Archive for November, 2009

PS3 Kicks Off the Holiday Season with a Bang
Monday, November 30th, 2009

To coincide with the year’s biggest shopping rush, SCEA released some extremely enticing PS3 bundles. These amazing bundles paired a 120GB PS3 up with some of the year’s biggest releases. As expected the bundles sold out almost immediately the morning of Black Friday. Official word has come in from SCEA’s Sr. Director of Corporate Communications [...]

PSN Review – Braid
Monday, November 30th, 2009

Traditional platforming games, for the most part, are extremely simple: get from from point A to point B by hopping on platforms and enemies.  Braid, however, breathes new life into the genre by infusing it with difficult yet brilliant puzzles.  Xbox owners have enjoyed this gem since 2008, and now the title finally makes its PlayStation 3 debut. var _CI = _CI || {}; (function() { _CI.counter = [...]

Ubisoft Plans Plethora of Motion Enabled Games
Monday, November 30th, 2009

During their meeting to discuss first half numbers of their ’09-10 fiscal year, Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot eluded to his company’s heavy involvement in Sony‘s motion controller. Although not much, it is a good sign, and should relieve worried gamers of lack of 3rd party support. var _CI = _CI || {}; (function() { _CI.counter [...]

Wear the Scent of Final Fantasy XIII
Monday, November 30th, 2009

Games in Japan usually have side products coincide with a game’s release such as toys, figurines and even noodles (in the case of Yakuza 3).  Square Enix and Final Fantasy XIII are following suit, and are giving us something else to enjoy along with the game’s highly anticipated release.

PS3/HDTV Combo Really is a Best Buy
Monday, November 30th, 2009

With Black Friday now behind us, low priced deals are all done correct?  Wrong!  Best Buy is bringing you even more savings this holiday shopping season with a spectacular PS3/HDTV combo that will have you saying “BOOM”!

Save a Small Fortune on the Tiny PSPgo
Monday, November 30th, 2009

The PSPgo is a fantastic portable device. Its small size, and lack of a UMD drive make it the perfect pocket-size portable gaming device. One major issue… The price. One major UK retailer is looking to help gamers afford Sony’s sexy new PSP.

Cyber Monday Kicks Off with Some Amazing Deals
Monday, November 30th, 2009

Black Friday is now behind us, but fear not, Cyber Monday is filled with plenty of video game deals to satisfy your need to save this holiday shopping season. This post will be updated throughout the day as new deals go live.

PS3 Review – Borderlands
Monday, November 30th, 2009

Borderlands has undergone few evolutions since Gearbox first showcased the title. It is an action based shooter at its core that includes character building elements common in RPG games. Does Borderlands merely stand in the shadow of Fallout 3 or does it manage to carve out its own niche?

FlyingFish Works Broils up New Game
Monday, November 30th, 2009

From December 08th to 10th FlyingFish Works presenting their upcoming product “Hellion: Mystery of the Inquisition” at the Game Connection in Lyon. For the first time the audience will have the opportunity to immerse into an authentic and terrifying medieval world and to be at war with the evil brute. “Hellion: Mystery of the Inquisition” [...]

Leerdammer Update now available for LBP
Monday, November 30th, 2009

All creators and sharers out there, please report to the pod for your latest update on LittleBigPlanet titled ‘Leerdammer’. Said to have been due tomorrow, November 31st. Media Molecule has gone ahead of schedule to grace their fanbase earlier than expected. The patch includes increased profile space, improved networking, and better saving functionality, along with [...]

PSP Review – Prinny: Can I Really Be the Hero?
Sunday, November 29th, 2009

There have been a lot of adorable mascots over the years, and right alongside them is the Prinny, one of the most mistreated cuties in the industry.  So it’s only fitting that after all that abuse the Prinny is given its own game.  That game comes in the form of a side scrolling action game called [...]

PlayStation Deals Update 11/29/09
Sunday, November 29th, 2009

Welcome to our weekly PlayStation Deals. Even though Black Friday is over that doesn’t mean the sales have to stop.

Trinity Universe Trophy List Revealed
Sunday, November 29th, 2009

The trophy list for Trinity Universe which is a console role playing game, developed by Nippon Ichi Software and Gust Corporation has been revealed.

Call of Duty Franchise Nets Multi-Billion Dollars in Sales
Sunday, November 29th, 2009

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 accomplished multiple massive feats in terms of finances and sales, but what did it do for the franchise as a whole? While the series has been around since 2003, Activision’s blockbuster first-person shooter franchise combined with the sales of Modern Warfare 2 alone pushed the series into a new [...]

PlayStation Release Horizon 11/30/09
Sunday, November 29th, 2009

It’s safe to say that the major blockbuster titles for 2009 have already been released. As we see 2009 come to a close, almost instantaneously it should pick up again as we see the release of some massive titles in just January and February, alone.