Archive for May, 2011

Lots of Dead Ends in PSP Choose-Your-Own-Adventure Game
Monday, May 9th, 2011

Developer TEXT (that’s not an editing mistake, it’s actually the company’s name) and publisher Alchemist have revealed a new PSP game scheduled to launch this summer, called Dead End: Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dead End. var _CI = _CI || {}; (function() { _CI.counter = (_CI.counter) ? _CI.counter + 1 : 1; document.write(”); var script [...]

Assassin’s Creed: Revelations to Toss Story into Multiplayer
Monday, May 9th, 2011

Following the successful footsteps of Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood, Ubisoft announced an addition to the series just a few short days ago. Properly titled Assassin’s Creed: Revelations, little has been revealed about the title other than its new location, but “lots of new features” have been promised, something very exciting for a series already brimming with [...]

Full PSN Services Could Take Until May 31st To Return
Monday, May 9th, 2011

The PlayStation Network has already been down for several weeks, but with Sony missing their targeted return of last week due to the discovery of an attack on Sony Online Entertainment, the company has been rather quiet on when exactly everything would be back to normal. Unfortunately, it now seems like it may take until [...]

Final Fantasy VII Inspirational to Imageepoch CEO
Monday, May 9th, 2011

Imageepoch recently launched its PSP RPG Final Promise Story in Japan, where it has so far been met with huge retail success, having shipped 60,000 units in its first weekend. (Games are released on Thursdays in Japan, so “first week” sales are really “first weekend” sales, for all intents and purposes.) In a recent interview [...]

Japanese Holiday Sales Pt. 2: The Softer Side of Sales
Monday, May 9th, 2011

Part two of our four-part series monitoring the Japanese sales over the country’s week-long holiday shows an old favorite leading the way in software sales. While PSP took everyone to school on the hardware charts, it was actually a DS game — a simple reboot at that — that claimed the most software sales. What [...]

Gundam Memories: Memories of Battle Fires Out Trailer, Screens
Monday, May 9th, 2011

As was briefly mentioned in our previous report, Namco Bandai’s upcoming PSP space combat action title Gundam Memories: Memories of Battle (Tatakai no Kioku) will have two different gameplay types: Situation Mode and Mission Mode. Both are on display in these screens and trailer.

Check Out The Games To Be Featured At “The Art of Video Games” Exhibit
Monday, May 9th, 2011

Believe it or not, the video game industry is one of the youngest in the entertainment sector, beginning in 1972 with the release of the Magnavox Odyssey. While critics such as Roger Ebert continue to question the artistic merits of our beloved industry, it appears one major museum has accepted our medium as an artistic [...]

Naughty Dog: Uncharted 3 Will ‘Drive’ 3DTV Sales
Sunday, May 8th, 2011

Without question, the Uncharted series from Naughty Dog is one of the most regarded PlayStation exclusive franchises of the current generation, and has even been hailed by some as the best game to come out of this era of consoles. Clearly, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves was cited a system-seller for the PlayStation 3, and for [...]

Heavenly Sword Sequel Rumored to be in Development
Sunday, May 8th, 2011

According to the latest issue of UK PlayStation Magazine, PlayGamer, the sequel is in development and takes place 10 years after the events of the first game.

Possible Call of Duty: Black Ops PS3 Bundle May Get Sony’s Ball Rolling Again
Sunday, May 8th, 2011

The past month or so has been marred with bad news for Sony. It feels like it’s been a while since we’ve learned of an exciting reveal, and the last time there was cause for positive commotion was when a new Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception trailer was shown to announce a beta this June. However, [...]

NGP’s Fresh UI Live Area Demonstrated
Sunday, May 8th, 2011

Spotted out in the wild is a great new video showing off a live demonstration of this new user interface.

Japanese Holiday Sales Pt. 1: Handheld Hardware Domination
Sunday, May 8th, 2011

The tail end of April and first week of May are so littered with national holidays in Japan, most folks take the whole week — or dang near it — off work or school. This means good things (read: money) for entertainment industries such as the gaming biz and movie biz, naturally. Shown below are [...]

Renegade Ops Gets Explosive; New Trailer and Screens
Sunday, May 8th, 2011

Recently announced Renegade Ops, in development by Just Cause studio Avalanche and published by Sega, has received it’s first teaser trailer and 3 screenshots.

Bobble Head Fans Nod Approvingly of Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition Pre-Order Bonus
Sunday, May 8th, 2011

Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition, the third version of the venerable fighting series which includes four new characters, is on its way over to consoles this June. If you’re unsure whether or not you want to pre-order this game, Capcom has an exclusive bonus for those who pre-order the game from their store.

Sledgehammer Games Teasing Their New Logo, About To Be Famous
Sunday, May 8th, 2011

Call of Duty has been one of the top first-person shooter series for quite some time. Activision has been releasing the titles every year, alternating developers annually. Call of Duty: Black Ops was developed by Treyarch, and although Infinity Ward previously handled the Modern Warfare titles, the upcoming Modern Warfare 3 has been rumored to [...]