Archive for June, 2011

Exclusive Augmented Reality Developer Partners With Sony
Wednesday, June 29th, 2011

Sony tends to know good things when they see them, and so they’ve teamed with yet another successful developer to help bolster their line up of exclusive titles. var _CI = _CI || {}; (function() { _CI.counter = (_CI.counter) ? _CI.counter + 1 : 1; document.write(”); var script = document.createElement(‘script’); script.type = ‘text/javascript’; script.src = [...]

Celebrate The Birthday of PlayStation Plus With A Nice Bonus
Wednesday, June 29th, 2011

Yes, it has already been an entire year since the paid service of PlayStation Plus launched, and it has been quite successful. This most likely is due to the high amounts of discounts and bonuses that users get with the service. One of the huge perks of the service is that PlayStation Plus users are [...]

EA Sports Looking at New Texas Studio
Wednesday, June 29th, 2011

Courtesy of a leaked internal company memo, EA Sports looks to be planning a move to the lonestar state where they will open a new development studio based in Austin, Texas.

Legendary Ken Kutaragi Retires from PlayStation
Wednesday, June 29th, 2011

In a day full of staff changes to the Sony hierarchy, the ‘Father of PlayStation’, Ken Kutaragi has decided to retire from his role as Honorary Chairman of Sony Computer Entertainment.  This news comes alongside the changes in top ranks at SCEI, where Andrew House took a promotion and moved up, while Akira Sato will [...]

Andrew House Nabs Top Job at PlayStation, Hirai Gets One Step Closer to Top Job at Sony
Wednesday, June 29th, 2011

Effective starting September 1st, current CEO and co-COO of SCE Europe Andrew House will take a step up to the position of group president and CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment International.

PS3 Review – Shadows of the Damned
Wednesday, June 29th, 2011

What do you get when Suda51 and Shinji Mikami work on the same game? A third person shooter with a ridiculous amount of sex jokes. Shadows of the Damned stars Garcia Hotspur as he takes on the lord of the demons to save the woman he loves. Keep reading if you wish to find out if [...]

PlayStation Store Global Update – June 28, 2011
Wednesday, June 29th, 2011

Each week Sony brings PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable owners new content, add-ons, games and more. PlayStation LifeStyle catalogs the PlayStation Store updates for the major regions across the globe. Check back every Tuesday and Wednesday to keep up to date with each week’s PlayStation Store Update. ** Note for other regions ** European PSN [...]

Another Black Ops DLC Pack Might be Readying for Invasion
Wednesday, June 29th, 2011

Chalk this up as a vague possibility at the moment, but we found indications Black Ops isn’t finished yet, and yet another map pack may be in the works.

Unreal Engine 3 Gets Upgraded with Impressive Foliage System, See for Yourself
Wednesday, June 29th, 2011

Epic Games is not only well-known for their Unreal Tournament series, but for the game engines they produce. This generation’s Unreal Engine 3 has seen a lot of action, and has been the platform of choice for roughly a hundred games including Mass Effect 2, Mortal Kombat, and Batman: Arkham Asylum. Although it’s been improved [...]

Mass Effect Inspired by Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
Wednesday, June 29th, 2011

Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within has heavily influenced the Mass Effect series.

Arkham City’s Riddler Strikes a Pose
Tuesday, June 28th, 2011

A picture of the Riddler has now appeared and he looks to join the large cast of Batman: Arkham City.

Shareholders Ask Sony CEO to Step Down
Tuesday, June 28th, 2011

An annual shareholder’s meeting for Sony was held today and at it Sony CEO Howard Stringer fielded questions and concerns relating to the hack of the PlayStation Network and according to reports, he was asked to step down due to consumers loss of trust in the Sony brand and falling stock.

BioWare Wants Mass Effect 4
Tuesday, June 28th, 2011

It seems that despite being planned as a trilogy, we may see more of the Mass Effect universe after the release of Mass Effect 3.

UTV Ignition Halts Development to Focus on Publishing
Tuesday, June 28th, 2011

With El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron just a month from release, developer and publisher UTV Ignition has announced that they will no longer be developing games internally.

Uncharted 3 Beta Code & Booster Giveaway – Creepy Crawler Kickback [WINNERS ANNOUNCED]
Tuesday, June 28th, 2011

Our biggest giveaway ever was for the Uncharted 2 beta. But because almost everyone can get into the Uncharted 3 beta due to the free 30 days of PlayStation Plus available to PSN users, a beta code giveaway wouldn’t have the same impact as it did in the past. So we got together with Sony [...]