Archive for February, 2010

New Brink Screens Bullet Through
Friday, February 12th, 2010

Splash Damage‘s new hotly intriguing shooter, Brink, is looking set to take the shooter genre by storm. Some new screens showcasing the shooter have been released. var _CI = _CI || {}; (function() { _CI.counter = (_CI.counter) ? _CI.counter + 1 : 1; document.write(”); var script = document.createElement(‘script’); script.type = ‘text/javascript’; script.src = ‘http://widget.crowdignite.com/widgets/1064?_ci_wid=_CI_widget_’+_CI.counter; script.async [...]

Resonance of Fate Seals Its Fate In Europe
Friday, February 12th, 2010

tri-Ace is looking to redefine the RPG genre with Resonance of Fate, and the developer has just announced it will be releasing the action thriller across European territories soon. var _CI = _CI || {}; (function() { _CI.counter = (_CI.counter) ? _CI.counter + 1 : 1; document.write(”); var script = document.createElement(‘script’); script.type = ‘text/javascript’; script.src [...]

Ghost Recon: Future Soldier Deploying to Handhelds
Friday, February 12th, 2010

Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Future Soldier was officially announced earlier, but only its console couterparts were mentioned. Those who may want to take their future soldiering on the Go seemed out of luck, but this latest piece of news will make those fans happy. var _CI = _CI || {}; (function() { _CI.counter = (_CI.counter) [...]

PSLS Presents – Relentless Software, Blue Toad Murder Files
Thursday, February 11th, 2010

Blue Toad Murder Files follows a series of dastardly deeds that occur in the quintessentially English village of Little Riddle through a series of episodic games. Last year, PlayStation LifeStyle interviewed Jade Tidy, the producer of the title, about the episodes. Now, PSLS has caught up with the award winning Buzz! creators Relentless Software to talk to Jade Tidy, Paul Woodbridge, the design director, as well as the fantastic voice over artist Tom Dussek in their most candid interview yet, to see how the game has progressed, learn of its impending US release date, plans for a second series as well as news on their secret project.

January NPD Results Revealed
Thursday, February 11th, 2010

The January 2010 NPD Numbers have been released. For ill informed readers, the NPD Group is the leading independent video game research firm, that monitors and tracks video game hardware and software sales in North America.

Sackboy: The Hedgehog Spinning Onto the PSN Soon
Thursday, February 11th, 2010

Not too long ago, PlayStation LifeStyle reported about the confirmation of Sonic: The Hedgehog downloadable content for LittleBigPlanet on the PlayStation 3. Since then, Sega and Sonic fans alike have been waiting anxiously for our Sonic, Knuckles, and Tales costumes for our beloved Sackboy’s. Thankfully, the wait may almost be over very soon.

Resident Evil Makes a Killing in Monopoly
Thursday, February 11th, 2010

Before the world witnessed the beast that is Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 in the video game world, the most played game on the block was Monopoly. Like many of our beloved video games, Monopoly’s innovation mixed with accessibility made the board game a classic. And to think, it has only been 75 years [...]

PlayStation Store Global Update 02/11/10
Thursday, February 11th, 2010

Want to see which region got what content? Look no further, as PlayStation LifeStyle has done the searching for you and compiled a list of what’s new in this week’s PlayStation Store Update, for all regions across the globe.

Final Fantasy Versus XIII Development Hits Its Stride
Thursday, February 11th, 2010

Square Enix has stated that the development for PlayStation 3 exclusive, Final Fantasy Versus XIII,  has really picked up since the completion of FFXIII.

Relentless’ Secret Project To Have A “Large Scope”
Thursday, February 11th, 2010

Relentless Software may be busy making six different Blue Toad games, as well as tentatively planning a second series of the franchise, but that hasn’t stopped them also making a new and exciting “Secret Project” that their studio teases as playing to their strengths in the social genre. Little is known about the project with only a few pixilated images shown to tease gamers, now, in an interview with PlayStation LifeStyle, Relentless has released new information about the game.

2 Million Downloads For Bad Company 2 Demo
Thursday, February 11th, 2010

EA has announced that the Battlefield: Bad Company 2 demo has been downloaded over 2 million times since it was released a few weeks back.

New God Of War III Trailer Features Hollywood Style Gameplay
Thursday, February 11th, 2010

The latest God of War III trailer will be revealed on tonight’s episode of GTTV. Geoff Keighley’s twitter has been bombarded with questions about whether the upcoming footage will be another extended gameplay video. It won’t be.

White DualShock 3 to Brighten North America
Thursday, February 11th, 2010

Sony’s DualShock series controllers have been a key to the PlayStation platform’s success over the last dozen years. While the DualShock 3 was introduced late in this generation due to “design difficulties”, the introduction of motion has given games like Heavy Rain an edge over the competition.

Activision Turning Down the Volume This Year
Thursday, February 11th, 2010

Last year, there were a lot of games in the “Hero” series by Activision. So many, in fact, that people may have been turned off by the sheer number of variants. Things are going to be different in 2010, however.

Blue Toad’s American Release “Very, Very Soon”
Thursday, February 11th, 2010

The first two episodes of the Blue Toad series have been a resounding success, with sales beating Relentless Software’s expectations and the games receiving mostly positive reviews, however the game has one, rather significant, problem – it still hasn’t been released in the US, despite being in the EU since last year. In a new interview with PlayStation LifeStyle, Jade Tidy, the producer of the title, revealed to us the reason behind the delay, and shed light on when the US should expect to see the title.