Archive for September, 2009

PS3 Review – Silent Hill: Homecoming
Thursday, September 10th, 2009

The Silent Hill series is known for its terrifying psychological situations, and the next-gen iteration of the series is no different. There have now been six games and one movie under the title, and all of them have been praised for their sheer creepiness. Silent Hill Homecoming came out in late 2008, and continued the [...]

Star Trek: D-A-C Gets PS3 D-A-T-E
Thursday, September 10th, 2009

Paramount Digital Entertainment, Bad Robot Interactive, CBS and Naked Sky Entertainment today announced that Star Trek®: D-A-C will be available for Windows PC and PlayStation Network. Star Trek: D-A-C is a fast-paced, top-down space shooter where players take the captain’s chair and engage in intense online multiplayer or co-op battles. Pick up and play in [...]

Japanese Cinema’s Dirty Little PS3 Secret
Thursday, September 10th, 2009

It’s not everyday a giggle-inducing scandal is uncovered, especially in Sony’s homeland of Japan. But attendees of viewing for Kara no Kyoukai over at a Sendai cinema did exactly that. var _CI = _CI || {}; (function() { _CI.counter = (_CI.counter) ? _CI.counter + 1 : 1; document.write(”); var script = document.createElement(‘script’); script.type = ‘text/javascript’; [...]

Adorable New LBP PSP Screenshots
Thursday, September 10th, 2009

The LBP craze continues this October with LittleBigPlanet for the PlayStation Portable, and is sure to be a big hit amongst PSP owners, especially since it will be available on PlayStation Network for download. The pint sized port will have a seizable amount of features and, as we found out at E3 2009, it plays [...]

PS3 Review – Burnout Paradise
Wednesday, September 9th, 2009

The title Burnout Paradise came out in January 2008 and was quickly accepted as one of the best racers so far this generation. Not only did it provide the intense 60FPS racing experience that Burnout fans have come to love, but it also provided some new direction as well. It’s been over a year now, [...]

MAG Pre-Order Bonuses Enter the Frontlines
Wednesday, September 9th, 2009

Pre-order bonuses are a must now in the video game industry, with PlayStation Home costumes, exclusive items, and more coming as some nice bonuses. MAG is no different, as all of the pre-order bonuses for the title have been revealed.

Dazzling New Screens from Gran Turismo PSP
Wednesday, September 9th, 2009

During my hands-on time with Gran Turismo PSP at E3 2009, the first thing that caught my attention was just how smooth the game felt. And the second thing was how good it looked compared to other PSP racers. In fact, I was dead certain that it looked almost on par with Gran Turismo 4 [...]

Amazon Aquires Blades of Chaos, Slashes Away at GOW Collection Price
Wednesday, September 9th, 2009

Despite only being available for pre-order less than a week, the recently announced God of War Collection has already received an Olympian-sized price reduction.

160GB Uncharted Bundle Gets Its Fortune Reduced
Wednesday, September 9th, 2009

Since the official announcement of the PlayStation 3 Slim, many consumers have been asking about the differences between the old and new PlayStation 3 models. Only hours after the announcement, several websites opened up the new PlayStation 3 Slim to see exactly what’s different about this new model.

Rumored PS Store Content for 09/10/09 [UPDATE]
Wednesday, September 9th, 2009

Since so many more items will be coming to the PS Store today, we’ve provided an updated version of our Weekly Rumored PS Store Content. The EU PS Store will be getting 3 Dynamic Themes, with the WipeOut HD Dynamic theme being free. Also demo’s for Fat Princess, and Katamari Forever will be rolling to [...]

TGS Trailer Leak Reveals New FFXIII Cast Member
Wednesday, September 9th, 2009

It looks like some TGS content is getting leaked after all. These screens from Final Fantasy XIII‘s TGS trailer show some of the first images of Snow’s significant other, Serah.

Eidos Sets Sneaky Trap for Arkham Asylum Pirates
Wednesday, September 9th, 2009

Software piracy has been the bane of videogame development for a long, long time, especially for PC developers. But it’s not very often when a game studio resorts to hidden piracy protection rather than activation codes or shoddy DRM, which makes Batman: Arkham Asylum a classic example of programming brilliance.

Sonic Making an Old School Comeback
Wednesday, September 9th, 2009

For all of our Sonic fans out there, a new Sonic game is in the works and you won’t believe in what way. The blue hedgehog has undergone numerous transformations since his Sega Genesis days, but all of the gameplay adjustments that fans have consistently despised may finally be headed out the door.

GT Pre-Order Bonuses Guaranteed to Agonize PSP Owners
Wednesday, September 9th, 2009

Pre-order bonuses are a common practice in the game industry, and tend to be fairly lopsided in terms of what’s offered at a game’s respective outlets. A keychain here, a sticker set there, or even a coupon to buy other products within the store. But Gran Turismo PSP’s pre-order bonuses are not only store specific, [...]

Vivid Boss Wants to Make Dreams of Porn on PS3 a Reality
Tuesday, September 8th, 2009

Last month we told you about DDM.tv, and it’s Blu-Ray Quality HD Adult Movies that were on their way to Japanese PS3s. Now the world’s largest pornography producer want’s to bring Adult content to the PS3.