Archive for August, 2009

Square Enix Finishes off its Countdown
Friday, August 7th, 2009

When a countdown teaser appears for a video game, people freak. It was the usual when gamers found a new Square Enix timer, and once that happened, the hype train took off. var _CI = _CI || {}; (function() { _CI.counter = (_CI.counter) ? _CI.counter + 1 : 1; document.write(”); var script = document.createElement(‘script’); script.type [...]

PAX ’09 Exhibitor List Revealed
Friday, August 7th, 2009

The organizers of the sixth annual PAX gaming festival today announced key details of the upcoming show to be held Sept. 4-6 at the Washington State Convention and Trade Center. This year’s exhibition hall will offer PAX attendees hands-on time with highly anticipated games and products from nearly 100 exhibitors, including top publishers Microsoft, Sony, [...]

Sidhe’s Shatter is NOT PSN Exclusive
Friday, August 7th, 2009

Shatter, the brick-breaking game that ‘shattered’ our expectations, is easily one of our most favorite PSN titles to date. Even though Shatter was created using Sony’s PhyreEngine, Sidhe may be bringing the title to other platforms. var _CI = _CI || {}; (function() { _CI.counter = (_CI.counter) ? _CI.counter + 1 : 1; document.write(”); var [...]

Fat Princess Tips the Charts in Her Favor
Friday, August 7th, 2009

This week’s top downloaded PlayStation Store item was Fat Princess. Yes, even the tub-sized highness managed to top long-standing champion, Battlefield 1943. You can check out the full list of top 10 PSN titles below.

Assassin’s Creed 2 Suffering from Collector’s Edition Deja Vu [Update]
Friday, August 7th, 2009

Take a good look at the image above, because it’s going to look really familiar once you see the sequel. The Assassin’s Creed Collector’s Edition packaging came with an Altair action figure, and the Collector’s Edition for Assassin’s Creed II ups the ante in all areas.

Atlus Plans Simulatenous Release for Newest PSP Game
Friday, August 7th, 2009

Although you’ll have to (PSP)go and buy the UMD version to get the game’s full 2-disc soundtrack Atlus U.S.A., Inc. today announced that the upcoming Shin Megami Tensei®: Persona® for PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system, the highly-anticipated remake of the first chapter in the critically-acclaimed Persona series, will launch simultaneously at retail and via PlayStation®Network on September [...]

Sony Brings the Heat to GamesCom
Friday, August 7th, 2009

With Sony bringing a three-hour conference to GamesCom, gamers are expecting a lot. With rumors about new hardware, as well as a price drop, some wonder what games Sony will be bringing to the table as well. Lucky for you guys, as we have the supposed list of titles set to make an appearance.

Activision Wants to Raise Game Prices Even More
Friday, August 7th, 2009

Every PlayStation gamer knows who Bobby Kotick is. The CEO of Activision once threatened to drop support for PlayStation, and his company also raised the price of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 to £55.

Fat Princess Pushes Out Hefty Strategy Guide
Thursday, August 6th, 2009

Are you tired of always losing at Fat Princess? Getting angry dying in the lava at Hot Sauce? Well Titan Studios has the solution for you! The developer of Fat Princess has released helpful/humorous strategy guides to help gamers overcome the challenges in the game.

PSP Trophies Aren’t Down for the Count
Thursday, August 6th, 2009

Find out what Mr. Shu Yoshida had to say when asked about the possibility of the Trophy System making its way to the PSP.

PlayStation Store Global Update 08/06/09
Thursday, August 6th, 2009

Want to see which region got what content? Look no further, as PlayStation LifeStyle has done the searching for you and compiled a list of what’s new in this week’s PlayStation Store Update, for all regions across the globe.

PSP Go’ing Unplugged with Rock Band
Thursday, August 6th, 2009

At a $250 price tag, many gamers are being skeptical before diving into purchasing the new PSP Go. However, it seems that the amount may be justified a bit more now.

Snake! Snake? Snaaaaaake!?!? MGS Short Film Casting Call
Thursday, August 6th, 2009

We’ve come across a casting call for the Metal Gear Solid Short Film, which features a short description, as well as what characters are going to be featured in the movie.  The short film is intended for Major Film Festival distribution. Check out the full casting call after the jump…

Official Modern Warfare 2 Cover Reports for Duty
Thursday, August 6th, 2009

Amazon has revealed the official cover for the standard edition of Modern Warfare 2. For some time, most online retailers used the same cover, however, the main character was shaded black, and unable to discern any more information.

Microsoft Steals LittleBigPlanet’s Music
Thursday, August 6th, 2009

Microsoft, aka the “me too” of the consumer electronic world has decided to “me too” a LittleBig too obvious this time around.  As they have used the theme music to LittleBigPlanet, in one of their latest commercials.