Archive for August, 2009

Split/Second Looking to Set Precedent in Vehicle Damage
Monday, August 17th, 2009

Black Rock Studio’s Nick Baynes recently flaunted his studio’s latest game, Split/Second, and claimed that it has the most advanced vehicle damage system ever put into a game. This is a lofty claim, considering Polyphony Digital may be implementing vehicle damage into their next game, Gran Turismo 5. var _CI = _CI || {}; (function() [...]

Insomniac Games Never Sleeps with New Project
Monday, August 17th, 2009

Insomniac Games has brought out a title for PlayStation 3 every year since 2006. And since Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time is coming out in 2009, what will Insomniac bring us in 2010? var _CI = _CI || {}; (function() { _CI.counter = (_CI.counter) ? _CI.counter + 1 : 1; document.write(”); var [...]

Brutal Legend is Full of Potty-Mouths
Sunday, August 16th, 2009

Speaking in a recent interview, legendary game designer Tim Schafer talked about his upcoming game, Brutal Legend, and more specifically, the voice actors of his game. It has been widely known that Jack Black and Ozzy Osbourne have significant roles in the game. var _CI = _CI || {}; (function() { _CI.counter = (_CI.counter) ? [...]

PlayStation Release Horizon 08/17/09
Sunday, August 16th, 2009

Yet another dull week ahead of us.  There is only one game releasing this week, and it is releasing into an already crowded FPS crowd.  The only saving grace is that hopefully this game is good!

Operation Flashpoint 2: Dragon Rising Blinding The Dragon Trailer
Sunday, August 16th, 2009

Codemasters‘ Operation Flashpoint 2: Dragon Rising hits retailers on October 6th. For now, we’ve got some new footage to tide you over until it’s release.

PlayStation Deals Update 08/16/09
Sunday, August 16th, 2009

Welcome to our weekly PlayStation Deals.

Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood Calling for $20 Discount
Sunday, August 16th, 2009

Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood has been deemed a worthy shooter, in a genre that’s over-flooded with titles. Right now one retailer is wrangling $20 off the price of the ‘Wild-West’ shooter. Take this chance to lasso in a good deal.

PlayStation LifeStyle – Sony GamesCom Predictions
Sunday, August 16th, 2009

With Sony‘s GamesCom Press Conference only two days away. Just like we did with our shockingly accurate E3 predictions, we’ve decided to compile a list of what we ‘predict’ Sony will have in store for PlayStation owners. Sony’s GamesCom Press Conference is this Tuesday, August 18 in Cologne, Germany.

Laugh, Cry, and Get Emotional At Your PS3
Sunday, August 16th, 2009

No, not yet. If you do that to your PlayStation 3 now, nothing is really going to happen. But Sony is looking to change that in the future with this latest patent of their’s.

NBA Live 10 Gameplay Improvements Trailer
Sunday, August 16th, 2009

In the latest NBA Live 10 trailer, EA Sports provides its fans with three new gameplay improvements, showing why this year’s edition may be worth picking up. Everything from animations to A.I. systems, EA Sports looks to ensure that NBA Live 10 is the best iteration of the series yet. Check out the trailer after [...]

Newest Rock Band DLC Unveiled
Sunday, August 16th, 2009

Harmonix and MTV Games today announced that a three-pack of songs from Foo Fighters, as well as singles from Blind Melon, Blur, Dropkick Murphys, Eve 6 and Kaiser Chiefs will be available in the Rock Band Music Store of downloadable content next week for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and [...]

Almost 5 Whole Minutes of New Uncharted 2 Footage
Sunday, August 16th, 2009

So you’ve seen the live demo of Uncharted 2 at this year’s E3. Heck, maybe you were lucky enough (or simply bought inFamous) to score a public beta key for that glorious month of online fun. Would you like more Uncharted goodness?

Hints of Elder Scrolls MMO Found Via Zenimax Server
Saturday, August 15th, 2009

Although it’s been said that Bethesda has no plans for future installments of Elder Scrolls, a quick look at Zenimax’s nameserver shows hints that not only may there be another Elder Scrolls being planned, but it could be an MMO.

Dirt 2 Rally Reality Trailer
Saturday, August 15th, 2009

Codemasters have released an exciting new trailer for Dirt 2. The trailer features spliced clips of both real rally car racing and gameplay from the game. Some of the scenes you may find hard to decide which is gameplay and which is reality.

No More Plans for Elder Scrolls
Saturday, August 15th, 2009

Ever since playing Oblivion, we’ve been patiently awaiting an announcement of a follow up to the smash hit. And here at PlayStation LifeStyle, we have new details.