Archive for May, 2011

Japan’s Top 10 Selling Games: PlayStation Scores 8
Thursday, May 19th, 2011

Finally a 3DS game makes a big impact on the Japanese sales charts, but that’s not saying much this week, because it still lost out to a re-release of a regular DS game that’s already been on for six weeks. Sony goes on to stick eight PlayStation games in the top 10 sellers. var _CI [...]

Soul Calibur V Not Arriving Any Time Soon
Wednesday, May 18th, 2011

Hisaharu Tago, Producer of Soul Calibur V, recently provided some details on the game, its roster and a new focus the series has. He also mentioned something of a surprise… when it will hit store shelves. A recent translation has emerged that reveals SCV may still be a way off. var _CI = _CI || [...]

Resistance 3 Box Art Revealed, Aims To Try Something New
Wednesday, May 18th, 2011

If you speak to most analysts, technology gurus or media providers, they’ll agree on one thing – digital distribution is the future. No going out to buy a game, no paying an unnecessary retailer and no messy game boxes. But Insomniac Games have proved just why a large group of people want boxes to stay, [...]

Investigation Turns Up L.A. Noire Patch Details, Claims of FW 3.61 Overheating Consoles
Wednesday, May 18th, 2011

With a title the size and breadth of L.A. Noire, there’s bound to be a few small errors and glitches, but when a game is completely freezing or crashing, players become rather angry. Luckily, Rockstar and Team Bondi are working on a patch to fix the problems, but the developers have also blamed recent PS3 [...]

Insert Disc: What Are You Playing Now That PSN Is Back?
Wednesday, May 18th, 2011

The PlayStation Network is finally back. Peace has been restored to earth. We can all get on with our lives and get back to online gaming. Despite the PSN making a return, the PlayStation Store is still down, so there’s no new downloadable games available, and considering the 3 weeks of downtime, we’re a little [...]

Soul Calibur V’s Roster Size Revealed
Wednesday, May 18th, 2011

Information on Soul Calibur V has been slowly trickling out on the web, and now we know how many characters we’ll be able to fight with when the game releases.

Stringer Speaks: Defends Criticisms Over PSN Hacks
Wednesday, May 18th, 2011

Howard Stringer has responded to complaints about Sony’s response time to the PSN hacks, and seems to think they may be overly critical.

New Dragon’s Dogma Screenshots Are Scorching Hot
Wednesday, May 18th, 2011

Do you like dragons? How about third-person action in a medieval, fantasy setting? If you do, Dragon’s Dogma may appeal to you. If you are still skeptical, check out the action-packed screenshots after the jump.

Modern Warfare Re-Emergence May Cause Competitors to Delay
Wednesday, May 18th, 2011

Roughly a year ago the incredibly successful team at Infinity Ward, which was responsible for tens of millions of sales in the Call of Duty franchise, came to the spotlight after several members left around the same time a few high-ranking employees being fired. It was at that point in time that the future of Modern [...]

Batman: Arkham City to Feature 40-Hour Playtime
Wednesday, May 18th, 2011

Batman: Arkham City will contain forty hours of single-player content. This is a fairly significant jump from what we last heard from developer Rocksteady when they claimed the follow-up to 2009′s highly acclaimed Batman: Arkham Asylum could be powered through in as little as eight hours with approximately fifteen hours of side quests to occupy a player’s time if they so choose. While Arkham [...]

God of War Dev Auctions Rare Collectibles to Aid Japan
Wednesday, May 18th, 2011

The God of War development team at Santa Monica Studios and Sony Computer Entertainment America have launched four separate God of War centric eBay charity auctions to aid in the ongoing relief effort in Japan. As most people are by now aware, the country was hit by a magnitude 9.0 earthquake and resulting tsunami more than [...]

Street Fighter X Tekken To Showdown at E3
Wednesday, May 18th, 2011

The staff at PSLS is counting down the days until E3. Evidently we aren’t the only ones; Yoshinori Ono, Producer of Street Fighter X Tekken, is too. In a few recent tweets, Ono leaked details by not only answering questions, but also leaking a very revealing photo.

PlayStation Network Password Recovery Exploited [Update]
Wednesday, May 18th, 2011

Just days after the PlayStation Network was turned back on, it seems another attack on the system has brought down parts of the network. Here we go again…

Xperia Play Available for Pre-Order in the US This Week
Wednesday, May 18th, 2011

The moment many have been waiting for is almost here. While the Xperia Play, unofficially known as the PlayStation Phone, released in Europe at the beginning of the month, its release stateside was delayed for undisclosed reasons. It looks like the wait is almost over.

Soul Calibur V to Mirror Marvel Vs. Capcom 3?
Wednesday, May 18th, 2011

Not much is known about Soul Calibur V. Fans have been wanting the answers to questions such as: What will the gameplay be like? What’s the focus of the game? How will it stand out among the revitalized Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat franchises? With rumors running wild, the best way to clarify things is [...]