Archive for November, 2009

Gamer Survey Reveals Surprising American Tendencies
Thursday, November 5th, 2009

TNS, Gamesindustry.com, and SPIL GAMES today announced the launch of the 2009 Today’s Gamers International Survey results for the U.S. market. The survey focuses on demographics, time and money spent, and gaming trends across Europe and the United States involving all game platforms. var _CI = _CI || {}; (function() { _CI.counter = (_CI.counter) ? [...]

PS3 Review – Dragon Age: Origins
Thursday, November 5th, 2009

It’s often easy to forget in this day and age of high definition graphics and 5.1 surround sound that Role Playing Games made their meager start with a pencil, paper and dice. BioWare certainly knows this heritage, with the Baldur’s Gate and Neverwinter Nights series closely following the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons rule set. That [...]

PlayStation Store Global Update 11/05/09
Thursday, November 5th, 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. var _CI = _CI || {}; (function() { _CI.counter = (_CI.counter) ? _CI.counter + 1 : [...]

PS3 Review – Brütal Legend
Thursday, November 5th, 2009

The highly anticipated game from Double Fine, Brütal Legend, has finally hit store shelves, but does this heavy metal game live up to the hype, or does the weight of high expectations and hype bring it crashing to the ground?

PS3 Owners set to recieve some Bad Company
Thursday, November 5th, 2009

With Modern Warfare 2′s release around the corner, Dice and EA are ready to rev up the Hype Tank on their newest First Person Deforestation Simulator Battlefield: Bad Company 2.

Heavy Rain Dev Forecasts PS3 Sales Storm
Thursday, November 5th, 2009

When Heavy Rain was announced by Quantic Dream in 2006, many consumers showed interest in the game, but a great deal of time has since passed, and the game has drifted from the radar of many mainstream gamers. Heavy Rain has been considered a niche title by some due to its slow gameplay and deeply involving plot. However, [...]

PSP Review – Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars
Thursday, November 5th, 2009

Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars first made its appearance on the Nintendo DS back on March 17, 2009. Rockstar recently decided to bring the title over to the Sony PSP, but revamped a bit.

Braid Shifting to PS3 Next Week
Thursday, November 5th, 2009

Braid was one of the most popular titles to hit XBLA, and one that PS3 owners have waited patiently for.  Now it looks like the wait is nearly over, as a release date has been announced.

Cloud Fights Evil in 3D Dot Game Heroes
Thursday, November 5th, 2009

3D Dot Game Heroes drops tomorrow in Japan, and we are already seeing some of the characters that can be created with the in-game editor.

BlazBlue Bringing the Fight to PSP
Thursday, November 5th, 2009

With BlazBlue doing fairly well, and the sequel in the works, PSP owners will soon get a piece of the action as well.

Deck Out Your Sackboy with Pre-order of LittleBigPlanet PSP
Thursday, November 5th, 2009

LittleBigPlanet has had its fair share of Downloadable Content on the PS3, and it looks like early birds to the PSP party will get some love, too.

Sony Patents Futuristic Interactive TV
Wednesday, November 4th, 2009

Sony has been on the scene of cutting-edge technology for years now. Their 3D holographic display was shown publicly in Tokyo only weeks ago, and several other interesting futuristic technologies have also been demonstrated. Judging by a recent patent, Sony has plans for an upcoming technology which allows consumers to not only watch movies, but [...]

Get Valkyria Chronicles For A Steal
Wednesday, November 4th, 2009

Valkyria Chronicles is one of the most well-received PlayStation 3 exclusives that also has the unfortunate distinction of not faring as well at retail. The latest price drop courtesy of GameStop may help to change that.

Hope Restored for PS3 VidZone in North America
Wednesday, November 4th, 2009

VidZone, the online music video service operated by London-based VidZone Digital Media, was released for the PlayStation 3 last June. However it’s only available in certain PAL territories, and currently has only outlined plans to expand further into PAL territories. Will the video service ever expand into North America?