Archive for May, 2011

Mortal Kombat Shows No Mercy in April 2011 NPD Results
Friday, May 13th, 2011

NPD Group has posted the results for April 2011, and as in months past they’re a bit surprising. Mortal Kombat (a game we love to death) has returned in a vicious manner, and despite being on one fewer platform, it managed to outsell Portal 2, a game that some have considered to be “Game of [...]

Square Enix to See Huge Losses, Cancellations Imminent
Thursday, May 12th, 2011

Video game developer and publisher Square Enix came into the new fiscal year with its pinky finger raised to its mouth and expecting to make a profit of one billion yen (a little more than $12 million US). Upon current review, the company has now released an updated projection which shows a much more grim [...]

New Street Fighter X Tekken Trailer Hints at Cammy
Thursday, May 12th, 2011

A new teaser trailer for the upcoming fighter Street Fighter X Tekken has been released and appears to hint at the inclusion of Cammy on the Street Fighter side. The crossover will see characters from the respective universes of Capcom and Namco Bandai battling it out, but exactly which characters will make the final cut has yet to be [...]

Move.Me: Developer Talks About Building Drivers For The PlayStation Move
Thursday, May 12th, 2011

Announced back at GDC, Move.Me is a server application that allows “academics and hobbyists” to create applications and drivers for the PlayStation Move that is currently in a closed beta. One of the first projects to be revealed for Move.Me was Jacob Pennock’s gesture based mouse driver, that will allow people to use the Move [...]

Oops: Starhawk Screens Released Early
Thursday, May 12th, 2011

The first Starhawk screenshots have hit the web, ahead of the official reveal.

Retrospective From Sony On Success of 3D Gaming Incoming
Thursday, May 12th, 2011

It seems like only yesterday that we were in Sony’s Culver City studio lot, giving our initial impressions on some of the first titles to be enhanced with stereoscopic 3D. But as of next month, it will have been a full year since Sony pushed gaming into the next dimension, and they intend on reporting [...]

Confirmed: LightBox Interactive’s Title To Be Revealed Tonight
Thursday, May 12th, 2011

After much hype, various leaks, rumors and rampant speculation LightBox Interactive’s latest PlayStation 3 exclusive will finally be unveiled tonight.

PS3 Preview – Dungeons & Dragons: Daggerdale
Thursday, May 12th, 2011

Usually, I like to give games the benefit of the doubt when I’m playing early builds. I assume that the developers are planning on reading the previews released, looking for common complaints, and addressing problems before the final version is released. However, with only a few months left before the supposed launch, I have a [...]

Pachter: E3 2011 Could Be The Best Yet
Thursday, May 12th, 2011

E3 2011 is mere weeks away now, and the entire industry is ramping up in preparation for the big show. Professional analyst Michael Pachter is planning to make his case as to why this year’s will be the best show ever.

Mortal Kombat Arcade Kollection Announced for PSN [Update]
Thursday, May 12th, 2011

Arcade-perfect remastering of Mortal Kombat, MKII, and Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3.

Japanese Holiday Sales Pt. 3: PSP TKO
Thursday, May 12th, 2011

Well, that takes care of that. Part three of our four-part series keeping a close eye on the hardware and software sales during the Japanese holiday season confirms PSP’s pure dominance.

Honest Hearts Set Aflame In Fallout DLC Trailer
Thursday, May 12th, 2011

The second DLC pack for Fallout: New Vegas, entitled Honest Hearts, is on the way soon, and a new trailer gives us our first good look at it.

Team Up in The Latest Cursed Crusade Co-op Trailer
Thursday, May 12th, 2011

Atlus has released a new co-op trailer for the upcoming Cursed Crusade

Batman: Arkham City Will House a Massive Quantity of Characters
Thursday, May 12th, 2011

Batman: Arkham City has been one of the most exciting reveals in the past year, and with how much success Arkham Asylum accrued, rightfully so. It’s been stated to be bigger and more open-world friendly than its predecessor, which is a large task to fill for its development team at Rocksteady Studios, but that’s nothing [...]