Archive for July, 2009

UFC to Submit to PlayStation Portable
Friday, July 31st, 2009

After two months on store shelves and achieving almost chart-topping NPD numbers, UFC 2009: Undisputed was a real bread-winner for THQ. But now with the success of the series on the consoles, THQ is looking to spread their franchis’s popularity onto portable platforms. var _CI = _CI || {}; (function() { _CI.counter = (_CI.counter) ? [...]

DJ Hero Scratches Up a Renegade Edition Price
Friday, July 31st, 2009

Thanks to GameStop, it’s seemed the price of the DJ Hero Renegade Edition has been found. Many gamers worried about the price when the information was revealed two days ago of the new edition, and rightfully so. var _CI = _CI || {}; (function() { _CI.counter = (_CI.counter) ? _CI.counter + 1 : 1; document.write(”); [...]

PSP Go’s SensMe: First Look
Friday, July 31st, 2009

At Sony’s E3 2009 Press Conference Kaz Hirai announced along side the Media Go application, another application called SensMe.  SensMe takes your stored music, or video, and creates a playlist according to your mood.  The application wasn’t shown during the conference, and we haven’t heard much about it since. var _CI = _CI || {}; [...]

Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time Fact Sheet
Friday, July 31st, 2009

Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. Developer: Insomniac Games Platform: PLAYSTATION®3 system Genre: Action-Adventure Launch Date: Fall 2009 Rating:  “RP” for Rating Pending

MAG Fact Sheet
Friday, July 31st, 2009

Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. (SCEA) Developer: Zipper Interactive Genre: First Person Shooter Players: Up to 256 players online Platform: PLAYSTATION®3 (PS3™) computer entertainment system Launch Date: Fall 2009 Rating: “RP” for Rating Pending

Carmack “Rage to Run at 60 FPS on Every Platform”
Friday, July 31st, 2009

Rage is id Software‘s latest game which was formerly codenamed Tech 5.  John Carmack himself is working quite closely with this title.  Initial reports were that Xbox 360 version would be gimped in some fashion in order to publish the game on four DVDs.  The PlayStation 3‘s Blu-Ray drive has more then enough room for [...]

Dark Void’s Release Date Vanishes
Friday, July 31st, 2009

2009 should now be called the “Year of the Delays”, as another title is scheduled to miss its 2009 release date. This isn’t the first time a new IP has been delayed to 2010 either, as we’ve seen MAG, Bayonetta, and Singularity pushed back as well.

Braid Will Weave its Magic on PS3
Friday, July 31st, 2009

Game creator Jonathan Blow became an overnight celebrity with the success of Braid, a game that he created from scratch with the help of artist David Hellman. It became a huge hit on Xbox Live, and was subsequently released on Mac and PC platforms as well. But it looks as if Xbox 360 won’t be [...]

PlayStation 3 Manufacturing Costs are DualShockingly Low
Friday, July 31st, 2009

Following the end of Quarter 1 2009, Sony held a conference with several overseas investors. During this conference the CEO and Executive Vice President of Sony, Nobuyuki Oneda, announced that manufacturing costs for the PlayStation 3 have dropped significantly since launch.

Uncharted 2 Water Screenshot has us Dripping in Excitement [Update]
Friday, July 31st, 2009

Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune was undoubtedly one of the best PlayStation 3 titles when it released in 2007. And to this date, the Naughty Dog action-adventure title showcases graphics that even rival some of 2009′s current generation releases. As Uncharted 2: Among Thieves nears its release date, the game is already looking like it is ready [...]

PS3 Sells Less, Comes out the Winner
Friday, July 31st, 2009

Fiscal Q1 sales figures hit the net recently, and the results show PlayStation 3 may be closing the gap.  Microsoft sold 1.2 million Xbox 360 while Sony‘s PS3 sold 1.1 million consoles in the same time period.  On face value this appears that Microsoft is still besting Sony for yet another fiscal quarter, but this [...]

God of War 3 Fact Sheet
Friday, July 31st, 2009

Fact Sheet Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) Platform: PLAYSTATION®3 (PS3™) Genre: Action-Adventure Players: Single-Player Release: March 2010 Rating: “RP” for Rating Pending

Shatter Breaks the PSN Downloads Chart
Friday, July 31st, 2009

Shatter was only released last week on July 23 and it has already received rave reviews, even by us. With innovative yet classic brick-breaking action topped off with an awesome soundtrack, what’s not to love?

Heavenly Sword Creator Embraces Animation Students
Friday, July 31st, 2009

Ninja Theory is famous for their brilliant work on Heavenly Sword, one of the earliest titles made available on PlayStation 3. The team’s collaboration with Lord of the Rings actor Andy Serkis showed the world just how powerful and captivating a videogame character’s performance could be. And as it so happens, Ninja Theory is launching an [...]

SEGA Promises Improvement for Sonic Series
Friday, July 31st, 2009

Sonic the Hedgehog hasn’t been really made a splash in the videogame market since his the release of Sonic Adventure for the Dreamcast. Despite being such a popular gaming icon, Sega’s blue-tinged hero has been consistently stumbling in terms of sales and quality, and SEGA realizes that.