Archive for May, 2011

PS3 Review – Knights Contract
Friday, May 13th, 2011

PlayStation LifeStyle finds out if Knights Contract brings a fun action adventure game with its unique escort mission scenario, or fails to make the final cut.

SOE’s VP of Development Jumps Ship
Friday, May 13th, 2011

John Blakely, an eight-plus year veteran over at Sony Online Entertainment, has officially left the company to pursue work at Zynga, a smaller developer located in northern California. Blakely’s role at SOE was particularly large, as he was “responsible for building and leading the team in Austin that recently launched DC Universe Online for the PS3 [...]

This Sale Could Get You Moving With Glowing Accuracy
Friday, May 13th, 2011

We’ve been keeping our eyes open for deals to save you money, and PlayStation LifeStyle has spotted another great one, which could get you in motion.

Brink Developer Speaks Out on PSN Outage
Friday, May 13th, 2011

With a heavy focus on online, FPS Brink released at a rather inopportune time, with the PlayStation Network down. Game Director Paul Wedgwood has spoken about how the PlayStation Network outage is affecting themselves as developers, and also talks about people venting their frustrations at Sony. var _CI = _CI || {}; (function() { _CI.counter [...]

PSN Possibly Back Up For Developers
Friday, May 13th, 2011

The PSN has been down for nearly an entire month and a lot of gamers, including me, are getting bored with playing through their back catalogue of single-player games. According to rumors, the PSN may start restoring some of its functionality soon. var _CI = _CI || {}; (function() { _CI.counter = (_CI.counter) ? _CI.counter [...]

Starhawk Spreads Its Wings In Official Trailer
Friday, May 13th, 2011

Lift-off with 60 screenshots of Starhawk gameplay…

Square Enix Confirms Eidos Montreal Sites Hacked, 25,000 Email Addresses Stolen
Friday, May 13th, 2011

Square Enix has issued a statement confirming that hackers have launched an attack and gained access to their Eidos Montreal website as well as two other as of yet unnamed product sites. All three affected sites were reportedly taken offline by Square Enix when the breach in security was uncovered, however not before the hackers made [...]

Rumored Modern Warfare 3 Details Emerge
Friday, May 13th, 2011

Developer Infinity Ward is aiming for another smash hit in its popular Call of Duty franchise, with Modern Warfare 3 rumored to arrive on Nov. 8 of this year with the help of Sledgehammer Games.

Final Fantasy XIII-2 Shows up in Fiscal Year Report; Versus XIII Missing
Friday, May 13th, 2011

Square Enix has published their fiscal year results and with it contains some interesting and very odd new details. Among all the numbers, Square has confirmed the release dates for titles which will find store shelves before the end of this year. The strangest part of it all comes from Final Fantasy XIII-2 showing up [...]

Japanese Holiday Sales Pt. 4: Which Games Reign Supreme?
Friday, May 13th, 2011

The software sales numbers have now come in, complimenting the hardware figures published just recently. So, in this critical Japanese sales period, we’ve so far seen the PSP destroy anything in its path on the hardware charts while the best-selling game for the first part of the May holiday season was a reboot of Dragon [...]

Street Fighter X Tekken Gameplay, Story Trailers Will Rearrange Your Face
Friday, May 13th, 2011

As we move closer to seeing Capcom’s most famous fighting series take on its Namco Bandai counterpart, some new trailers have been let loose.

Sega Announces New PSP RPG
Friday, May 13th, 2011

Sega has announced that its recent RPG 7th Dragon will soon become a franchise, as a new game is set to arrive on the PlayStation Portable. Developed by Imageepoch and published by Sega in March 2009, the first 7th Dragon was released for the Nintendo DS. The new game will take place in Tokyo in [...]

Starhawk To Receive Android App, Community Focused Features
Friday, May 13th, 2011

Starhawk is real, it’s official and it’s a big change from the smash hit Warhawk, bringing a new look and a new RTS focus. But one thing that will stay the same – and that was at the core of Warhawk‘s success – is that the title will be heavily focused on an engaged and [...]

Starhawk To Be Playable At E3, Dylan Jobe Tweets About His Game
Friday, May 13th, 2011

Sony might not be able to keep a secret, with Starhawk‘s existence known long ago, but the publisher still managed to surprise us when they unveiled the singleplayer and multiplayer third-person shooter after revealing that it would include RTS elements and would see a complete visual overhaul.

Meet and Greet the Villains of Hyperdimension Neptunia Mk-2
Friday, May 13th, 2011

Now thanks to the magic of the internet we are blessed with the evil and nefarious villains you will fight in the Hyperdimension Neptunia Mk-2.