Archive for July, 2009

NBA 2K10 Gets Special Anniversary Perks
Thursday, July 2nd, 2009

2K Sports Announces NBA® 2K10: Anniversary Edition to Commemorate 10 Years of NBA 2K Franchise and 2 Million Units Sold of NBA® 2K9 Limited edition game locker, Kobe Bryant figurine and poster, NBA 2K retrospective video and VIP online lobby highlight Anniversary Edition To celebrate 10 years of the popular NBA 2K franchise, and the [...]

Harry Potter Returns to Handhelds & Consoles this Week
Wednesday, July 1st, 2009

EA AND WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT ANNOUNCE HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE VIDEOGAME FLIES ONTO STORE SHELVES THIS WEEK! The Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Videogame is THE Place for Fans to Live the Thrills, Action and Excitement of Harry Potter This Summer The EA Play Label of Electronic Arts Inc and Warner [...]

PSN Review – Rag Doll Kung Fu
Wednesday, July 1st, 2009

One of the most anticipated PSN games from last year’s E3, Rag Doll Kung Fu: Fists of Plastic, has finally hit the PlayStation Store. With all the hype surrounding this game can it possibly deliver, or will it get smacked in the face? var _CI = _CI || {}; (function() { _CI.counter = (_CI.counter) ? [...]

PSN Review – High Velocity Bowling
Wednesday, July 1st, 2009

[shal]High Velocity Bowling[/shal] is [shal]Sony’s[/shal] semi-rebuttal to Wii bowling. All of the motions are controlled by the Sixaxis. Now with previous games struggling to use the Sixaxis correctly, can HVB get it right or is it a complete waste of the feature?

Capcom Bringing Wave of Classics to PSN
Wednesday, July 1st, 2009

Capcom had delivered a promise to PlayStation 3 owners that classic titles from their extensive library would be coming to PSN. The titles have been announced, and they definitely don’t disappoint.

Skate 2 Thrashes the Maloof Money Cup
Wednesday, July 1st, 2009

MALOOF MONEY CUP MAKES ITS VIDEOGAME DEBUT IN THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED SKATE 2 Compete in the World’s Greatest Skateboarding Event with Skate 2′s Latest Downloadable Content Electronic Arts Inc. announced today that starting July 9 gamers can download and compete in Skate 2’s Maloof Money Cup Pack, based on the largest pursed event in the [...]

Entire Damnation Development Team Gets Booted
Wednesday, July 1st, 2009

Codemaster’s Damnation was released with agony, rather than fanfare, having suffered through behind-the-scenes disputes between Blue Omega and two subcontractors, as well as poor sales and horrifically bad reviews. But the team at Blue Omega Entertainment just got slapped with something even worse. Pink slips.

Full PS2 Backwards Compatibility Supposedly Weeks Away
Wednesday, July 1st, 2009

Recently, some patents were released for the emulation of the PlayStation 2′s CPU (central processing unit), titled the Emotion Engine. Many thought this implied that Sony would be giving back the backwards compatibility that the PS3 had lost. Now, it seems that this may be true.

Citroen GT Guaranteed to Empty Your Pockets
Wednesday, July 1st, 2009

The Citroen GT is one of the most famous car collaborations in recent history, bringing together the talented design teams at Citroen and Polyphony Digital to create a fast, sexy sports car. And though it does make an appearance in the game Gran Turismo, getting your hands on the actual car is going to be [...]

DJ Hero Gets Ridiculous U.K. Pricing
Wednesday, July 1st, 2009

Just when we thought European pricing couldn’t get any worse, Activision has decided to jack up the cost of DJ Hero to an unprecedented level.

Uncharted 2 Pushes for “Seamless Cinematic Experience”
Wednesday, July 1st, 2009

Uncharted: Drake’s Fortunewas praised for its fantastic gameplay, but more than once, was shot down for its ‘short length’ of 8 to 10 hours. When asked if Uncharted 2: Among Thieves would carry a longer story than the first, Evan Wells gave a surprising response.

Scavengers Fighting Over Rare PlayStation Home Items
Wednesday, July 1st, 2009

Recently, major retailers and online retailers alike, have been giving away PlayStation Home costumes for pre-ordering. Such as a Reaper costume and Killzone 2 costume for pre-ordering inFAMOUS or Killzone 2 from Amazon. These items were limited, and people now seem to be fighting for the items’ redemption codes on the worldwide bidding site, Ebay.

Why Dead Space’s Co-op Was Killed off
Wednesday, July 1st, 2009

Dead Spacewas penned as some as the best horror game of 2008. PlayStation LifeStyle rated the game a 4 out of 5, for the atomosphere of the title, and also the quality. But one key feature may have bumped up the score, and that’s co-op. Now, Visceral Games has explained why Dead Space had a [...]

Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 Holds Back the Violence
Wednesday, July 1st, 2009

Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 may be coming to PlayStation 3, bringing with it better features, improved graphics, and gameplay improvements. Although the Xbox 360 version of Ninja Gaiden 2 had immense levels of graphic violence, the PS3 version seems to be bringing that down a notch.

Rumored PS Store Content for 07/02/2009
Wednesday, July 1st, 2009

Sadly, this week looks to be yet another light week as far as content is concerned.  Let’s hope that we are pleasantly surprised.  We expect a few PSP titles to be released to the PS Store this week, as Sony will make more PSP titles available digitally to prepare for the launch of the PSP [...]