Archive for June, 2010

Headshots & Friendly Fire: E3 2010 Edition
Monday, June 28th, 2010

The gaming industry has gotten bigger and better with each passing year, but sometimes they just don’t do things right. Whether it’s game play, story, pricing, or business practice, sometimes the industry needs a little friendly fire from the gamers to keep it in line. Other times, developers look down their sight and fire off a [...]

PlayStation Network App Coming to Facebook; More PS3 Integration
Monday, June 28th, 2010

Facebook was first incorporated into the PlayStation 3 experience back in November of last year as part of PS3 system software 3.10. It’s usefulness was limited, but with it came a promise of more features to be added as part of future firmware updates. Some new features are now here thanks to PS3 firmware update [...]

PSP Getting Firmware 6.30; PlayStation Plus “Compatibility”
Monday, June 28th, 2010

The much-awaited latest PlayStation 3 firmware, 3.40, finally releases tomorrow (or late tonight). Alongside the firmware update for the PS3 – which also brings Sony’s PSN service, PlayStation Plus to the console – its handheld counterpart, PSP, will also receive an update that bring PlayStation Plus “compatability. var _CI = _CI || {}; (function() { [...]

PS3 Firmware Update 3.40 Detailed
Monday, June 28th, 2010

Sony announced last week that PS3 system software 3.40 was on the horizon. However, only PlayStation Plus was one of the confirmed features. Sony has now confirmed a slew of other enhancements coming as part of firmware update 3.40, including network photo gallery uploading, a video editor and uploader XMB function, a new power-save mode [...]

PlayStation Store Preview – June 29, 2010
Monday, June 28th, 2010

Want to know what is coming to the PlayStation Store this week? Find out in our weekly PlayStation Store Preview

PlayStation Release Horizon 06/27/10
Monday, June 28th, 2010

As we near the end of June and the official beginning of the summer season, the release list is finally starting to pick up. Fortunately, these titles are not exactly the time-consumptive games from the weeks before. Anyways, check out the full release list below.

Treyarch Believes Black Ops is The Best COD Ever
Monday, June 28th, 2010

Following weeks of negative press surrounding the franchise and publisher alike, Activision announced the next chapter in the highly-successful Call of Duty series, COD: Black Ops. After the Infinity Ward saga – which consequently saw heads of Infinity Ward Vince Zampella and Jason West leave and join Electronic Arts with Respawn Entertainment – Activision joined [...]

Dead Rising 2 Infecting Stores a Little Later Than Expected
Monday, June 28th, 2010

About a year ago, Capcom confirmed a sequel to zombie-themed title Dead Rising. The publisher had announced that Dead Rising 2’s zombie apocalypse would descend on August 31st. However, that’s not the case anymore unfortunately, as today Capcom has announced that their forthcoming zombie thriller has been delayed.

New Black Rock Racing Title Currently in Development
Monday, June 28th, 2010

Black Rock Studio, best known for titles like ATV racing phenomenon PURE and extreme stunt racing newcomer Split/Second, is looking for new talent to conduct work on a new, currently unannounced racing title… and we couldn’t be happier.

Dead Space 2 E3 Impressions
Monday, June 28th, 2010

Isaac Clark is back and ready to kick some mutated necromorph ass…again!

Marvel Invading LittleBigPlanet
Monday, June 28th, 2010

Since Comic-Con last year, Media Molecule has acknowledged the demand from LittleBigPlanet owners for the much-demanded Marvel-themed costumes. Demand no more fellow Sackboys, as multiple costume packs from the Marvel Universe for the beloved PlayStation 3 title has finally arrived.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows E3 Impressions
Monday, June 28th, 2010

In the past, Harry Potter fans might have been slightly embarassed carrying the game to the front counter for purchase. Not anymore, just how the series has matured and darkened in each entry, the game has finally caught up. Harry Potter fans should take note: It seems that Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows could very well be worth your time and money this Fall.

Amazon Stealthily Ends Assassin’s Creed 2′s Price
Sunday, June 27th, 2010

If you’ve been lingering in shadowed corners, atop roofing fixtures or amongst bails of hay all in preparation to finally seize the best selling title Assassin’s Creed 2 at the right price, your training has finally paid off…

Uncharted Meets World Cup
Sunday, June 27th, 2010

Naughty Dog has made a habit of changing the avatars in Uncharted 2′s multiplayer for special events. If you signed into multiplayer this past December, you would have found all the characters sporting Santa or elf hats. During Thanksgiving, players could choose either donut drake or donut lazarevic, who happened to put on a few pounds. [...]

Sony’s Virtual E3 Booth in Home Beats out Real Life E3 in Attendees
Sunday, June 27th, 2010

Now that the dust has settled on what it the gaming industry’s biggest event. It’s time to head back home and relax. For those of you who didn’t go to the show live, you did however have a chance to visit Sony’s E3 booth in PlayStation Home. Sony has revealed some numbers and it seems [...]