Archive for May, 2009

Noby Noby Boy’s Creator Cheats the System
Tuesday, May 26th, 2009

Noby Noby Boy’s quirkiness may be a bit of a turnoff for the majority of PS3 owners. Because the game’s community is doing the complete opposite of what Noby Noby is known to do, i.e. keep shrinking, the game’s creator has decided to cheat take a shortcut. var _CI = _CI || {}; (function() { _CI.counter [...]

Tony Hawk Will Take Your Wallet for a Ride
Tuesday, May 26th, 2009

Tony Hawk: RIDE just had its big reveal not too long ago. And the community was surprised to learn that the game would ship with a plastic peripheral in the shape of a (you guessed it) giant skateboard. We really don’t dig peripherals that are only useful for a single game, but the game should [...]

PSP Extended Battery Resurrected
Tuesday, May 26th, 2009

Is the discontinued [shal]PSP[/shal] Extended Life Battery Kit brought back from the grave? It appears to have made a comeback according to a new listing of the battery on the SonyStyle website. Listing compatibility for the [shal]PSP-3000[/shal], the revival of the battery was probably attributed to the lower battery capacity of the PSP-3000 in comparison [...]

Square Enix Planning a Trilogy of Pre-E3 Surprises
Tuesday, May 26th, 2009

Apparently, Square Enix is set to announce three currently unannounced games before E3. The games are currently unknown, and according to Gameplayer, two of these games are part of large franchises in the Square Enix catalog.

Infamous Demo Contains Hidden Home Goodies
Tuesday, May 26th, 2009

Several people who have signed up for official PlayStation newsletters have been receiving a newsletter stating that the Infamous demo unlocks a free Cole costume for your Home Avatar, The newsletter itself was not completely clear on how to unlock the costume. The official PlayStation Home forums were being bombarded with threads asking how to [...]

The Taxman Prevents PSN Cards from Coming to Europe
Tuesday, May 26th, 2009

In an interview with the Belgian website 9lives, Sony Belgium revealed they are not planning to bring PSN cards to Europe. The reason?

Monster Hunter Freedom Unite, the Hunt Begins This Week
Tuesday, May 26th, 2009

MONSTER HUNTER FREEDOM UNITE DEMO COMING TO HUNT DOWN PLAYERS ON MAY 28TH The demo of Japan’s most successful PSP title is coming to PAL territories on May 28th, giving wannabe hunters the chance to experience three dangerous quests from the game ahead of its release on June 26th. Sony PSP owners can download the [...]

Warhawk in Space May Make E3 Appearance
Tuesday, May 26th, 2009

According to his twitter account, Dylan Jobe will be submitting a “milestone” build to SCEA by Friday.  No game title was specified, but the newly formed Lightbox Interactive headed by Dylan Jobe has been rumored to be working on a “Warhawk in Space“.  Shortly after those rumors had surfaced SCEA trademarked the name Starhawk.

“X” Marks the Spot on the Uncharted 2 Treasure Map
Monday, May 25th, 2009

Amazon.com has a unique pre-order bonus for Uncharted 2: Among Thieves. It looks as though Uncharted 2 will have the familiar treasure system, if you pre-order from Amazon you will have a leg up on the competition.

DLC and Multiplayer Not Coming to inFamous
Monday, May 25th, 2009

Bruce Oberg, co-founder of Sucker Punch, has confirmed that there are no plans on having DLC or multiplayer for their upcoming open-world action title, inFamous.

PixelJunk 1-4 Gets an Official Name
Monday, May 25th, 2009

Finally, the PixelJunk 1-4 naming contest winner has been revealed.  Via the PlayStation.Blog, the name chosen by Q-Games is revealed to be PixelJunk Shooter, which was submitted by Mario Paquet from Canada.

Capcom Proud of Resident Evil 5 Sales Performance
Monday, May 25th, 2009

[shal]Capcom[/shal] CFO Kazuhiko Abe revealed at the Reuters Global Technology Summit that [shal]Resident Evil 5[/shal] has shifted five million copies worldwide. Sales for April totaled 570,000 units, which added onto the prior figure of 4.4 million copies sold. Abe also commented on the company strategy of growth overseas:

PS3 Review – inFamous
Monday, May 25th, 2009

During the debut of inFamous some time ago, Sucker Punch made it clear that they were focusing on the main character’s ability to use electricity, and would subsequently be exploiting that theme for the entire game. Somebody should’ve kept these guys in check, because they actually took that quip a little too seriously.

PlayStation Release Horizon 05/25/09
Monday, May 25th, 2009

This week is stacking up to be a pretty great week as far as new games go. With only a week before E3 you should buy a few games before your wallet starts crying because of the Fall and Winter pounding it’s going to take.

Tekken 6 Looking to Lead in Online
Monday, May 25th, 2009

In a recent interview, Joon Wang, brand manager for the Tekken series, eluded to Tekken 6′s ground breaking achievement.