Archive for April, 2010

PSLS Presents – Will Powers, The Tester
Tuesday, April 13th, 2010

Just under one week ago, gaming’s first genuine “reality show”, The Tester on PlayStation Network, concluded after eight suspenseful weeks. The show grew instantaneous popularity with gamers as it was centered around gaming themes and gave the winner a coveted position as a QA tester as well as a $5000 signing bonus. Fighting adversity and quickly becoming a [...]

Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands Details Revealed
Tuesday, April 13th, 2010

Ubisoft’s upcoming Prince Of Persia: The Forgotten Sands will be returning to its roots with core gameplay elements from its predecessors. From huge-scale multi-enemy combat to running across walls in order to save your life – Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands is promising to be the best title in the highly successful franchise. The [...]

Sony Sends Onslaught of PSP Games to ESRB For Rating
Tuesday, April 13th, 2010

The Entertainment Software Rating Board is known to reveal a broad variety of games to date – some even before it’s announced. ESRB have now rated an onslaught of PlayStation Portable games from Sony – something which doesn’t happen often. var _CI = _CI || {}; (function() { _CI.counter = (_CI.counter) ? _CI.counter + 1 [...]

NCAA Football 2011 fumbles PSP Release
Tuesday, April 13th, 2010

Another year, another slew of EA Sports titles are released across every system that is available, or close to it. EA Sports second biggest released behind the almighty Madden is none other than the NCAA Football series. There’s one problem this year though, as EA has decided against a PSP release, as portable football fans are out of luck.

Transformers: War for Cybertron Gameplay Gets Detailed
Tuesday, April 13th, 2010

High Moon Studios’ Transformers: War for Cybertron looks to take the awful video game series away from movie tie-ins and deliver an unforgettable experience for fans and gamers alike. Transformers: War for Cybertron’s gameplay has been detailed from the ESRB listing.

Machinarium Developer Moves to Sony after MS Rejection
Tuesday, April 13th, 2010

Last October, among the release of huge console titles, Machinarium debuted to the PC gaming crowd. The point-and-click adventure brought on positive reviews, and was praised for its wordless dialogue, plus the challenging puzzles the game included. The title was on it’s way to Xbox Live Arcade, but unfortunately, mega-company Microsoft refused to publish it. [...]

Sony May Ban Warhawk Tournament Cheaters
Tuesday, April 13th, 2010

Unfortunately glitching, cheating and many more have become somewhat a commonplace in online gaming. However, a good developer always supports their games and that’s exactly the case for Warhawk.

Green Day: Rock Band a “Three-Album Game”, Getting No DLC
Monday, April 12th, 2010

Coming off of their dive into The Beatles realm, Harmonix is reading release of their latest music title, Green Day: Rock Band. On June 8th, gamers will be able to take control of the popular rock band, and play through three of their extensive albums. If you’re an extreme Green Day fan, however, there’s got [...]

Take to The Streets With Mafia II Gameplay
Monday, April 12th, 2010

The sequel to the original smash hit PC title, Mafia II, is one of the hottest games in 2010 as it looks to improve in every aspects from its predecessor. A new over 5 minute gameplay video has been released for 2k Games‘ sandbox-style third-person shooter based on the crime-syndicate.

New CryEngine 3 Tech Demo Showcases Crysis 2
Monday, April 12th, 2010

Developer Crytek are aiming to bring an unprecedented level of awe-inspiring visuals along with unforgettable gameplay elements with Crysis 2. The engine which the futuristic shooter will be utilizing is the highly popular CryEngine 3. A new video showcases the engine in action and the exceptional graphics which we’ve come to expect from the game.

Kojima Planning Next Game; Could be Zone of The Enders 3
Monday, April 12th, 2010

Hideo Kojima. The mere mention of his name is enough to get gamers excited. The iconic creator of the Metal Gear series has been very active on Twitter as of late, whether it may be posting what he ate for lunch, or revealing a gameplay video for Peace Walker. His latest statement should get everyone [...]

Sony Targeting Core & Casual Gamers For PlayStation Move
Monday, April 12th, 2010

Similarly to the Nintendo Wii, the PlayStation Move will undoubtedly appeal to a broad range of gamers. Titles such as Move Party are mainly suited for casual gamers and games such as Socom 4 aimed at hardcore gamers. Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios boss Shuhei Yoshida has said that Sony will equally target both casual [...]

God of War III is ‘Too Tight’ for DLC
Monday, April 12th, 2010

God of War III, one of the most highly-acclaimed hack and slash games to debut on the PS3, may not be receiving any major DLC, claims GOW3 director Stig Asmussen. Amussen believes that the game is “zipped up so tight” that there isn’t much that Santa Monica can do content-wise. However, this is not to say that an epilogue to the game [...]

Resident Evil 5 And Lost Planet 2 Going 3D
Monday, April 12th, 2010

Sony are already working on 3D-ready PlayStation 3 games. However, 3rd parties aren’t being left in the dust as we’ve already seen with Batman: Arkham Asylum. Capcom has chosen to integrate 3D technology as they’ve revealed some games which is already 3D compatible.

EA Officially Announce Latest Shooter; Bulletstorm
Monday, April 12th, 2010

EA are known for being behind some of the best shooters out in the market. Titles such as Battlefield: Bad Company 2 and the upcoming Medal of Honor help fill out an already great portfolio for Electronic Arts. The company hope to continue that with a newly announced shooter, entitled: “Bulletstorm”.