Archive for November, 2009

Assassin’s Creed II Immerses Players with Epic Score
Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009

ASSASSIN’S CREED II IMMERSES PLAYERS WITH EPIC MUSIC SCORE BY JESPER KYD Assassin’s Creed II Original Soundtrack available November 16th Award-winning composer Jesper Kyd has created an epic soundtrack for Assassin’s Creed II, the sequel to the fastest-selling new IP in video game history. Following his atmospheric score for the original Assassin’s Creed, Kyd takes [...]

Magic The Gathering, Assembling on PS3 in 2010
Monday, November 2nd, 2009

SONY ONLINE ENTERTAINMENT AND WIZARDS OF THE COAST COLLABORATE TO DEVELOP MAGIC: THE GATHERING -TACTICS Online, 3D Turn-Based Strategy Game Scheduled for Launch in Early 2010 Today, Sony Online Entertainment LLC, and Wizards of the Coast LLC announced they are developing Magic: The Gathering – Tactics™, an online, 3D turn-based strategy game played within the [...]

Killzone 2 Garners Axis a Top Animation Nod
Monday, November 2nd, 2009

2009 saw the inaugural Gaming categories within the Roses Design Awards. Glasgow, UK based animation specialists Axis were delighted to pick up six nominations for recent work, including Killzone 2, F1 2009 and Rogue Warrior. var _CI = _CI || {}; (function() { _CI.counter = (_CI.counter) ? _CI.counter + 1 : 1; document.write(”); var script [...]

PSN Review – Mushroom Wars
Monday, November 2nd, 2009

Mushroom Wars is a PlayStation Network exclusive game developed and published by Creat Studios.  The game tries to take on both the RTS and Tower Defense genres.  Does the game succeed in mixing the two and delivering a unique experience, or are some marriages doomed from the beginning?

Heavy Rain Developer Believes Game Can Still Sell Despite Packed Release Window
Monday, November 2nd, 2009

In July it was announced that the highly anticipated Heavy Rain would be delayed past Christmas into the next year, as “it’s not ideal to release a new IP or a new genre just before Christmas”. Guillaume de Fondaumiere stated that “it’s a very crowded place to be, and certain games need more space to live their life.” However, since the delay numerous games, such as MAG, Bioshock 2 and Alpha Protocol, would all be releasing in early 2010. At this year’s Eurogamer Expo in London PlayStation LifeStyle asked David Cage, Quantic Dream’s CEO, and writer and director of Heavy Rain, about his views on the packed release window.

PlayStation Release Horizon 11/02/09
Monday, November 2nd, 2009

Only one more week until we experience the wrath of the heavy-hitter of next week but this week should be sufficient enough to hold us back until we break open our Prestige Editions (we can dream, right?). This week, we will finally get our hands on Bioware’s Dragon Age: Origins, Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron, [...]

Quantic Dream to Explore Motion Control in “the near future”
Monday, November 2nd, 2009

Sony’s Motion Controller system was announced at this year’s E3, showing true 1:1 control and camera mapping, with a mixture of the special controller and the PlayStation Eye. At the Tokyo Game Show, Sony detailed several games that would use the motion sensor, including a Resident Evil game. Now, at this year’s Eurogamer Expo, PlayStation LifeStyle managed to ask Quantic Dream’s CEO, and writer and director of Heavy Rain, David Cage, about his views on the new Motion Controller.

Decide What You Want In The Blue Toad Home Space
Monday, November 2nd, 2009

PlayStation Home, the PlayStation 3′s avatar based virtual community, has grown in leaps and bounds since it’s official launch nearly a year ago with a wide variety of Home spaces from various top games as well as the mysterious alternate reality game Xi. One of the most popular spaces on the online platform was the Buzz! Home space, based on Relentless Software’s award winning platform. At this year’s Eurogamer Expo PlayStation LifeStyle managed to ask Relentless Software’s Producer, Jade Tidy, whether their newest game, Blue Toad Murder Files, would also be getting a Home space.

PSLS Interview – Jade Tidy From Relentless Software
Monday, November 2nd, 2009

At this year’s Eurogamer Expo PlayStation LifeStyle managed to grab an interview with Jade Tidy, producer of Blue Toad Murder Files, from the award winning Buzz! creators Relentless Software, covering everything from the game to Home spaces, motion control and much more.

Movie Executives Tease Prince of Persia Announcement
Monday, November 2nd, 2009

Just recently, there was a Prince of Persia: Sands of Time trailer premier at Bruckheimer studios. There, movie executives teased some new announcements regarding the latest iteration in the long running video game series.

PSLS Interview – David Cage From Quantic Dream
Sunday, November 1st, 2009

At this year’s Eurogamer Expo PlayStation LifeStyle managed to grab an interview with David Cage, the CEO of Quantic Dream and the renowned writer and director of one of next year’s most highly anticipated titles, Heavy Rain. In the interview Cage discusses his plans for DLC, development time, motion controls and much more.

Ezio Sneaks 2GB Install onto Your PS3
Sunday, November 1st, 2009

Mandatory installs have now become the norm with most PS3 games as developers attempt to cut down on load times.  Well add one more to that pile as Assassin’s Creed 2 will have an install upon your initial boot up of the game.

Sony Says Home is a High Priority
Sunday, November 1st, 2009

PlayStation Home, a virtual community for PS3 owners has been a huge success since its launch. Despite reports stating otherwise, it is still a high priority for the folks at Sony.

PS3 Review – Afrika
Sunday, November 1st, 2009

Developer Rhino Studios and publisher Natsume have finally brought Afrika, a photography sim, over to the West, though perhaps they left the fun on the plane.

Q-Games Wants to Bring us More Monsters
Sunday, November 1st, 2009

Q-Games, developer behind the Pixeljunk series, including PixelJunk Monsters, might not be done with Monsters.  PixelJunk Monsters is still one of the most popular PSN titles and has since been ported to the PSP where it has also seen much praise.