Archive for September, 2010

PSN Publisher Fund Promoting Quality Games
Sunday, September 26th, 2010

Sony first introduced the “Pub Fund” at the Game Developers Conference of 2009, and ever since, PlayStation Network users have experienced a variety of independently produced games such as Burn Zombie Burn, Flower, and most recently Joe Danger. While corporate-backed games like Tales of Monkey Island and Peggle shine on the PlayStation Store, consultants at [...]

Q-Games Considering PixelJunk Monsters 2
Sunday, September 26th, 2010

With PixelJunk Shooter 2 still out somewhere on the horizon and PixeJunk Lifelike recently teased at the Tokyo Game Show, the eclectic Q-Games could have anything up their sleeves. A sequel to an existing franchise is definitely one of the possibilities.

New Vegas TV Spot is a Good Bet
Sunday, September 26th, 2010

With less than one month remaining until the highly anticipated follow-up to 2008′s Fallout 3, Bethesda is playing their cards right on getting the word out for Fallout: New Vegas. In a new television commercial, the developers are giving prime-time viewers a glimpse into the post-apocalyptic Las Vegas, Nevada. var _CI = _CI || {}; [...]

Enslaved: The Movie? Hollywood Says “No”
Sunday, September 26th, 2010

Is it just me or has Ninja Theory became one of the most talked about game developers around since 2007? After working on one of the PS3′s earliest AAA ‘trojan horse’, Heavenly Sword, the Cambridge, England based team always have their name in the headlines. From saying that they didn’t make a dime off of Heavenly Sword to re-designing Capcom’s Dante into..uh, whatever he is, gamers far and wide know of Ninja Theory. Their lastest IP, Enslaved: Odyssey to the West is oozing with potential and the team knows it. That’s why they pitched the idea for a CG movie to all of the major film companies, but we won’t be seeing one anytime soon.

EA Believes PS3 Will Catch Up With Xbox 360 Sales
Sunday, September 26th, 2010

The Xbox 360 was launched one year before the PlayStation 3, enabling the Microsoft console to gain a strong foothold in the gaming market.  Naturally, when the PS3 was launched it had a lot of catching up to do with Microsoft’s head start in the race to console dominance.  Europe’s mega publisher, Electronic Arts, believes [...]

Host of HD ‘Collections’ Supposedly Confirmed; Also Sporting 3D Support
Saturday, September 25th, 2010

Ever since the release of the God of War Collection late last year — which featured HD remastering and added trophy support — the PlayStation community has been demanding similar compilations be released for nearly every franchise worth its salt. Sony has taken note of their pleas and will not only be bringing The Sly [...]

PS3 Review – Tom Clancy’s HAWX 2
Saturday, September 25th, 2010

Tom Clancy’s HAWX 2 brings back a sense of familiarity from its predecessor, but not without bringing a few additional tricks to enhance the aerial experience.  In HAWX 2, you’ll find a variety of missions that will engage you with full-out aerial dog-fights and pulling the occasional recon missions, all the while trying to uncover [...]

MAG Getting Magnificent Price
Saturday, September 25th, 2010

Released in January of this year, Zipper Interactive’s Massive Action Game took the PlayStation Network by storm with the promise of 256-player online battles. Without a doubt, MAG in the present day is a drastically different experience than its original release which is only evolving further. As the evolution is confirmed to continue, next week [...]

F1 2010 Giveaway
Saturday, September 25th, 2010

As you may have guessed from the title, we have a few games to giveaway to three of you lucky readers out there. The game is F1 2010 and we have 3 copies to give out thanks to the great folks at Codemasters.

Do You Have a Counterfeit PS3 Controller?
Saturday, September 25th, 2010

Read about how to tell if you’re Dualshock 3 is counterfeit and according to Sony, could possibly explode!

EA Dead Set on Taking Down Call of Duty
Saturday, September 25th, 2010

The Medal of Honor franchise hasn’t garnered much support over the past few years due to stunted innovation and low sales, as Activision’s Call of Duty series consistently outperformed any and all contenders in the first-person shooter war genre, year-after-year. Well, this just isn’t sitting well with EA, and now they plan to do something [...]

F1 2011 Features Already Being Planned
Saturday, September 25th, 2010

Back in June, we spotted a tweet from Codemasters talking about what they’d like to see in F1 2011, the sequel to the just-released/releasing (if you’re in the UK) racer. While that tweet was hardly a confirmation, there is now hard evidence that a sequel is already in the works.

Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Gets Exhilarating Trailer
Saturday, September 25th, 2010

Electronic Arts are looking to bring back the king of racers in the form of Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit. The publisher has now released a brand spanking new trailer which is sheer quality.

Explodemon Trailer Will Blow Your Mind with Awesome
Saturday, September 25th, 2010

Hot off the presses comes the brand new gameplay trailer of Explodemon, a 2.5D platformer with heavy roots in the 16-bit platformer era. Prepare yourself to dial up the awesome to eleven here folks.

Atlus Launches 3DDotBigPlanet
Saturday, September 25th, 2010

In light of the disheartening delay of LittleBigPlanet 2 to January 2011, there is some good news in store for Sackboy’s biggest fans t0 serve as a consolation. Thankfully, this one also comes in the form of a bright, customizable, and light-hearted fun title for the PlayStation 3.