Archive for August, 2009

Get a Sneak Peek at MAG Medals of Honor
Thursday, August 27th, 2009

Hey guys, guess what? I just received a tip from an anonymous source claiming Sony’s upcoming online shooter, MAG, is able to support 256 players per game! Isn’t that amazing?! What? You already knew that? Oh, okay. Well fortunately, I’ve got some additional news I know you’ll be interested in. var _CI = _CI || [...]

Best. Commercials. Ever.
Thursday, August 27th, 2009

Peter Dille, Senior Vice President of Marketing and PlayStation Network, was proud to present a brand new ad campaign for the PlayStation 3 today. The campaign will be composed of nine TV spots, and though the PS3 has undergone a significant hardware revision, the campaigns focus more on the price of the system and its [...]

PS3 Slim: How Sony Destroyed the Playing Field
Thursday, August 27th, 2009

It’s hard to believe that less than three years ago, the 60 GB PS3 was released for the low, low price of just $600, with a slightly gimped 20GB version coming in at $500. Sales for those two systems were understandably disappointing, and over the past three years Sony has been desperately slimming not only [...]

Get Ready for One Very ‘Brutal’ Contest
Thursday, August 27th, 2009

I’m sure all of you are excited about Electronic Arts‘ upcoming game Brutal Legend, staring Jack Black. So we wanted to let you all know of a great contest going on right now over at the Brutal Legend Facebook Fan Page. Here is a great chance to win a very cool prize (one of five limited [...]

Don’t Write Off an FFVII Remake Just Yet
Thursday, August 27th, 2009

When Square Enix first revealed a tech demo for Final Fantasy VII running on the PS3, people got excited. Rumors began flying around that a remake for Final Fantasy VII would be coming, but three years later, it still hasn’t happened.

Bioware Still Can’t Deny Mass Effect on PS3
Thursday, August 27th, 2009

BioWare CEO Ray Muzyka must have a tough job, constantly dealing with questions regarding PS3 development. His development team actually is working on a true multiplatform title, Dragon Age: Origins, but what the gaming community really wants to know is whether the popular Mass Effect series will make an appearance on Sony’s platform. Let’s just [...]

GTA: Chinatown Wars PSP Dated for North America
Thursday, August 27th, 2009

Rockstar Games shocked the world when it announced that GTA: Chinatown Wars, previously announced and released as a Nintendo DS exclusive, would be making an appearance on the PlayStation Portable. The critically acclaimed title was also a sales disaster, pushing just 88,704 copies during its first month on U.S. shelves.

Sony Puts Final Nail in Backwards Compatibility Coffin
Wednesday, August 26th, 2009

Prior to the announcement of the PS3 Slim, many speculated that the new PS3 model would come with backward compatibility built-into the system. Unfortunately, that speculation proved false when Sony announced the new PS3 Slim model last week.

PSP-4000 Could Be On Its Way
Wednesday, August 26th, 2009

Super_Secret, a now famous internet forum user on N4G, had a ton of predictions about the PS3 Slim back before it was officially introduced by Sony, and he was dead-on with basically everything. Looking back on his posts, there is mention of another PlayStation Portable model, the 4000.

PSP Review – Syphon Filter: Logan’s Shadow
Wednesday, August 26th, 2009

The Syphon Filter series has been a staple of the PlayStation since the very beginning. It has seen three games on the PS1, one on the PS2, and also the highly acclaimed Dark Mirror on the PlayStation Portable. With this being the sixth game in the series, can it possibly live up to expectations that [...]

The Beatles: Rock Band DLC Not So Exclusive to Xbox
Wednesday, August 26th, 2009

Is everyone ready for The Beatles Rock Band to grace us on September 9th? As many of you know, I work for a major electronics retailer here on the West coast. We had our Microsoft rep pop in to update our Xbox kiosk (Sony does the same) and dropped off some Beatles: Rock Band displays. [...]

PS3 Gets New Boot-Up Screen
Wednesday, August 26th, 2009

The PS3 Slim hit some retailers today, and now a video has surfaced showing a new boot-up screen. Now when you turn on your PS3 you will be greated with the new logo.

PSN Gets its First 3D Game Tomorrow
Wednesday, August 26th, 2009

3D Gaming has been a hot topic recently, ever since 3D gaming made a big splash earlier this year at the Consumer Electronics Show. Up until now, there haven’t been any 3D games available for the PSN…

Ghostbusters Patch Slimes Its Way to the PS3
Wednesday, August 26th, 2009

When Ghostbusters released on PS3 earlier this year there were a lot of PS3 owners voicing their displeasure over the visual issues that seemed to plague to the PS3 version. And to make matter worse, these problems were nonexistant on its 360 counterpart. Now it looks like those cries have been answered as a patch [...]

Batman: Arkham Asylum Gets Insanely Viral In Its Marketing Campaign
Wednesday, August 26th, 2009

When I arrived at work on Monday (at Fry’s Electronics), I instantly noticed some interesting ID cards scattered about my PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 aisles. Interestingly enough no vendors came into the store all day which is a sign of viral marketing done by someone posing as a customer.