Archive for April, 2010

PlayStation Store Preview – 04/15/10
Wednesday, April 14th, 2010

Find out what’s coming to the PlayStation Store this week inside…

Sam & Max Enter The Penal Zone
Wednesday, April 14th, 2010

Sam & Max: The Devil’s Playhouse is gearing up for its anticipated debut on PSN, marking the first time the duo have appeared on a PlayStation console. So far, we’ve had details come in on the game, a trailer, and … well, that’s pretty much it. However, that changes today, with the gameplay trailer for [...]

Crytek Boss Believes Mass Effect 2 is Doing a Better Job Than Uncharted 2
Wednesday, April 14th, 2010

Crysis 2‘s lead writer, Richard Morgan, has expressed his feelings regarding current games on several occasions. One of which the sci-fi novelist praises, is Uncharted 2. However, revealed in a recent interview, Crytek’s head honcho doesn’t hold the award winning PS3 exclusive from Naughty Dog in such high esteem. var _CI = _CI || {}; [...]

The Tester Boasts a Big Following
Wednesday, April 14th, 2010

The Tester is the exclusive PS3 reality show, where contestants are challenged to see who has what it takes to be the next great game tester. It all starts with 11 contestants and only 1 is chosen the victor. Each week the contestants are exposed to various gaming challenges to prove they have what it [...]

Crysis 2 Writer Outspoken About Key PS3 Exclusives
Wednesday, April 14th, 2010

Killzone 2 and Uncharted 2 undoubtedly tapped deeply into the PlayStation 3′s capabilities to showcase its next-gen like visuals and story telling. Crysis 2 is promising to raise that bar even further with its exceptionally stunning CryEngine 3. The shooter’s lead writer recently shared some pretty outspoken opinions about two of Sony’s prized franchises.

Brink is an Epic Time Killer
Wednesday, April 14th, 2010

Splash Damage and Bethesda’s upcoming shooter, Brink, aims to have a huge impact in the first person shooter genre with the amount of modes and customization offered in the game. Unlike other shooters, Brink will seemingly feature “literally hundreds of hours” of gameplay.

Devil May Cry May Make a Return
Wednesday, April 14th, 2010

The last title in the Devil May Cry series, Devil May Cry 4, was released back in 2007 across multiple platforms. While the series enjoyed three iterations on the PlayStation 2, there has yet to be any announcement for a new PS3 installment. Recently there is some indication a new Devil May Cry title is [...]

Fist of the North Star Loading Times Prove PS3 Victorious
Wednesday, April 14th, 2010

Only weeks ago, Japan saw the release of video game adaptation of the popular manga series Fist of the North Star. Its multiplatform release was met with quick demand as it topped the Japanese sales charts, particularly on the PlayStation 3 platform. More interestingly, the game has shown us just how much Sony’s expensively-designed PS3 [...]

Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands Release Update
Tuesday, April 13th, 2010

Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands is set to return the series to the classical gameplay from the previous generation of consoles. Although it was reported to be releasing on May 18th and 20th, Ubisoft may have “updated” the release date slightly. Hit the jump for details.

GTA: Episodes from Liberty City Available Now
Tuesday, April 13th, 2010

The once Xbox 360 exclusive GTA IV spin-offs, which include The Ballad of Gay Tony and The Lost and Damned, have been long sought-after by PlayStation 3 owners. The wait is now over as GTA: Episodes from Liberty City, which includes both DLC packs, has finally arrived.

Heavy Rain Reaches a Dramatic Milestone
Tuesday, April 13th, 2010

Quantic Dream’s Heavy Rain was a massive commercial success, with more than 200,000 copies sold on launch day. The man behind it all, David Cage, and Sony have officially revealed the amount of units the Origami Killer has sold, along with a brand new trailer to celebrate the news.

Capcom Believes Dead Rising “Felt too Japanese”
Tuesday, April 13th, 2010

The original Dead Rising released in 2006 was built entirely in Japan by Capcom. In fact, the game is so Japanese oriented that Capcom believes the original Dead Rising was a bit “too Japanese” and wants to rectify that by adding some western influences to Dead Rising 2.

PS3 Reaches Milestone in Japan Lifetime-to-Date Sales
Tuesday, April 13th, 2010

For the past three weeks, the PlayStation 3 has been coming in first in the hardware charts. The console has been doing immensely well as of late, especially in the land of the rising sun, with PS3 exclusives (in Japan) such as Final Fantasy to thank.

Infinity Ward’s Development Staff Shrinks More
Tuesday, April 13th, 2010

As if you thought the drama was over at Infinity Ward. Looks like another employee is making an exit from the extremely popular developer. This latest shrinkage of intellectual assets comes from their programming wing.

Retailer Lists Possible Gran Turismo 5 Release Date
Tuesday, April 13th, 2010

Polyphony Digital’s Kazunori Yamauchi is well known for his attention to detail which has been shown in numerous Gran Turismo titles. There has been much speculation that the amount of detail that is being put into Gran Turismo 5 will result in a long wait for a release. However, UK’s biggest online retailer has listed [...]