Archive for February, 2011

Become a Real Man with Duke Nukem Forever: Balls of Steel Edition
Friday, February 11th, 2011

Duke Nukem Forever, the one title that everyone thought, for sure, would never be released, is now not only all set for its May release, but is now roaring back with a limited edition bundle to boot! var _CI = _CI || {}; (function() { _CI.counter = (_CI.counter) ? _CI.counter + 1 : 1; document.write(”); [...]

Buy, Share, and Wear a Pair of LittleBigPlanet Kicks to Help Charity
Friday, February 11th, 2011

KyozoKicks, a site known for its custom video game shoes, is currently auctioning off a colorful pair of LittleBigPlanet kicks (or shoes in conventional English). All proceeds from the auction will be donated to Child’s Play, a charity that provides “games, books and cash for sick kids in children’s hospitals across North America”. var _CI [...]

Microsoft Tries to Stop Gran Turismo 5 Sales
Friday, February 11th, 2011

Polyphony Digital has already sold over six-million units of Gran Turismo 5, and it’s only been two months since release. The competition clearly isn’t happy, so much in-fact that they’re willing to play dirty (see above image). var _CI = _CI || {}; (function() { _CI.counter = (_CI.counter) ? _CI.counter + 1 : 1; document.write(”); [...]

Activision Publishing Family Guy, Transformers and X-Men Games
Thursday, February 10th, 2011

Activision angered and upset countless fans and gamers yesterday when they announced that several franchises had been killed off, subsequently putting hundreds of developer’s jobs at risk. Even though the Call of Duty publisher decided to cancel various well-known IPs, the company has announced several new titles based on existing movie, TV and comic book [...]

Activision Preps More Web-slinging Action
Thursday, February 10th, 2011

With Activision announcing the cancellation of a few key franchises, many may be wondering if the same fate would befall the Spider-Man series. Late yesterday, Activision handed out their decision on every ones favorite neighbourhood Spider-Man.

True Crime Developer Speaks Out on The Game’s Cancellation
Thursday, February 10th, 2011

The world’s largest publisher, Activision dropped a few bombshells yesterday when they announced their latest financial results. Not only did the entire Guitar Hero series get shelved, along with DJ Hero 3, the company also completely stopped the development of United Front Games’ True Crime: Hong Kong. The ModNation Racers‘ developer has now spoken about [...]

Diablo a Possibility for Consoles
Thursday, February 10th, 2011

Diablo has been a fan favorite for PC owners for many years, but when the original was ported to consoles, it didn’t meet the same success. After Diablo II skipped consoles all together, console gamers may be thinking there is no way Diablo III would come their way, but according to Blizzard Entertainments CEO, there [...]

PlayStation Plus Subscriptions Sky-Rocketing, PSN Sales Now On Par with Xbox Live
Thursday, February 10th, 2011

It’s hard to believe that the PlayStation Network started out as nothing more than a minimalistic friends list with simple online play, and an online marketplace which was definitely bottom-of-the-barrel in the user-interface department. Those days are long gone, and it shows with the impressive new subscription milestones being set through Sony’s PlayStation Plus service, [...]

PixelJunk Shooter 2 Blasting Off in Early March
Thursday, February 10th, 2011

Q-Games’ PixelJunk series has delved into many different genres, all of which were loved by fans. The franchise’s first true sequel will be hitting PS3′s sooner than you think.

Giveaway – Blimp: The Flying Adventures
Thursday, February 10th, 2011

To celebrate the permanent price reduction of Blimp: The Flying Adventures, Grip Games’ airship based PlayStation Mini, we’re giving away ten copies of the game. Available now for  €1.99/$1.99 on the PlayStation Store, the game has permanently reduced in price, making buying the title quite an attractive proposition.  However, ten PSLS readers will be lucky [...]

DJ Hero Franchise Takes Its Last Spin
Thursday, February 10th, 2011

I know how upsetting the recent news of Activision killing off the Guitar Hero series is to many. The game is responsible for the music/rhythm genre renaissance, which sparked a number of spin-offs, including the most recent, and my personal favorite, DJ Hero. But to my dismay, DJ Hero too has fallen victim to Activision’s [...]

Giveaway – Modern Combat: Domination
Thursday, February 10th, 2011

In partnership with developer Gameloft, we will be handing out 3 codes for this PlayStation Move enabled online shooter.

Gearbox Confirms Borderlands 2 is Very Much Alive
Thursday, February 10th, 2011

After weeks of playing coy and denying any existence of Borderlands 2, Gearbox Software CEO Randy Pitchford has confirmed that a sequel to the 2009 hit is indeed in the works.

Hirai: PlayStation Suite Could be Google TV Killer App
Thursday, February 10th, 2011

During the PlayStation Meeting event that happened in Tokyo, Japan on January 27th, the NGP stole the show. But also announced during that event, was PlayStation Suite, service bringing PlayStation-quality games to Android smartphones. Shortly after the event, there was talk of PlayStation Suite extending to other platforms in the future, one of which could [...]

Black Ops ‘First Strike’ Striking Second on PS3
Thursday, February 10th, 2011

1.4 million times in 24 hours is a crazy total and Activision looks to see that total increase on March 3rd when First Strike releases on the PlayStation 3.