Archive for March, 2011

Saints Row: The Third Officially Announced
Thursday, March 3rd, 2011

Crazy sandbox series Saints Row may not have garnered as huge a following as the Grand Theft Auto franchise, but the humorously over the top open world IP has built up a fanbase of several million over two titles. Developer Volition, Inc. has hinted at the third entry in the series for some time, with [...]

Mid-Race Saves in the Workshop for Gran Turismo 5
Thursday, March 3rd, 2011

Polyphony Digital’s latest entry into the Gran Turismo series with Gran Turismo 5 has been receiving positive reviews since its release back in November. However, there has been plenty of feedback including the ability to save in the middle of a race, a particularly demanding feature due to the lengthy endurance races unlocked after level [...]

Sony Details NGP Media Format at GDC
Thursday, March 3rd, 2011

Announced earlier this year, Sony’s PlayStation Portable successor, the NGP, packs enough power to play “near-PlayStation 3″ level games on a smaller screen, with a front and rear touchpad adding new levels of interactivity. While the handheld was known to use a proprietary flash memory device, the actual capacity and even the name of device [...]

Japan Gets Treated to a Proprietary Charging Dock and “Candy Blue” Controllers
Thursday, March 3rd, 2011

When the PlayStation 3 was first launched, gamers were introduced to the Sixaxis controller. This controller had much of the same design as the PlayStation 2′s Dualshock 2, but lacked one major feature: rumble. Though the added bluetooth and motion control abilities were a nice addition, gamers longed for that feedback that rumble gave while [...]

Crysis 2 Demo Coming in Only Two Weeks
Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011

A lot of the games being shown at GDC won’t be available until much later this year, but Crysis 2 will be hitting store shelves very soon on March 22nd. It turns out gamers will be able to get their hands on Crysis 2 even sooner than that.

Shocking inFamous 2 Shots Arrive; Shows Off Mission Creator
Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011

Following the announcement of confirmation that Sucker Punch’s inFamous 2 will contain a mission creator (as well as a public beta) some new electrifying screens for the sequel have been unveiled.

Fireburst Blazing Trails to PSN this Summer
Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011

The new racing game Fireburst has been announced, and is cruising onto the PlayStation Network later this year.

EA Sheds Some Light Onto Two Dark Games
Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011

EA is publishing two rather dark titles that will release this summer: Shadows of the Damned and Alice: Madness Returns. Shadows of the Damned is a dark, action-packed shooter being worked on by Goichi Suda and Shinji Mikami. Alice: Madness Returns is the sequel to American McGee’s psychotic thriller released in 2000. At GDC, EA [...]

The Last Guardian May Be Hitching a Ride with the Team Ico Collection
Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011

Sony has been tight-lipped about any information on The Last Guardian, other than its initial expected release date of Holiday 2011. But what if players could get a hands-on before that?

First Battlefield 3 Gameplay Trailer Amazes
Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011

Just recently Electronic Arts teased millions of fans by showing snippets of Battlefield 3 gameplay. Now, the publisher has released a fully-fledged gameplay trailer for DICE’s forthcoming shooter.

You’ve Got Spring Fever, and the Only Prescription is New PSN Games
Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011

That’s right, it’s back again. PlayStation Network’s Spring Fever extravaganza will be starting next week, and it’s the gamers who get to celebrate.

PS3 Dynamic Themes Enter the Third Dimension
Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011

In late 2009, PS3 firmware version 3.0 brought the addition of dynamic themes, themes that not only changed the XMB icons and wallpapers but added sounds and animations, along with more possibilities of interaction between the player and the user interface. Coming soon to the first 3D-gaming console is yet another improvement to the specially [...]

Duke Nukem Forever Breaks Records on ESRB with Propeller Blades and Beer
Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011

Duke Nukem Forever has been in production… well… forever, and as you’d expect the hype is enormous for its release. I’ve seen pre-order receipts from 2001, and people who were complaining that it was taking too long to develop back in 2005. Whether the game is a home run is anyone’s guess at this point, [...]

Find Makarov: Stunning Modern Warfare Live-Action Trailer Released
Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011

After countless speculation in forums and comments sections across the web, the Call of Duty countdown has revealed a fantastic live-action trailer based on the Modern Warfare universe.

PS3 Review – Test Drive Unlimited 2
Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011

It’s been over four years since the last installment in the Test Drive series, and this time around, Atari is giving Eden Games a go at attempting to create the ultimate open-world racer. Have they succeeded, and more-so, will this game be worth your hard earned dollars? Let’s take a look!