Archive for July, 2009

SOCOM 4, Syphon Filter 5 Listed as in Development
Sunday, July 5th, 2009

If you’ve already read the title, then you may have had the same expression as the picture above. Two franchises from Sony Computer Entertainment, SOCOM and Syphon Filter, will be getting sequels on the PS3, according to the PCB Production Credits page. var _CI = _CI || {}; (function() { _CI.counter = (_CI.counter) ? _CI.counter [...]

Next Round of GTA IV DLC May Grace the PS3
Sunday, July 5th, 2009

Although the two episodes of GTA IV are an Xbox 360 exclusive, PlayStation 3 owners may not be left out by Rockstar, as this newly arisen rumor suggests. 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 = [...]

John Mayer Switches Gears, Becomes Guitar Hero Fan
Sunday, July 5th, 2009

John Mayer originally wasn’t a fan of guitar music games, as he revealed in an interview in Rolling Stone about a year back. As a real life guitarist, his comfort level with the game was pretty much zilch. In fact, he felt so strongly against series like Guitar Hero that he stated the following. var [...]

Sony’s Motion Control Tech to Utilize Everyday Objects
Sunday, July 5th, 2009

Those familiar with major motion pictures may have at one time or another seen how actors and objects get scanned and converted into [shal]3D objects[/shal]. Well it looks like Sony is planning to take that concept one step further, and empower [shal]PS3 owners[/shal] who already own the [shal]PS Eye[/shal] camera to turn everyday objects into something more.

PlayStation Deals Update 07/05/09
Sunday, July 5th, 2009

Welcome to our weekly PlayStation Deals.

Uncharted 2 May be Swinging to the PSP Go
Sunday, July 5th, 2009

According to a leaked image from the upcoming issue of Playstation: The Magazine, Nathan Drake & co. may be making their way onto the PSP Go.

Rumor: UFC May Ban Fighters Who Sign with EA
Saturday, July 4th, 2009

A big rumor has been floating around regarding UFC fighters and EA’s upcoming game, MMA. Apparently, UFC president Dana White is threatening to blacklist any fighter who chooses to partake in EA’s MMA game.

LucasArts Teasing Big Announcement Monday
Saturday, July 4th, 2009

LucasArts seems to be on a roll lately, with their new Monkey Island title, and the remake of the first title as well. It’s apparent that LucasArts doesn’t want this streak to stop, as they’ve hinted at a big announcement coming Monday.

Tekken 6 Preorder Bonus Announced
Saturday, July 4th, 2009

The GameStop preorder bonus for Namco Bandai’s upcoming fighter, Tekken 6, has been announced.

Rumor: PlayStation Cloud to be Music Streaming Service
Saturday, July 4th, 2009

Rumors of Sony readying a downloadable music service have been “floating” around the internet for some time.  Things got even juicier when CNET learned that Sony was beginning discussions with major recording companies about bringing music to the PlayStation Network. From CNET: Sony has spoken with some of the major recording companies about providing music [...]

PSLS Takes on Cuboid’s Level Editor
Saturday, July 4th, 2009

Online sharing of user-generated content is one of the greatest innovations that this round of gaming hardware has brought to the industry. And though [shal]LittleBigPlanet[/shal] tends to recieve the brunt of that credit, many other titles have followed in its footsteps, allowing players to build content and share it with their friends on PSN and Xbox [...]

Final Fantasy XIII Now Accepting Preorders
Saturday, July 4th, 2009

Retailers, such as GameStop and Amazon, are now beginning to take preorders for Final Fantasy XIII.

Fat Princess Not Dining this Summer
Saturday, July 4th, 2009

Originally scheduled for a late June release, Fat Princess has been the center for much speculation, regarding it’s release date. However, new information has arisen, indicating it may be a bit longer before we get to dine with the Princess.

Quantic Dream Benefits from Tax Breaks
Saturday, July 4th, 2009

Speaking to GamesIndustry, Quantic Dream co-CEO Guillaume de Fondaumiere talked about how his team has benefited from recent tax breaks that have been instituted in European countries, especially France, where their development team is located.

inFamous Crowned Winner in The Escapist Challenge
Saturday, July 4th, 2009

Ben “Yahtzee” Crowsaw, creator of the renowned Zero Punctuation films, did a special video comparing inFamous to Prototype and came to the conclusion that they were different games with different strengths and weaknesses, thus labeling the comparison as a draw. However, as a joke, he instated a challenge to both Sucker Punch and Radical and [...]