Archive for March, 2011

SOCOM 4 Dances With the Dead
Saturday, March 19th, 2011

It seems Zipper Interactive has virtually tea bagged one too many people and decided to up the ante with dance moves in SOCOM 4.

LittleBigPlanet Success Was Inspiration For inFamous 2
Saturday, March 19th, 2011

Sucker Punch’s inFamous 2 is one of the biggest upcoming exclusives for the PlayStation 3, so when details were revealed about a mission creator at this year’s GDC, gamers were instantly excited. But where did the inspiration come from, considering that the first inFamous title was primarily a single player experience? var _CI = _CI [...]

Mortal Kombat Comes Equipped with Custom Soundtrack Support on PS3, Fans Rejoice
Friday, March 18th, 2011

If there’s one thing we’re always on the hunt for, it’s games that fully utilize the wealth of features available to developers on the PlayStation 3. Of those features, one of the more prolific would be that of custom soundtrack support. One title in particular will be carrying this feature, and we think you’ll be [...]

Mass Effect 2 Arrival DLC Officially Announced
Friday, March 18th, 2011

Mass Effect fans have been eagerly awaiting any more details regarding the “rumored” upcoming downloadable content for the hit release of Mass Effect 2. Up until now, BioWare has teased followers of the game by slowly leaking out individual screenshots along with cryptic messages, but the developer has now finally announced, and dated, the Arrival [...]

Sony: All NGP Games Will Have Day One Digital Release
Friday, March 18th, 2011

The PSPgo was originally heralded by Sony as a huge step forward towards the faster, cheaper and simpler digital-distribution-only world of the future. Unfortunately, very few PSP actually games released on the same day as the retail UMD version, with some titles even missing the sub-platform entirely. For the NGP, however, Sony promises they’ll get [...]

Valkyria Chronicles 3 DLC BLiTZes Forth in Japan
Friday, March 18th, 2011

The newest entry in Sega’s tactical RPG series Valkyria Chronicles is continuing to get more chapters each week as downloadable content in Japan. Since last month, these have usually contained at least one story sequence, often giving more detail to one certain character or group, and at least one battle. The more content there is, [...]

Motorstorm Apocalypse Delayed in US as Well
Friday, March 18th, 2011

Following the heels of other Sony regions, the cataclysmic racer will be seeing the light of day another time.

PSN to be Overrun by Swarm, Release Dated
Friday, March 18th, 2011

Hothead Games is creating another downloadable title, Swarm. A release date has been announced, and a sadistic launch trailer accompanies it.

Obvious Hitman 5 Photos from IO Beg to be Taken Out
Friday, March 18th, 2011

Do you remember last October when David Bateson accidentally dropped a line about the never-before-mentioned Hitman 5, right after saying he wasn’t allowed to talk under contract? Then IO bashfully denied the claim, only to immediately have two of their developers list Hitman 5 on their resume? Well now, in what could very well turn [...]

PlayStation Network Hires Detective Red Johnson
Friday, March 18th, 2011

Developer Lexis Numérique have released the first big batch of screenshots for their upcoming investigative adventure, Red Johnson’s Chronicles.

Movement and Defense Coming Soon to PlayStation Plus
Friday, March 18th, 2011

PlayStation Plus content is going to be updated soon, bringing shooter fans a new beta, along with a couple free games and some discounts of course.

Portal 2 isn’t Kidding Around, Commercials Pre-Emptively Jump to TV
Friday, March 18th, 2011

It’s been a few weeks since we saw a big release, which is bizarre given just how jam-packed this year is with promising titles. Thankfully, Portal 2 is only a month away, and despite a couple of delays, Gabe Newell has announced that the game is completed. Valve is an intelligent company, and knows that [...]

Crysis 2 PS3 Demo Ending Early Due To Connection Issues
Thursday, March 17th, 2011

Never got round to downloading the Crysis 2 demo on the PS3? Tough luck as you won’t be able to play the demo for much longer. After numerous gamers began to complain about severe connection issues, lag and delays, EA has decided to cut the demo short , and end it soon.

First Homefront Patch Is Live
Thursday, March 17th, 2011

THQ’s newest first person shooter, Homefront, has received rather mixed reviews due to the short campaign and disappointing plot – including one from us. There are also various major bugs that plague the multiplayer, but THQ is attempting to correct these with it’s first patch. But does the patch actually fix the biggest problems within [...]

Boxart For Upcoming Shadows of the Damned Revealed
Thursday, March 17th, 2011

While Shadows of the Damned was revealed last year during September’s Tokyo Game Show, little is actually known about the game, other than a few snippets of plot, and the fact that the third-person survivor horror game is a collaboration between gaming legends Goichi Suda and Shinji Mikami. Publisher EA has now released the box [...]