Archive for September, 2009

Atelier Rorona Gets an English Tutor
Wednesday, September 16th, 2009

It looks like the good news for PS3 RPG fans just keeps coming, this time in the form of the PS3 Exclusive RPG Atelier Rorona. The news comes from the European PlayStation Blog and Allison Walter, Product and Development Manager for NIS Europe and America. var _CI = _CI || {}; (function() { _CI.counter = [...]

Trine Makes its Long Awaited Debut
Wednesday, September 16th, 2009

Trine was announced earlier this summer by Frozenbyte with much fanfare by the PlayStation gaming community at large. The unique side scrolling puzzle game features three characters each with their own special abilities. var _CI = _CI || {}; (function() { _CI.counter = (_CI.counter) ? _CI.counter + 1 : 1; document.write(”); var script = document.createElement(‘script’); [...]

Rumored PS Store Content for 09/17/09
Wednesday, September 16th, 2009

This week’s update will be dominated by EA Sports, which is releasing a demo for FIFA 10, and NBA Live 10. We’ll also be getting Creat Studios and Tik Games latest PSN offering, Interpol: The Trial of Dr. Chaos. For those of you in the US or EU, if you don’t feel like waiting until [...]

Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 Motion Sensor Mams in Video
Wednesday, September 16th, 2009

It was reported earlier this month that Tecmo‘s PS3 iteration for Ninja Gaiden will have SixAxis support. Generally SixAxis is a great way to add a little bit of gameplay nuance to a number of PlayStation 3 titles. Tecmo decided to use Sony’s tilt technology in a completely different way. var _CI = _CI || [...]

Bizarre Uncharted 2 Beta Bonus Feeds Gamer’s Addiction
Wednesday, September 16th, 2009

In a rather peculiar marketing move, SCEE has decided to offer Uncharted 2 beta testers an extra bonus, 12 free cans of Red Bull energy drink.

EA Wants You to Skate Next Year
Wednesday, September 16th, 2009

Electronic Arts Inc. today revealed the next title in the company’s landmark skateboarding franchise: SKATE 3, and confirmed that it will ship in May 2010. SKATE 3 breaks new ground by taking all of the camaraderie and competitive excitement of real-life skateboarding and brings it to the hands of gamers.

[UPDATE] Star Ocean: The Last Hope Finds a New Home
Wednesday, September 16th, 2009

[UPDATE] Sqaure-Enix has just confirmed that the game will release in North America directly alongside its Japanese counterpart. So look for Star Ocean: The Last Hope International on February 9th, 2010. One after another, RPGs that were previously to the Xbox 360 have made their way over to the PS3, and it looks like yet [...]

3D Dot Game Heroes Recieves 2D Debut
Tuesday, September 15th, 2009

Since being announced, 3D Dot Game Heroes has generated a lot of buzz around the internet.  The game, set in a kingdom whose King has turned everything 3D, has a very unique art style to the game.   The debut trailer delves a bit into the backstory, puzzles, combat and bears a very striking resemblance to [...]

PS3 Adds Food to the XMB, Sort of…
Tuesday, September 15th, 2009

Want to get your feed bag on without leaving your PS3? From now until September 27th, 2009 all you have to do is open your PS3′s web browser and click on the Papa John’s link near the upper left side of the page.

Retailer Leaks Vital Info on Beatles: Rock Band
Tuesday, September 15th, 2009

If you were one of the people who pre-ordered The Beatles: Rock Band at GameStop, you were treated to three free DLC songs. Unfortunately gamers don’t get to choose just any Beatles song; instead, they were handed a pre-selected list of eight songs from two classic Beatles albums.

August 2009 NPD Numbers Revealed
Tuesday, September 15th, 2009

The August NPD Numbers have been released. The NPD Group is the leading independent video game research firm, that monitors and tracks video game hardware and software sales in North America. PS3 was the only platform to show year over year growth in sales.

SCEE Handing Out 16,000 MAG Beta Codes
Tuesday, September 15th, 2009

MAG, PlayStation’s 256 player frag fest, is one of the PS3′s most anticipated upcoming games, now Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) will be sending out 16,000 beta codes for MAG to European PSN users.

Firmware 3.01 Up to Thaw Out 3.0 Issues
Tuesday, September 15th, 2009

The release of the much anticipated PlayStation 3 firmware 3.0 was met with both technical issues and plain discontent. From the dynamic themes and the revamped friends list to the frequent freezing during Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune, PS3 users had reason to be upset and Sony has answered to the cries for help.

PS3 Review – Mini Ninjas
Tuesday, September 15th, 2009

Mini Ninjas comes from the developers that brought us Hitman and Kane and Lynch. Now with Mini Ninjas going in a different direction and targeting a new audience can it succeed where some of the other games stumbled, or is it destined to be mediocre?

Update: The Down-Low on What to Download 09/14/09
Tuesday, September 15th, 2009

Welcome everyone to the Down-Low on what to Download. This past Thursday, the US store received three PS3 demos Katamari Forever, Star Wars The Clone Wars: Republic Heroes, TMNT: Turtles in Time Re-Shelled and one PSP demo Half-Minute Hero. The EU store also got four PS3 demos FIFA 10, Fat Princess, Little Big Planet and [...]