusanagi, or his rival Iori Yagami. Kyo Kusanagi [...]

Capcom Announces Their E3 Lineup
Wednesday, May 6th, 2009

Capcom has just announced, through an employee’s blog on the Capcom Unity Forums, their E3 lineup. 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′

Katamari Truly gets Colossal
Wednesday, May 6th, 2009

Over at Pixel Joint, an artist by the name of Snake published his pixel art that fuzes two favorite franchises: [shal]Shadow of the Colossus[/shal] and [shal]Katamari[/shal] Damacy. Now it doesn’t seem like that big of a deal until you understand what pixel art is.

Final Fantasy XIII’s Simultaneous Engine Tuning
Wednesday, May 6th, 2009

Final Fantasy XIII. A small title, perhaps you’ve heard of it? Kidding aside, this console-mover set to release in Winter of ’09 (in Japan anyway…) is deep into the development cycle. Yoshinori Kitase, the game’s producer, had a few things to say about the PlayStation 3 development cycle versus the 360.

Virtua Tennis 2009 Delayed, Now Serving in June
Wednesday, May 6th, 2009

Sega’s Virtua Tennis 2009 ship date delayed until June

Noby Noby Boy makes a Great Appetizer
Wednesday, May 6th, 2009

Keita Takahashi has an odd taste for games.  He has brought us such inventive titles such as Katamari Demacy and Noby Noby Boy.  Recently Siliconera offered a new spin on the Noby Noby Boy in the culinary sense.  They have given a recipe for a Noby Noby Boy sushi roll. Pics follow.

King of Fighters XII Brings the Arcade Online
Wednesday, May 6th, 2009

King of Fighters fans will be pleased to know about the host of features being planned for the home release.  King of Fighters XII will feature 22 characters with two of them being unlockable.

Ghostbusters Now a PlayStation Exclusive – Update
Wednesday, May 6th, 2009

In a surprise announcement from a very recent Sony event in Sydney, Australia, Sony Computer Entertainment announced that they signed a deal with Atari and will be publishing the upcoming Ghostbusters videogame.

Rumored PS Store Content for 05/07/09
Wednesday, May 6th, 2009

Weekly Rumored PS Store content, check it out…

Metal Gear Online Deploys Gameplay Updates
Wednesday, May 6th, 2009

A new post on the PS Blog has revealed two new gameplay updates that will compliment Metal Gear Online.

Get Tactical with the Latest Red Faction Trailer
Wednesday, May 6th, 2009

THQ has released a new video for their upcoming game [shal] Red Faction: Guerrilla [/shal] . It shows of some of the stealth and ambush tactics involved.

EA Creating Uber Awesome Entertainment Software
Wednesday, May 6th, 2009

EA seems to be highly ambitious these days. Recently, EA posted an opening for an Art Director who will be working specifically for EA Los Angeles. Within the job description, a little tidbit has been found :

Beatles: Rock Band Premium Guitars Announced
Wednesday, May 6th, 2009

MTV GAMES, HARMONIX AND EA UNVEIL REPLICA RICKENBACKER AND GRETSCH GUITAR INSTRUMENT CONTROLLERS FOR THE BEATLES™: ROCK BAND™ The Beatles: Rock Band Pre-Order Club Goes Live Today, May 5th [shal]Harmonix[/shal] Music Systems, the leading developer of music-based games, and [shal]MTV Games[/shal], a part of Viacom’s MTV Networks, along with distribution partner [shal]Electronic Arts[/shal] Inc., announced [...]

New Puzzle Game Hits PSN
Wednesday, May 6th, 2009

Announced today on the PS Blog is [shal] Puzzle Quest: Galactrix[/shal], a hexagonal puzzle game that allows for a wide range of strategic depth if a player so chooses. Here is a list of the game’s features: Three Gameplay Modes—Single-player, Multiplayer, and Instant Action 100+ Missions – You’ll be the busiest space pilot ever as [...]