Archive for July, 2009

Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 Features Console Exclusive Characters
Saturday, July 25th, 2009

The current trend with games featuring large amounts of characters, is to create characters exclusive to each respecitve console. Now, Activision has jumped on the bandwagon, and has revealed that there will be console exclusive characters featured in Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2. var _CI = _CI || {}; (function() { _CI.counter = (_CI.counter) ? _CI.counter [...]

PS3 Review – Killzone 2: Napalm & Cordite Map Pack
Saturday, July 25th, 2009

The downloadable map pack for Killzone 2, entitled “Napalm & Cordite”, is the latest DLC to come from Guerrilla Games since the release of the title in February. This new pack adds what we’ve expected from Guerrilla Games now, two new maps and eight new trophies. var _CI = _CI || {}; (function() { _CI.counter [...]

PSN Expanding to Other Sony Products
Saturday, July 25th, 2009

In an interview with Laptop.com, Mike Abary, Sony’s Senior VP of Information Technology Products revealed some exciting new information for Sony consumers. Abary announced that users can expect the PlayStation Network to be implemented into the next VAIO laptop. var _CI = _CI || {}; (function() { _CI.counter = (_CI.counter) ? _CI.counter + 1 : [...]

Bionic Commando: Rearmed Trophy Patch is Now Live
Saturday, July 25th, 2009

Capcom‘s pint sized Bionic Commando may have been ignored while it’s bigger counterpart was released, but it appears developer Grin, has made good on the trophy promise.  Available now via the PlayStation Network is the Bionic Commando: Rearmed trophy patch.  Additional patch notes and trophy list after the jump.

Advertiser Gets Tekken 6 to TapouT
Saturday, July 25th, 2009

With Comic-Con 2009 in motion, developers and publishers alike are giving their games a bigger push in the merchandising department since Comic-Con is big on swag.  On top of the usual action figures and cosplay, clothing for movies and games alike make their appearance.

RAGE has a Locked Up Secret
Saturday, July 25th, 2009

EA has launched a new website for RAGE, the latest title from id Software. However, it won’t be so easy to get into it.

Kaz Hirai to Give Tokyo Game Show Keynote
Saturday, July 25th, 2009

It was just announced that Kaz Hirai, Chairman and current CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment, will be giving a keynote at this year’s Tokyo Game Show event. The keynote will be given on the first day of the event at 10:30am and is titled “New Tactics for 2009″. After the keynote, there will also be [...]

Shatter Your Ear Drums For Free
Saturday, July 25th, 2009

Shatter was only released yesterday, and already, gamers are applauding the game for it’s fantastic soundtrack. Apparently, players liked it so much that it’s already up for download.

Uncharted 2 Climbs Towards Second Beta
Saturday, July 25th, 2009

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, the latest in the Nathan Drake adventure, is having a great showing at this year’s Comic-Con. Naughty Dog showed off a new level, and everyone is getting pumped. Though, players still want a second chance to play the game before it’s October release. At a recent question-and-answer session with Naughty Dog, [...]

SAW Veteran Directing Castlevania Movie
Saturday, July 25th, 2009

It seems Konami’s Castlevania franchise has been taking a completely new direction. With legendary Metal Gear mastermind, Hideo Kojima, at the helm of Castlevania: Lords of Shadow, and now, the director of the critically-acclaimed SAW series for the upcoming Castlevania film, fans of the franchise have a lot to look forward to.

Universal Makes Vocal Debut on European SingStore
Saturday, July 25th, 2009

It seems like ever since the European PlayStation.Blog went live, SingStar–and the SingStore–has been given a boost in support lately. Karaoke fans have been treated to consistent updates, contests, and new features. However, content variety could always give the singer an edge over the competition.

Black Rock Studio Prepping for New Multiplatform Title
Saturday, July 25th, 2009

Britain based Black Rock Studio, the developers behind last year’s Pure, have confirmed a new, unannounced PlayStation 3/Xbox 360 title in a job listing. The Disney-owned arcade racer developers are already working on their second current generation racer, Split/Second, but even the genre of this unannounced title is unknown.

Atlus Explains Video Game Localization
Friday, July 24th, 2009

Many have pondered why video games coming from Japantake so long to come stateside. Gamers have asked the question, “Why is this taking [insert number of months here]?”, or “It shouldn’t even take this long, should it?”. Well, now Japanese publisher and developer Atlus has come to the forums and explained the process of localization.

Battlefield 1943 Shoots Up Previous Sales Records
Friday, July 24th, 2009

Battlefield 1943 has made quite a name for itself, these past few weeks. Gamers worldwide are loving the latest entry into the Battlefield series. So much so, that since the game’s initial release on July 8th, for both the PSN and XBL, a reported 600,000 copies have been sold. These figures make it the fastest [...]

PSN Cards Provide No Profit for Retail Stores
Friday, July 24th, 2009

Profitability for retail outlets was an issue brought up when the digital distribution-exclusive PSPgo was announced. Because retailers made no profit from the PSPgo media, in regions such as Europe where PSN cards were unavailable,  brick-and-mortar shops claimed the PSPgo would suffer.