Archive for July, 2009

Pre-Order Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 and Get the Juggernaut
Tuesday, July 21st, 2009

Gamestop always seems to get the pre-order goodies these days. This time, the game is Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2, and the goody is playable character Juggernaut. Below you can check out a cool 3D preview of the character you can get if you pre-order. var _CI = _CI || {}; (function() { _CI.counter = (_CI.counter) [...]

Limited Edition Street Fighter IV Controllers Available Soon
Tuesday, July 21st, 2009

Mad Catz® Announces Limited Edition ‘Comic-Con®’ Street FighterTM IV Arcade FightStick: Tournament Edition and Fight Pad Arcade FightStick: Tournament Edition Limited to 500 Unit Run and Fight Pad Limited to 1,000 Unit Run Mad Catz® Interactive, Inc., a leading worldwide third-party interactive entertainment accessory provider, today announced a Limited Edition ‘Comic-Con’ Street Fighter IV Arcade [...]

Ubisoft Launches UbiFriends Portal
Tuesday, July 21st, 2009

Publishing and developing mega-house Ubisoft has stepped out of the game arena and into the Facebook world. 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′

Modern Warfare 2 Controller in Design Stage
Tuesday, July 21st, 2009

Just when you thought that Modern Warfare 2 has had enough attention in the past week, Infinity Ward comes up with a new trick up their sleeve. Robert Bowling, the Community Manager at Infinity Ward, posted a tweet over on Twitter.com stating the following:

ESRB Oversteps Boundaries with God of War 3 Censor
Monday, July 20th, 2009

The Entertainment Software Rating Board claims that its role is “to increase awareness and use of the rating system so that parents can make informed computer and video game purchase decisions.” But nowhere on their website does it state that they now have to right to bully videogame websites into censoring games that it finds [...]

SingStar: Michael Jackson Thrilling the PS3 Soon
Monday, July 20th, 2009

In a supposedly leaked internal Sony document, release dates were revealed for Uncharted 2, Ratchet and Clank: A Crack in Time, and more.  Also listed on this document was some upcoming SingStar games one of which is based on the King of Pop.

3D Gaming Coming to the PSP
Monday, July 20th, 2009

So far, most of the talk surrounding 3D gaming has been focused around the PlayStation 3.  To much surprise, 3D gaming is coming to the PSP this holiday season…

Uncharted 2 Swings into Retail this September
Monday, July 20th, 2009

According to a leaked internal Sony release schedule, Uncharted 2 may be coming to the PS3 earlier than originally expected.  Leaked Sony documents have revealed some tantalizing info, unfortunately its purely a rumor at this point.

Super StartDust HD May Get Dimensional Update
Monday, July 20th, 2009

Super StarDust HD has a rich history.  The popular series started life back in 1993 as StarDust on the Amiga computer system by Commodore.  A year later Super StarDust was born with some enhancements. While state of the art for the time, the older series resembled Asteroids more then the HD incarnation.

Pachter Claims Industry is Suffering from Price Fatigue
Monday, July 20th, 2009

Though industry analyst Michael Pachter isn’t known for his accurate predictions of monthly console sales, what he is good at is analyzing the industry as a whole and figuring out where it’s headed. And with last month’s NPD data coming out disappointing for every home console, Pachter was compelled to inform us why this is [...]

“Epic Band Battles” And More in Brutal Legend’s Multiplayer
Monday, July 20th, 2009

[shal]Jack Black[/shal] stars as Eddie Riggs, a roadie who’s sucked into a mythical Age of Rock to fight evil, liberate an army of headbangers from a life of oppression, find love, and discover his life’s purpose. Heavy stuff until one realizes the universe of Brütal Legend has sprung from the mind of legendary game director Tim [...]

BioShock Creator Promises Ambition Beyond BioShock
Monday, July 20th, 2009

2K Boston’s Ken Levine is known as one of the industry’s most ambitious game creators.  Having created the critically acclaimed BioShock, gamers are eagerly awaiting his next title.  Now gamers have even more reason to be excited for the impending announcement of 2K Boston’s newest game.

PS3 Slim Teaming up with Madden This August
Monday, July 20th, 2009

According to 1up’s David Ellis, the PS3 Slim is coming this August, and there will be some sort of tie in with Madden NFL 10 which releases August 14th.

PSP Review – Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Monday, July 20th, 2009

Savage Entertainment, Hasbro, and Activision are names that will sit in my conscience for years to come, not because Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen for PSP was somehow great, but because it was utter crap. Sure, the boxart’s great and completely misleading, but there is nothing worth justifying the hours of agony spent trying to [...]

MGS: Peace Walker is 100% MGS5-Class Game
Monday, July 20th, 2009

Metal Gear Solid: Rising seems to be taking the story in a slightly different direction by expanding on Raiden‘s story. While we are all scratching our heads at what exactly “Lightning Bolt Action” means, Kojima was recently quoted that Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker continues the true Metal Gear Solid saga.