Archive for January, 2010

Is Volition’s Secret Project-X Saints Row 3?
Sunday, January 17th, 2010

It has been a while since developer Volition has worked on a game, their last 3 products having been downloadable content for the destructive game Red Faction: Guerrilla. However Volition is now showcasing a new game called Secret Project X on its website and its looking like the signs are pointing towards a continuation of [...]

PlayStation Release Horizon 1/18/10
Sunday, January 17th, 2010

Yet another lackluster week for releases but, if you’re like myself, you probably still have not completed the slew of games received during  the holidays. If this week’s titles do not pique any interest, hopefully Thursday’s PlayStation Store update will give us hope. Anyways, here are this week’s releases on all PlayStation platforms: var _CI [...]

God of War III Gets Greenlight In Australia
Sunday, January 17th, 2010

Australia has been known for banning games based upon their strict classification board. Games from the likes of Fallout 3 to Grand Theft Auto III have been banned over the years in Australia. So this left God of War III‘s developers, who have created one of the most brutal, gore-filled games coming to the market, [...]

Activision Spinning Up DJ Hero Sequel
Sunday, January 17th, 2010

DJ Hero, the surprisingly good Guitar Hero spin-off that took on the DJing scene, has so far inched its way to around 1.8 million units sold across four platforms. It looks like more virtual DJing is headed our way.

Gran Turismo 5 Approaching The Finish Line
Sunday, January 17th, 2010

Gran Turismo 5’s recent delay in Japan, which would lead one to think a western release delay in the offing as well has sparked speculation on why the racer got delayed. Polyphony Digital boss Kazunori Yamauchi explains the reasons behind the delay.

PSN Review – PixelJunk Shooter
Sunday, January 17th, 2010

PixelJunk has become a staple of the PlayStation Network with their familiar feel yet totally new gameplay experiences. Shooter continues in that direction by paying homage to a old Commodore 64 favorite, “Hero”. Does this follow-up to Eden join the pantheon of PixelJunk greats?

Toys R’ Us Buy 2 Games, Get $60
Sunday, January 17th, 2010

Toys R’ Us is not the place where most gamers shop for the latest and hottest video games. For the most part, gamers will hit up their local GameStop, Wal-Mart, or even order from Amazon.com. However, right now Toys R Us is running a special promotion on the most recent hot releases, that is sure [...]

Skies Clear for Heavy Rain Special Edition
Sunday, January 17th, 2010

Heavy Rain is quickly approaching its suggested release date of February 23rd as millions worldwide anticipate its release. With an announced demo for the title coming before release, lots of consumers will have the opportunity to try out this unique collaboration of movie and videogame sometime next month. At any rate, it’s easy to argue [...]

Place Your Bets: Madden Used to Predict NFL Playoffs
Sunday, January 17th, 2010

The NFL playoffs are an exciting time of the year for football fans all over as fans root for teams that they love, or root for teams to beat teams they hate. So how does using a PlayStation 3 and a copy of Madden NFL 10 fare in the real life counterpart when guessing the [...]

Tecmo Bowl Throwback Could Be A Reality
Sunday, January 17th, 2010

For those that have never experienced the greatness of Tecmo Super Bowl I truly feel sorry for you. This is one of all my time favorite sports titles growing up. The amount of time spent scoring TD’s with Bo Jackson alone makes the game all the more memorable. The game is fun, simple, addictive, and [...]

Porsche Excluded From Gran Turismo 5
Sunday, January 17th, 2010

The Gran Turismo series is known as being the most realistic racing sim on the market. Its also known for featuring the largest variety of licensed automobiles from top names such as Corvette and Mercedes-Benz. Gran Turismo 5 is taking those two series staples to the next level by featuring over 950 vehicles that look [...]

Start Your Sleuthing Early with Heavy Rain’s ‘Four Days’
Sunday, January 17th, 2010

The days are counting down. Heavy Rain will be released in a little over a month. To help ease some of the pain involved in waiting for the release SCEE have launched the official Heavy Rain website. The site includes the “Four Days” mystery for you to solve.

Next Assassin’s Creed To Star A Familiar Face
Sunday, January 17th, 2010

Ubisoft is apparently hard at work on the next Assassin’s Creed title already. They recently stated that it will feature none other than Ezio as the protagonist again in the upcoming title. Full details follow.

2010 GDC Awards Ceremony Outlined
Saturday, January 16th, 2010

The 2010 Game Developers Choice Awards, the highest honors in video game development, is beginning the announcement of its Special Awards for the tenth annual ceremony. The ceremony takes place at GDC 2010 this March, and has kicked things off by naming Valve co-founder Gabe Newell as the winner of this year’s Pioneer Award.

Split/Second Crashes to Release Window
Saturday, January 16th, 2010

Disney Interactive have announced of a release window for their new racing game, Split/Second.  The title is currently in development by Black Rock Studio , the team behind the exciting and fun game PURE.  The game looks to take racing and destruction to a whole new level and well who does not like driving a [...]