Archive for November, 2009

PSP Review – NBA 10: The Inside
Friday, November 13th, 2009

Sports games are a difficult genre for innovation. The sport stays the same, so what can be added or improved for the next year?  Despite this conundrum, SCEA San Diego seems to have quite a knack for taking a sport that has been around for over 100 years and making it seem as new and exciting as the [...]

Sony Searching for Ultimate Gran Turismo Fan with Contest
Friday, November 13th, 2009

Put your hazards on, make a pit stop. Because this news of a Gran Turismo contest, well more so the prizes are going to distract you from driving safely. Sony is looking for the “Ultimate Gran Tursimo fan” in their latest contest… var _CI = _CI || {}; (function() { _CI.counter = (_CI.counter) ? _CI.counter [...]

Major Assassin’s Creed II Pre-Order Incentives Revealed
Friday, November 13th, 2009

After the massive onslaught of blockbuster holiday titles such as Uncharted 2, Modern Warfare 2 and more, many gamers have been left with an empty wallet. If a lack of funds is assassinating your plans to pick up Assassin’s Creed II next week, we might have the solution you’ve been looking for. We’ve found some [...]

Call of Duty on PSN a Classic Mistake
Friday, November 13th, 2009

Only days ago it was announced that Call of Duty: Classic was hitting the PlayStation Store this week. Call of Duty: Classic was originally an exclusive to those who purchased either the Prestige or Hardened Edition of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. However, according to a recent post on the PlayStation Forums, the release [...]

PlayStation Store Top Downloads 11/13/09
Friday, November 13th, 2009

Below is a list of the top downloaded items from the PlayStation Store for the week ending November 12th. This week sees a new top download and that honor goes to Dragon Age: Origins DLC.  Also new to the chart is Inferno Pool which makes it’s debut at 20th.   For the first week in a [...]

Final Fantasy XIII Finally Coming Next March
Friday, November 13th, 2009

FINAL FANTASY XIII RELEASE DATE ANNOUNCED FACE YOUR DESTINY ON 9th MARCH Multi-Platinum Singer Songwriter Leona Lewis Offers Brand New Song “My Hands” As Game’s Theme Song Square Enix Ltd. and Square Enix Inc., the publisher of Square Enix® interactive entertainment products in Europe and North America territories, announced today the highly anticipated street date [...]

SCEA To Launch adhocParty in North America This Month
Friday, November 13th, 2009

AdhocParty is a service for the PSP and PSPgo that allows users to play games that would normally be ad-hoc only, to be played across the PlayStation Network by tapping into your PS3′s broadband connection. The service has been in beta for nearly a year over in Japan with no word on any impending launch [...]

Ken Kutaragi Making a Comeback?
Friday, November 13th, 2009

For many PlayStation faithful the name Ken Kutaragi should be instantly recognizable. Having been attributed the title of “The Father of PlayStation,” he has been credited with starting the success of Sony in the home video game market back in 1994 with the release of the PSOne, and then following up in 2000 with the [...]

Way of the Samurai 3 Fact Sheet
Friday, November 13th, 2009

PRODUCT OVERVIEW The consequences of your actions will determine your fate. Choose to fight alongside good or evil during the tumultuous time of the Sengoku era and carve your name into history. Become a hero or become infamous, the choice is yours.

Modern Warfare 2 Ready for Redeployment
Friday, November 13th, 2009

Modern Warfare 2 so far has had a rocky start all around in terms of multiplayer. It seems all platforms had some problems and the number of people trying to access servers certainly didn’t help. Good news for PC and PlayStation 3 players as it seems the end to the issues is in sight.

PS3 Review – UFC 2009 Undisputed
Friday, November 13th, 2009

UFC 2009 Undisputed was developed by Yuke’s, the same people behind the popular Smackdown wrestling series.  Unlike some of the over the top Smackdown titles, UFC is a much more realistic experience for the user, resulting in quite possibly the best UFC title to date.

PlayStation Store Global Update 11/12/09
Thursday, November 12th, 2009

Want to see which region got what content? Look no further, as PlayStation LifeStyle has done the searching for you and compiled a list of what’s new in this week’s PlayStation Store Update, for all regions across the globe.

Skate 3 Adds Friends to the Thrashing
Thursday, November 12th, 2009

EA ANNOUNCES SKATE 3 Skateboarding Just Became the Ultimate Team Experience 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 [...]

October NPD Numbers Revealed
Thursday, November 12th, 2009

The November 2009 NPD Numbers have been released. For ill informed readers, the NPD Group is the leading independent video game research firm, that monitors and tracks video game hardware and software sales in North America.

Blast Off With These Star Trek D-A-C Videos
Thursday, November 12th, 2009

NEW STAR TREK D-A-C VIDEOS FROM PARAMOUNT DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT REVEAL ALL-NEW SURVIVAL MODE AND UPDATES TO CONQUEST AND ASSAULT MODES New Single Player Survival Mode Challenges Aspiring Starfleet Captains with Only Three Lives to Blast Their Way Through Endless Waves of Enemies, Utilize All-New Pick-Ups and Collect Points to Climb the Ranks of Starfleet Paramount [...]