Archive for February, 2010

European Heavy Rain Boxart Strikes North America
Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

Quantic Dream’s ambitious thriller title Heavy Rain has finally released today, and so far it has spelled good news for Sony. The game has been a top-seller on Amazon and other online retailers for over two weeks now, and has also received strong appraise from sites around the globe. However, that doesn’t stop some North American [...]

PS3 Doesn’t Need Mass Effect, Mass Effect Doesn’t Need PS3
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

A rumor that is consistently pressed upon the gaming community is the release of the Mass Effect series on the PlayStation 3 platform. Retailer listings have appeared for a PS3 version of the game, adding fuel to the already aggressively hot rumor that the current Microsoft exclusive series would eventually make its way to PS3. [...]

God of War III’s Kronos is Revealed this Thursday
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

With less than a month until release, God of War 3 is the next big must-have title coming to the PlayStation platform. Now that it has officially “gone gold”, many fans are hoping for some more information to help soothe the wait until release. Thankfully, new epic footage and information is ready to be shared [...]

UFC 2010 Taking Shots at Competition with New Screens
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

UFC Undisputed 2009 took the fighting world by storm as it became a worthy contender for best fighting game of the year, although Fight Night Round 4 stood in its way. UFC Undisputed 2010, however, has hit the gym, training to take the top spot among the fighting genre, setting its sights on the stiff [...]

Warner Takes Batman Dev Rocksteady Under Its Wing
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

Rocksteady took the gaming scene for a entertaining ride with Batman: Arkham Asylum when it was released last year, proving that games based on comic-book characters don’t have to suck. With a lot of creativity and a bombardment of praise, Arkham Asylum became a worthy contender for game of the year. Now, the second game in the series [...]

Heavy Rain – Trophy Guide
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

We’ve got all the tools you need to get the Platinum Trophy in Heavy Rain…

de Blob 2 Painting its Way to PS3?
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

We know many of you without a Nintendo Wii might be asking yourself just what is de Blob?  For those who don’t know: de Blob is a puzzle platformer where players must liberate a city by reviving the color and life that has been taken away by the monochromatic INKT Corporation.  The game was released [...]

Rebellion Wants To Do An AvP Sequel
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

Aliens vs. Predator released on multiple platforms a handful of days ago, to very average scores. Despite this, the game has sold faster than any game so far in 2010 in the UK. Game developer Rebellion Developments is already talking about a sequel.

PS3 Review – Star Ocean: The Last Hope
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

Is Star Ocean: The Last Hope worth a purchase with more significant RPGs releasing in the very near future?

Heavy Rain to Shower Europe With TV Ad
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

Heavy Rain is in stores right now, for North America at least; Europe can pick up the game from tomorrow onwards. To coincide with the release of Quantic Dream’s thriller, Sony has revealed the Heavy Rain TV advertisement which will be flooding European TV sets all week to help promote the new PS3 exclusive in [...]

Newegg’s Video Game Blowout Has Big PS3 Savings
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

Want to buy some PlayStation 3 games on the cheap? Online computer retailer Newegg is currently running a sale that may whet your conservative appetite. Take a look at the list after the jump!

PSP2 to Take E3 On the Go
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

The PSP2 has been in the rumor mill for a long time now, even a year or more before the announcement of the PSPgo at last year’s E3.  How about we add yet another rumor to the already massive list, this time from Shane Bettenhausen and the 4 Guys 1UP podcast.  Shane is most well known [...]

Today’s Forecast: Heavy Rain Hits North America
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

Heavy Rain, Quantic Dream’s “gripping psychological thriller”  hits retail store shelves across North America today. The PS3 exclusive features hollywood-style cinematics and unique decision-based gameplay which lets the player ultimately decide the outcome of the compelling emotion-driven storyline. An experience that Sony says can only be had on the PS3…

Red Steel 2 Could Work “Fantastically” with PlayStation Arc
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

Red Steel is currently an exclusive series to Nintendo’s Wii console. The first title was universally panned by critics, however, Red Steel 2 is shaping up quite nicely. With the hardcore gamers that Red Steel 2 is aimed at staying far away from the Wii, along with Wii third-party software being plagued with poor sales, [...]

BioShock 2 to Receive First Multiplayer DLC
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

BioShock 2 was expected to start of the year with a bang and it has certainly done just that with it triumphing the charts as well as receiving a warm reception from critics. 2K Marin hopes to keep entertaining owners of the shooter by announcing the game’s first cluster of DLC.