Archive for July, 2009

New Screens from Final Fantasy XIII’s Battle System
Monday, July 27th, 2009

Though a lot of CG content has been released for Square Enix’s highly anticipated RPG, Final Fantasy XIII, the developer has been keen on pumping out screenshots and footage of actual gameplay. The newest screenshots to be released by Square Enix show off the game’s battle system. And though the character and enemy models look [...]

Fat Princess Trophies Ready to be Eaten
Monday, July 27th, 2009

TSA has managed to obtain the trophy list for this week’s huge upcoming PSN title, Fat Princess. According to the leak, there are 21 trophies and all of them are bronze. Based on the trophy titles, it seems the developers of Fat Princess, Titan Studios, have an amazing sense of humor. var _CI = _CI [...]

Modern Warfare 2 Multiplayer Shows Why it’s Top Dog
Monday, July 27th, 2009

While everyone seems to be focused on Call of Duty: Modern Ware 2′s single player campaign (How long is it? Is it super duper cool? Etc.), many seem to have forgotten about its multiplayer component. Good thing Infinity Ward has decided to finally show it off. var _CI = _CI || {}; (function() { _CI.counter [...]

Footage of Ratchet’s Killer New Weapon, the Spiral of Death
Monday, July 27th, 2009

Right before Ratchet and Clank Future: Tools of Destruction was released, Insomniac Games held a competition for their fans, asking them to come up an animal for the game’s morph weapon. And the result of this competition was Ratchet’s ability to turn enemies into penguins. For the newest installment in the series, A Crack in [...]

Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 Sneaks onto PS3 this September
Monday, July 27th, 2009

PREPARE TO UNLEASH YOUR INNER NINJA IN TECMO’S NINJA GAIDEN® SIGMA 2 Exclusive Pre-Order and Collector’s Edition Package Available at GameStop The most intense, challenging, action-packed ninja adventure is back and arriving exclusively on the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system this fall. The latest installment in the critically acclaimed series, NINJA GAIDEN® SIGMA 2, will be [...]

Echoshift – Fact Sheet and Screens
Monday, July 27th, 2009

Publisher:Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. Developer: SCE Japan Studio and Artoon, Inc. Platform: PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) and PlayStation®Network Genre: Action/Puzzle Rating: RP for Rating Pending Target Release: Fall/Winter 2009 OVERVIEW Let your past catch up with you in this unique new offering on the PlayStation®Portable (PSP®). Developed by SCE Japan Studios and Artoon Inc., echoshift introduces [...]

PS3 Firmware 2.80 Demystified
Monday, July 27th, 2009

The latest PS3 firmware update release notes did not really reveal what the update brought to the table.  Being one of the few optional updates it seemed to come and go without much fanfare and a great deal of speculation.

Konami Making Their Presence Known at GamesCom
Monday, July 27th, 2009

Konami’s greatest talents to visit Gamescom! Develop greats including Hideo Kojima and Shingo ‘Seabass’ Takatsuka to present their new games in Cologne, Germany. Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH will premiere a wave of stunning titles at the Gamescom event in Cologne, with key development talent on hand to present and answer questions on their work.

LittleBigPlanet Gets “Marvel”-ous Costumes
Monday, July 27th, 2009

LittleBigPlanet is about to get a bit more marvelous, courtesy of Media Molecule and Marvel. The two new revealed costumes for LittleBigPlanet come straight from Comic-Con.

inFamous Will Shock LittleBigPlanet This Thursday [Update]
Monday, July 27th, 2009

Media Molecule is ensuring that fans get to choose between an evil and a good Sackboy, with their latest batch of DLC, for LittleBigPlanet. inFamous is the latest game to be blended into the LittleBigPlanet universe. And, if you ask us, SackCole just looks adorable!

We Knew Fat Princess was Coming, So we Baked a Cake
Monday, July 27th, 2009

Last week we reported that Fat Princess would be feasting on July 30th.  The PlayStation Blog has put the icing on the cake by confirming the release date for Titan Studios highly anticipated medieval take on capture the flag, Fat Princess.

Insomniac Loves Sony, Wants to Go Steady for Now
Monday, July 27th, 2009

The subject of whether a game’s potential is hindered by exclusivity is open for debate, but with billions of dollars out there for the taking, it’s no wonder so many game developers opt for producing multi-platform titles. Not only can a developer potentially cover the ever increasing costs of development and maximize profits by releasing [...]

NHL 2K10 Looking to Wow Players
Monday, July 27th, 2009

2k Sports is looking to redefine the Hockey genre with their upcoming game, NHL 2k10. The focus of this year’s game is the interweaving of gameplay with social gaming, allowing players the opportunity to upload their offline franchise stats, screenshots and game highlights onto 2kSports.com.

Dead Space: Extraction Scares Up Other Platforms
Monday, July 27th, 2009

Most gamers are aware, the Wii does not exactly sell hardcore games very well. It seems EA is aware as well, as they’ve hinted that Dead Space: Extraction may come to other platforms.

PS3 Review – Guitar Hero: Metallica
Monday, July 27th, 2009

Metalheads rejoice, place your devil horns in the air, and get ready to mosh to Metallica.  Unlike Guitar Hero: Aerosmith, this isn’t a story of the band’s career from beginning until now. Instead, it’s something much more fan oriented and fits with the features that were added to the series with Guitar Hero: World Tour. However, [...]