Archive for June, 2010

New Patapon Marching to PS3?
Friday, June 11th, 2010

Sony Computer Entertainment Japan is teasing a new game on their site with a countdown and signs are pointing to it being a brand new Patapon. The background of the countdown looks eerily like the aforementioned Patapon series that has so far been found strictly on the PSP. However with 5 days remaining until a beta test, this is looking like a PS3 game, possibly an online one?

Autumn Gives Fall to Crysis 2
Friday, June 11th, 2010

One commonly overlooked title of 2010 is Crysis 2, a sequel to arguably the best PC exclusive in recent years. With outstanding graphics, scope and tons of special abilities to play around with, it’s a good thing we’ll be getting our hands on this beautiful title in the near future. Even more in the near [...]

No Price Drops at E3 Says Sony
Friday, June 11th, 2010

The main aspect which has turned away many potential buyers of Sony’s PlayStation 3, you ask? The price (at least before the slimmed down PS3). And according to Sony it won’t be dropping anytime soon. var _CI = _CI || {}; (function() { _CI.counter = (_CI.counter) ? _CI.counter + 1 : 1; document.write(”); var script [...]

Bad Company 2 ‘Onslaught’ Mode Arises From The Battlefield
Friday, June 11th, 2010

Had enough of Battlefield: Bad Company 2′s multiplayer component? Craving for some co-operative action in Electronic Arts and DICE’s shooter? Well, the developers have announced that the game’s ‘Onslaught’ mode will offer you just that and it’s releasing sooner than you may think. var _CI = _CI || {}; (function() { _CI.counter = (_CI.counter) ? [...]

Kojima Counting Down to More Metal Gear
Friday, June 11th, 2010

Last year, the legendary Hideo Kojima and his development studio, Kojima Productions teased Metal Gear Solid: Rising and Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker through a special countdown site. The countdown of course ended during Konami’s E3 press conference where Kojima himself took the stage to reveal details (though both games had previously been revealed at [...]

Dreamcast Games Coming to PS3
Friday, June 11th, 2010

Dreamcast games being ported over to consoles has been rumored to be in the works for quite some time now. SEGA has now confirmed that they’ll be releasing several Dreamcast ports onto the PlayStation Network.

Telltale Games Goes Back to The Future
Friday, June 11th, 2010

Later this year, Telltale Games will attempt to hit “1.21 Gigawatts” when they reach 88mph on the speedometer.  If Doctor Emmett Brown’s calculations are correct, they they will have successfully time traveled and gone Back to the Future.  However, they won’t be using a Delorean to do it.  They will be using next-generation consoles like the PlayStation 3 [...]

Motorstorm Apocalypse Director Praises PS3 Capabilities
Friday, June 11th, 2010

MotorStorm 3 has finally been unveiled under the official title ‘MotorStorm Apocalypse’. The game’s director has recently given his thoughts on how the PlayStation 3 is taking a big step forward with 3D and also praises how all the other attributes which Sony’s console can utilize will “blow games wide open”.

UK Pre-Order Bonus for Enslaved Sighted Online
Friday, June 11th, 2010

We all love free swag and bonuses that come with pre-order purchases to enhance our gaming experience.  Apparently, so do the people over at Namco-Bandai and Ninja Theory.  If you live in the UK and love exclusive pre-order content, then you’ll not want to miss out on this sweet pre-order bonus that you can chose [...]

Evolution Studios: Racing Games “In a bit of a Rut”
Thursday, June 10th, 2010

Speaking with CVG, Evolution Studios’ assistant game director, Simon Barlow, talked about how racing games in general have been “stuck in a rut” for the past few years. According to Barlow, mainstream gamers are gravitating towards shooters than traditional racing games.

2K’s E3 Lineup Revealed
Thursday, June 10th, 2010

The 2k sports series will be making a big spot during 2k’s presentation at E3, with allotted time for NBA 2k11 as well as NHL 2k11, but that’s not the title that tops their list for their premiere headline.

Sony Executive: Microsoft will “have to” Embrace 3D Gaming
Thursday, June 10th, 2010

Responding to a question posed by Edge Online, Sony Computer Entertainment UK boss Ray Maguire said that Microsoft will “have to” embrace 3D gaming on the Xbox 360.

Take Two Uphold Agent Exclusivity to PlayStation 3
Thursday, June 10th, 2010

It has been over 12 months since last year’s E3, and while most of the big announcements last year have already arrived, a few are still on the horizon. Among them stands Agent, which is not only a PS3 exclusive being developed by a successful developer, but was one of the biggest announcements during Sony’s [...]

MLB 10: The Show Steps up to the Plate for “Team up to Cancer”
Thursday, June 10th, 2010

Sony Computer Entertainment America(SCEA), Major League Baseball, and Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) are teaming up to fight cancer this year.  Beginning June 13 through July 10, for every copy of MLB 10 The Show purchased for the PS3 in retail stores, SCEA will donate $10 of its proceeds to SU2C to fuel research centered [...]

“Legendary” Game Dev will Unveil “Top Secret Project” Tomorrow
Thursday, June 10th, 2010

The biggest gaming event of the year is less than a week away. The moment we’ve all been waiting for, for announced sequels, IP’s, technology and even hardware is mere hours from being jotted in the gaming history books. But it’s not just the main event that everyone is anticipating for fresh news.- it’s this [...]