Archive for October, 2010

Konami Responds to Game-Crashing Bug in Castlevania
Thursday, October 14th, 2010

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow producer David Cox has come out acknowledging the bug that currently is plauging his game. Fret not Vampire Hunters! It will be fixed soon.

Duke Nukem Forever’s Campaign is as Big as Duke Himself
Thursday, October 14th, 2010

While 2010 has been chock full of surprises; Duke Nukem Forever‘s announcement was easily the most notable. After 10 years of development and release date announcements that eventually fell through, the final product was finally announced with a release date of 2011. While that’s fine and dandy, many have been wondering if the lengthy development [...]

PS3 Surround Sound System Heading to Retailers Next Week
Thursday, October 14th, 2010

Sony has just announced that the official PlayStation-branded surround sound system for the PS3 will be hitting retailers next week, and it’s bringing with it all sorts of awesome. var _CI = _CI || {}; (function() { _CI.counter = (_CI.counter) ? _CI.counter + 1 : 1; document.write(”); var script = document.createElement(‘script’); script.type = ‘text/javascript’; script.src [...]

Yakuza of the End Shows Life after Zombies
Thursday, October 14th, 2010

Outside of the red light district, violence, and adult theaters, Kamurocho would be a nice place to raise a family–or raise the dead. Zombies don’t scare Yakuza. In fact in the latest screens released, they stare them right in the face and almost laugh. var _CI = _CI || {}; (function() { _CI.counter = (_CI.counter) [...]

HAWX 2 DLC Swooping Onto PSN
Thursday, October 14th, 2010

France-based publisher Ubisoft has announced the latest downloadable content pack for HAWX 2. The “Mig Alley” and “Cold War” DLC packs will be making its way onto the PlayStation Network.

Japanese Lords of Shadows LE Contains Symphony of the Night
Thursday, October 14th, 2010

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow, directed and produced by Hideo Kojima, released in the United States and the United Kingdom only one week ago and the Japanese title is already faring well on the sales charts. Alongside the standard retail release was a premium collector’s edition. Despite the game releasing in its home country of Japan [...]

Are You Ready For A Totally Portable Gaming Era?
Wednesday, October 13th, 2010

Are you familiar with that saying “It’s so crazy that it just might work!?” Sure, we hear lots of crazy ideas that are spouted through the rumor mills and some from notable figures from the game industry. One far-fetched idea has been spoken before and we all scoffed at the idea simply because it was, well, crazy. Remember when Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima shared his belief that console gaming will come to an end? We jeered at it. EA founder Trip Hawkins, voiced the same idea, and the proud console owners (including myself) thumbed our noses at him. However, lately I’ve been giving it more thought and perhaps, they are actually on to something. This idea of a console-less gaming future is so crazy that it just might work! In fact, it could be huge.

“Something Special” Due For Saints Row
Wednesday, October 13th, 2010

THQ’s Saints Row series has enjoyed moderate success since its inception a few years back. The third installment in the franchise, Saints Row 3, will be shown off this December, but according to the game’s Twitter account, fans can look forward to a different Saints Row related announcement with “something special” being prepared to be unveiled tomorrow.

Red Dead Redemption’s Undead Nightmare Gets Official Trailer
Wednesday, October 13th, 2010

Red Dead Redemption’s upcoming downloadable content pack, Undead Nightmare – which sees the addition of zombies – has received its official trailer following weeks of screenshots.

Dead Space 2 Collector’s Edition Announced, EU PS3 Owners Lose Out On Best Collectable
Wednesday, October 13th, 2010

Originally leaked by Amazon, EA has officially announced a Dead Space 2 Collector’s Edition, with a whole slew of exclusive downloadable content and even the entire Dead Space Extraction game. Unfortunately, one of the best collectables provided with a game – a replica Plasma Cutter – will not be available on the PS3 in the European Union, and is coming exclusively to the 360 and PC.

This Week in Blu – Week of October 11, 2010
Wednesday, October 13th, 2010

This week in Blu: Echo said her last goodbye, find out why Jonah Hex was a “smashing success” at the box office making literally hundreds of dollars, and Steve Blum shows why no one but him is qualified to be the voice of Weapon X.

PS3 Review – Rapala Pro Bass Fishing
Wednesday, October 13th, 2010

Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime. Give a man Rapala Pro Bass Fishing and you give him fun for a lifetime.

Sony Confirms LOVEFiLM for PS3, Subscription Details Revealed
Wednesday, October 13th, 2010

SCEE has officially confirmed that major video distributor LOVEFiLM, the video rental and streaming service for the UK, will be making its way onto the PS3 in the form of the new LOVEFiLM PS3 app.

Mega Man Creator Hates His Job
Wednesday, October 13th, 2010

“Find out what you love to do and then figure out how to make money at it” is a well-known phrase for business success. One would think that designing games you love and making people the world over happy with your creations would give you a job you couldn’t wait to return to everyday—according to Keiji Inafune if you think that you’re wrong.

Rockstar San Diego Working On Something “Mindblowing”
Wednesday, October 13th, 2010

Rockstar‘s San Diego studios has quite the repertoire of successful games to its name, including both entries in the Red Dead series and multiple entries in the Midnight Club line of games. Apart from Rockstar Games Presents Table Tennis back in 2006, the company has not branched from these titles since being acquired. But a [...]