Archive for April, 2011

Get Medieval With Of Orcs and Men First Images
Saturday, April 30th, 2011

Co-developers Cyanide Studios and Spiders have announced Of Orcs and Men, a role-playing game in development for the PS3, Xbox 360, and PC.

David Jaffe Calls LightBox Interactive’s Game “Super Fresh & Cool”
Saturday, April 30th, 2011

With E3 right around the corner, everyone is hoping that LightBox Interactive’s PlayStation 3 exclusive title will finally see a reveal during, or before, Sony’s Press Conference. After a recent slew of tweets from the developer’s President, Dylan Jobe, the internet has been buzzing with speculation about the title – heavily rumored to be Starhawk. [...]

ESRB Details The Red Light District, Blood Splashes and “Animal-Like Creatures” Of inFamous 2
Saturday, April 30th, 2011

You might be slightly upset that you can’t play the inFamous 2 beta right now, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t be incredibly excited for the open-world action-adventure sequel that we loved back at GDC. With a release this June, the ESRB has rated the title, describing several features of the game and explaining why [...]

Volition Founder Bids Adieu to Company He Started
Saturday, April 30th, 2011

Volition, Inc. has been hard at work on Red Faction: Armageddon, Saints Row: The Third, and even inSANE, a survival horror game being directed by Guillermo del Toro. Work on Armageddon has finished, and the founder of the company has announced his departure. var _CI = _CI || {}; (function() { _CI.counter = (_CI.counter) ? [...]

Sony Schedules Press Conference to Discuss the Status and Future of PSN
Saturday, April 30th, 2011

Unless you’ve been away on vacation for the past couple weeks, chances are you’ve been inconvenienced by the PlayStation Network being down. Sony has been working day and night to restore the service since it was taken down for maintenance on April 19th. While some questions have been answered, consumers are becoming frustrated, and as [...]

Department of Homeland Security Out to Get PSN Hackers
Saturday, April 30th, 2011

The external intrusion into the PlayStation Network has led to undoubtedly the worst fiasco in the PlayStation universe since the ApocalyPS3 of 2010. If the readers are like us, then we’re all not only sick of the PSN being down but are also sick of all the news surrounding it with little to no positive [...]

I Can’t Lie, Tokyo Jungle Looks Horrible
Saturday, April 30th, 2011

Rock and roll legends Guns-n-Roses once screamed, “Do you know where you are? You’re in the jungle, baby. You’re gonna die.” When I look at these brand new Tokyo Jungle screenshots sent out by Sony Computer Entertainment Japan, that’s pretty much I what I think — nay, what I hope for.

The Fantastic Four are Bringing Their Powers to the Table
Saturday, April 30th, 2011

Marvel Pinball will be bringing out DLC in the form of a new Fanastic Four table.

A Season of Change on Japan’s Most Wanted Game List
Saturday, April 30th, 2011

Perhaps this should come as no surprise, given that Dragon Quest has arguably been Japan’s most popular game franchise — within its own borders — since the days when “Square” wasn’t a part of Enix’s name. In fact I’d say, retrospectively, that it’s surprising that Tales of Xillia jumped ahead of it and held on [...]

Red Faction: Armageddon Gasps for Air, Gets Delayed
Friday, April 29th, 2011

Developed by Volition, Red Faction: Armageddon is the upcoming sequel to Red Faction: Guerrilla. Players will once again be running around the Martian landscape, destroying anything in sight and fighting as part of the Red Faction. Unfortunately, those of you eager to get medieval with an ostrich hammer will have to wait a little longer.

Free Portal 2 DLC Aiming for Summer Release
Friday, April 29th, 2011

After a brief flash of anti-PlayStation rhetoric, Valve has made amends with one of the most refreshing titles in recent history, Portal 2. It’s been the talk of the town for the past couple weeks, and reasonably so. To keep the spirit alive, plans for DLC were announced prior to release, and now all of [...]

The Broken System: AVG’s Chief Research Officer On Cloud, Paying Hackers and The Biggest Threats of the Next Five Years
Friday, April 29th, 2011

In part one of our interview with Roger Thompson, AVG’s Chief Research Officer, we talked about how people can protect themselves, whether the government should play a role in informing people, whether Sony handled the hack correctly and much, much more. In part two of our exclusive interview, we discuss whether Sony should pay hackers [...]

Credit Card Companies Report No Signs of PSN-Related Fraud
Friday, April 29th, 2011

With the user information stored in the PlayStation Network databases compromised, the most troubling concern is over user identity theft. Fortunately, nothing seems out of the ordinary quite yet.

Starhawk Prepping for Take Off, Navigate First Rumored Details
Friday, April 29th, 2011

The rumored sequel to the PS3 hit Warhawk has been talked about for a long time by fans, and details along with a possible confirmation have finally emerged.

Drive for Your Life in Need for Speed: The Run
Friday, April 29th, 2011

Fast on the heels of Need for Speed: Shift 2 Unleashed comes the next installment of the long running racing franchise. Have you got the need?