Archive for July, 2010

Amazon’s Game Deal of the Day is a Grand Slam
Tuesday, July 13th, 2010

As the veritable King of the mound, 2K sport’s Major League Baseball 2k10 has improved upon their stellar baseball formula to knock their latest title out of the park. Today, as part of Amazon’s video game deal of the day, this can be yours for a significantly reduced price. var _CI = _CI || {}; [...]

Two New Marvel Characters Coming to LBP
Tuesday, July 13th, 2010

On July 6th Media Molecule released the first collection of Marvel Super Hero and Super Villain costumes including Iron Man, Thing, Mystique, Daredevil and Doctor Octopus. Along with the costume pack we also got a Level pack. This week Marvel is revealing what characters we are going to see in the next costume pack. var [...]

Sony in No Hurry to Enter Next Generation
Tuesday, July 13th, 2010

the PS3 really is future proof, has plenty fight left in it…

“Franchise-Changing” News for Sonic Fans Coming Soon
Tuesday, July 13th, 2010

Many of us are familiar with Sonic the Hedgehog. It seems when he isn’t changing into some weird Werehog in mediocre titles, the only good games to his name these days are compilations. Some major news is about to hit the Sonic world, apparently… var _CI = _CI || {}; (function() { _CI.counter = (_CI.counter) [...]

PlayStation Store Global Update 07/13/10
Tuesday, July 13th, 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 Tuesday and Wednesday to keep up to date with each week’s PlayStation Store Update. ** Note for other regions ** European Update [...]

ModNation Goes Casual With Upcoming Patch
Tuesday, July 13th, 2010

United Front Games have been working on a new patch for ModNation Racers for a little bit now, and today we get the first bit of info on what it will include.

Exclusive Mafia II DLC is an Offer You Cannot Refuse
Tuesday, July 13th, 2010

The original Mafia video game back in 2002 was one of my favorite gaming experiences in the past decade and one that I would personally call underrated. Naturally, when I heard that Mafia II was under production back in 2007 I nearly jumped out of my seat in excitement. Little did I know that almost [...]

Quantic Dream Seemingly Working on Two New Projects
Tuesday, July 13th, 2010

After the huge and somewhat surprising success of Quantic Dream’s PlayStation 3 exclusive, Heavy Rain, one could only ponder what Dave Cage could be working on next. It emerged that they are working on a new title – albeit a game which is completely different from Heavy Rain – but details were kept under the [...]

Amazon Opens PlayStation Move ‘Store’
Tuesday, July 13th, 2010

The world’s largest online retailer opens up a store dedicated to PlayStation Move

SEGA to Reveal Two Major Titles
Tuesday, July 13th, 2010

While SEGA may have not announced anything major during E3 – although showing off a slew of their forthcoming games – they’ve stated two major hardcore titles will be announced this year.

First Dragon Age 2 Screens Emerge
Tuesday, July 13th, 2010

It was previously reported that BioWare were preparing the Dragon Age 2 reveal and indeed it happened. Now – apart from the RPG’s concept art shown recently – the game’s first screenshots has been revealed.

Ubisoft CEO: No Comment on Assassin’s Creed Final Fate
Tuesday, July 13th, 2010

Recently, Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood producer, Jean-Francois Boivin was quoted about the end of Ezio’s story and a possible “break” from the series to rethink the idea and bring something new to the table.  However, Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot steered Boivin’s comment into the rumor bin.

Kane & Lynch 2 Letting The Dogs Out a Little Earlier
Tuesday, July 13th, 2010

Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days was currently scheduled for an August 24th release in North America and a August 27th release throughout European territories. You may want to read the last sentence again as it indeed was scheduled for that date. Now, Square Enix and IO Interactive have confirmed the game will be shipped [...]

Sony Asking You Which Games You Want to See in PS Plus
Tuesday, July 13th, 2010

PlayStation Plus, Sony’s premium PlayStation Network service, was unveiled during E3 2010 and released upon the PS3 3.40 firmware update. One of the major gripes, some may argue, is that the content – specifically games – are not really new and is not worth subscribing to PlayStation Plus for. Well, now Sony asking for your [...]

Guerrilla: KZ3 Controls ‘Closer to Standard Run-and-Gun’
Tuesday, July 13th, 2010

When Killzone 2 was first released back in Febuary 2009 it raised the bar for any modern FPS game. Stunning graphics, immense online-play, overpowered weapons and intimidating Helgast, not to forget a mesmerizing story. Despite Killzone 2 having so many positive aspects there was still one part of the game design which was heavily criticized, [...]