Developer Bioware foresees a future where video games aren’t necessarily dependent on violence to achieve sales. These remarks come even in the midst of such games as Manhunt and Grand Theft Auto. Bioware’s Greg Zeschuk recently spoke about how they believe the video game industry will begin to tone down the violence and concentrate more [...]
Archive for July, 2009
Bioware Foresees Decline in Video Game Violence
Tuesday, July 7th, 2009Ubisoft Opens New North American Studio
Monday, July 6th, 2009Ubisoft announced plans today to open a full development studio in Toronto, Ontario – a first for the company in the province. This significant announcement is expected to result in the creation of 800 net new jobs within the province over the next decade. The government of Ontario is investing CA$263 million over ten years [...]
Cross-Platform Play for The Agency “Up in the Air”
Monday, July 6th, 2009When The Agency, a MMO shooter for the PC and PS3, was announced, many speculated that cross-platform play between the two consoles would happen. However, in a recent interview, Sony Online Entertainment’s senior game designer Kevin O’Hara, talked about the design concerns cross-platform play would bring to the table. var _CI = _CI || {}; [...]
North America gets Demon’s Souls Deluxe Edition
Monday, July 6th, 2009ATLUS SPOILS DEMON’S SOULS FOR PLAYSTATION 3 COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM WITH PRE-ORDER BONUS ART BOOK AND NORTH AMERICA-EXCLUSIVE DELUXE EDITION; OFFICIAL RELEASE DATE SET FOR OCTOBER 6th If you can only buy one version of Demon’s Souls, make it one of these two… Atlus U.S.A., Inc. today revealed that Demon’s Souls™, a groundbreaking action RPG [...]
Watchmen: The End is Nigh Boxart Revealed
Monday, July 6th, 2009Releasing for retail later this month, Watchmen: The End is Nigh is a feature-packed version. This version will not only feature Part 1, which released back in March, and the just-released Part 2, but also collectible artwork.
Killzone 2 Tops U.K. Charts
Monday, July 6th, 2009Being that it’s the middle of the year, United Kingdom video game tracking agency ELSPA has released their top 10 list for the United Kingdom’s best selling video games for the first half of 2009. And not surprisingly, Killzone 2 made a strong presence.
GhostBusters LBP Teaser Image Escapes
Monday, July 6th, 2009Those that caught wind of Media Molecule’s ghostly teaser during their weekly Sack it to Me post had reason to be excited. The creative team made a huge hint at Ghostbusters themed DLC coming to LittleBigPlanet, which had Ghostbusters fans raving over the possibilities. And not a moment too soon, the team has released an [...]
MAG BETA Invading North America & Europe
Monday, July 6th, 2009Shijima, the Franchise Producer for MAG, previously stated that MAG’s beta would only be available to Europeans. But thanks to some clarification from an SCEA representative, non-European PS3 owners have reason to be relieved.
Call of Juarez Gets Bound with DLC
Monday, July 6th, 2009Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood was released June 30th, and be that as it may, Techland has announced that DLC will be coming to the game.
PixelJunk Shooter Gets New Feature
Monday, July 6th, 2009It’s rare for a game to get a significant alteration so late in development, but when it happens it’s usually for a very good reason. PixelJunk Shooter recieved a lot of praise and gained popularity thanks to its playable E3 demo, and according to Dylan Cuthbert the game is making good progress.
Sony Quietly Snuffing Out PSN Data Slurpers
Monday, July 6th, 2009PS3TrophyCard.com is having issues with their site, and they’ve placed the blame directly on Sony’s shoulders.
PSPgo 480MHz Speed Refers to USB, not CPU
Monday, July 6th, 2009In recent news, many thought that the 480Mhz speed for the PSPgo was for the CPU. Thus, it was thought that the PSPgo may go almost as fast as the new iPhone 3GS. Engadget Japan recently contacted Sony Computer Entertainment, and got a different answer.
Ratchet & Clank Pre-Order Bonuses Not So Exclusive After All
Monday, July 6th, 2009Insomniac Game’s announced several pre-order bonus items for Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time last week. However, the developer revealed that you do not have to pre-order the title to receive the DLC bonuses.
Square Enix Files Lawsuit Against French Company
Monday, July 6th, 2009Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd. and Square Enix Co., Ltd. (collectively “Square Enix”), announced today that they had filed, on May 28, 2009 (French local time), a lawsuit in the Tribunal de Grande Instance de Paris against la société SAKURA (“SAKURA”), a Paris-based company specializing in the importation/distribution of merchandise based on Japanese-produced content. Square [...]
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