Archive for July, 2010

Activision Gets New CEO, Hopes to be Likeable Again
Wednesday, July 14th, 2010

Let’s face it, Activision doesn’t exactly come straight to mind when you think of well liked publishers. And with years of bad press composed mostly of unpopular Kotick quotes and shady business practices, who could blame you? Well, the new CEO of Activision Publishing sure can’t and for the most part understands where most of [...]

Sony Celebrates One Million ‘minis’ Sales
Wednesday, July 14th, 2010

Since the ‘miniS’ program was launched on October 1st 2009 (coinciding with the release of PSPgo), Sony has been hoping its bite sized marketplace could rival that of it’s hottest competitor, Apple. While I’m sure Sony would have liked to make this announcement sooner, rather than nine and a half months into the minis schedule, [...]

Amazon Casts Stunning Discount for Bayonetta [Update]
Wednesday, July 14th, 2010

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Sony: We Don’t Want PS Move to be a Casual Controller
Wednesday, July 14th, 2010

Sony sets their sights on the hardcore audience…

PSP/PS2 Review – Despicable Me: The Game
Wednesday, July 14th, 2010

‘Despicable Me: The Game’ follows the antics of the super villain Gru and his minions as he attempts to steal the Moon. The game is based on the movie ‘Despicable Me’ and plays out a small portion of it. Evil Genius Gru is racing against his arch nemesis, and super villain, Victor. Gru must first [...]

Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood Stealth Kills AC2 Pre-Orders
Wednesday, July 14th, 2010

Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed II sold over 9 million units since its release last year. The next multiplayer-focused Assassin’s Creed title, AC: Brotherhood, looks to reign supreme in terms of sales and gives out a strong hint of doing that with news of its pre-orders beating those of 2009 smash-hit Assassin’s Creed II.

Namco Wants You to Select PSone games for the PSN
Wednesday, July 14th, 2010

Bandai Namco is now open to suggestion in regards to which Classic PlayStation One games their fans want to be seen released onto Sony’s PlayStation Network.

New PES 2011 Details, Screens, First-Look Footage
Wednesday, July 14th, 2010

When Pro Evolution Soccer 2011 was first revealed, it was promised to undergo major changes – after complaints about most installments in the series being too similar – to become the best title in the long-running Konami franchise. Now, these new details along with new screenshots and game footage clearly justifies Konami’s statement to retain [...]

More Yakuza PSP Screens Brings The Fight to You
Wednesday, July 14th, 2010

The ever-growing Yakuza series is taking the fight to portable versions while its console counterpart, Yakuza 5, is in development. Some more screenshots for the PSP version of Yakuza has been released and in doing so, brings the fight to the palm of your hand.

PS3 Tales Fall 2010, PSP Near Future
Wednesday, July 14th, 2010

It looks like the PlayStation 3 and PSP are fixing to get a lot of Tales love from Namco Bandai, or at least that’s what we are lead to believe after a recent radio interview. According to the interview the heavily rumored PS3 exclusive title, thought to be Tales of Unitia has been given a release date along with a newly announced PSP game.

God Eater Burst Devouring Audiences in 2011
Wednesday, July 14th, 2010

PSP owners in North America and Europe are in for a treat come 2011 as the widely popular God Eater game will be coming to western audiences in 2011 and will be an enhanced version from what Japanese gamers have been playing. The game will feature new modifications, enhanced gameplay, and additional content and features not found in the original release that has sold over a half a million copies in the land of the rising sun.

Toy Story 3 Expected to be a Smash Hit
Wednesday, July 14th, 2010

One of the most beloved children’s movie franchises in existence, Toy Story, certainly had everyone shocked with the latest video game tie-in being one of, if not the best video game based on a movie, Toy Story 3. Disney Interactive of course acknowledge the huge success – both critically and commercial – and has now [...]

Ubisoft: Assassin’s Creed in A League of Its Own
Tuesday, July 13th, 2010

Ubisoft has declared via their latest Q1 figures that their third installment of their renowned franchise will have a clear run with no direct competition this Christmas.

Medal of Honor Limited Edition Announced, Trailer Impresses
Tuesday, July 13th, 2010

Electronic Arts has emphasized they want to take back the shooter genre with Medal of Honor. So, what does a game trying to regain its genre’s crown need? A limited edition, since you asked so nicely.

Hulst: Killzone 3 Helgast similar to Nazi Mentality
Tuesday, July 13th, 2010

With a pro-human military, industry and corruption controlling the planets politics, many impoverished Helghans began to blame Humanity and the ISA scum for the hardship they have endured and eventually started the first Helghan war. After several years of war, the Helghast were eventually defeated and left as a broken nation. Scolar Visari eventually emerged [...]