Archive for December, 2010

PSN is About to get a Whole lot Fancier
Wednesday, December 22nd, 2010

The PlayStation Network has always been known for its unique games, Flower, flow, and Linger in Shadows to name a few. Continuing this trend, we had a glimpse of another unique PSN title earlier this year, and its bringing some mighty fancy pants. var _CI = _CI || {}; (function() { _CI.counter = (_CI.counter) ? [...]

Is In-Game Advertising Pointless?
Wednesday, December 22nd, 2010

Three years ago, in-game advertising was hyped by many as a major revenue source for video games in the future. Hoping to get a piece of the action, Google bought AdScape for $23 million, and Microsoft spent $200 million on Massive. However, according to mega-publisher EA, in-game advertising isn’t panning out the way it was [...]

PlayStation Store Global Update – December 21, 2010
Wednesday, December 22nd, 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 PSN [...]

Best Shooter of 2010
Tuesday, December 21st, 2010

Winner: MAG (Massive Action Game) What may bewilder most should come as no surprise to those who have experienced all that MAG has to offer. Zipper Interactive’s first outing on the PlayStation 3 brought the studio’s background in online gaming, from the SOCOM series on the PS2, and brought it up to scale with the [...]

Sony Ericsson Registers “Xperia Play” Trademark
Tuesday, December 21st, 2010

So far, the only thing we know is that the PlayStation Phone, or aptly named “Zeus Z1,” does exist. What we haven’t learned yet is the official name that the portable device will be sporting once it makes it to retailers. However, with today’s online network, it seems we may get lucky and find some [...]

Best DLC Add-On of 2010
Tuesday, December 21st, 2010

Winner: Undead Nightmare – Red Dead Redemption In this digital age of downloadable content (DLC), many gamers may find themselves debating whether or not spend their hard-earned cash on additional game expansions. With Rockstar’s Red Dead Redemption, it saw a total of five DLC packs – two free packs and three that were attainable with [...]

Best Music Game of 2010
Tuesday, December 21st, 2010

Winner: DJ Hero 2 The music games industry has seen a drastic reduction in sales, with Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock selling far fewer copies at launch than its previous iteration, and Rock Band 3, while critically applauded, also did not sell as hot its previous entries either. This was a direct result of stagnation [...]

Tales of Xillia Details Pour In
Tuesday, December 21st, 2010

This week’s publication of Famitsu, the popular Japanese gaming magazine, has new details on the upcoming RPG Tales of Xillia.

Battlefield Bad Company 2: Vietnam Launch Trailer
Tuesday, December 21st, 2010

Just six months ago, EA announced the Vietnam expansion pack for their highly successful FPS Battlefield Bad Company 2. The wait is almost over, as you will be getting your hands on it later today. Before its release though, EA has graced us with the launch trailer.

Best Racing Game of 2010
Tuesday, December 21st, 2010

Winner: Gran Turismo 5 The Gran Turismo series has not only set the bar for racing simulation since its inception in 1997, it has been the bar. Polyphony Digital once again delivered a fantastic product that improves upon the award-winning formula with improved presentation, more cars, better physics, and more features to create one of [...]

Go To Hollywood in PlayStation Home
Tuesday, December 21st, 2010

Ever since November 2008, PlayStation Home, the PlayStation 3′s social gaming network, has been growing and evolving. Through weekly updates, the service has greatly expanded, offering a wide variety of personal spaces to choose from. Today we’re going to take a look at one of the more innovative personal spaces to date, the Hollywood Hills [...]

DC Universe Online Dated, Priced
Tuesday, December 21st, 2010

After years of development, and a recent delay, DC Universe Online has finally been given a solid release date. If that wasn’t enough, details on pricing, the end of the beta, and a new lifetime option have also surfaced.

Uncharted May Brave New PSP2 Frontiers
Tuesday, December 21st, 2010

Naughty Dog proved that they knew how to expand upon the ideas and popularity of an original title to create a recognizable series, with the phenomenal Uncharted 2: Among Thieves. The series has, however, remained on the PlayStation 3, with no version on the PSP, but a recent rumor suggests that there may in fact [...]

Play MAG for Free with PlayStation Plus
Tuesday, December 21st, 2010

If you’ve been a PlayStation Plus subscriber for the past month then you’re probably satisfied with the last month’s worth of content. Shatter was a great addition to everyone Plus member’s library, and the free DC Universe Online beta was a nice touch by Sony. This week, gamers who haven’t gotten around to playing one [...]

Another HD PS2 Collection Sneaking Onto PS3
Tuesday, December 21st, 2010

With HD remakes of God of War, Sly Cooper, and Prince of Persia, already released to the masses, the success of remastered games is quite impressive. Well it looks like another collection is coming to the PS3.