Archive for November, 2009

Bestbuy Arrives Fashionably Late to GOW Preoder Party
Sunday, November 8th, 2009

If the God of War III Ultimate Edition is short of anything (and that’s a pretty big “if”), it’s definitely not reasons to head out and lay down a few bucks for a preorder. It seems Bestbuy, however, didn’t get the memo. var _CI = _CI || {}; (function() { _CI.counter = (_CI.counter) ? _CI.counter [...]

PlayStation Deals Update 11/08/09
Sunday, November 8th, 2009

Welcome to our weekly PlayStation Deals. This week it’s evident retailers are gearing up for the Holiday Shopping Season with major deals. We’ve found deals on the PSPgo, upcoming games like Assassin’s Creed II, and huge discounts on major Holiday releases. var _CI = _CI || {}; (function() { _CI.counter = (_CI.counter) ? _CI.counter + [...]

Ratchet & Clank Getting a Patch in Time
Sunday, November 8th, 2009

When Ratchet & Clank Future : A Crack in Time released last week, it was met with critical acclaim (PSLS gave it a 5/5). However, some users on the NeoGAF forums have complained of a game ruining bug. Even our very own Edit0r-In-Chief experienced this very issue shortly after his review. If you have experienced [...]

Amazon Summons Massive Dissidia: Final Fantasy Price Drop
Sunday, November 8th, 2009

Square Enix‘s Final Fantasy based fighter was released this past August on UMD and was greeted with open arms by gamers across the globe. Upon it’s launch in the US it sold a whopping 130,000 copies in just 4 days. Now the game’s price has been dropped enough to spur another sudden burst of sales.

PSLS Retrospective – 10 Best RPG Openings on PS2
Sunday, November 8th, 2009

When people think about RPG’s they usually think about the great story lines, the unique characters or the fun combat and exploration.  But another thing that most RPG’s have in common is a great introduction.  A good introduction to a game is very important as it gives you a great intro into the environments, characters [...]

Pixeljunk’s Cuthbert Talks “uber-secret project”
Sunday, November 8th, 2009

Even though Q-Games Pixeljunk Shooter isn’t available yet, who wouldn’t want more from the team behind Pixeljunk? Good news, Dylan Cuthbert, President of Q-Games, is teasing new projects already.

EA SPORTS MMA to Feature STRIKEFORCE as a Premier League
Sunday, November 8th, 2009

EA SPORTS MMA to Feature STRIKEFORCE as a Premier League New World-Class Fighters and Commentary Team Also Announced REDWOOD CITY, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Electronic Arts Inc., (NASDAQ:ERTS) announced today that STRIKEFORCE, a world-class mixed martial arts fight promotion, will be featured as a premier league in the upcoming EA SPORTS™ MMA video game. In addition, Brett Rogers [...]

Activision ‘Drumming’ Up New Hero Game
Sunday, November 8th, 2009

Activision claims Guitar Hero to be the third highest selling franchise of all time, right behind Mario, and Madden, both of which have become house hold names. The massive sales and immediate popularity after it’s original release back in 2005 have sparked numerous music-based “Hero” games with the hopes of having similar success. DJ Hero [...]

LEGO Indiana Jones 2 Character List Revealed
Saturday, November 7th, 2009

The LEGO series of video games has captured the heart of the young and old. LEGO Indiana Jones was well recieved and the sequel is on its way.  Recently, the full character list for LEGO Indiana Jones 2 has been revealed. Characters from all of the Indiana Jones films are represented.

Kick-Ass PS3 Coffee Table Made of Giant Dualshocks
Saturday, November 7th, 2009

Move over Mario bedsheets–the latest games-as-furniture idea is on the horizon, and it’s a PlayStation fan’s dream come true.

God of War Collection Visuals a Colossal Improvement
Saturday, November 7th, 2009

The epic hack-and-slasher series God of War is receiving its first collection in less than two weeks, and more information is finally starting to trickle in. The God of War Collection was announced as a composition of both God of War 1 and 2 from the PlayStation 2 platform compiled on a Blu-Ray disk with [...]

PSP Minis Review – Tetris
Saturday, November 7th, 2009

Tetris, the world renowned tetrinome-stacking puzzle game, has graced nearly every game console known to man. Now, over 25 years since Alexey Pajitnov created it, it’s been re-released as one of Sony’s new Minis for the PSP and PSPgo.

PS3 Greatest Hits Get Greater Packaging
Saturday, November 7th, 2009

The first round of Greatest Hits titles for the PS3 came out and were not really what people were expecting, mostly because of how ugly they were, and for perfectionists, how ugly they made their collections.

Interview with GT5 Head Reveals Budget and More
Saturday, November 7th, 2009

When Kazunori Yamauchi, the father of Gran Turismo, shows up and speaks, people tend to listen, and that is exactly what they did at the SEMA Auto Show as he sat down to talk cars and Gran Turismo 5.

Assassin’s Creed II Undergoes Novelization
Saturday, November 7th, 2009

Penguin Books announces groundbreaking novelization based on Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed II Penguin Books and Ubisoft announced today a groundbreaking partnership that will bring together the worlds of gaming and publishing in a unique collaboration.