Archive for December, 2010

“Big Surprises” At VGAs, “Top-Secret Game Industry Guest” Appearing
Saturday, December 11th, 2010

This year’s Spike TV Video Game Awards will undoubtedly be the best yet, with 13 world premiers, including Uncharted 3, the first gameplay of Resistance 3 and BioWare’s next title – heavily rumored to be Mass Effect 3. While the actual awards are the focus of the show, the surprises and reveals will be the [...]

X-Men: Destiny Shnicks a Teaser Trailer
Saturday, December 11th, 2010

Publisher Activision and developer Silicon Knights have been very quiet concerning the upcoming X-Men: Destiny but today a new teaser trailer has been released for the game.

Keighley: You Will be “Blown Away” By Uncharted Trailer
Saturday, December 11th, 2010

With the Spike TV Video Game Awards set to air live this evening, it’s only reasonable to expect that a certain level of hype will surround the 13 world premieres at the show. However, for one game, that hype will be certainly justified – Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception, sequel to one of, if not the, [...]

Fallout: New Vegas Patch 1.02 Available Now
Saturday, December 11th, 2010

Anyone who has played Fallout: New Vegas for a decent length of time knows that the experience is bittersweet. Bethesda’s epic follow up to Fallout 3 is an incredible RPG that was unfortunately plagued with glitches and hang-ups. About a month ago Bethesda stated that they would be patching the game to fix many of its issues, and true to their word it has finally arrived. Available now on PS3, update 1.02 has an extensive list of fixes for just about every feature and quest in the game, including weapon and mod fixes, companion fixes, and resolving issues with skill points and perk distribution.

PS3 Review – Splatterhouse
Saturday, December 11th, 2010

Well with the game on store shelves that is sadly farthest from the truth and a game that could have been a sleeper hit for its violence and story ends up being doomed to bargain bins everywhere.

Trailers and Panties Galore in Prinny 2
Saturday, December 11th, 2010

Our friends over at NIS America have released a gang of gameplay videos for the upcoming game Prinny 2: Dawn of Operation Panties, Dood!

Netflix Adds More Disney-ABC Content
Saturday, December 11th, 2010

Netflix continues to fulfill the requests of users in the United States and Canada who typically ask for one thing: more content. Netflix has reached an agreement with Disney-ABC that will bring more content to it’s various streaming endpoints—notably the PS3. var _CI = _CI || {}; (function() { _CI.counter = (_CI.counter) ? _CI.counter + [...]

Tetris Dropping Battle Blocks on PSN
Saturday, December 11th, 2010

What gaming platform’s roster would be complete without its own version of the iconic classic, Tetris? It seems as if every console since the original 1984 classic has had a piece of this puzzler, and PlayStation 3 will be no exception. Later this month on PSN, Blue Planet Software will be releasing its new version of the [...]

Gran Turismo 5′s A.I. Doesn’t Get the Credit it Deserves
Friday, December 10th, 2010

If you’ve been following Gran Turismo 5‘s enormous release, you’ve probably seen the video that aims to make the artificial intelligence present in GT5 look inferior to its rivaling competitor, Forza 3. The video in question has been used by several media outlets to enforce that Polyphony Digital’s latest title lacks modern, realistic CPU-controlled car [...]

Prepare to take a Journey
Friday, December 10th, 2010

Jenova Chen has been responsible for titles that are both emotive and engaging. Games such as flow, Flower and Cloud have pushed the boundaries of what some describe simply as “gaming”. Today, Chen and thatgamecompany show off their latest creation: Journey.

Creepy Resistance Viral Spooks Media
Friday, December 10th, 2010

“Real” life Grim spotted in the wild baffles members of the press.

Philo Teams With Spike for VGA Badges
Friday, December 10th, 2010

Philo is a rather unique concept that allows people to interact with other viewers and see what their friends are watching, while earning prizes for doing it. For this year’s Video Game Awards Spike TV and Philo have teamed up for the the show this Saturday.

Final Fantasy XIV Delayed, Team Restructured
Friday, December 10th, 2010

In 2009, during the Microsoft press conference at E3, Square Enix announced that Final Fantasy XIII would be going multiplatform. Outraged ensued and many fans felt betrayed. The very next day at Sony’s news conference, in hope of calming the masses, Jack Tretton announced that Final Fantasy XIV would be coming exclusively to the PS3 [...]

Mass Effect 3 Spotted on EA’s Own Store
Friday, December 10th, 2010

Shortly after the release date of Mass Effect 2 was announced for the PS3 for early next year, a bumble on EA’s own store just announced the latest sequel.

Gran Turismo Series Hits Impressive Mark
Friday, December 10th, 2010

Last month Gran Turismo 5 hit the PS3, and while some critics weren’t favorable of the franchise, it did receive high praises overall. But how big is the game? Sony have given the official word on just how well it has done, as well on just how strong the Gran Turismo series really is.