Archive for September, 2010

Cosmos and Chaos Returns to PSP
Wednesday, September 8th, 2010

Dissidia: Final Fantasy was one of the more popular games for the PSP; fan’s have been clamoring for a sequel since it was released — and Square Enix was listening. var _CI = _CI || {}; (function() { _CI.counter = (_CI.counter) ? _CI.counter + 1 : 1; document.write(”); var script = document.createElement(‘script’); script.type = ‘text/javascript’; [...]

Volition’s Next Title Is ‘Most Ambitious Yet’
Wednesday, September 8th, 2010

Volition has already made their mark has hard hitters in the gaming industry with their successful titles within the Red Faction series, and the highly-praised Saints Row 2.  The developers have let slip some more news of their next project in their latest interview. var _CI = _CI || {}; (function() { _CI.counter = (_CI.counter) [...]

Tekken X Street Fighter Getting KO’d By 3D
Wednesday, September 8th, 2010

As fighting game fans worldwide await the release of crossover Tekken X Street Fighter, details are ever-so-slowly trickling out. This latest piece of news, however, may disappoint fans of 3D technology. var _CI = _CI || {}; (function() { _CI.counter = (_CI.counter) ? _CI.counter + 1 : 1; document.write(”); var script = document.createElement(‘script’); script.type = [...]

EA Sports MMA Throws Down a Demo
Wednesday, September 8th, 2010

EA Sports have announced today that a demo will be made available on September 28th for the upcoming EA Sports MMA. Set for release on October 19th, the demo will be coming gamers a good month before release.

Ueda’s Latest Masterpiece to Appear at The Tokyo Game Show
Wednesday, September 8th, 2010

After speculation, wishful thinking, and mysterious comments made by Fumito Ueda himself , Sony confirmed what so many fans have waited to hear; Ueda-san’s latest masterpiece will appear very soon.

Move Creator Envisions His Ideal Motion Game
Wednesday, September 8th, 2010

Dr Richard Marks, creator behind Sony’s upcoming Move controller, has always denied that the team’s new motion controller would just provide a casual experience. Unlike Marks’ last outing, the Eyetoy — which was a more mini-game oriented affair — Marks is confident that PlayStation Move will usher in more “gamers’” games, and not just “everyone [...]

R.U.S.E Trophies Emerge from the Battlefield
Wednesday, September 8th, 2010

R.U.S.E is finally upon us having released in North America already and the European version coming in only a couple of days. While the console RTS is multiplatform, only the PlayStation 3 version includes precise motion controls which allow the player to command units on the fly. Along with that are the usual trophies to [...]

PSN Review – Sam & Max: The Devil’s Playhouse Episode 5 – The City That Dares Not Sleep
Wednesday, September 8th, 2010

When Telltale Games revived the Sam & Max series a few years ago, not only did they bring back two of the quirkiest, most lovable video game characters of the early 90s, but they revived the entire point-and-click genre. With the third season of Sam & Max, titled The Devil’s Playhouse, now complete, it’s clear that Telltale wasn’t content to simply resuscitate a dead franchise or put adventure games back in the spotlight; they wanted to move point-and-click games forward, making them suitable for console gamers in the current generation.

2K Games Hits the Courts with Top Spin 4
Wednesday, September 8th, 2010

Tennis games are coming front and center here in the past month with Virtua Tennis 4 being announced and today 2k Games has announced Top Spin 4 for the PS3, 360 and Nintendo Wii. 2K even gives gamers a sneak peak into pre-order incentives as they tease an exclusive Andre Agassi playable character.

War for Cybertron DLC Transforms and Rolls Out
Wednesday, September 8th, 2010

Is Zeta Prime a better leader than Optimus Prime? Blasphemy I say; how could one think such a thought? In the latest DLC now available now for Transformers: War for Cybertron, Activision gives you a chance to see Optimus’ predecessor in action; and decide for yourself – along with a few other items to help [...]

Another New DualShock Color Available for Pre-Order, What About a Console to Match?
Wednesday, September 8th, 2010

While the Classic White PS3 Slim was announced for Japan in early July, no news has come for the ethereal console in any other region. The only way to get your own white PS3 is to import one. But is that about to change?

Dead Space 2 Multiplayer to Debut this Friday
Wednesday, September 8th, 2010

It feels like common-place nowadays, in this constantly connected generation of consoles, that every game has to have some sort of online component. And whilst a few hardy franchises are content to simply stick to their single player roots, a growing number of games are branching out into the foray of multiplayer. Don’t get me [...]

Activision Calling Hollywood for Duty
Wednesday, September 8th, 2010

The Call of Duty series went from a realistic war simulator to a next-generation blockbuster franchise. Stretching all the way from the historic World War II setting up to modern perspectives, the genre-defining first-person shooter today is perhaps this generation’s most popular title on home consoles. With superstar numbers to back up the talented teams [...]

Company of Heroes Lead Designer Sacrifices Life for Family
Tuesday, September 7th, 2010

This is certainly something that we wish we didn’t have to report, but this past Friday the world lost a great man in Brian Wood, lead designer for Company of Heroes at Relic Entertainment, in a tragic accident.

What’s New on Blu — Week of 9/6/10
Tuesday, September 7th, 2010

This week Leslie Nielsen tries his hardest to not make you laugh, Kal-El still isn’t flying, they’re finally “here”, and Tom Jones  proves that when you beat the Martians it’s totally fine to sing “It’s Not Unsual”; that’s this week in Blu.