Archive for January, 2010

Rumored PS Store Content for 01/14/10
Wednesday, January 13th, 2010

Sadly, this PS Store update is looking rather empty, hopefully some last minute announcements will bring us a couple demos or a new game to get our hands on. Fret not however, the upcoming weeks will have some excellent content featuring a demo for Heavy Rain, Alien Vs Predator (possibly this week), and much more. [...]

Mega Man 10 Will Be A Solo Affair
Wednesday, January 13th, 2010

Mega Man 10, currently in development by Inti Creates and Capcom, is going to be a retro nod, much like its predecessor, Mega Man 9. This will also include the number of players, it would seem. var _CI = _CI || {}; (function() { _CI.counter = (_CI.counter) ? _CI.counter + 1 : 1; document.write(”); var [...]

UFC Undisputed 2010 Preparing to ‘Drop’kick in the UK
Wednesday, January 13th, 2010

When UFC Undisputed 2009 entered the fighting ring as a new contender to take the prize of the best fighting game, it certainly made an impact, making an impressive debut as it triumphed the sales chart for numerous weeks. THQ is ready to dropkick the UK once again with their amazing sequel. var _CI = [...]

Team Up With Army Of Two Trophies
Wednesday, January 13th, 2010

Following the first game’s mediocre outing, EA Montreal has their sights on making a superior sequel in Army Of Two: The 40th Day. EA has much to prove, which they are looking set to do, as they have created a well polished action-packed shooter which takes characters Elliot and Tyson through an epic survival battle in [...]

Good Chance for Bad Company 2 Demo
Wednesday, January 13th, 2010

Battlefield: Bad Company 2 will be hitting store shelves March 2nd, and for those of you who did not get into the PS3 exclusive beta, it looks like you might still be able to try out the game before its launch.

Ace Combat Takes Flight On PSP
Tuesday, January 12th, 2010

Combining ‘accessible and exhilarating’ gameplay, Namco Bandai Games has announced that this summer, Ace Combat will be returning to Sony’s handheld to deliver the bullet-spraying aerial dogfights to the palm of your hands. Namco Bandai has announced Ace Combat: Joint Assault for PSP, flying towards a summer release. Developed by the renowned Project Aces development [...]

Gran Turismo 5 Time Trial Exceeds 1 Million Racers
Tuesday, January 12th, 2010

In December, fans had a chance to taste what Polyphony Digital‘s latest driving simulator had to offer. Sony has revealed that since its launch last month, the Gran Turismo 5 time trial demo has been downloaded over 1 million times.

Europe Gears Up for ModNation Racers Beta
Tuesday, January 12th, 2010

With the ModNation Racers US Beta recently ending this weekend, looks like it’s time for Europe to get a piece of ‘Play. Create. Share.’, kart-style. The best part about it all is that all of PlayStation LifeStyle’s European fans chance to play is right around the corner.

Zipper Launches MAG Tournament, Awards Team Players
Tuesday, January 12th, 2010

With just two weeks left until we can all immerse ourselves in what many hope will be the game to fill the first-person tactical online shooter void currently plaguing the PS3, Zipper isn’t passing up any chances to generate the amount of buzz it needs to both move units and satisfy countless expectations.

Heavy Rain Boxart Revealed
Tuesday, January 12th, 2010

The highly-anticipated PlayStation 3 thriller by Quantic Dream, Heavy Rain, while originally slated for a 2009 launch, only this year received an official date of release. However, slowly but surely, the final box-art was coming along and at last we get to see how this eagerly awaited title will jive with our collection.

Super Stardust Revitalizes with 3D
Tuesday, January 12th, 2010

One of the most popular PlayStation Network titles of recent years has been Housemarque’s PS3 exclusive Super Stardust HD. With outstanding review scores across the board as well as a low price of only $9.99, Super Stardust HD has remained one of the top downloaded PSN titles for years now. With the recent announcement of [...]

Buzz! Quiz World – PSP Review
Tuesday, January 12th, 2010

Buzz! Quiz World! for the PSP aims to capture the same game show themed trivia fun you’d have in your home with the console versions of Buzz!, but with the added ability to take the trivia on the go with you. Buzz! is back as your host ready to quiz you (and your friends or [...]

PS3 Fit: Patent Reveals New Fitness Device
Tuesday, January 12th, 2010

Fitness games form one of the most popular genres in the gaming industry, and, although most core gamers dislike the titles, it is hard to ignore the high sales such games have. With Nintendo’s Wii Fit franchise having sales that rank into the tens of millions, developers and publishers cannot be blamed for wanting a piece of the lucrative market. For fitness games to truly work they require peripherals that measure your levels of interaction and exercise, meaning that publishers must create and support costly controllers that can either end up creating a hugely successful franchise or an expensive failure. Recent patent publications reveal one such device which may end up in front of your PlayStation some time in the future.

PSP2 Concept Has Curves in All the Right Places
Tuesday, January 12th, 2010

There is no denying it, Sony makes some sexy, stylish electronics. The PSP and the PSPgo are no exception. However this artist’s concept rendition of the PSP2 rivals anything Sony could have dreamed up themselves.

GOW III Ultimate Edition Gets Ungodly UK Price
Tuesday, January 12th, 2010

The God of War series became one of the most popular franchises on the PlayStation 2, causing Sony to port GOW I and II onto the PlayStation 3 in the form of the GOW Collection. However, while the game was released in November last year in North America, it was announced that the title would not be available in Europe until March, nearly half a year later, and that the collection would be bundled with GOW III as a God of War III Ultimate Trilogy Edition. Now, SCEE has revealed the price of the collection in the UK, and it’s more than £100.