Archive for September, 2009

Need For Speed Developer Revises Statement
Saturday, September 19th, 2009

Need For Speed Shift, by Electronic Arts, has been a lot of praise for seemingly redeeming itself for the past releases in the series. Although that doesn’t stop the drama and backpedaling for misinterpreted statements. var _CI = _CI || {}; (function() { _CI.counter = (_CI.counter) ? _CI.counter + 1 : 1; document.write(”); var script [...]

PSP: On the ‘Go’ ESRB Ratings
Saturday, September 19th, 2009

The Electronic Software Rating Board, better known as the ESRB, has been around since the first violent mainstream game, the original Mortal Kombat, hit homes back in 1994. Since then, the independent content advisory board has evolved its tactics by utilizing sophisticated techniques. var _CI = _CI || {}; (function() { _CI.counter = (_CI.counter) ? [...]

Final Fantasy XIII: Episode Zero on the Horizon
Saturday, September 19th, 2009

Square Enix has been hard at work on the newest addition, Final Fantasy XIII, for quite some time now. Fans of the series know that there are multiple titles within the Fabula Nova Crystallis saga being worked on at the moment. Now is a time to add Final Fantasy XIII: Zero to that list as [...]

SingStar Twist and Shout with The Beatles
Saturday, September 19th, 2009

The Beatles sensation is in full swing once again. With The Beatles: Rock Band and the remastered albums hitting stores, both gamers and music lovers are getting their fair share of Beatles, and it seems another franchise wants to get in on it.

Fallout 3 Continues The Apocalypse on PS3 with DLC Dates
Saturday, September 19th, 2009

PS3 gamers need not fret any longer, as the downloadable content for the PS3 version of Fallout 3 has been dated. As confirmed already, Broken Steel will be coming first, followed by Operation Anchorage, The Pitt, Point Lookout, and Mothership Zeta.

Firmware 3.01 Fixes Uncharted, Breaks Others
Saturday, September 19th, 2009

Firmware 3.0 gathered a lot of excitement both before and after release. However, it also managed to cause some problems, which 3.01 was suppose to fix. Unfortunately, 3.01 has seemed to cause more problems.

PSP Minis Left Barebones To Accelerate Approval
Friday, September 18th, 2009

Sony made a big splash when they announced the impending release of PSP Minis, small applications and games that would put the PSP hardware in direct competition with Apple’s App Store for the iPhone. But little did we know just what kind of sacrifices PSP Minis developers would have to make in order to differentiate [...]

UK Doesn’t Roll Out the Red Carpet for PSP Go
Friday, September 18th, 2009

The PSP Go has not even be released, and be that as it may, a blast of hate has come towards the tiny handheld. Some UK retailers have denied the handheld from being sold in their stores, and others even have hateful words for the new Sony product.

Gran Turismo PSP Delivering Multiple Editions
Friday, September 18th, 2009

Gran Turismo on the PSP has been one of the most highly anticipated handheld titles of all time. October 1st will mark the end of that wait for gamers. Polyphony Digital has pretty much promised to deliver the most realistic driving simulator on a handheld. They have also announced two special editions of the title.

PSP Go’ing to be Delivered on Release Date
Friday, September 18th, 2009

Pre-ordering video game related products online usually results in you getting your stuff a few days after the release date. That wont be the case with the PSP Go…

2K Games Shocks the Globe with BioShock 2 Worldwide Release Date
Friday, September 18th, 2009

BioShock 2, the follow up to the critically acclaimed, and award winning BioShock is set to hit retailers worldwide early next year.  2K Games has announced BioShock 2′s global release date. The sequel takes place roughly 10 years after the original, and is looking to be even more ambitious than it’s predecessor.

European MAG Deployment Delayed
Friday, September 18th, 2009

MAG has been on the minds of hardcore shooter fans since it was introduced during E3 2008. Zipper has pushed the envelope to allow for up to 256 players to wage war online.  While the MAG beta has been available for North American players, Europeans are not so lucky.

New Details Emerge for Nier RepliCant
Friday, September 18th, 2009

When Nier was announced earlier this year by Square-Enix it was thought to be one multiplatform game for the PS3 and 360. However Square-Enix has since come out and announced that Nier will have two versions, with each console getting their own piece of Nier. The PS3 version will be named Nier RepliCant and Square-Enix [...]

SOCOM: Fireteam Bravo Saga Continues
Friday, September 18th, 2009

SOCOM fans can rejoice as the SOCOM saga will continue before years end.  Slant-Six will deliver another episode of the team based action game exclusively to the PlayStation Portable.  Wraith is back for this installment leading his team of Navy Seals and is hot on the trail of a former KGB agent.

Trophy Guide – Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs
Friday, September 18th, 2009

Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs has 26 trophies to collect. (1 Platinum, 5 Gold, 14 Silver, 6 Bronze) Platinum Trophy (Platinum): Unlock all the trophies. -Unlock all trophies. Max Food’ onaut (Silver): Complete 1st Act. -There are a total of 6 acts.  Each act has anywhere from 2-5 levels.  Just complete all of Act [...]