Archive for April, 2010

This Week in PlayStation – April 9th
Friday, April 9th, 2010

A common stereotype about gamers is that they have short attention spans. As announcements for new games and hardware come and go, it’s easy to lose sight of the momentous events that shaped the gaming world. This Week in PlayStation highlights Sony’s rich videogame heritage, which dates back to the 1980′s. Step back in time [...]

Uncharted 2 ‘Siege’ Expansion Pack DLC Detailed; Trophy List
Friday, April 9th, 2010

New co-op mode, 2 new maps, 6 new skins, and 11 trophies. All debuting on April 22.

Call of Duty 7 to Debut Next Month
Friday, April 9th, 2010

Now that Modern Warfare 2 is out of the way, it’s time to get out of the present, and into the past. Call of Duty 7, rumored to be set during Vietnam, is slowly inching towards an announcement as the day goes on. Thankfully, that day is coming soon. var _CI = _CI || {}; [...]

Lead & Gold Lassos Release onto PSN
Friday, April 9th, 2010

Many shooters have been released on PlayStation Network. Some great (like Battlefield 1943), and some … not so much (The Punisher anyone?). Luckily, Lead & Gold: Gangs of the Wild West, is going for the former. var _CI = _CI || {}; (function() { _CI.counter = (_CI.counter) ? _CI.counter + 1 : 1; document.write(”); var [...]

L.A. Noire Script Not As Wordy As First Reported
Friday, April 9th, 2010

Turns out, a misprint can cause some pretty big assumptions. Case in point, L.A. Noire‘s script was reported to be 22,000 pages, which was incredibly enormous for a video game, or even media in general. Turns out though, it’s not as much as we thought.

Put Your Vocals to the Test with New SingStar Update
Friday, April 9th, 2010

London Studios along with Sony are looking to add even more to the already stacked karaoke game SingStar with a new update in the works for June.  The update will be free and will be bringing online battles to the game in an effort to bring out everyone’s best vocal styling.  With these battles players [...]

Play As A Console, On Your Console
Friday, April 9th, 2010

Think you’ve heard of every video game plot there is? Think again – the folks over at development/publishing house Compile Heart have come up with a novel idea for an RPG – play on your console as a console. More details on this as well as some magazine scans after the jump.

Transformers: WFC Multiplayer Gives You the Power of the Matrix
Friday, April 9th, 2010

Until Batman: Arkham Asylum hit last year, licensed-games for the most part, well..sucked and that includes a majority of the past Transformers video games. Activision and High Moon Studios are looking to change peoples perspective on the Formers’ games with Transformers: War For Cyberton. Guess what? They just might succeed…why? I have four words for you all you Former-Fans out there. Create. Your. Own. Transformer. Yeah, you’re gonna want to check this trailer out.

Bowling Headshots Modern Warfare 2 Single Player DLC
Friday, April 9th, 2010

Modern Warfare 2 is known for its robust and addictive multiplayer component, and the online community keeps growing with DLC. However, the single-player for Modern Warfare 2 which was slated for being too short will sadly not be receiving any single-player campaign DLC.

UFC Undisputed 2010 Demo Details Revealed
Friday, April 9th, 2010

UFC Undisputed 2010 promises to be the most realistic MMA game available.  Fans of the series have been curious about when THQ will make the demo available. Recently some details about the demo have been revealed, yet they fall short of confirming a release date.

Square Enix Lends their Talent to MGS: Peace Walker
Thursday, April 8th, 2010

Well-renowned RPG developer Square Enix has a tried and true history of surpassing fans’ expectations in the gaming industry since their merge back in 2003 (Square Soft and Enix Corp.). Fast-forward seven years later, and the company hasn’t lost any steam whenever the element of surprise is needed to bolster a product, even if the focus [...]

How Fanboys Benefit The Average Consumer
Thursday, April 8th, 2010

Over the past twenty years or so, there has been one word that has signaled the presence of vast intelligence as well as utter stupidity. If you’re a part of the gaming industry in any way, shape or form, then you probably already know that that word is, of course, “fanboy.”

Dead to Rights Viral Ad Is a Canine’s Best Friend
Thursday, April 8th, 2010

If you’ve come across any of the more recent Dead to Rights: Retribution gameplay trailers, then you’ll know that the story’s main character never goes anywhere without his trusty canine companion, Shadow. Well, a new viral video has made its way onto the web.  Check it out after the jump.

PlayStation Store Global Update 04/08/10
Thursday, April 8th, 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.

Portal 2 Seemingly Teleports onto PS3
Thursday, April 8th, 2010

We know, we know. A new Valve game coming to PS3? Pshh, as if, right? When Portal 2 was announced, the news mostly flew over PS3 owners heads, as we assumed that this title, like most Valve games, would be for PC, and Xbox 360. However, unlike the Left 4 Dead series (which has not [...]