Archive for November, 2009

PSN Review – Comet Crash
Sunday, November 29th, 2009

Comet Crash is yet another tower defense game to come to the PSN. Well known games like Pixeljunk Monsters and Savage Moon have received plenty of praise, so is there room for another one, or will Comet Crash simply get lost in the crowd? Find out in our in-depth review. var _CI = _CI || [...]

Modern Warfare 2 DLC set for Deployment this Spring
Sunday, November 29th, 2009

Yet another developer has decided to give some info via their Twitter. This one is on Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 and has to do with upcoming DLC. var _CI = _CI || {}; (function() { _CI.counter = (_CI.counter) ? _CI.counter + 1 : 1; document.write(”); var script = document.createElement(‘script’); script.type = ‘text/javascript’; script.src [...]

After Burner Climax Flying to the PSN
Sunday, November 29th, 2009

As of right now the only place you can play After Burner Climax is in the arcade which was released in 2006, but that may change very soon. var _CI = _CI || {}; (function() { _CI.counter = (_CI.counter) ? _CI.counter + 1 : 1; document.write(”); var script = document.createElement(‘script’); script.type = ‘text/javascript’; script.src = [...]

Free PSP Comics for the Rest of the World
Saturday, November 28th, 2009

While the United States received a few free digital comics for the PSP, the other countries of the world were meraculously missing. This of course is odd considering the service comes to PSP users straight out of Europe. But in honor of Thanksgiving for the rest of the world, SCEE is giving away free comics [...]

Modern Warfare 2 DLC Expected to be a Rainmaker
Saturday, November 28th, 2009

Even before its release, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 was expected to break sales records which proved to be true after it hit store shelves. And while it continues to set records as year 2009 comes to a close, analysts are predicting that the fun has only just begun for Activision. In 2010, Infinity [...]

Uncharted 2 Gets a Deep Amazon Discount
Saturday, November 28th, 2009

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves was released nearly 2 months ago and was the center of massive critical acclaim. With an average rating placing in the top 5 of all time, it is truly a game that everyone must play. If you haven’t had a chance to play this masterpiece, Amazon might have a fix for [...]

Dylan Cuthbert Comments on Game Sharing
Saturday, November 28th, 2009

When word got out that Sony had changed their terms of service to reduce the number of PS3‘s tied to one PSN account to 3; gamers were furious. However, this was proven to be incorrect, when a post by a SCEE employee on the PS Boards. Regardless, Dylan Cuthbert, head of Q-Games, the team behind [...]

Super Street Fighter IV Roster Gets a Little Bigger
Saturday, November 28th, 2009

With word the other day of the latest member to join the Super Street Fighter IV roster today we get a trailer that shows off all of the new characters.

LittleBigPlanet Online Create Mode Dated
Saturday, November 28th, 2009

Prior to the release of LittleBigPlanet for the PlayStation 3, Media Molecule promised the unique platformer would be fully integrated. From playing levels with up to four friends, to even crafting levels together, it was all possible to be done online. But in the unfortunate turn of events, the online Create mode had to be [...]

PlayStation 3 is Key for BioWare
Saturday, November 28th, 2009

BioWare has largely been missing from the PlayStation landscape for some time.  With the exception of Dragon Age: Origins, the last game they produced that graced a PlayStation console was MDK 2 for PS2 back in 2001. BioWare Co-Founder Greg Zeschuk sheds some light on their relationship with PS3 moving forward.

Capcom Punching Two Sidescrollers Your Way
Saturday, November 28th, 2009

Final Fight was originally released back in December 1989. Magic Sword was originally released July of 1990. What do these games have in common? Besides being almost 20 years old and from Capcom, they are both sidescrolling fighting games and will both be getting re-released onto the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Marketplace.

Analyst Bursts Wii’s Bubble
Saturday, November 28th, 2009

With the Wii dominating consoles sales since its release in late 2006, publishers have no-doubt been relying on the platform for easy money. While this may have proven successful for certain titles, a vast majority of games have done poorly after release. Predictably, this is precisely the reason why analysts are downplaying this scheme as [...]

Mercenaries Incorporates and Plots Revenge
Saturday, November 28th, 2009

Last week, Pandemic Studios was shut down and absorbed by EA games. EA fired over 200 Pandemic employees, but kept 35 employees to work on the Saboteur. It was believed that EA kept these employees only to finish their current games in development, but the former Pandemic employees will be continuing one of their most [...]

Tron Races to Big Reveal Next Month
Friday, November 27th, 2009

The VGAs or Video Game Awards are airing pretty soon and it looks like besides just awards there will be a pretty hefty reveal coming in the form of Tron.

GT5 Special Edition Caught Speeding Through Amazon.fr
Friday, November 27th, 2009

Gran Turismo 5 is still a long ways off from being completed, having only recently finally received a Japanese release timeframe of March 2010. A “Special Edition” has surfaced on the French version of online retailer Amazon’s website, and is already available for pre-order.