Archive for January, 2011

Cross Game Chat – Episode 24
Monday, January 31st, 2011

It’s Monday and with that here is Episode 24 of Cross Game Chat, the official podcast of PlayStation LifeStyle.

Karimogi Interview – PSN 2011 Preview
Monday, January 31st, 2011

A game aimed directly at the pick-up-and-play generation, Karimogi sets you in a frantic world of dropping bricks, with them falling off the cranes above you. Push them around and put them in order, to get Karimogi back to his spaceship, put the bricks into rows and they will then disappear. To learn about Karimogi, [...]

Twin Blades Interview – PSN 2011 Preview
Monday, January 31st, 2011

Set in the medieval era, zombie shooter TwinBlades stands out with its unique manga-like graphics. Playing as a rather unorthodox nun, you must defeat the undead in various environments, from a ruined chapel to the city market, and of course, the cemetery. Released over a year ago on iOS and the 360, the title was [...]

Industry Figures Weigh In On PS3 Hacker Debacle
Monday, January 31st, 2011

The hack of the PlayStation 3 shook the gaming world, with the homebrew community buzzing at the opportunity to get under the hood of the console. But the consequences of such a hack could be potentially devastating to the platform, with easy piracy damaging both developers and publishers. Equally, Sony’s lawsuit of George Hotz and [...]

Journey Interview – PSN 2011 Preview
Monday, January 31st, 2011

thatgamecompany is back, after a long 2 year wait, with their next highly anticipated title Journey. The team behind the unique and tranquil worlds of flOw and Flower, have revealed only enough scraps of detail on their latest adventure to leave us begging for more. Journey puts you in control of a lone figure wandering throughout [...]

PlayStation Store Preview – February 1, 2011
Monday, January 31st, 2011

Want to know what is coming to the PlayStation Store this week? Find out in our weekly PlayStation Store Preview, complete with confirmed content, as well as a look into the future in our coming soon section. Note: Be sure to check out our coming soon section as it has received a massive update to [...]

StarDrone Gameplay Video is Insane
Monday, January 31st, 2011

StarDrone was announced for PSN back in September, and was expected to release by the end of 2010. Adding both Move support, and 3D, it unfortunately missed its release window. If you were anxiously awaiting this title, and disappointed by the delay, Beatshapers have dropped off a new gameplay trailer to whet your appetite.

Price and Battery Life For NGP to Be Revealed After Prototype Phase
Monday, January 31st, 2011

Ever since the unveiling of the portable masterpiece that will soon be the NGP, or rather PSP2, Sony has been noticeably quiet regarding the potential price of the device, as well as the estimated battery life. Now we know why.

Casting Custom Spells With Two Worlds 2
Monday, January 31st, 2011

Two Worlds 2 developer TopWare has released a developer diary, which explains how their RPG will keep players out of the menus, so they spend more time playing.

Sony Prepping Do-It-Yourself Move Games?
Monday, January 31st, 2011

Ever since the debut of LittleBigPlanet, user-generated content has become a staple in this generation of video games. It’s not just about playing great games anymore, it’s also about making them yourself. In the aforementioned LittleBigPlanet, gamers are given a set of creation tools to turn their ideas into full-blown games. Tools which have been [...]

War Permeates with Exclusive EB Games Homefront Collector’s Edition
Monday, January 31st, 2011

If you’re a fan of controversy, and dabble in first-person shooters from time to time, then Homefront is likely on your wish list. Korea is now only two short months away from invading North American shores, and if you really like that premise, you may want to look at the collector’s edition version for its [...]

Jaffe’s Tweet On The NGP is Rated X
Monday, January 31st, 2011

David Jaffe, the father of both Twisted Metal and God of War, is well known for hilarious quotes regarding the gaming industry. Many have been waiting to see what he has to say on the recently announced Next Gen Portable, also known as the NGP.

Multiple Oddworld HD Titles In The Works
Monday, January 31st, 2011

The Oddworld series had quite a following on the original PlayStation. Though there were only two titles released on the PS1, the other 2 were exclusive to the Microsoft Xbox. In a recent interview with the president of Oddworld Inhabitants, Lorne Lanning, he revealed some information that anyone who missed the Xbox games will be [...]

PS3 Review – Dead Space 2
Sunday, January 30th, 2011

Isacc Clarke is back and, unfortunately, so are the Necromorphs that he so tirelessly worked to eradicate on the USG Ishimura. How does the second time around go?

Tales from Space: About a Blob Interview – PSN 2011 Preview
Sunday, January 30th, 2011

Developed by DrinkBox Studios, Tales from Space: About a Blob is a Sony Pub Funded PlayStation Network exclusive that follows a blob who arrives on Earth no bigger than a hamster, but as it eats its surroundings, ultimately grows to the size of a planet. The co-op supporting puzzle-platformer spices up gameplay with various powers [...]