Archive for April, 2011

Sony Clarifies PSN Breach Timeline
Thursday, April 28th, 2011

In lieu of the recent PSN fiasco that has ignited through Sony’s firewalls, questions have begun to pour into the inboxes of the entertainment giant as their customers try to understand how such a breach could have unraveled. Now Sony is doing their best to repair the situation and also provide answers as soon as [...]

Street Fighter X Tekken Screens Gonna Rough You Up
Thursday, April 28th, 2011

Capcom has made several new images available of its upcoming crossover Street Fighter X Tekken. Finally giving fighting game fans something they’ve surely dreamed about for years and years, the images below show Ryu and Kazuyo duking it out, Guile and King going at it, Chun-Li’s legendary “thunder thighs” giving it to Bob, and Nina [...]

Moogles Deliver Final Fantasy Type-0 Side Quest Info
Thursday, April 28th, 2011

Like any other title in Square Enix’s biggest series, Final Fantasy Type-0 will have an overarching story that takes center stage and certain things that must be done in a specific order. But also like many titles within the franchise, there will be some optional content — and appropriately so, since it’s coming to a [...]

First Video, New Screens, Release Date for Grand Knights History
Thursday, April 28th, 2011

Dates are important in history. Years from now, historians will look back on Sept. 1, 2011 as the day Grand Knights History was released in Japan, or at least that’s the plan that Marvelous Interactive and Vanillaware have just announced.

The Reminiscence of Haruhi Suzumiya Gets New Date, Screenshots
Thursday, April 28th, 2011

Haruhi Suzumiya no Tsuisou, or The Reminiscence of Haruhi Suzumiya as it’d be called in English, will ship to Japanese retail shops on May 12, having been delayed along with several other games and movies, as a result of the Tohoku Disaster.

Catherine Gets More Family Friendly Box Art
Thursday, April 28th, 2011

The good folks at Atlus USA, in taking a hard look at the titillating box art designs for its upcoming puzzle/adventure Catherine, have opted to sell a few with some slight modifications.

New Twisted Metal Footage Incoming
Thursday, April 28th, 2011

Twisted Metal is finally making its way over to the PlayStation 3 this October. If you’re jonseing for anything new related to this upcoming destructive racer, we’ve got your fix in the form of some new footage after the break.

PS3 To Receive New Firmware Update, Will Force You To Change Passwords
Wednesday, April 27th, 2011

After a severe security breach that compromised not only PlayStation Network user’s personal data, but possibly even their credit card information, Sony took the PlayStation Network offline, hoping to not only assess the damage, but rebuild the PSN as a stronger safer service. One of their first steps to ensuring that it won’t happen again [...]

PSN Access Could Resume By Next Tuesday, But Only If “Secure”
Wednesday, April 27th, 2011

Sony gives a timeline of when to expect PSN to return to operation.

Sonic Generations Shows True Colors in Latest Screenshots
Wednesday, April 27th, 2011

In case you haven’t heard, Sega is currently hard at work on delivering another epic Sonic experience, this time in commemoration of Sonic the Hedgehog‘s 20th Anniversary. That’s right, it’s already been 20 years since the furry blue animal caught the world by storm on the Sega Genesis. The upcoming game is called Sonic Generations, [...]

Bring Down the House with Armageddon Demo
Wednesday, April 27th, 2011

Red Faction: Armageddon is bringing us more of the franchise’s characteristic ultra destructive combat, and a demo for the game is scheduled to show up soon.

SOE To Compensate Affected DCUO and Free Realms Users
Wednesday, April 27th, 2011

The PlayStation Network being down has affected users all over the world but has possibly been felt the most by DC Universe Online and Free Realms players.

PSN Data Breach Could Cost Sony $24 Billion
Wednesday, April 27th, 2011

The news of a major security breach where consumer’s credit card and personal information have been put at risk, spells some seriously bad news for PSN users. Worse yet, is what this means for Sony, which has an uphill battle to face in regaining consumer trust and proving to developer and publishing partners that the [...]

Senator Blumenthal Calls Sony Out for PSN Hack
Wednesday, April 27th, 2011

When the PlayStation Network first went down, it was unclear if this was due to yet another DDoS attack or something more sinister. Sony finally came clean yesterday, revealing that personal information linked to every PSN account may have been compromised, which may or may not include financial information. The amount of time elapsed until [...]

First No More Heroes: Red Zone Edition Trailer Hits the Internet Hard
Wednesday, April 27th, 2011

Publisher Marvelous Interactive Entertainment and developer Fellplus have now delivered the first and only No More Heroes: Red Zone Edition trailer available. This updated version of No More Heroes: Heroes Paradise is set to donkey punch Japanese PlayStation 3′s on July 21 of this year, with a Western release expected but not confirmed.