Archive for May, 2009

GameStop Reports Record Sales
Saturday, May 23rd, 2009

For their last fiscal quarter, GameStop is reporting record profits, for their Q1 ending May 2nd. What games contributed to their success? 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); })(); [...]

Call of Juarez Shows How the West Was Won
Saturday, May 23rd, 2009

Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood follows the journey of Ray and Thomas McCall, two brothers who desert the Confederate Army during the American Civil War. Chased by their fellow soldiers, they make their way through the lawless West to find the , they try to make their way through lawless Wild West to find [...]

KOF XII’s Elisabeth Blanchtorche in Action
Saturday, May 23rd, 2009

The newest addition to [shal]King of Fighters XII[/shal], [shal]Elisabeth Blanctorche[/shal], faces off against [shal]SNK [/shal] veteran Joe Higashi in the following gameplay video. Check it out below and let us know what you think! And stay tuned for PSLS’s coverage of the KOF XII tournament next weekend. var _CI = _CI || {}; (function() { _CI.counter = [...]

Heavy Rain Gameplay Hits the Clubs
Saturday, May 23rd, 2009

New Heavy Rain footage has been released. This video, dubbed, “Blue Lagoon”, only leaves us more eager and excited, over this highly anticipated game.

Resident Evil: Director’s Cut Claws its Way Onto PSN
Saturday, May 23rd, 2009

In a recent push to support more PS1 classics on the PSN, Capcom has announced that Resident Evil: Director’s Cut will be hitting the PSN store, May 28th.

FUEL Gets Pushed Back on Consoles
Saturday, May 23rd, 2009

According to VG247, Codemasters has confirmed that the console versions of FUEL (PS3, Xbox 360) have been delayed by one week. The game will now be hitting stores on June 5th in the UK, though it’s unclear if North America also has a delay (as Joystiq points out, VG247 is a UK site).

Kojima’s Latest Tease Hints at More Metal Gear; Coolest Tease Ever
Saturday, May 23rd, 2009

The internet has been in a frenzy over Kojima Productions “Next” game.  With all the anticipation, all of the viral marketing, and especially the countdown timer, that led to another countdown timer, “Next” has  really generated a massive amount of hype and interest. Me, along with everyone else is excited to see exactly what Kojima-san [...]

XMB Game Invite Feature Discoverd
Saturday, May 23rd, 2009

Sony seems to have slipped a feature into the XMB that has gone largely unnoticed.  Certain PlayStation 3 titles such as Red Alert 3 and Resident Evil 5 support online game invites.  This feature is available in the when you pull up a user profile.

New Footage Pours in for Heavy Rain
Saturday, May 23rd, 2009

[shal]Heavy Rain[/shal] director [shal]David Cage[/shal] conducted a [shal]live demonstration[/shal] of his innovative new title at [shal]Sony[/shal]‘s pre-E3 press event. Out of the four characters that will constitute the majority of the game’s play time, Cage focused on one character, Jayden, a 29 year old FBI agent.

Magazine Teases with Silhouette of Kojima’s Next Game
Saturday, May 23rd, 2009

A preview for an upcoming magazine teases a silhouette of a character of Kojima’s upcoming game.

Ease The Wait For inFamous With Flash Game
Saturday, May 23rd, 2009

Can’t wait until next Tuesday for the retail release of inFamous? Or are you just getting tired of playing the demo over and over again? SCEE is hoping to ease the pain of waiting for the release of inFamous with a new flash game.

Top PSP Downloads for May
Friday, May 22nd, 2009

For the month of May, figures for the top 10 downloaded PSP titles has been released.

FUEL Earns World Record For Largest Console Game
Friday, May 22nd, 2009

Codemasters’ FUEL has been awarded with the world record for the largest console game ever.  Asobo Studios was awarded with a certificate from the Guinness World Records to commemorate the achievement.

Return of the Full Moon Show
Friday, May 22nd, 2009

After a  five month hiatus in order to maintain the secrecy of Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time, the Insomniac Game’s biweekly podcast,  the Full Moon Show, has finally returned! The premiere for Season 3 was released yesterday, with mystery guest none other than Brian Flemming from Sucker Punch.

Ikki Tousen: Shining Dragon Too Jiggly For US Release
Friday, May 22nd, 2009

Valcon Games has decided to cancel Ikki Tousen: Shining Dragon for the PlayStation 2, rather than let the game ship with an M for Mature rating.  The ESRB justified their rating for the game based off an anime series with this statement: