Archive for July, 2009

David Cage Giving Keynote at GDC Europe
Wednesday, July 29th, 2009

David Cage, CEO and founder of Quantic Dream, known for such games as Indigo Prophecy, Omikron: The Nomad Soul, and the highly anticipated Heavy Rain, has announced he will be doing a keynote at the upcoming GDC Europe conference. Titled, “Writing Interactive Narrative for a Mature Audience”, David will explore mature games, and how developers [...]

DJ Hero Coming for Your Wallet
Wednesday, July 29th, 2009

A wallet was found dead today in a gym locker room, with signs of monetary brutality and utter shock. Officers who arrived on the scene had said they found one piece of evidence, a receipt for [shal]DJ Hero[/shal]: Renegade Edition. var _CI = _CI || {}; (function() { _CI.counter = (_CI.counter) ? _CI.counter + 1 [...]

Fat Princess To Take up a lot of Space in Home
Wednesday, July 29th, 2009

PSNow! has managed to upload some screenshots of the upcoming Fat Princess Home Space which should be releasing in the next Playstation Home Space update. On top of that, there is also a video of the space which shows the Fat Princess Space in vivid detail. Judging by the media provided, there will be a [...]

mLani Mobi FPS Controller is now FRAGnStein
Wednesday, July 29th, 2009

Some time ago, we reported on an interesting new controller by mLani called the Mobi. Somewhere deep in the bowels of Bann Corp’s labs the mLani Mobi underwent the dramatic change to FRAGnStein.  All melodrama aside, the mLani Mobi, while a no-show at E3 is not going the way of the Phatom.

PSN Review – Shatter
Wednesday, July 29th, 2009

Sidhe, developer of the stunt racer GripShift, takes a ‘crack’ at classic Arkanoid style brick-breaking gameplay. But does this PSN exclusive ‘shatter’ expectations, or should the broken fragments be swept into the trash bin?

Gran Turismo 5 Gets Holiday 09 Release Date
Wednesday, July 29th, 2009

Gran Turismo 5 creator Kazunori Yamauchi stated last month that Polyphony Digital could potentially release the game at “any time”. This came as a surprise to many considering the game wasn’t present in playable form at E3, but rather in a gameplay trailer. However, if Amazon is correct then Yamauchi definitely wasn’t kidding.

inFAMOUS to Shock the Silver Screen
Wednesday, July 29th, 2009

Recent news has confirmed that high-profile PS3 title, Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune, will be getting the Hollywood makeover. This meaning, it’s being adapted into a film. And as it turns out, another PS3 exclusive will be getting a film adaptation as well.

Insomniac Shows off Clank’s Time Warping Abilities
Wednesday, July 29th, 2009

The second installment in the Ratchet & Clank Future series has placed a notable emphasis on time manipulation. As its title “A Crack in Time” hints at, the game itself will allow players to control time in order to progress through certain level segments. And included below, we have gameplay footage of Clank doing just [...]

Naughty Dog Shoots Down Uncharted 2 Installation Rumor
Wednesday, July 29th, 2009

Mandatory installs are one of the things PS3 owners like to nitpick, and rightly so. While some games do so sparingly and with great results, others eat up as much hard drive space as possible without any noticeable improvements in loading times. And while quite a few PS3 game rely on mandatory installs, one big [...]

The Truth Behind the New Dual Shock 3 Color Schemes
Wednesday, July 29th, 2009

We’re not exactly ones for conspiracy theories, but this one is just too good to pass up. After extensive research and countless hours of reviewing in-depth interviews with trusted sources close to the situation , we have constructed this (fairly accurate) timeline regarding the new red and blue PS3 controllers.

Frogger Hops On Over to PSN
Wednesday, July 29th, 2009

The legendary Konami arcade title, Frogger, made a huge splash when it was released in 1981. And in the vein of other classic titles that have seen re-releases on current-gen systems, it looks like Frogger will be hopping its way towards a release for the PS3 via PlayStation Network.

White Knight Chronicles 2 in Latest Famitsu
Wednesday, July 29th, 2009

Level 5′s White Knight Chronicles still hasn’t been released here in North America, and already revealed are plans for a sequel.  According to the latest Famitsu magazine, White Knight Chronicles 2 is in development.  The Famitsu translation, reveals some interesting facts about the game.

Rumored PS Store Content for 07/30/09
Wednesday, July 29th, 2009

This week, after over a year long wait, Fat Princess will be hitting the PS Store and ‘eating’ up the spotlight for the week.  That’s not to say there isn’t another “heavy” hitter this week, as a demo for Madden NFL 10 will be tackling the PSN.  We’ve received word from developer Frozenbyte that Trine [...]

Trine Will Not Make it in Time…
Wednesday, July 29th, 2009

Trine, the highly anticipated physics based, action/puzzle game from developer Frozenbyte has been available for the PC on Steam for a few weeks now.  Trine has long been pegged for a July PSN release, but week after week, eagerly awaiting fans have been left in the cold.  Frozenbyte, has given us a chilling update about [...]

LEGO Rock Band Signs Bon Jovi, Blink 182, The Hives & More
Wednesday, July 29th, 2009

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and MTV Games Unveil Five New Tracks for LEGO Rock Band Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and MTV games today announced five new songs for the upcoming videogame release, LEGO Rock Band.