Archive for April, 2010

Naughty Bear’s Tip #25: Snap Happy
Friday, April 30th, 2010

505 Games released a new gameplay video for the upcoming comic mischief game, Naughty Bear, currently being developed by Artificial Mind and Movement (A2M). In his previous video, we saw our friend Naughty warming himself by the campfire with help from a friend. The latest video from the Book of Naughty series exposes a deviant [...]

NieR Replicant Tops Japanese Charts with Style
Friday, April 30th, 2010

PlayStation 3 exclusive NieR RepliCant, is an action role-playing video game developed and published by Cavia and Square Enix. According to recent information, it seems that the title is doing exceptionally well on the Japanese game charts. var _CI = _CI || {}; (function() { _CI.counter = (_CI.counter) ? _CI.counter + 1 : 1; document.write(”); [...]

SCEA ‘Electrifies’ inFamous 2 Website Domain
Thursday, April 29th, 2010

Not only is inFamous one of the best PlayStation 3 games released in all of 2009, it was also one of the best ‘ comic book super hero’ inspired games ever released. Sucker Punch ended the game with one hell of a cliffhanger ending that had many a gamer, including myself, picking their jaw up off the floor. While I won’t spoil the ending for you here, the future for the inFamous series is ‘shockingly’ bright and I have some fantastic news for all of us inFamous fans.

Japan Feels the Peace As MGS Peace Walker Releases
Thursday, April 29th, 2010

The wait is finally over. Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, the latest game from video game mastermind Hideo Kojima, has finally released. As the game hits stores in Japan today, scores of gamers are very envious of their Japanese counterparts and are willing to fork out the extra cash to import the PSP title, bypassing [...]

PlayStation Store Top Downloads 04/29/10
Thursday, April 29th, 2010

The PlayStation Store’s Top Downloads has been updated and this week has a few surprises as well as a few no brainers  to the update.  The GTAIV Episodes from Liberty City make their debuts at 2 and 4 on the list while Final Fight makes its triumphant return at the 3 spot.  Final Fantasy VII [...]

Lara Croft Swings Into New Guardian of Light Shots
Thursday, April 29th, 2010

Lara Croft is back from the depths of the ‘Underworld’ after her last Tomb Raider title. However, this time Lara Croft and the Guardian of the Light will be a digital-download only title developed by Crystal Dynamics. Some new screenshots have been released for the game including a stunning piece of artwork.

PlayStation Store Global Update 04/29/10
Thursday, April 29th, 2010

Each week Sony brings PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable owners new content, add-ons, games and more. PlayStation LifeStyle catalogs the PlayStation Store updates for the major regions across the globe. Check back every Thursday to keep up to date with each week’s PlayStation Store Update.

What Do YOU See in Latest Dead Space 2 Trailer
Thursday, April 29th, 2010

Man, is it just me or do you just hate those stupid inkblot test? Whatever answer you give is always wrong and afterwards, people think you’re some kind of crazy psycho, so you never win. In Isaac Clarke’s case, he probably is just a little bit insane. Why wouldn’t he be?? After surviving the battle with all of those deadly necromorphs in the original Dead Space and thinking that his dead girlfriend was helping him the whole time, you’d be a bit loony too my friend. Dead Space 2 looks to continue the tale of Isaac Clarke’s battle against the necromorph and could easily top the first game by a mile.

God of War III’s Previous Directors Wanted Alternative Endings
Thursday, April 29th, 2010

If you have completed God of War III, which I’m sure you have by now (and if you didn’t, shame on you) – you may have mixed feelings about the ending. If you didn’t care much for the finale, then you’ve surely imagined what could have been. The God of War franchise has had a [...]

PS3 Is Finally Turning A Profit
Thursday, April 29th, 2010

The PlayStation 3 first launched back in November of 2006 with 2 models to chose from, the 20GB SKU at $499 and the 60GB SKU at $599. This made it the most expensive console of the generation, and it wasn’t just consumers footing the substantial bill – it was estimated that Sony lost anywhere from [...]

Sony Pleased With Bungie/Activision Deal; Talks of “Halo on Steroids”
Thursday, April 29th, 2010

After this morning’s groundbreaking announcement of a deal that gave Activision publishing rights to Bungie’s upcoming new IP, the gaming industry is in awe. Microsoft was quick to point out that their partnership with Bungie for Halo: Reach would remain unaffected. Now, it’s Sony’s turn to give their thoughts on this jaw-dropping announcement.

BreakQuest “Minis” Giveaway [Update]
Thursday, April 29th, 2010

Brick-breakers have been around since the dawn of video games. The simple yet fun-filled and addictive gameplay has always had a place in gamer’s hearts. Many variations have been released over the years, each one adding their own unique flair and flavor. Beatshapers, recently introduced a stylish brick-breaker game to Sony’s “Minis” platform entitled: BreakQuest. [...]

Bungie Strikes Monumental Deal With Activision
Thursday, April 29th, 2010

Famed video game developers, Bungie, are most widely known for the revered Halo franchise, which let’s face it, has revolutionized the landscape of online multiplayer games forever. Today, Bungie and Activision have announced a monumental partnership which has Activision publishing future Bungie developed games.

Giddy Up With Red Dead Redemption GameStop Trailer
Thursday, April 29th, 2010

As Red Dead Redemption slowly but surely approaches its release date, Rockstar is ramping up the marketing efforts for their wild west title with a new GameStop trailer.

Rocket Knight Blasting a Release Date
Thursday, April 29th, 2010

Rocket Knight is making a triumphant return after a 16 year hiatus and luckily, we won’t have to wait long until you can take command of Sparkster yet again.  Konami has revealed via their Facebook page that this 2.5D revival will hit the PlayStation Network on May 18th.