Archive for November, 2009

Join the Undead in Zombie MMOZ
Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

Zombies are everywhere nowadays, from movies to video games and now coming soon to the MMO market, just one more step towards world domination for the zombies and their legion of undead. var _CI = _CI || {}; (function() { _CI.counter = (_CI.counter) ? _CI.counter + 1 : 1; document.write(”); var script = document.createElement(‘script’); script.type [...]

MAG Beta Entry Suddenly Becomes a lot Easier
Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

Still trying to get into the MAG beta? Missed out on other website’s giveaways? Don’t want to preorder at GameStop? Well, Sony has given eager fans a fast, and simple way to get a beta code. var _CI = _CI || {}; (function() { _CI.counter = (_CI.counter) ? _CI.counter + 1 : 1; document.write(”); var [...]

Pandemic Studios Says Farewell in a Hilarious Way
Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

Electronic Arts recently announced the closure of developer Pandemic Studios, laying off a large number of skilled employees. So how does this company bid adieu? By destroying a printer in glorious fashion, of course! var _CI = _CI || {}; (function() { _CI.counter = (_CI.counter) ? _CI.counter + 1 : 1; document.write(”); var script = [...]

Assassin’s Creed II Stealthily Sells 1.6 Million
Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

Assassin’s Creed II, the latest game from Ubisoft has been on store shelves for a week now and has seen some impressive sales; sales that should continue to grow even stronger into the holidays.

PSLS Presents – Pete Stott, Sony Digital Comics
Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

The Digital Comics Reader on the PlayStation Portable is set to launch mid-December, bringing everything from the latest Spiderman comic to everyone’s favourite graphic novels to the handheld. To celebrate the upcoming release of the service, PlayStation LifeStyle travelled to Sony London Studio’s headquarters and interviewed Pete Stott, designer of Sony Digital Comics, to talk about the Reader, its features and its future plans for the PS3.

Rumored PlayStation Store Content for 11/24/09
Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

Instead of our normal Thursday update (since Thursday is Thanksgiving) we’ll be getting our PlayStation Store update today. Today’s update is looking rather robust, with plenty of great games, demos and more to choose from. Don’t forget that select titles are 50% off as part of the PSN fall game sale.

Sony Announces Fall PSN Game Sale
Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

Much like last Spring’s PSN game sale, Sony has just announced a Fall PSN Game Sale on many of the PlayStation Network’s top titles. Now is the perfect time to pick up some of the best titles the PSN has to offer. Check out the full list of discounted games after the jump…

PS4 to Use Superior Graphics Card [Update]
Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

Gamers never get tired of hearing rumors about next generation consoles. A dutch site by the name of PS3 Clan has just revealed the newest rumor about the PlayStation 4, and the raw power it will have under its hood.

PS3 Review – Assassin’s Creed II
Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

Stealth based gameplay can be a difficult task for a developer. It is a challenge to keep things fresh when stealth can lend itself to repetitive gameplay. There are only so many ways to sneak up on a guy and take him down. Assassin’s Creed met with great commercial sales, yet reviews were mixed. The majority [...]

Get a Free DivX Movie for Your PS3
Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

The PS3 has long been publicized as a great all-around movie playing device with its Blu-Ray playback and many supported codecs such as DivX. For a short time only, DivX is running a special deal that movie lovers cannot pass up.

Persona 3 Online & Offline Numbers Revealed
Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

With more and more games either releasing exclusively on the PSN store, or doing a a dual PSN / retail release, the question must be posed: How do the sales numbers compare? Well, with the latest release of Persona 3, the PSP title that released on both the PSN store and on retail shelves, the [...]

Bayonetta Given Western Demo Date
Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

Bayonetta has been receiving top scores across the board, becoming the 11th game ever to get a 10 out of 10 from Edge, and also earning full marks from Famitsu Magazine. Now, Sega has announced that the Western demo of Bayonetta will get a US and EU release next Wednesday for the PlayStation Network, as well as the Xbox Live Marketplace. Bayonetta, which will release on January 8th in the west, is the latest game from Devil May Cry creator Hideki Kamiya, who PlayStation LifeStyle recently interviewed.

Noby Noby Girl Reaches Jupiter
Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

Noby Noby Boy was released on February 19th, 2009 and ever since then, the game has been keeping track of the lengths of every player’s Noby Noby Boy. These lengths all contribute to the length of Girl, who stretches out into space. As Girl reaches new planets, new levels are unlocked for gamers to play [...]

Christmas is Early for Digital Comic Reader Fans
Monday, November 23rd, 2009

The latest firmware for the PSP added an extremely handy tool for reading your favorite comics. The Digital Comic Reader, going live next month (for U.S. only), will allow gamers’ to download issues of their favorite comics. In the mean time, Sony is giving gamers an early Christmas present.

PlayStation Release Horizon 11/23/09
Monday, November 23rd, 2009

After literally two solid months of triple-A title releases throughout October and November, do we really need more to play until releases start to pick up again? Of course we do! Unfortunately, this isn’t our week since we have a whopping two retail releases across all three PlayStation platforms. Hopefully this week’s PSN store update [...]