Archive for January, 2010

Square Enix Explains Decision for FFXIII Theme Song
Sunday, January 31st, 2010

When Square Enix officially revealed the US theme song for Final Fantasy XIII, Fans of the series let out a collective “Huh?”. Producer Yoshinori Kitase explains why they choose Leona Lewis’ song and the answer is surprising.

God of War III Brings Chaos to NASCAR Track
Sunday, January 31st, 2010

In the past Sony has been criticized for their lack of advertising when it comes to their major games. Sure, they have commercials, it’s just when compared to Nintendo and Microsoft, they fail in comparison. With God of War III, Sony seems to be pulling out the big guns for what could possibley be One of the Top 5 Games released in 2010. We reported about the 7-11 Slurpee cups the other day, now we’re here to report about a blazing fast way that Sony is going to be advertising Kratos ‘Final’ adventure.

Sony Guards The Last Guardian Domain
Sunday, January 31st, 2010

Team ICO has been hard at work on their upcoming title, The Last Guardian, exclusively for the PlayStation 3. Since its debut at E3 2009 Sony and Team ICO have been extremely tight-lipped on the game’s progress. Leading many to believe it will still quite a ways off before we finally get our hands on [...]

Dante’s Inferno Blazing DLC isn’t PS3 Exclusive
Sunday, January 31st, 2010

EA and Visceral Games announced in December that Dante’s Inferno on the PS3 would be getting the ‘Divine Edition’ of the game for FREE when purchased. The Dark Forest DLC, a prequel to the game, which comes with the Divine Edition, was originally thought to be a PS3 Exclusive DLC mission, but this isn’t the case. Even though it isn’t PS3 exclusive, we still have some good news for PS3 owners.

Sony Goes All In, Bets the House on Heavy Rain
Sunday, January 31st, 2010

It’s safe to say that anyone who has a passing interest in the PlayStation 3 knows of Quantic’s Dream’s Heavy Rain, David Cage’s ambitious ‘Interactive drama’ that he denies up and down that isn’t a video game, in the tradition sense. With the game being a commercial gamble for Sony, they’ve spoken about the matter and are optamistic about Heavy Rain’s success and what it could mean for the world of video games.

MotoGP 09/10 Speeds Through With New Demo & Screens
Sunday, January 31st, 2010

Capcom’s two wheel racer MotoGP 09/10 is speeding towards a release this March. Just announced, a new demo and some DLC is planned for the ultimate racer.

Rust Buccaneers Plundering PSN this Year
Sunday, January 31st, 2010

Have you been wondering where all the pirate games are on the PSN and why you haven’t had enough opportunities to plunder and raid people to your black heart’s content?  Finnish developer Pixolane is looking to remedy this when they show up with their first ever PS3 title, Rust Buccaneers, for the PlayStation Network.

Rev Your Engines With New GT PSP DLC
Sunday, January 31st, 2010

Been enjoying Gran Turismo on the go? You’ll enjoy it much more with a new free car download pack which is sure to boost your garage!

Blur Story Progression Trailer Speeds Through
Sunday, January 31st, 2010

Activision is looking to revolutionize the racing genre with the introduction of Bizarre Creations’ Blur. A new “Story Progression” trailer has been released.

Dragon Age 2 To Receive “Super Hot” Graphics
Sunday, January 31st, 2010

Bioware’s first title on the PlayStation 3 was a hit amongst RPG fans. Dragon Age certainly wasn’t an eye sore, however the developers are looking to improve the action RPG visually in their next title for the series.

Final Fantasy XIII, Before the PS3
Sunday, January 31st, 2010

Square Enix has recently let slip that before Final Fantasy XIII was announced for the PS3 and later for the 360, it was first a PS2 game.  The game was going to be made for the hardware that Square Enix knew the best, but then the PS3 came along and they decided to move it [...]

Namco Bandai To Distribute Fallout: New Vegas in Europe
Saturday, January 30th, 2010

Bethesda Softworks has confirmed that it has entered into a distribution partnership with Namco Bandai, who has announced it will be distributing Fallout: New Vegas in Europe.

FIFA 10 World Record Set
Saturday, January 30th, 2010

PIONEERING GUINNESS WORLD RECORDTM SET BY WEARY EYED FIFA WARRIORS – JUST!
A new type of Guinness World Record was born yesterday (28th Jan) morning and its completion is likely to set the trend for a whole new global wave of similar feats of mental and physical endurance.

2K Currently Working on “Exciting Unannounced Project”
Saturday, January 30th, 2010

Developers 2K Games must be an exceptionally busy studio with blockbuster title Bioshock 2 nearly here. Despite that, 2K Marin is apparently working on an “exciting unannounced project”.

Sony Touched By Apple iPad
Saturday, January 30th, 2010

If you are a tech-savvy, avid follower of the latest happenings and releases in the electronic consumer market world, then there is a slight chance you heard of the Apple iPad. If not, ask anyone and their mother, and nine times out of ten, whoever is asked will know. And as if we haven’t heard [...]