Archive for August, 2009

Headshots & Friendly Fire
Sunday, August 23rd, 2009

The gaming industry has gotten bigger and better with each passing year, but sometimes they just don’t do things right. Whether its gameplay, story, pricing, or business practice, sometimes the industry needs a little friendly fire from the gamers to keep it in line. Other times, developers look down their sight and fire off a [...]

Sony Reassures Potential PS3 Slim Owners
Sunday, August 23rd, 2009

Despite predictions set by mega retailer Amazon, Sony Europe‘s head, Andrew House, has assured worried potential owners that the retail transition into the PS3 Slim will be seamless. However, since Sony has cut the price by their fat 80GB and their 160GB PS3 Uncharted bundle by $100, many retailers are claiming they have run out [...]

Midway Games Europe Gets Shuffled Around
Sunday, August 23rd, 2009

Midway Games Ltd., formerly a subsidiary of Midway Games Inc., today announced that Spiess Media Holding UG, a company owned by Martin Spiess, Executive Vice President – International of Midway Games Ltd., has purchased the UK and French offices of Midway Games Inc., formerly a developer and publisher of computer and video games with a [...]

MAG Beta Available for the Hard-Qore
Sunday, August 23rd, 2009

PlayStation LifeStyle reported that the MAG public beta would be starting September 17th 2009. Looks as though that report was right, as a recent post on the US PlayStation Blog confirms.

PS3 Review – Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Sunday, August 23rd, 2009

Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs is yet another movie tie-in, and it’s because of this that many people will want to shy away from this game. After all, most movie tie-ins are sub par at best and feel like an utter waste of money, which is why you may find this a little hard [...]

Fat Princess Hires a Personal Chef
Sunday, August 23rd, 2009

Titan Studios, the guys behind Fat Princess, have recently teased a possible upcoming character for their game. The newest character to the Fat Princess may be a Chef! This would fit perfectly within the Fat Princess universe, as somebody needs to whip up all those cakes Fat Princess indulges in!

Kojima Talks Peace
Sunday, August 23rd, 2009

Legendary game creator, Hideo Kojima, has recently posted an open letter to gamers, and within that, he reveals some interesting tidbits regarding his upcoming PSP title, Peace Walker.

New NHL2K10 Screenshots
Sunday, August 23rd, 2009

2KSports has just released some new icey screenshots from the upcoming NHL2K10, set to release September 15th.  Check out the screens after the jump…

PS3 Review – Monsters Vs. Aliens
Saturday, August 22nd, 2009

In a season of blockbuster movies it is inevitable to get a bunch of movie tie in games. Make it a family movie and the chances of a tie in game are increased. Now enter Monsters Vs. Aliens, a Dreamworks movie following a group of misfit monsters and their fight to stop aliens bent on [...]

LittleBigPlanet Creating and Sharing on PlayStation Home
Saturday, August 22nd, 2009

Many big Sony titles have received the Home treatment, so it’s odd that LittleBigPlanet, a game released in 2008, has not had this online honor.

Amazon Scares $20 Off the Price of Resident Evil 5
Saturday, August 22nd, 2009

These days, everyone is looking to save a buck, especially when it comes to video games. So when Amazon knocks $20 off the price of one of this year’s best games, we have got to let our readers know.

Star Wars Trophies Have Been Unleashed
Saturday, August 22nd, 2009

It was revealed some time ago that Star Wars: Force Unleashed would be getting a patch for trophy support. Now the trophy patch is available, at least it is in North America.

SOCOM: Confrontation to Finally Recieve Patch
Saturday, August 22nd, 2009

Hear that? That’s the sound of people not holding their breath over details of a SOCOM patch. And really, with the constant delays and empty promises loyal fans of the series have received throughout the months, can you blame them? Hopefully new intel will help put all of you frustrated soldiers at ease.

PS3 Review – Valkyria Chronicles
Saturday, August 22nd, 2009

Valkyria Chronicles is a strategy RPG developed and published by Sega that was released in late 2008. Although the game had little hype going into release, it was almost instantly bombarded with very positive user and critic reviews. It is considered to be one of the best strategy games of all time, and has been [...]

Lost Planet 2 GamesCom Trailer
Saturday, August 22nd, 2009

Check out the latest trailer for Capcom‘s Lost Planet 2, scheduled to release early 2010.