Archive for March, 2011

Dead Island Screenshots Want Your Blood
Friday, March 4th, 2011

One of the best trailers in recent memory was for Dead Island, a survival-horror zombie game by Techland, and boy was it good. The unfortunate part is that the trailer contained no gameplay, and instead used some great special effects to excite gamers across the web, and it did so successfully. We’ve seen a few [...]

Ace Combat: Assault Horizon Commissions Screenshots and Trailer
Friday, March 4th, 2011

If you’re into aircraft, such as the F-22 Raptor and Boeing AH-64 Apache, then it’s hard to deny just how influential Ace Combat has been during its nearly 16-year long tenure. The remarkable feeling of flying giant chunks of metal at supersonic speeds while being chased by missiles is hard to forget, and Namco is [...]

Dragon Age II Gets Side Tracked
Thursday, March 3rd, 2011

Dragon Age: Origins was a traditional Bioware RPG that received a lot of praise from critics and fans – here at PlayStation LifeStyle we gave it a 9/10. The game had a main story length around 15-20 hours, but because of all the side quests available, many gamers put in over 40 to 50 hours [...]

Fight! Mortal Kombat Not a Pushover
Thursday, March 3rd, 2011

Last week we reported that the new Mortal Kombat has been banned in Australia, but this game won’t just go down without a fight.

Giveaway: Black Ops First Strike DLC Codes
Thursday, March 3rd, 2011

It’s GDC, the coverage is flowing, the parties are bumping, and overall, we’re in one hell of a good mood. We’re feeling especially generous (maybe it’s all the free drinks talking) and we’re putting together a little giveaway for you, our loyal fans. We’ve got 5 DLC codes to giveaway for Call of Duty: Black [...]

Move.Me Coming This Spring, Will Allow For PlayStation Move Applications
Thursday, March 3rd, 2011

Earlier in the year, it was rumored that Sony would open Move development to the public, and allow academics and hobbyists to tinker with the precise motion controller. Speaking at this year’s Games Developer’s Conference, John McCutchan, Senior Engineer of SCEA’s Developer Support team confirmed that the company would indeed be allowing aspiring developers to [...]

Preview The Naked City in LA Noire
Thursday, March 3rd, 2011

There’s a new video for LA Noire floating around the web, previewing a special mission called “The Naked City”.

Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit for $40 Today Only
Thursday, March 3rd, 2011

Get a great deal on one of last year’s best racing games, but only today.

David Cage Working on Two Projects, Wants to Create “Emotional War Game”
Thursday, March 3rd, 2011

Heavy Rain pushed the envelope of emotional gaming and the medium as an art form, creating new experiences for gamers that resonated with the maturer PlayStation audience. Ever since the game’s release, fans of creator David Cage have been waiting with baited breath for any news on his next project, which was promised to push [...]

Massive Killzone 3 Update Incoming
Thursday, March 3rd, 2011

As players are getting their hands on Guerrilla’s latest Killzone installment, Killzone 3, the developer has been readying a patch – which fixes a considerable amount – that is scheduled to go live later next week.

Sony Announces PhyreEngine 3.0, Brings NGP Support
Thursday, March 3rd, 2011

Sony’s free to use, cross platform game engine, PhyreEngine, has led to many high profile PC, PSP and PS3 games, including the critically acclaimed Demon’s Souls and the upcoming thatgamecompany title Journey. With the NGP set to release later this year – at least in Japan – Sony has announced a new engine, PhyreEngine 3.0 [...]

Mortal Kombat Demo Coming Exclusively to PlayStation Plus
Thursday, March 3rd, 2011

Recently, Sony’s PlayStation Plus has really been getting a slew of great content. Now, they’ve announced the premium PlayStation Network service will receive a Mortal Kombat demo soon.

Resistance 3 Beta Revealed, Multiplayer Explained
Thursday, March 3rd, 2011

Insomniac Games have always tried to push boundaries with the Resistance series’ multiplayer modes, bringing a then-unprecedented 60 player mode to the PlayStation 3. However, some fans of the series thought that Resistance 2‘s large matches led to uncoordinated and chaotic matches – something that Insomniac aims to change in Resistance 3, minimising the size [...]

Treyarch Muffles Killzone 3 with DLC and Bonus XP Black Ops Style
Thursday, March 3rd, 2011

The Treyarch team is doing everything in their power to shift attention away from the mass attention that Killzone 3 and Battlefield 3 have been accumulating. To the delight of gamers, this means that they’ll be pushing big updates, as well as the double XP bonus weekend coming in only a few days for their [...]

Killzone 3 – Trophy Guide
Thursday, March 3rd, 2011

Killzone 3 is the follow up to Guerrilla Games’ 2009 smash hit Killzone 2, with the story picking up right where Killzone 2 left off. The Helghan leader is dead and the ISA are retreating. Unfortunately, the Helghast have other plans. With the addition of PlayStation Move functionality the game takes on a whole new [...]